- Friday Jan 30th - 10:30 OLA Superconference
- Wed Feb 11 - 11am Indigo Mount Sinai
- April 21-26 Morrin Centre, Quebec City - available for school and library presentations!
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Showing posts with label Plague Thieves. Show all posts
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Upcoming Events - Caroline Fernandez
SCBWI 2025 Crystal Kite Awards Shortlist - PLAGUE THIEVES
I'm honoured to share that PLAGUE THIEVES has been shortlisted in the SCBWI 2025 Crystal Kite Awards - Canadian Division.
Update: I was honoured to be shortlisted in the 2025 SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards. There were pages of nominees on the long list. The shortlist came down to five wonderful Canadian titles.
Canada & North America
Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
(Clarion Books)
Honor Winner:
Making Sense of Dog Senses: How Our Furry Friends Experience the World by Stephanie Gibeault, illustrated by Raz Latif
(Owlkids)
Plague Thieves - Nominations
Plague Thieves Nominated for The Willow Awards
Yes, it's April 1st but this is no April Fools Joke.
Plague Thieves has been nominated in the Willow Awards. Specifically, the Diamond Willow Award.
Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards
2025 Diamond Willow Finalists - Grade 4 to Grade 6
Plague Thieves #1
On this day in history: Plague Thieves was #1 bestseller on Amazon.ca
Yes, shop at indie book stores. Let's also celebrate all the milestones. :-)
Isn't the bestseller banner pretty?
OLA Superconference - Plague Thieves signing
Save the Date!
If you are headed to the @ontariolibraryassociation Superconference in Janauary - look for me on Friday Jan 31st where I'll be signing PLAGUE THIEVES at the @cormorantbooks table at 10:30am.
#mgbooks #kidlitchat #PlagueThieves
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🚨BOOK DEAL🚨
Cormorant Books has bought world rights to Home Child by Caroline Fernandez.
Home Child is an action-packed historical middle grade novel about British Home Children and their immigration to Canada. Multiple narrators unfold this gripping story of friendship, survival, migration, and real Canadian history.
Cormorant Books also published PLAGUE THIEVES by Caroline Fernandez.
Plague Thieves #1 Best Seller
Ok, we know glory is fleeting but we shall celebrate the milestones!
Plague Thieves was #1 Best Seller on Amazon Canada over the weekend in TWO categories.
Caroline Fernandez at WOTS Toronto
Caroline will be at WOTS Toronto Sat Sept 28th. Word On the Street (WOTS) is a fun and free book festival in downtown Toronto at Queen's Park Circle.
See if you can spot her at the following times/locations...
- 11:45-12:15pm Asha And Baz/Grandmasaurus book signing at the UTP Booth
- 2:45-1:15pm - presenting PLAGUE THIEVES on the kidlit stage
- 1:30-2:00pm - PLAGUE THIEVES book signing at the DCB Young Readers booth
Caroline Fernandez Virtual Visit at the Morrin Centre
Caroline Fernandez, author, set for a virtual visit at the Morrin Centre, Quebec to discuss Plague Thieves
Writer's In The Schools Application Open - ONTARIO
As a TWUC member, I am eligible for the Writer's in the Schools program for Ontario school visits. This means, I can apply to have a funded virtual or in-person visit to your school.
The virtual or in-person visit must be between Sept 1, 2024 and March 28, 2025. I would be pleased to chat with your readers about any of my books. The book writing process. Editing. And more!
The deadline for me to apply is July 15th so please contact me A.S.A.P. (contact form on right sidebar).
PLAGUE THIEVES now available
PLAGUE THIEVES is now available where you buy books!
Price: $14.95
Ages: 9 to 12
Publication Date: May 25, 2024
Synopsis:
“Steal. Trade. Survive.”
That's what Father tells Rose and Lem moments before he dies of the Great Plague.
Orphaned and homeless in London 1665, all Rose and Lem have left are their wits, each other, and three bottles of Thieves Oil — a medicinal blend Father created that can protect people from the sickness.
But then Lem goes missing, and Rose is left to fend for herself. As words of Thieves Oil spread to London’s most desperate scavengers, Rose must band together with her fellow street orphans, steal the essentials to survive, and protect herself and her newfound friends against both the Plague and a world filled with dangers.
Reviews
“Transporting readers into the seventeenth century without romanticizing the characters or the setting, this tightly written, third-person narrative will surely leave readers wondering whether they could have survived. An absorbing historical novel.”
— Carolyn Phelan, Booklist
“Plague Thieves is a captivating read that is historically accurate while capturing the humanity of ordinary people caught up in a situation much larger than themselves. History truly comes alive!! Highly Recommended.”
— Aileen Wortley, Canadian Review of Materials
“I was fully immersed in this Plague story and loved following the character of Rose. Caroline Fernandez wrote a strong and very real character that leaves readers wondering if they could do the same a Rose in a similar situation and perhaps reflecting on their own experiences during the COVID 19 pandemic.”
— Stephanie Lamb, Storytime with Stephanie
“It’s a harrowing time of hunger, suspicion, survival, and death, but the engaging story is written in an age-appropriate way. I highly recommend it for 9 to 12 year olds.”
— @imaginationsoup, Instagram
5 star review PLAGUE THIEVES
PLAGUE THIEVES received a 5 star review and was "highly recommended" by CM: Canadian Review of Materials.
"Children who have experienced years of the Covid pandemic will easily relate to this story of another epidemic, one set in a far off time and place when medicine was in its infancy and the plague, a death sentence. Told in the first person by Rose, the story, written in a direct, straightforward manner, is gripping. It imaginatively and believably depicts the plight of ordinary people living through a terrible time while simultaneously revealing the best and worst of humanity.
Rose and Lem are credible in their grief, and each is in character as they use their initiative to survive which, for Lem, does not always work out positively. Rose and her friends show their metal despite the very realistic horror and fear they experience. An interesting development involves their meeting with the great scientist, Isaac Newton, who ironically is experiencing his ‘Year of Wonder’ with many of his most famous discoveries and inventions."
Read the full review: https://www.cmreviews.ca/node/4092
Pre-order PLAGUE THIEVES
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Could you have survived The Great Plague?
Pre-order PLAGUE THIEVES
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ABOUT PLAGUE THIEVES
Rose must survive the plague.
That is the objective her dying father gives twelve-year-old Rose and her brother, Lem, as he sends them away from their home. In the year 1665, London is overpopulated and still growing while a plague runs rampant through its households. Ever resourceful, Rose manages to find hope in new friends who help each other steal the essentials to survive the cruel streets of London.
But Rose also has something that may help them survive the plague. She has her father’s last creation: a medicinal oil blend that could protect people against the sickness. As word about the orphan who possesses the secret to surviving the plague spreads to the city’s network of thieves, the special oil becomes both a blessing and a curse.
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Caroline Fernandez is an award-winning author of children’s books, magazine feature articles and blog posts. Filed away, in her office, is an English degree from McMaster University and a Teacher of English as a Second Language Certificate.
Latest Books: Asha and Baz (series), Hide and Seek (Picture Book)
Caroline writes, drinks tea, and bakes in Toronto, ON.
Memberships:
- The Writer's Union of Canada (TWUC)
- Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP),
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
- Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)
Volunteer:
- Association of Canadian Publishers: Children's & Education Committee
- CANSCAIP Social Media Team
You can follow her on Twitter @parentclub and/or Instagram @parentclub.
