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Carmen Shirkey

Carmen Shirkey

About

CarmenShirkey was born in Staunton, VA. She received her degree inRhetoric and Communications from the University of Virginia (she’s acrazy Wahoos fan) where she was also a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Shethen proceeded to become a gypsy – moving from city to city. Currently, sheresides in VA, but who knows where she’ll turn up next. Her cat, Pooh Bear,would prefer to stay in one place so he can adequately mark his territory.

Asidefrom writing, Carmen’s passion is for travel. She once got a fortune cookiethat told her that she would “step on the soil of many countries,” and she tookit seriously. She hopes that enough people will buy her book so she can go onpermanent vacation, instead of packing all her travel into two measly weekseach year. That’s the amount of vacation time she gets in her full-time gig asa Web editor.


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Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!

Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!

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<p>Mice &amp; Spiders &amp; Webs...Oh My! Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of &quot;Computer Speak,&quot; this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary. This is the seventh rhyming children's book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won twenty-eight awards for her six previous rhyming books, and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;a modern day Dr. Seuss&quot; by GTMA Review. &quot;I love to teach, and this book teaches basic computer terms in a fun way. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 55 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. , where my father was the manager. I'm the original Eloise!&quot; Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>

Story Behind The Book

Media Links

2009 Indie Book Award Press Release

🔗 http://www.1888pressrelease.com/richmond-virginia-author-named-as-romance-category-winner-o-pr-120253.html

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Examiner.com Interview

🔗 http://www.examiner.com/x-2533-Romance-Novel-Examiner

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Book of the Week Challenge on Denise Robbins' Blog

🔗 http://deniserobbins.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-week-challenge-reading-list-by.html

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Quill Magazine (pdf)

🔗 http://www.alphaxidelta.org/clientuploads/PDFs/QuillSpring09.pdf

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Richmond Book Examiner Interview

🔗 http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-14223-Richmond-Books-Examiner

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Reviews

<strong>2009 Indie Book Award Winner: Romance Category!<br /><br />FOUR STARS</strong> It’s a light read and certainly a happy one. I can picture it being made into a movie and featured alongside How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Runaway Bride. Totally different themes but same spirit and certainly as entertaining. I love how it took a common idea that many women have (the list) and turned it into a sweet parody of that idea. So in the spirit of the novel I must ask… what’s on your list? <br />Excerpt of full review from <a href="http://www.loveromancepassion.com/review-the-list-by-carmen-shirkey/">Love, Romance, Passion</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>FOUR CUPS</strong> &quot;The List is a downright funny read! Anyone who wants to find Mr. Right, has a list detailing the qualities of Mr. Right, and has actually been disappointed when a guy did not meet the criteria of your list must read this book. Having once lived in the suburbs of D.C. myself, I tried the dating scene and reported all of the horrific tales to my best friend. So I can relate to Candace and her frustrations! However this triumphant book assists the reader into actually thinking of putting away their list and enjoying the pleasures of dating...if only for a little while.&quot;<br />Excerpt of full review from <a href="http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/BookReviews/Thelist.html">Coffee Time Romance</a><br /><br /><br />&quot;All in all the book was a fun read that I have quite enjoyed. <strong>Recommend it?</strong> Chick lit, light reading, funny at times. It reminded most of Kinsella's books, so if you like the genre you might want to try this one too :)&quot;<br />Excerpt of full review from <a href="http://www.kaysbookshelf.com/2009/03/the-list-carmen-shirkey/">Kay's Bookshelf</a><br /><br /><div style="color:#000000;font-family:inherit;"><br /><br />&quot;What woman does not love her lists! In the case of author Carmen Shirkey's heroine Candace, we find a quirky, lovable character who proves that a list is, in fact, ever evolving. Bravo to the men who have figured that out and can match wits amongst this entertaining group of friends.&quot;</div>-- Tammi Wark Marcoullier, author of <strong><em>Driving Forces: Inside the First U.S. Women's Olympic Bobsled Team</em></strong>