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Positively is now available in Trade Paperback
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Positively will be released on August 31, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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Sincerely will be released on June 08, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
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Sincerely is now available in Hardcover, eBook
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Positively has won an awardMar 24, 2010
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Positively is now available in Hardcover
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My So-Called Family is now available in Trade Paperback
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My So-Called Family will be released on September 15, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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My So-Called Family is now available in Trade Paperback
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Positively will be released on September 15, 2009 in Hardcover
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Positively will be released on September 15, 2009 in eBook
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Positively is now available in Hardcover, eBook
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Chapter 2 from PositivelyAug 22, 2009
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What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?Feb 14, 2009
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If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?Feb 14, 2009
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If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?Feb 14, 2009
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Which living person do you most admire?Feb 14, 2009
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How would you describe your life in only 8 words?Feb 14, 2009
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If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?Feb 14, 2009
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My So-Called Family will be released on September 15, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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Positively will be released on September 15, 2009 in Hardcover
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Courtney Sheinmel's Books
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PositivelyAn unforgettable novel about a girl struggling with HIV, from powerhouse middle-grade author Courtney Sheinmel. Now in paperback!Read More
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My So-Called FamilyAuthor Courtney Sheinmel puts a contemporary spin on a timeless question in this heartfelt novel about what makes a family.Read More
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Courtney Sheinmel Revealed
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Try to be one of those people on whom nothing is lost. - Henry James
Q. What’s your best quality?
A. I'm a good friend
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Loss
Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
A. My height -- I'm only 5 feet tall.
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. It is freezing cold outside, so I would like to be somewhere warm, like maybe Cancun or Tahiti.
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POZ.com, April 3, 2010
... by LaToya Johnson Author Courtney Sheinmel imprints her teen readers with messages of sexual safetyand acceptance of people living with HIV. In Positively, young adult author Courtney Sheinmel eases HIV stigma among preteens and their...
POZ.com, January 26, 2010
...Tell You, on January 14 at the Housing Works Bookstore Café in downtown Manhattan. She was joined by Courtney Sheinmel, author of Positively, a young-adult novel about an HIV-positive girl who lost her mother to AIDS. Fashion designer, former Project...
Bildungsroman, June 14, 2010
...this month at Bildungsroman. Bookmark the schedule of secrets and check back throughout the month.Related posts:Interview: Courtney Sheinmel (2009)Interview: Courtney Sheinmel (2008)Family: Courtney SheinmelHope: Courtney SheinmelBook Review: My...
Miss Remmers' Review, May 25, 2010
...Then I met Kody Keplinger the amazing 18 year old author of DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). And Courtney Sheinmel - author of Positively! Barry Lyga (Goth Girl Rising). This guy cracks me up! He's like the Dane Cook of authors! Violet Haberdasher,...
Miss Remmers' Review, May 25, 2010
...Then I met Kody Keplinger the amazing 18 year old author of DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). And Courtney Sheinmel - author of Positively! Barry Lyga (Goth Girl Rising). This guy cracks me up! He's like the Dane Cook of authors! Violet Haberdasher,...
Semicolon, December 27, 2009
...Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Frederick. The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. by Kate Messner. Positively by Courtney Sheinmel. Dragon Wishes by Stacey Nyikos. Paris Pan Takes the Dare by Cynthea Liu. The Year of the Bomb by Ronald Kidd. The Sisters...
MotherReader, November 16, 2009
...The Winter Blog Blast Tour begins today with some awesome authors appearing at: Jim Ottaviani at Chasing Ray Courtney Sheinmel at Bildungsroman Derek Landy at Finding Wonderland Mary E. Pearson at Miss Erin Megan Whalen Turner at HipWriterMama Frances...
Book Chic- In My Mailbox and More!, November 5, 2009
...Positively by Courtney Sheinmel "Emerson Price cannot remember a time when life was ordinary. She was four years old when she and her mom were diagnosed as HIV-positive -- infected with the virus...
Young Readers, October 16, 2009
...Reed Gets a Job by Kimberly Willis Holt Henry Holt Status: Eligible Nominated by: Pam Calvert Positively by Courtney Sheinmel Simon & Schuster Status: Eligible Nominated by: amanda berlin Problem with the Puddles, The by Kate Feiffer Simon &...
Pop Culture Junkie, September 19, 2009
...Maggie Stiefvater Something Missing by Matthew Dicks For review. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg Positively by Courtney Sheinmel Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer My Invisible Boyfriend by Susie Day From TSM Bookfairy ! Saturday: nothing No...
