Deborah Halverson

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Me and My Big Mouth: A Sweet, Rubbery Chew

October 30, 2008

Writing a novel that celebrates the best and worst of food is pretty easy, just figure out the foods you love and hate the most, then go at it. Okay, maybe that simplifies things a bit, but not all that much, really. My novel BIG MOUTH is filled with my food likes and dislikes, with […]

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Horn Book Guide Gives BIG MOUTH a Thumbs Up!

October 22, 2008

Please forgive me for tootin’ my own “horn”, but I’m thrilled to report that the new issue of The Horn Book Guide gives BIG MOUTH a cool thumbs up! The Horn Book Guide reviews over 2,000 titles in each semiannual issue , virtually every children’s and young adult book published in the United States in […]

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Me and My Big Mouth: Does This Book Cover Make You Hungry?

October 8, 2008

It’s probably the hot dog that makes me hungry when I see the cover of BIG MOUTH. Then again, maybe it’s the tomatoes, or the bowl of mustard, or the onions, or the long squishy line of mustard, all items that turn a plain old frank into a full-fledged meal. Or maybe, quite simply, it’s […]

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Well Enough

October 1, 2008

This summer I worked with a wellness coach for ten weeks. The key thing that I learned is that it’s okay to do only as much as I can and not beat myself over the head because I can’t do all that I should or would like to do. Sounds simple, but it was a […]

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