She hasn’t said a word to you, has she? I mean about being away for a few weeks and pretending to blog just as if she were at home. Well, if Ruth Tenzer Feldman thinks she can get away with that, she has another think coming! And think she will, when I take over this [...]
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Don’t Tell Ruth!
Posted by Ruth on May 14, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/05/14/dont-tell-ruth/
Hauptmann, Atlantis, and Titanic
In Blue Thread, which takes place in late 1912, Miriam’s mother says: “The Titanic was such a shock. I can’t imagine how the Steinbachers have the courage to make the crossing next spring.” Here it is, spring 2013, a hundred years after the Steinbachers’ ocean crossing, and I’ve discovered a coincidence that might have shocked [...]
Posted by Ruth on April 25, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/04/25/hauptmann-atlantis-and-titanic/
Back to Work on the New Book
To tell the truth, the Blue Thread characters are still all aglow and a bit full of themselves after receiving the Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature at the Oregon Book Awards ceremony this week. I certainly am not about to dampen their enthusiasm, since at least two of them are working hard with [...]
Posted by Ruth on April 12, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/04/12/back-to-work-on-the-new-book/
Blue Thread Wins!
I am honored to announce that Blue Thread has received the Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature, a category of the Oregon Book Awards. The announcement came last night during ceremonies at the Gerding Theatre, and this morning my local (and favorite) florist delivered this flower arrangement from my current project managers at Ooligan [...]
Posted by Ruth on April 9, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/04/09/blue-thread-wins/
Kyra’s Katzenheim Pig
The only animals that get any play in Blue Thread are goats, and they are not vital to the story. Rosie, the piglet in Bridget Zinn’s Poison, is so important that she earns a place on the cover of this new, young adult fantasy. Kyra, a sixteen-year-old potions master, wants nothing to do with Rosie, [...]
Posted by Ruth on March 25, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/03/25/kyras-katzenheim-pig/
Invitation to Try Poison
I’ve interrupted the usual blogging here to invite you to attend the book signing and release party for Bridget Zinn’s feisty fantasy, Poison. Bridget will be attending in spirit, as we lost her to colon cancer in 2011 at age 33. More than a dozen authors, including me, will be signing Poison on her behalf. [...]
Posted by Ruth on March 13, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/03/13/invitation-to-try-poison/
Amelia Bloomer Project Lists Blue Thread
I am honored to announce that the American Library Association’s Amelia Bloomer Project lists Blue Thread among its 2013 “best feminist books” for young readers. Here is a list of all the ABP books in the young adult category for both fiction and nonfiction. I’m currently reading Eight Girls Taking Pictures, which I’d recommend for [...]
Posted by Ruth on January 31, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/01/31/amelia-bloomer-project-lists-blue-thread/
Blue Thread: Award Finalist!
On behalf of the characters in Blue Thread, I have the honor of announcing that their story is a finalist for the 2013 Oregon Book Awards. The book is one of three that Literary Arts selected for the Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature. Winners will be announced April 8, but all the finalists [...]
Posted by Ruth on January 7, 2013
http://bluethreadbook.com/2013/01/07/blue-thread-award-finalist/
OHS + OPB = I Wish I Were There
As luck would have it, on Thursday, October 25th at 7 pm I will be speaking at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore in Philadelphia, PA. I’m delighted to be a guest at Big Blue Marble along with three other authors of young adult books: E. C. Meyers, Elisa Ludwig, and K. M. Walton. If you [...]
Posted by Ruth on October 19, 2012
http://bluethreadbook.com/2012/10/19/ohs-opb-i-wish-i-were-there/
Cushman and Noe at Wordstock 2012
This is the big week for Wordstock, and Blue Thread and I will be there. I will be moderating a panel discussion with Karen Cushman and Katherine Schlick Noe at 5:00 pm on Saturday. The topic: writing history or historical fiction for middle grade readers. Right before that (at 4) Karen and Katherine will be [...]
Posted by Ruth on October 10, 2012
http://bluethreadbook.com/2012/10/10/cushman-and-noe-at-wordstock-2012/
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Welcome!
My name is Ruth. I write books and articles for children and young adults. Blue Thread is my eleventh book, and the first one in which I have knowingly stretched the truth.Visit this blog to satisfy your curiosity about:
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