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ADVENTURE BOOKS FOR GIRLS

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Saltwater TaffyAdventure Books for Girls

The reason I wanted to write a post about ‘adventure books for girls’ is because Saltwater Taffy is not simply a book for those reluctant tweenage boys.  Sure, the main character of Saltwater Taffy is a boy, but one of the most liked characters in the ensemble cast of Saltwater Taffy is the character of Jaq…a girl!

When a writer sits down to write adventure books for girls, the first order of business is to make sure they create strong female characters.   All too often, the writer makes the mistake of creating weak ‘damsels in distress’ situations so the hero, the boy, can come in and ‘save the day’ on his proverbial white horse.   To this, I have to say, blahhhhhh….boring, boring, boring.

While the damsel in distress archetype might work for other forms of literature, it does Read more

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

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Saltwater TaffyBOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Saltwater Taffy is well on its way to be listed on the best selling books for children around the country.  While this is an important distinction for us and our book distributor Perseus, the most important thing about being included on the best selling books for children will be knowing how many lives Saltwater Taffy has touched.

There has never been a question on whether or not Saltwater Taffy is an awesome book for children.  12 Teachers of the Year, two children’s book award GOLD medals and two Silver medals have verified its awesomeness! Read more

TWEEN ADVICE

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Saltwater TaffyTWEEN ADVICE

The best Tween advice there is to NEVER talk down to yourself…about yourself.  It’s okay to wonder if people like you or even wonder if you fit in with everyone else at school, but talking down to yourself about yourself can literally make you sick.  The more you do it, the sicker you get. Read more

FREE BOOKMARKS FOR CHILDREN

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FREE BOOKMARKS FOR CHILDREN

Free Bookmarks for KidsScreen shot 2013-01-08 at 6.34.32 AMThe Saltwater Taffy Free Bookmarks For Children program has been a huge success.  We have sent bookmarks to Teachers, Librarians and Students as far away as Florida, Arkansas, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Texas, Idaho, Georgia, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Washington and even right here in California.  If you are a Teacher, Librarian or even a Parent with kids who LOVE free bookmarks, please send us an email and we’ll send our a super SAWEET Saltwater Taffy package your way!  The only thing we ask is you handle the postage, because the popularity of our FREE BOOKMARKS program is getting expensive for production.

Saltwater Taffy is available bookstores nationwide,

and on every eReader in the world!  

Saltwater Taffy at Seven Arrows Literary Festival

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Literary FestivalLITERARY FESTIVAL

Saltwater Taffy is honored to be part of the Seven Arrows Elementary Literary Festival happening this week in Pacific Palisades, California.  What is super cool about the visit is the author on stage right before me is none other than Alan Sitomer, California Teacher of the Year, who had this to say about Saltwater Taffy: “Pirate.  Adventure and Treasure!  Saltwater Taffy is a rockin’ good time!  Aarrgggghhhh!”  

Saltwater Taffy has been endorsed by 12 Teachers of the Year around the country and will soon be on the big screen in 2014.  Shooting for this award-winning children’s book will begin August, 2013.  If you are looking for books for kids, stop looking and pick up Saltwater Taffy today and watch how your child begins to discover the joy of reading.  Saltwater Taffy takes the young reader on an epic treasure hunting adventure and is a cliff hanging story to hook young minds.

We believe every new book written for children is a new opportunity to teach them about growing up.  Saltwater Taffy helps tweens discover how amazing they are and how easy it is to be distracted by what other people think of you.