Carol Matas

@carolmatas.bsky.social

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47 books, mostly novels for #MG or #YA. Over 100 awards and honours. #Holocaust, #Historical #Fantasy #Paranormal #PB
#SCBWI #CANSCAIP #TWUC #PEN #KIDLIT
https://carolmatas.com

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Zevi Takes the Spotlight has been chosen as a stellar #middlegrade book by SLJ!! #KIdlit #Mystery www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

42 Stellar Middle Grade | SLJ 2024 Stars So Farwww.slj.com This year has gone above and beyond with its middle grade offerings! From powerful historical fiction to hilarious magical mayhem, this list features our top titles so far.

Wonderful review from the Association Of Jewish Libraries (AJL). “Prolific Canadian author Carol Matas has another winner with this fun middle-grade novel that seamlessly blends elements of mystery, Jewishness, friendship, and the extraordinary….” #Cankidlit #kidlit #mystery #film #psychic #movies

Zevi Takes the Spotlight is included in School Library Journal's "The 2024 Stars Issue." Really chuffed. www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/top-tr... #Kidlit #Cankidlit #paranormal #mystery #middlegrade #Orcabookpublishers

Top Trends in SLJwww.schoollibraryjournal.com Conservation, intergenerational bonds, joy, concepts of home, and other standout themes in this year’s standout titles.

Honoured to see DANIEL'S STORY included in this initiative. It's been shown that young people who learn about the #Holocaust are less likely to succumb to #antisemitism. #kidlit #Cankidlit www.liherald.com/stories/syna...

Synagogue donates Holocaust books to schoolswww.liherald.com The “Never Again” committee, a group created by members of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David to encourage Holocaust education in local schools, met with Rockville Centre School &...

Today I saw the most incredible thing: a murder of crows chasing a Bald Eagle on a residential street in #Winnipeg. The eagle swooped down only feet away from me. I write about eagles in my #Stem #PB WHO’s LOOKING? HOW ANIMALS SEE the WORLD. #kidlit Here is part of the spread. Cornelia Li illus.

Bit of a Happy Dance Day! Zevi Takes the Spotlight has been chosen by the Children's Book Council to be part of their BUILDING A HOME LIBRARY list. Ages 12-14 www.cbcbooks.org/.../rea.../b... I'm thrilled to be in the company of these writers.

Building a Home Librarywww.cbcbooks.org Dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting children’s books and reading

carol-matas.blogspot.com/2024/04/zevi... It's a big day when you have a Book Birthday!

Zevi Takes the Spotlight Book Birthday!carol-matas.blogspot.com Carol Matas, bestselling author of fiction for children and young readers: Holocaust, sci-fi, fantasy, historical, paranormal, contemporary, political

Lovely Review from CM: Zevi Takes the Spotlight: “Action-packed, with danger and adventure in every chapter…the story delves into Zevi’s Jewish heritage and culture in a natural way that is enlightening and interesting for readers. Highly Recommended.” Full review: www.cmreviews.ca/node/4029

First review is in - a star from School Library Journal! ⭐️ Zevi Takes the Spotlight: "...This hi-lo title excels in the genre, packaging an accessible, dyslexia-friendly text with a compelling plot and likeable protagonist... Highly recommended. #writers #kidlit #psychic #paranormal #middlegrade

So this just arrived from my Korean publisher and I think it is an incredibly cool cover of my novel, Cloning Miranda. Pub date Jan 2024! Also available in English of course with a new cover here!

November is #HolocaustEducation month. Because of the horrific spike in antisemitism I am offering free sessions for classrooms all month. 45 minutes on any of my #Holocaust novels. Fine more info at my website carolmatas.com Email me if interested.

Thanks Helen. So happy to see you here! @hkubiw.bsky.social

#FollowFriday for some great #kidCanLit creators: @debbieohi.bsky.social @kevinarts.bsky.social @charlenedraws.bsky.social @caseylyall.bsky.social @susanhughes.bsky.social @deborahkerbel.bsky.social @lanabutton.bsky.social @martychan.bsky.social @carolmatas.bsky.social @rebeccaupjohn.bsky.social

I took this photo on our first road trip since the pandemic. We are still masking indoors so as we drove we would put our masks on the dashboard. I was trying to capture the sky, but the mask got captured as well.

Hello everyone. Lovely to be here in Bluesky world. My first post? Well, I'll mention my new book coming out this spring. It stars a Jewish teen who happens to be psychic and wants to be an actor. I'd call it a #paranormal #mystery, for #MG except it's also HI Interest Low Voc, a nice challenge.

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