ELIJAH OF BUXTON by Christopher Paul Curtis Addresses Slavery through Fiction for Young Adults

www.movingstories.tv -- A tall and jocular gent, author Christopher Paul Curtis uses brings his charm and magnanimity to ELIJAH OF BUXTON, an young adult novel that sees the very first child born of runaway slaves in Buxton Canada, 1850-ish, take on an arduous and wrenching journey back into the milieu of America's south. It is a mark of his sensitivity and humour that he has you laughing in the first chapter, then crying just as easily a chapter later as he weaves the fictional tale through the harsh reality of the times. Curtis is a master storyteller, and like those of his ilk, leaves one with hope as well as insight into the world he crafts. For more about this book and others by Newbery Award Winner Christopher Paul Curtis, visit http://www.Teachingbooks.net.

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Lovers, Detectives and Serial Killers - a day in the life of ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS

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www.movingstories.tv -- JT Ellison is certainly a looker (that smile lit up the whole show floor!) but even more shes a watcher. How else could she write such a deliciously grisly thriller that gets right into the twisted head of her murdering protagonist *and* her empowered Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson at the same time? Not content with just one dichotomy, she throws in a lover for TJ with all that that entails -- FBI Profiler John Baldwin (though I gotta tell ya, *I* want a John Baldwin! Every woman should have a John Baldwin!).

ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS demonstrates that Nashville police are a sharing lot, cause there is lots of realistic detail that keeps the reader engaged in this debut novel. Its another title from Mira, that line out of Harlequin that is expressly devoted to the thriller genre, and so far its a line just as addictive as their brand name would suggest. JT has two more coming down the pike, "14" and "Judas Kiss" and though they may seem far away in time, you can keep on getting JT hits with her columns for Murderati.com every Friday. For more about JT, visit www.jtellison.com.

The music for this interview is a track by PORKBELLY FUTURES called "Lonely Stranger" from their CD called WAY PAST MIDNIGHT availalble at http://www.porkbellys.com/ or from Wildflower Records -- many thanks to the band!

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