A warm welcome from Heroes' Memorial Elementary!

I visited Heroe's Memorial Elementary on November 13, 2012 and had a wonderful time meeting the students there and telling them about "Weaverworld".

 

Heroes' Grades 5 and 5/6



As with previous presentations, I began by telling them a little bit about myself and how I came to write the "Weaverworld" series. The students were especially interested in knowing what inspired me to write the books and how long it took (9 years, so far!).

Heroes' Grades 6 and 7

Many thanks to Lisa Bates and the other teachers for welcoming me to the school. And of course, thanks to all the students for listening so attentively and asking such great questions.

 

P.S. For those who are still looking for copies of the book, they are available at Brome Lake Books in Knowlton and at Libraire le livre d'or in Sutton. For those who don't live in Brome Missisquoi, you may order a copy from your local bookstore, or purchase copies online at all online retailers (Amazon, Chapters/Indigo, etc.)

 

My visit to Sherbrooke Elementary School

My apologies to the students at Sherbrooke Elementary for taking so long with this post. Since I visited the school on October 17/12 I moved to a new house and have been busy unpacking and getting organized. However, I'm finally ready to update my blog and want to begin by telling everyone what a wonderful time I had at Sherbrooke Elementary!

Everyone was very friendly and welcoming, and the kids were amazing! Attentive and interested, they asked some fantastic questions. Then, after my visit, several of them ordered their own copies of "Weaverworld: Grimsnipe's Revenge" which I was happy to sign.

Hopefully Book Two in the Weaverworld series will be out next spring, so maybe I'll come back to tell you about that one. Meanwhile, good luck to all of you with your own writing!
Best wishes,
Julia K. Rohan

My visit to Knowlton Academy

On October 5, 2012 I had the opportunity to meet the students of Suzanne Garneau and Ann Stairs of Knowlton Academy. I spoke to two classes of 11 and 12 year-old students who were attentive, eager and full of wonderful challenging questions about how I wrote "Weaverworld: Grimsnipe's Revenge", about writing in general, and about getting published. Here are a few photos from the day. Thank you to Suzanne for organizing the event!

 

My "Meet the Author" Event at Chapters

All set up and ready to go, at Chapters Pointe-Claire
on September 22, 2012.

It didn't take long for people to start coming by...

The very happy author!

Lots of people stopped by to learn about "Weaverworld",
to ask for a signed copy of the book or to just share their
own stories and their wonderful questions about writing.

 

A 12-year old's review of Weaverworld

Kira Nichols

Weaverworld:
A Twelve Year-Old’s Opinion On A Spectacular Book
by Kira Nichols

I recently read Weaverworld by Julia K. Rohan. It was a very exciting book with well-developed characters - each with personalities so deep that it was as if I knew them personally. It was very descriptive, which was good considering that it is a fantasy novel, as it helps you visualize the character’s surroundings.

There was one brief point in the book where it seemed repetitive, speaking about the daily life of the characters. This was important, but could have been spiced up a little, although it didn’t last long and soon resumed the plot.

I find this book would be very well suited for fans of Harry potter, Pendragon, and similar books. I would recommend it to anyone ten and up, eight if you're an advanced reader.

Now here's someone I wish could star in a Weaverworld movie!

Alan Rickman did such a wonderful job in the Harry Potter movies, I've often wished he could play Lester Grandiflore in a Weaverworld film...if one ever gets made! I found this photo on the Pinterest page...

Weaverworld: Ethan's Review