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Tracy Mack Author Visit Kit

Author Visit Kit

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Tracy Mack is a children's book editor and a writer. Before she began her career in publishing nine years ago, she traveled throughout Western and Eastern Europe and taught English to college students and adults in Spain. Her first novel, Drawing Lessons, was named a Top Ten First Novel for Young Adults, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, a Bank Street College Best Book, and a Teen People Next Award Finalist. Her most recent novel, Birdland, has been described as, "A touching portrait of a boy healing from the loss of a family member within the context of New York City healing after the September 11th tragedy."

"Underlying everything I write," Tracy says, "is the essentiality of the creative act. For me, creative self expression is the truest form of empowerment, giving us the life-long tools to deal with whatever difficult or wondrous surprises life throws our way."

Tracy is comfortable speaking to large groups and small groups. She begins with a brief reading from her novel, Birdland, then gives a slide show presentation of downtown New York City, taking her audience on a journey to all the places that play a role in the book. Along the way, she talks about the research required to write a contemporary novel, as wlel as the adventures she had while doing the hands-on research required for this book. Questions are encouraged throughout the presentation to keep it lively and interactive.

Author's home: Brooklyn, New York
Suggested audience: Grades 4-8
Maximum number of presentations per day: 3
Honorarium: $750 per day plus expenses, 1,000 for out-of-town visits.

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  The Baker Street Irregulars: The Mystery of the Conjured Man by Tracy Mack Casebook #2 in this exciting series gives Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars a most unusual case to crack! A young woman named Elsa Hoffman seeks out the detective when her aunt dies mysteriously. As Ozzie, Wiggins, and the gang start investigating, seemingly real ghosts suddenly appear and Elsa is followed by shady characters. Holmes must decide if he and his assistants can solve the case without facing mortal danger. Join the Irregulars for a mysterious and frightening adventure and decide if this is a case of the supernatural or dark con men, thieves, and murderers! $16.99 books;paperbacks;hardcovers | Ages 9-12

  
  The Baker Street Irregulars: The Mystery of the Conjured Man
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  Sherlock Holmes And The Bsi #3: In Search Of Watson by Tracy Mack Sherlock Holmes's trusted assistants, a band of loyal street urchins called the Baker Street Irregulars, are back for their most puzzling mystery yet, in a case that involves murder, abduction, and the hunt for a lost treasure. As Holmes and the BSI begin their investigations into a gruesome murder, all at once the detectives find themselves in danger. When a personal associate of the master detective disappears, Ozzie, Wiggins, and the gang know that they must uncover the truth - and quickly! Yet there is deception within their ranks. Who is a friend? Who is a traitor? Who can they trust? $6.99 books;paperbacks | Ages 9-12

  
  Sherlock Holmes And The Bsi #3: In Search Of Watson
  Ages 9-12 $6.99