FARMINGTON – The local public library will hold a reading and book signing of ‘The Summer Experiment,’ a new children’s book by nationally-acclaimed Maine author Cathie Pelletier.
The event will be held at the Farmington Public Library on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m.
Pelletier is the author of 10 novels, eight of which are under her own name, beginning with The Funeral Makers, published by MacMillan in 1986. (Her 11th novel is forthcoming from Sourcebooks.) Under the pseudonym of K. C. McKinnon she wrote two novels, Dancing at the Harvest Moon and Candles on Bay Street, both published by Doubleday, the latter earning a million-dollar advance. The first McKinnon novel was translated into 19 languages and was a CBS TV film starring Jacqueline Bisset, Valerie Harper, and Eric Mabius. The second was translated into 10 languages and was a Hallmark Hall of Fame film starring Alicia Silverstone.
Two of Cathie’s novels under her own name have received notable mentions from the New York Times Book Review. Her third novel, The Weight of Winter, won the New England Booksellers Award, and her last, Running the Bulls, won the 2006 Paterson Prize for Fiction. She was also presented with the Bernie Schweid Award from Tennessee Booksellers.
For more information regarding this event contact DDG Booksellers, 193 Broadway, Farmington, ME 04938 at 778-3454, or by email at info@ddgbooks.com.
About ‘The Summer Experiment’
A boring summer vacation turns unexpectedly interesting when mysterious lights appear over Roberta’s hometown in northern Maine. Roberta is convinced she and her best friend Marillee can win the Maine State Science Fair if only they can find an amazing project to showcase. Communicating with aliens would certainly do the trick. But in order to win they’ll need to defeat their chief competitor, “The 4H’s of the Apocalypse”: Henry Horton Harris Helmsby.
Critical Praise for The Summer Experiment
“Roberta’s first-person narration is believably authentic, and the mysterious spacecraft sightings add a modicum of suspense that weaves enticingly in and out of common coming-of-age themes… a heartfelt depiction of a summer of emerging self-realization.” — Kirkus
“Pelletier has crafted a timeless coming-of-age story set in small town America. Hand this book to readers who enjoy good, old-fashioned stories.”—School Library Journal
I love her books! Some of her books, remind me so much of the St. John Valley.