Okay, see all those spots around the table set with teacups? We saved those seats for all of you! See, we’re celebrating something just a teensy weensy bit exciting and that is the fact that Ms. Tanita has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award for her 2009 novel Mare’s War. So please join me in my Mad Hat and Tanita in her bunny ears and a rather disgruntled-looking Alice (with apologies to John Tenniel) and raise your cup with us! Oh, and do go check out this link to the awards–click on “Literature” and scroll all the way down to the teen/youth category. It made me all fidgety with excitement. Tanita, you go, girl!!
About the author
Sarah Jamila Stevenson is a writer, artist, editor, graphic designer, proofreader, and localization QA tester, so she wears a teetering pile of hats. On any given day, she is very tired. She is the author of the middle grade graphic novel Alexis vs. Summer Vacation, and three YA novels, including the award-winning The Latte Rebellion.Comments
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Congratulations, Tanita!! I'm so excited for you. xo
Hooray, hooray, hooray!
I continue to be so happy for you Tanita – just blissfully happy at your success.
(And that pic is awesome Sarah!)
Still doing the dance of joy for Tanita – so wonderful, and so well-deserved!
What Kelly said. So wonderful, and so well-deserved. I am thrilled to be able to join this mad tea party. Congratulations, Tanita!!
Wow, congratulations! And that's some great company you're up there with.
ahhhhh! this is so cool. If you had not already said "you go girl!" I would have said it for you.
I hope your reentry is not too cold!
xxx
throws confetti in the air and does the snoopy dance.
congrats!!
I'm bringing the treacle-well to our happy tea party! Congrats, Tanita! 🙂 🙂
This is adorable – I'm all about the Mad Hatter rabbit ears.
Also, I'm all about the believing "six impossible things before breakfast." The chances of me actually WINNING are about that impossible, so I'm honestly just as happy simply to be nominated — thank you for celebrating with me! I'm still… a little… confused by how it all happened. But I'm adjusting!
Congrats, Tanita. How exciting!
Congratulations, Tanita! Very exciting!
I'm SO excited about attending this party. I brought cupcakes! *sips magic writer tea*
Congratulations, Tanita, bearer of hip bunny ears and all-around brilliant writer! 🙂
Jama beat me to the cupcakes, so I'll bring one of my famous cheesecakes!
WOO-HOO for my "kinda-cousin"!!
I'm pulling up a chair. Congratulations, Tanita. I'm thrilled for you! Yahoo.
Thanks, everyone, for coming by. If this were a real-life party it would kick major ass!
Hooray Tanita! I raise my cup of tea to you!
Congratulations. And what a lovely blog site this is – I adore the tea party invitation. I am sipping in your honor.
Congrats, T!
PARTY! WOO-HOO! Tanita, you are a STAR! So proud of you. My son asked me to ask you to get Will Smith's autograph. Actually, he begged me to beg you. Will Smith's friends are probably asking for TANITA DAVIS' autographs! Turn up the music and let's dance, people!
This is so very awesome. Congratulations!!!
Hearty congratulations, Tanita!
All best,
Loree Griffin Burns
Mitali — tell your son if I **EVER** see Will Smith, I may have to be revived. So, the autograph might be secondary to the CPR. But, I'm all over it, as soon I get off the floor.
Everyone: THANK YOU! Someday, may we all party together.
Woohoo! Congratulations – I loved Mare's War and I'm glad to see it getting some well-deserved recognition!
Tanita! I'm late to the party – but what wonderful news! Congratulations! I'm in the middle of reading Mare's War right now – and it totally deserves any awards people can think to give it!
Congrats!
Congratulations, Tanita! That's so terrifically exciting! Will you be partying with the other nominees, like Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman?
Wow! What fantastic news. I'm running over to Tanita's blog to give her a virtual high five. Congratulations! The recognition is well-deserved.
Again, such exciting news, and richly deserved. Yay, Tanita!
And how much do I love that tea party pic? A lot.
Tanita, you may not meet Will Smith or any celebs but they may read your book.
A celeb interview in the near future.
Reporter -"So what are you reading right now"
Celeb "Well, I recently attended the NAACP awards and discovered this wonderful novel called Mare's War."
That would be so cool. Much Congrats and thanks for the tea.
Oh wow. Congratulations, Tanita!