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Monthly Archives: February 2015

BLUE 52: HOW THE LONELIEST WHALE AND MY NEW BLOG ARE THE SAME

Posted Feb 27, 2015    filed under Blog.

There’s a whale – some scientists think it’s a blue whale – that’s heard every year as it passes through the Northeast Pacific Ocean, near Puget Sound. Its song is very much like that of other blue whales, except for one difference: it sings at a frequency of 52 hertz, about the same level as… Read more »

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Where did you get the idea for the title “button hill?”

Posted Feb 6, 2015    filed under Ask the Author.

Great question! Button Hill is the name of the small town where Dekker and Riley go to live with their strict Great-Aunt Primrose. The town is built onto the top of a hill that sticks out in the middle of the prairies. I thought of the name, Button Hill, because it’s one of the places… Read more »

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Posted Feb 6, 2015    filed under Ask the Author.

One day I was reading Ezra Jack Keats picture books to some kids at school. In one, I saw a painting of a cat disappearing behind a door that had been turned on its side, and was leaning against a wall. It made me wonder what would happen if a boy opened a door to… Read more »

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Ask the Author: Michael Bradford

Posted Feb 6, 2015    filed under Ask the Author.

I’ll be answering questions about my upcoming novel for young readers, Button Hill – to be published by Orca Books in April 2015!

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  • SASKATOON WORD ON THE STREET – SEE YOU THERE! September 18, 2015
  • MEET SERENA MALYON: BUTTON HILL COVER ILLUSTRATOR May 26, 2015
  • READERS – YOU DECIDE: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? May 18, 2015
  • ANATOMY OF A BOOK LAUNCH May 9, 2015
  • GOING PUBLIC v.1.0 April 25, 2015

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  • DO YOU REMEMBER A SPECIFIC TIME OR SPECIAL TEACHER THAT MIGHT HAVE INFLUENCED YOU TO BECOME A WRITER? March 22, 2015
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  • Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? February 6, 2015

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  • SASKATOON WORD ON THE STREET – SEE YOU THERE! September 18, 2015
  • MEET SERENA MALYON: BUTTON HILL COVER ILLUSTRATOR May 26, 2015
  • READERS – YOU DECIDE: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? May 18, 2015
  • ANATOMY OF A BOOK LAUNCH May 9, 2015
  • GOING PUBLIC v.1.0 April 25, 2015

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  • SASKATOON WORD ON THE STREET – SEE YOU THERE!
  • BUTTON HILL NOMINATED FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE
  • GOING PUBLIC v.1.0

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