Renee Hand

I am going to be at the wonderful Huckleberry Railroad in Crossroads Village on July 31 from 1-4pm signing copies of all of my award-winning books in my Crypto-Capers Series and my Joe-Joe Nut Series, for one of there events for children called Puppets and Playtime. They're going to be activites going on the entire day so come on down and check it out. It will be a lot of fun. We are going to make sock puppets and watch a puppet show.

Crossroads Village and the Huckleberry Railroad

6140 Bray Rd., Flint, MI 48505

Puppets and Playtime

July 28-August 1

“Use and reuse” is our motto at Crossroads Village, and you may leave wanting to clean out your sock drawer! Explore playtime of years gone by. Meet the Village puppets and make your own sock puppet. On Saturday and Sunday, watch a puppet play.

http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/village_events.htm

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I am going to be at the Perry Library on Tuesday July 20th at 1pm to discuss Joe-Joe Nut. I will be doing a presentation and talking about the current contest that I have going on concerning Joe-Joe. I will have books for sale for anyone who wishes to buy one. The books are $10. Please call the library at 517-625-3166 to reserve your spot or visit their website at www.mycdl.org for more information. I will also have my Crypto-Capers Series available as well. Thanks everyone! Hope to see you there.

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I am very excited. Book 1 of my Joe-Joe Nut Series has just won an award from Creative Child Magazine. It is as follows:

The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill: Case #1: The Great Pie Catastrophe,

a 2010 SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD

(Books for Kids-Storytime category)

Yeah!!!!

Feel free to check out Joe-Joe on my website at www.reneeahand.com

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Hello Everyone

I will be in Traverse City Michigan this weekend to celebrate the Cherry Festival. During this wonderful event I will be at the Horizons Bookstore on Front Street signing and talking about my new Joe-Joe Nut Series for lower elementary children and my Crypto-Capers Series for upper elementary children and into middle school. This will be a great event. I will be in the store from 10:30 am-12:30pm just before the Blue Angels take flight and perform. See you there!

Renee Hand 

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Hello Everyone,

I will be at the Linden Summer Happenings Festival in Linden Michigan on Friday June 25th and Saturday June 26th signing copies of all my books including book 1 of my Joe-Joe Nut Series. I look forward to seeing everyone there. Here is a link to the official website where there is literally tons of acivities for families to do together. This a great event for the community. There will be fireworks, a parade, bands, as well as carnival rides and much more. Lots of fun. See you there!

http://www.lindensummerhappening.org/  

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I hope everyone was able to stop by and listen to my interview and conversation with Barry Eva on Blog Talk Radio. What a great interview. Barry is so easy to talk to and we have such a great time. It really does feel like you are sitting down and chatting with a good friend. For anyone who missed the interview.

You can hear it at the following link. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond

Thank you to everyone who took the time to listen to the interview. I greatly appreciate it, and thank you to Barry for taking the time to interview me on his show, "A Book and a Chat".

Renee Hand

Hello Everyone, on Monday June 7th at 6:30pm, I am going to be on “A Book and a Chat with Renee Hand” on Blog Talk Radio with Barry Eva. This is a great show to be on. It is very relaxing and fun. Please check it out and listen at location: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond  

More about Barry:

"A Book and a Chat" has proved a hugely popular radio program with people of all ages. With over a hundred and fifty shows already recorded, Barry's format of "a chat over a cup of tea" has received nothing but rave reviews from guest and listeners alike. The writer of a successful young adult romance book "Across the Pond" Barry has himself appeared on a large number of radio and TV programs. "A Book and a Chat" is a program for writers and readers, not so much a literary show, more like... let’s sit around have a cup of tea and a few laughs."

Thanks everyone!

Renee Hand

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Hello Everyone,

I will be at Barnes and Nobles in East Lansing tonight from 6-7:30pm, to kick off summer reading. Please join me there and say hello. I will be signing all of my books in the Crypto-Capers Series and the Joe-Joe Nut Series.

Thanks!

Renee Hand

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Book Signing Event Where Author Renee Hand Will Allow Children To Create A Character For Her Next Book In The Joe-Joe Nut Series

In celebration of Summer Reading and Writing

Book Signing At Barnes and Nobles Booksellers In Rochester Hills, Michigan will be held on June 3rd from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Renee Hand, award-winning author of the Crypto-Capers and Joe-Joe Nut series, will allow children to create a character for an upcoming book. Children can submit their characters and encourage family, friends and the public to vote for their favorites. The winning entry will be featured in the third installment of the Joe-Joe Nut series.

In honor of book 1 of award-winning author Renee Hand’s new lower elementary children’s book series, The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill, The Great Pie Catastrophe, author Renee Hand is hosting a contest for children to become characters in one of her cases. The opportunity is for children to be able to create their own animal suspect.

The Joe-Joe Nut series is based on animal detectives who solve cases. The books are educational and fun using topics that children will learn from, such as animal tracks (for book 1) and rocks and minerals (for book 2, coming in the fall of 2010). Every book is unique, entertaining and yet full of interesting information that children will love to learn about.

For the contest, children will submit a character, they created. The author will then post submissions on her website. Family, friends and the public will be able to read and vote for their favorites. The submission that receives the most votes will become a character in the next book.

"I decided to hold this contest," stated Ms. Hand, "in honor of my new lower elementary series titled, The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill, Case #1 The Great Pie Catastrophe. I am an author who writes for my readers. I want them to be involved in my books and make a connection with the characters. It is important to me. My goal is to not only entertain children, but to educate them as well, and all of my books accomplish this goal. This contest will help children understand the process an author goes through in creating a character and will be able to work with me on the development of that character in the story. As a thank you to the winner, not only will their character be a part of the story but it will be dedicated to them as well. The winner will also receive a signed copy from me. I am excited about this contest and wish luck to all. I look forward to reading the entries."

The contest begins on June 7th and will end on August 15th to allow time for everyone to develop and promote their characters.

For more information visit the author's website at www.ReneeAHand.com. Entries and votes for characters should be submitted by email to thecryptocapersseries@gmail.com.

Renee Hand is available for media interviews and school visits. She can be reached using the information below or by email at TheCryptoCapersSeries@gmail.com. More information on the Crypto-Caper series and the Joe-Joe Nut series is available at Ms. Hand’s website at www.ReneeAHand.com. All of Ms. Hand’s books are available at Barnes and Nobles bookstores or from her website.

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Barnes and Nobles Education Event in Flint with Award-Winning Author Renee Hand

Award-Winning author, Renee Hand, will be at Barnes and Nobles on April 16th starting at 5:30pm to discuss with parents and educators her new children's mystery series. Her upper elementary series known as The Crypto-Capers Series, is an interactive series where the reader is apart of the story solving the case. Mrs. Hands lower elementary series known as, The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill, is a great combination of fun loving animal detectives who solve their case by following animal tracks and learning about clues. Author will also be signing books after the event and answering questions. For more information about these book check website at www.reneeahand.com.

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