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

The Weaverworld review for today

"This book reminded me of several of my favorites I read growing up... The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, A Wrinkle in Time, and of course, Harry Potter. It was amusing that the book even paid homage to them in brief mention, which I thought was nice. Fantasy, young children, magic and danger are always a winning combination for me, and this book was no different. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish and would recommend it to anyone who wants a nice, clean read."  (5 Stars) Karen Matthews (GoodReads, Barnes&Noble, LibraryThing)

The Weaverworld review for today

"A well-written and creative tale that children will go wild for. Fans of Harry Potter do not want to miss this one, and adults will certainly enjoy it as well." (5 stars)  Stacy Decker (GoodReads, Barnes&Noble, LibraryThing)