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Book Trailer & Photo Walk - New Book for Tweens Offers "Satisfying Twist on Bullying, Victims, Peer Group Divisions"

11/14/2020

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Sliding toward December means launching the new tale for tweens I’m cowriting with Rosie Russell is just a few weeks away. We started collaborating on Just Between Sam and Me in February 2018, and we're over the moon to share our book with you at last. Read on to...
  • Catch book buzz about Just Between Sam and Me already arriving from Midwestern Book Review
  • Watch the video book trailer
  • Take a photo walk of this writing journey
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Stay tuned for our Dec. 2 launch, with links to your fave print and digital booksellers posting here on Cat’s Corner and across social media.
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​Buzz and Book TRAiler
​

Early Buzz about the Book
​

Rosie Russell and I
are over the moon
about the fab feedback from Midwest Book Review (MBR).  

Our full review
will be featured in MBR’s December issue.

But you can have a preview of Diane Donovan's review now!


Book Trailer & Photo Tour - New Book for Tweens Offers Satisfying Twist on Bullying, Victims, Peer Group Divisions ~catmichaelswriter.com

Book Trailer
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Discover more about the book!

Click on the
90-second ​book trailer
to preview Just Between Sam and Me.



photo walk - behind the scenes


Kid-sized and Customized

​​Rosie and I want Just Sam and Me to engage kids
and help them understand
how they can help prevent bullying.

We didn’t want to overwhelm them
with an intense, text-heavy book, either.  

North Carolina artist Irene A. Jahns
sketched charming pen-and-ink scenes
​ to bring our small-town America setting to life.
​
Her art also gives kids a sophisticated respite
​from absorbing text on every page.
​
Book Trailer & Photo Tour - New Book for Tweens Offers Satisfying Twist on Bullying, Victims, Peer Group Divisions ~catmichaelswriter.com
Winter by Irene A. Jahns from "Just Between Sam and Me"


​Skipping Star
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Book Trailer & Photo Tour - New Book for Tweens Offers Satisfying Twist on Bullying, Victims, Peer Group Divisions ~catmichaelswriter.com
Star by Irene Jahns - from "Just Between Sam and Me"

​​Initially,
​we planned that our main character,
​11-yo Olivia,
would focus on
her beloved Palomino,
Star.
We though her efforts
to show him
at the Spring Daze Equine competition
would be the driving force 
behind our plot.

Nope.

Feline over Equine
​

​​After our first readers
looked over our story,
they told us
they couldn’t get enough of
Olivia’s cat,
Sam!

Video Preview & Photo Walk of New Book for Tweens Offers “Satisfying Twist on Bullying, Victims, Peer Group Divisions” ~ catmichaelswriter.com
Sam by Irene A. Jahns - from "Just Between Sam and Me"

​Journaling to a Cat
​
Sam evolves into
Olivia’s confident and comfort 
​
as she pours out her heart to him
​ in her journal.
​
Book Trailer & Photo Tour - New Book for Tweens Offers Satisfying Twist on Bullying, Victims, Peer Group Divisions ~catmichaelswriter.com
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These 13 journal entries to Sam were super-fun to write.

The journal also allows us
to insert  age-appropriate
punchy visuals and language,

so kids

have fun


​reading!



​Your Turn

 
​Rosie and I are beyond grateful for your company
over these past months
as we’ve worked to bring Sam and Olivia to you.
​
If you enjoy our book trailer
and learning more about our writing journey,
please
share this post with your friends. 

​Thanks!
​
Book Trailer & Photo Tour - New Book for Tweens Offers Satisfying Twist on Bullying, Victims, Peer Group Divisions ~catmichaelswriter.com

​
​Y'all come back on 2 Dec 
when 
Just Between Sam and Me debuts.

Available in print and digital
Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble and Kobo.


Details posting here
and on all our social media sites.

See you soon! 
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6 Comments
Sara link
11/16/2020 11:53:59 am

Great trailer. So exciting to be so close to the launch!

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CAt Michaels
11/17/2020 08:57:35 am

Sara, the vid take time to create, but I enjoy the process...even more so after sharing and hearing feedback like yours!

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Kippi Ohern link
11/16/2020 08:41:15 pm

Great idea to help young folks with the problems of today's world.

Hugs,
Kippi

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Cat Michaels
11/17/2020 08:59:49 am

Your feedback makes me do the happy dance, Kippi! Having a book that makes a difference to a child is THE best outcome an author can hope for-:D

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Michelle Leslie link
11/21/2020 10:02:03 am

You must be beyond excited <3 I love that Olivia writes to Sam in her journal. We have four purr babies in our home and they all have different personalities, so I can totally relate. I hope we see many more of Olivia's journeys and life lessons.

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Cat Michaels
11/22/2020 12:04:54 am

It’s a “pinch me” moment for sure, Michelle! Cannot imagine the fun you must have with four purr babies (love that term!). We initially thought Olivia’s horse would be the featured pet until,our first readers told us they couldn’t get enough of Sam!

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