Julia Gillian (And the Quest for Joy)

By Alison McGhee
Illustrated by Drazen Kozjan

Julia Gillian
(and the Quest for Joy)

Scholastic Paperbacks
www.scholastic.com
ISBN-13: 978-0545033527
$6.99 Trade Paperback
Second book in Julia Gillian series / set in Minneapolis
kids, friends, and elementary school experiences

Children’s Middle Grade Fiction / Ages 9-12 /
Second book in Julia Gillian series / set in Minneapolis
kids, friends, and elementary school experiences

And now available in paperback for Spring 2009!

Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing)
Scholastic Paperbacks
On sale April 15, 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0545033497
$6.99 Trade Paperback

Irresistible heroine Julia Gillian is back again for a second adventure in the complex world of elementary school.

Midwest Connections flyer and shelf-talker PDFs — see below to download!

“McGhee’s story will ring true true to young readers dealing with their own fears.”
– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing)

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MBA Bookseller Information

For more information about this book, please contact your Scholastic sales rep.  Order this book from Scholastic or from your preferred wholesaler .  If you want to inquire about events with Alison McGhee, please contact Samantha Wolfert, Publicist, Trade Publicity, 212/343-6847, swolfert@scholastic.com .

MBA Booksellers: earn up to $100 in rebates for promoting this book!  See the marketing information and rebate form below.

Downloads

• Midwest Connections Rebate Form (PDF) – New! Available now!
• Full-color sign/flyer (PDF) – New!  Available now!
• Full-color shelf-talker (PDF) – New! Available now!
• Q&A with Author (PDF)
• Book photo (JPG)
• Author photo (JPG)
• Midwest Connections Generic Display Materials

About the Book

A new school year has started for Julia Gillian, and so far, it’s not going very well.  Her best friend Bonwit Keller doesn’t seem to want to be best friends anymore.  Learning to play the trumpet, once Julia Gillian’s hearts’s desire, is much more difficult than it looks.  And the school has hired an interim lunch monitor, the all-too-strict Mr. Wintz.  As Julia Gillian’s music teacher would say, “Where is the joy?”  Thankfully, Julia Gillian soon learns that sharing problems is often the only way to solve them.  Life is only as complicated – or as joyful – as we want it to be.

PRAISE FOR JULIA GILLIAN (AND THE ART OF KNOWING):

* “Julia Gillian is acutely conscious of achieving a new maturity that allows her to question authority and to assert herself — not bad for a nine-year old.”
– School Library Journal (starred review)

“The book is well paced, laced with line drawings that capture Julia Gillian’s slightly whimsical personality, and overall as satisfying as the strawberry bubble tea served at the Quang Restaurant.”
– Publishers Weekly

“Lively ink-and-pencil drawings show Julia making her rounds, wearing a fierce raccoon mask for courage and realizing that, while life doesn’t always turn out the way she wants it to, that’s okay.”
– The Horn Book

 About the Author

 ALISON McGHEE is the author of Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing), the first book about Julia Gillian and a 2008 Midwest Connections Pick, as well as numerous other books for adults and young readers. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she takes great care in crossing the Intersection of Fear. You can learn more about Alison at her Web site, www.alisonmcghee.com.

Midwest Connections Marketing Plans

• $100 in REBATES from MBA for display photos, ads, features in your newsletters, e-newsletters, and on your store website, and using this book with your book clubs and reading groups – print out the REBATE FORM above and follow instructions.
• Contact the publisher to inquire about events and/or phoners with the author and photographer.
• Banners and Midwest Connections page for the book on the MBA website.
• Flyer/sign PDF file and other materials provided by the publisher.
• Reading copies of JULIA GILLIAN (AND THE QUEST FOR JOY) available from Scholastic and MBA – contact the MBA office if you need a book.
• Print ad you can run in your local paper – earn a rebate from MBA for your ad!
• Midwest Connections stickers, shelf-talkers, signs, bookmarks for in-store displays – earn a display rebate, too.