CM Reviews RECOMMENDS Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet

"Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet is a timely tale about what can happen when we destroy the only home we have ever known. Sadly, most children are aware of the issues surrounding our very own planet, and so they will see many similarities between our home and that of Quinn and his friends. 

Writing in clear and concise language, Philippa Dowding has done a great job at taking a very serious topic and making it age-appropriate. Overall, a very enjoyable read. RECOMMENDED." 
-- CM Reviews, May 8, 2020

Thank you to CM Reviews for this good review of my latest book, Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet, the 6th and final book in my award-winning, middle-grade horror series, Weird Stories Gone Wrong.

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A final thank you to Shawna Daigle, the amazing series illustrator for all 6 books in the Weird Stories Gone Wrong series. By my count, that's 51 illustrations in total, including covers. And thank you to my long-time editor, Allister Thompson. Between us, we have edited 12 books together!

And of course, thank you to publisher Dundurn Press for allowing me to write this weird series, and to all the many friends, family and fellow authors who read the books, gave me feedback, and showed up for events and signings! Also, if you've read and enjoyed any of these books, many thanks to you, too.

Launch, Hamilton SuperCrawl AND a Giveaway for Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet

It's a BUSY week ahead with a book launch, an author reading AND a book giveaway on 49th Shelf!

The lastest book in the Weird Stories Gone Wrong series, Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet, is hitting stores September 21, and I hope you'll join me at an event, or enter to win 1 of 2 sets of the books in the series.

BOOK LAUNCH
Saturday, September 14, 2019, 1-4 pm
Indigo Yonge & Eglinton

AUTHOR TALK: OLD GODS AND ROBOTS
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 1-2 pm
Hamilton SuperCrawl, Author's Tent

49th SHELF GIVEAWAY:
Enter to win 1 of 2 sets of all 6 books in the series, including Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet! Contest ends Sept. 27/19.


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Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet BOOK TRAILER

My next book, Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet, comes out in September 2019! It's the sixth and final book in the award-winning Weird Stories Gone Wrong series.

It's an environmental resistance dystopia for younger readers (grade 3-6), and it's got a great new BOOK TRAILER, with illustrations from the amazing Shawna Daigle, the series illustrator. Enjoy!

Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet will be ready in book form for early readers in September/2019. But if you'd like to preview a pdf copy, please contact me (leave a message in the comments below) or Dundurn Press (you can also ask to receive a print copy as soon as they are available).

What could be more important and timely than a book about children standing up to a greedy corporation in an act of environmental resistance? Plus it has robots! 

The book has already been named a 49th Shelf Editor's Pick of the Week for Aug. 4 and a Dewey Diva and the Dudes pick for Fall 2019. It's also on the CanLit for Little Canadians fall list with other fantastic Canadian writers, compiled by Helen Kubiw. 

Stay tuned for more on Quinn!

You'll find all 6 book trailers here: Weird Stories Gone Wrong BOOK TRAILERS

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Introducing the Weird Stories Gone Wrong 6 BOOK SERIES!

HERE THEY ARE! All six covers in the award-winning Weird Stories Gone Wrong series, and what a beautiful job series illustrator Shawna Daigle has done. I'm so lucky!

There are currently five titles available in the series:

Blackwells and the Briny Deep (2018)
Alex and The Other (2018)
Carter and the Curious Maze (2016)
Myles and the Monster Outside (2015)
Jake and the Giant Hand (2014)

And now I'm SO HAPPY to introduce Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet, which comes out from Dundurn Press next fall, September, 2019. It's a resistance dystopia, a little unusual for middle grade readers, but the whole series has been pretty unusual.

The series has covered plenty of weird stories for kids since its start: screaming mermaids on an enchanted island, an evil twin, time-travel at the CNE, a paranormal road-trip and a monster outside the car, and a giant's hand buried in a farmer's field.

More to come about Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet (September, 2019) in the months ahead, but for now, just look at that glorious set of covers!

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