by Annie Boochever | Nov 18, 2019 | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
I was so pleased and excited to receive this notification in my in-box yesterday. Congratulations on receiving Top Honors. Each year Literary Classics recognizes the most distinguished books for children and young adults through their International and Top Honors...
by Annie Boochever | Nov 13, 2019 | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
I didn’t know how rigorous publication with a University Press would be until I began working with the University of Alaska Press on Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich. This is an enlightening article about that process,...
by Annie Boochever | Aug 13, 2019 | Fighter in Velvet Gloves, Personal Reflections
Theresa Quiner, librarian at the Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel snapped this photo a couple of days ago and Mary gave us permission to post it on my Facebook page. Mary had been sitting for about an hour reading Fighter in Velvet Gloves and didn’t appear...
by Annie Boochever | Mar 7, 2019 | Fighter in Velvet Gloves, Reviews
Just returned from Juneau where I presented at the Alaska Librarian Association Conference. Journalist Ben Hohenstatt from the Juneau Empire interviewed me. ‘It’s like it was meant to be’: At-first reluctant author talks about her Elizabeth...
by Annie Boochever | Feb 22, 2019 | Event, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
Fighter In Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich Alaska Library Association Conference Session Saturday, March 2, 12:10-1:10 Centennial Hall, Juneau Alaska Who was Elizabeth Peratrovich really? How does one write about such a beloved Alaskan...
by Annie Boochever | Feb 21, 2019 | Fighter in Velvet Gloves, Reviews
Fighter in Velvet Gloves is receiving praise and great reviews! Highly Recommended: FIGHTER IN VELVET GLOVES: ALASKA CIVIL RIGHTS HERO ELIZABETH PERATROVICH by Annie Boochever with Roy Peratrovich Jr. Debbie Reese founder of the American Indians in Children’s...
