Authors’ Booking Service is pleased to announce that children’s author Linda DeMeulemeester, is now scheduling visits to Ontario schools for the coming school year. Dates will be announced soon.  

Linda would love to plan a visit to your school or library.  Her rate is $250 per session. There is no travel charge within the GTA. For travel outside the GTA the standard kilometrage applies.

Linda is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada, and so schools wishing to invite her may be eligible for a travel and fee subsidy to off-set the cost of her visit. Contact us for details of this program.

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Published Works:

The Secret of Grim Hill   Lobster Press 2007

Grim Hill: The Secret Deepens   Lobster Press 2008

Grim Hill: The Forgotten Secret   Lobster Press 2009

Awards and Nominations

The Secret of Grim Hill

• Winner, Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Award (2008)
• Shortlisted, British Columbia Young Readers' Choice Red Cedar Award (2009 – 2010)
• Shortlisted, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards – Diamond Willow Award (2009 – 2010)
• Shortlisted, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Awards (2009 - 2010)
• Selected, Canadian Toy Testing Council's “Great Books of 2008”
• Selected, Books for Everybody (distributed in The Globe and Mail)

Grim Hill: The Secret Deepens

• Nominated, Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Award (2010)
• Selected, Canadian Children’s Book Centre's “Best Books for Kids & Teens” (Starred selection, 2009)"

Linda’s Presentation Details:

My presentations can be interactive with groups smaller than forty. The content is as listed below:  

• I start out with a brief reading and a bit of background about myself and the books I enjoyed reading as a child.
• I talk about the events that started me writing the Grim Hill series.
• I talk about where I got my ideas for the books and share a brainstorming session with the audience if it is a small enough group
• I show students some of the bumpier parts of the writing process...an edited page
• I finish with a brief reading and upcoming previews of future books

I will also invite and answer questions. 

Though this book is ideally enjoyed by Grades 4-6, I have presented to Grade 3 students as well as Grade 8 students.   

Maximum number of students per session: This is flexible although smaller groups of thirty or forty is more interactive.

Equipment and other requirements:  

• A projector screen for a PowerPoint presentation is ideal
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• I appreciate a librarian or teacher to be present throughout the presentation.