Musings from Graceland

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LISA SAMSON WINS A CHRISTY AWARD!!!
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I've just heard from my beloved author friend, Claudia Mair Burney, that another dear friend, Lisa Samson, has won a 2008 Christy Award. Lisa actually received two nominations...one for QUAKER SUMMER (the book God used big-time to get me to Swaziland) and HOLLYWOOD NOBODY. She won her Christy Award for the latter one, which, by the way, is her first published young adult book.

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I'm so very happy for Lisa. She's a supremely talented author who is also fun, real, deep, oh so hip, and is passionate about Jesus and His unfailing grace and mercy. Gotta love that Lisa! God truly gave us a gift when He created her.

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By the way, even if you're not so young anymore, you might be very pleasantly surprised to find that HOLLYWOOD NOBODY is a great read. Its been my experience that well written young adult and juvenile books are good reads not just for children and teens, but for adults as well. And well written indeed is HOLLYWOOD NOBODY.

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Congratulations, Lisa! Your big-haired, Southern Belle friend is so very happy for you. And though I can't be there with you in person, consider this your virtual lipstick-kiss-on-the-cheek!

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Author Claudia Mair Burney (yov've got to read her book, ZORA AND NICKY!!!!), Lisa's elegantly beautiful and very funny bff Jennifer H. , the award winning Mrs. Samson, and the not-so-big-haired-in-this-shot Elysa Mac in Swaziland back in January 2008.