Welcome
to the March 2015
Dernier
Publishing newsletter
Hope
rising!
I
love the spring – fresh new leaves pushing through, all the signs
of hope. And there's new hope in the Dernier camp too . . . new Christian books
for children are on their way; every one a miracle of new growth!
1. Beech
Bank Girls, A Time Remembered, is now in production for
release in June – we'll probably have the books by the 1st
June, which is ahead of schedule – woo hoo, that doesn't happen
very often! They will be with us in time for Sunday School prizes –
could your church do that this year? Children and young people are
reading - let's give them excellent, relevant, fun Christian books.
2. Revenge
of the Flying Carpet is
brand new but currently only available on kindle. This is a Christian story for children 10-14-ish I
wrote myself so it's really
difficult to promote – but if you would be kind enough to buy a
copy from the Amazon kindle
store (just £1.99), all
money will go towards production of new books. My good friend Adie
left the following review (I didn't ask but she's a good friend!) . .
. “This is a captivating story, full of drama and adventure.
Flying through history to far-off lands, the children meet and chat
with people who are specially chosen for them (by the carpet?) to
help them make sense of life. Issues of self-image, relationships,
injustice, revenge and ultimately forgiveness and Christian faith are
dealt with skilfully, and the author taps into the minds and feelings
of the children with brilliance.” Let me know what you think –
I'd love to hear your reviews too – and if there's enough interest
it might just make it to paperback. Here's the link:
P.S.
you don't need a kindle to read kindle books – you can download the
free app so you can read books on any tablet, pc or phone.
3. I
am delighted to tell you that we have commissioned a new
book
for teens! The
City Kid
is
a
re-worked version of a book (and
play, with a young John Sentamu in the title role!) Clive Lewis
wrote some years ago when he was living in Africa. The
main character in the story moves to the city and gets involved in
corrupt practises . . . but finds redemption. It's
an excellent story, and one every teen should read. It's
gritty, with back-stabbing, night clubs
and . . . hang on, I mustn't spoil it for you!
Clive
has started a blog about the
book,
so do follow and pass on the info to anyone you think might be
interested: http://www.africancitykid.blogspot.co.uk/
Torch
Trust
A
Pennyworth of Peppermints is now available from Torch Trust
in Braille and large print! (joining Deepest Darkness and
Beech Bank Girls, Every Girl has a Story). Although the story
is for 8-11s, we have heard that elderly people are also enjoying
this book, as they remember days gone by. Isn't that wonderful!
Please pray for everyone who reads this book,
that they would find forgiveness and discover that God is always with
them, just as Ben does in the story.
Mary
in Rwanda
Author
Mary Week Millard would value our prayers as she is off to Rwanda
from 13th to 30th
March. She will be visiting
old friends, running women's seminars and helping with a ministry to
widows. Mary
says, “I really
didn't think that I would have the joy of returning one more time to
Rwanda, but God is so good!”
1
in 4
According
to recent research, one in every four books sold in the UK is a
children's/young adult book. Christians seem to be behind on this trend though
– I wonder why? If you are reading this, you know the value of
Christian books for children – how can we spread the news? If you
have an idea, come over to our facebook page – maybe together we
can start a campaign: www.facebook.com/dernierpublishing
! I love to share the Dernier vision in person, so if you live within
shouting-ish distance of London/Kent/Sussex/Surrey, do contact me – maybe I can come and talk to your church group?
As
always, I've run out of room – and in case I don't write again
before Easter, may the Lord bless us all as we remember the Lord's
death and resurrection – all because he loves us. That's truly good
news to share – God's grace, available to everyone!
Janet
P.S.
It's not too late to order books for your children's holiday club –
we still have the 20 books 20% off offer on our website. It's worth every
penny, to get the good news in a story into the homes of your
children. Not one church has taken us up on this offer yet – would
you be kind enough to spread the news? Thank you!
Www.dernierpublishing.com
