GiG Amateau

Welcome to my website and thanks for visiting. Please enjoy looking around! I'm excited about my new story, A Certain Strain of Peculiar, coming in 2009 from Candlewick Press.

Winter is my favorite time to write, so I may fall behind on my web updates, but I do appreciate your visiting this site and using your time to learn about my books. I'll probably say the same thing in the summer because, well, every season is my favorite time to write!

Be safe, well, and happy in 2009. I feel like this is going to be a great year for our world. Let's you and I do our part to make it so!

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Exciting News!
Chancey of the Maury River has been nominated for a 2009 SIBA Book Award. Read more

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Coming in 2009! A Certain Strain of Peculiar

A journey to self-discovery, a family's bonds tested, a forest enchanted with memories. Read more.

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Claiming Georgia Tate

An ode to the solace of family, the mercy of strangers, and the healing power of hope. Read more.

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Chancey of the Maury River

Told through Chancey's eyes in the classic literary tradition of great horse stories, here is an entrancing equine tale about bravery, destiny, and hope -- and about sharing the magic of a second chance. Read more.

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Our White House
Looking In Looking Out

An Anthology Conceived and Created by the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance with an Introduction by David McCullough. Read more.

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