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Charlie Price
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Meet Author, Coach and Consultant, Charlie Price
For decades, he was best known as an educator and mental health professional. But in the fall of 2006, DEAD CONNECTION, his first novel for teens and adults was released by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint at Holtzbrinck Publisher in New York -- edited by Deborah Brodie. Deborah is now freelancing as an editor, so visit her website if you're looking for professional help.
Critically acclaimed, DEAD CONNECTION was followed in 2007 by LIZARD PEOPLE, Charlie's second distinctive novel, also received excellent reviews.
For more about Charlie's novels, click the title buttons above.
Breaking News!
Charlie's third novel, INTERROGATION will be edited by Wes Adams and released by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in fall 2010. For a look at his new Macmillan author page, click here.
DEAD CONNECTION was selected as one of the finalists for the TEEN READERS and LIBRARY AWARDS in Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey, and South Carolina. Gateway Readers Award.
Meet Square Fish
Charlie Price's body of work will now be part of the Square Fish imprint. What does that mean? The folks at Square Fish said it best on their website (http://www.squarefishbooks.com/meet-square-fish/):
Praise for Charlie's Novels
"This superb debut novel concerns two very different individuals trying to discover the fate of a high school cheerleader who disappeared from a small California town."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Readers will like the edginess and be intrigued by the extrasensory elements as well as the darker turns the mystery takes. This is something different."
--Booklist, Starred Review
2006 YALSA Best Books for Young
2006 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
2007 Georgia Peach Award Nominee
2007 Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee
2008 GardenState Teen Book Award Nominee
2008 South Carolina Young Adult Award Nominee
LIZARD PEOPLE (2007)
“Readers who enjoy a novel with a subversive streak will relish the gamesmanship in this idiosyncratic, genre-hopping story.”
-- Publishers Weekly
"Depictes a strong, realistic view of a caretaker teen whose adolescence is hijacked by a parent's mental illness … a powerful metaphor and a savvy message that brings real hope to readers”
--Booklist
Charlie Price
What's New?
NEW EVENTS
May/June 2009 --- Judging the Redding Teen Writers Contest
Summer 2009 --- Coaching Group for Personal and Professional Change Redding, California
Fall 2010 --- Release of INTERROGATION
PAST EVENTS
January 11, 2009 Redding Library Teen Writers Group Workshop "Writing Fiction with Impact"
January 10, 2009 Hill Country Clinic Teen Group "Imagining Your Future and Goal Setting"
January 3, 2009 Writer's Forum Address "After the First Book, The Agony and the Ecstasy"
November 12, 2008 Leadership iCue Executive Coaching Presentation Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas
October 26-30, 2008 Leadership Coaching & Executive Training, Chicago Illinois
June 26, 2008 "Writing and Creativity Shasta County Library Book Club Redding, California
May 15, 2008 Shasta Reading Council Keynote Speech Simpson College, Redding, California
April/May 2008 Coaching Group for Personal and Professional Change Redding, California
The New School Forum on Writing for Children: Charlie Price
Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
Readers Books Signing
September 13, 2007
130 East Napa Ave.
Sonoma, CA
Barnes and Noble
September 29, 2007
1260 Chum Creek Rd.
Redding, CA
Barnes and Noble
October 20, 2007
2031 Whitman Ave, #2
Chico, CA
