Lost at Sea

Ahoy, Ghosters.
I have not been posting for a long time and the reason is simple.  I have dial-up internet connection and my new program makes it almost impossible to post messages.  We are therefore forced to go into dry dock permanently.

However, I do not want to leave you all floating on a raft with no rudder.  Therefore, if any of you young swabbies have any questions about Ghost Messages or any of my other titles, please contact me and I will answer.
writer@jacquelineguest.com

Please check out my website for info on my other novels.  I know there is something there to interest you.
www.jacquelineguest.com

If you would like to order any books, get in touch and I will mail out your autographed copy.

In the meantime, keep reading!

All the best,

Jacqueline

Home from Foreign Waters

Ahoy Suntanned Swabbies!

The trip to Anaheim California to receive the 2012 American Indian Youth Literature Award went well.  Free Throw and Triple Threat were the big winners of the night and I am mighty grateful to the American Indian Library Association for this award.

While there, Ghost Messages won Honorable Mention at the ForeWord Book of the Year Awards.

 I did signings at the American Library Association Conference for Ghost Messages and Outcasts of River Falls, my newest book.

Reception was warm and wonderful - Librarians from all over the United States stopped by and we got to know each other.  Library Goddesses are always looking for new books for their readers and I have seventeen novels to entertain and intrigue.

Remember: you should sail through two novels over the summer to keep up your reading skills.

Jacqueline

P.S.
The answer to last post's puzzler:     .-..  .-  -.-  .    .  .-.  ..  .

And a new puzzle:

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---  -.-.  .  .-  -.    .-  -.  -..    -  .--  ..  -  -.-.  ....  .  ...?

Spanish Galleons

Home again from foreign lands.  Had the opportunity to visit the Navel Museum of Spain and was surprised when instead of a couple of dusty rooms with old cannon balls on the floor, I found 26 vast chambers filled with memorabilia from the time of the Spanish Armada to present day high tech ships.  My only regret was that I can't read Spanish so that I could understand all the information listed next to displays.

Summer is almost here and I have a suggestion for your Beach Read: My new novel 'Outcasts of River Falls'!
Mystery, danger, and a Canadian Robin Hood - everything you need for those long days lounging on the poop deck.

To all our new crewmates - WELCOME ABOARD!  And to test your skills with Morse Code, here's a teaser:

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...  -.-.  .-  .-.  ..  .  ...  -     .-..  .-  -.-  .
..  -.     -.-.  .-  -.  .-  -..  .- ?      

Answer to the Puzzle

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Stay tuned for more messages.

Jacqueline  

New Crewmates from Ajax and Toronto!

Ahoy Ghosters,

We welcome aboard  new crews from Cadarackque Public School in Ajax and McMurrich Junior Public School in Toronto! And a fine bunch of Ghosters you all are. :)

Through the tech-magic of videoconferencing, we had a funny, crazy and wild session with the students from Captain Flattery's class at Cadarackque.  Quality crew for sure with the biggest smiles I've ever seen!

And later in the week, I had some of the best, (and hardest), questions ever from the swabbies from Captain Tavares' crew at McMurrich.  I had to really think about the answers to their questions because those students were smart and tricky at the same time.

Well done each and every one of you and a special congrats to the winners of our fabulous prizes. 

I'm looking forward to meeting my new crewmates at the Silver Birch Festivities in May when Ghost Messages sails into the Harbourfront Centre.

Bye for now,

Jacqueline

Joke of the Day:

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-   .-   .-..   -.-   ...      ..   -.      -.-.   ---   -..   . ?

Answer to Yesterday's Brain Boggler

Here's the answer to the joke in yesterday's post.

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Bye for now Swabbies.

Jacqueline

Teleconferences Off the Port Bow!

Ahoy Shipmates,

Next week, we'll be visiting Ontario via teleconference sessions courtesy of the great folks at Nan Boothby Memorial Library in Cochrane, Alberta, with a big tip of the hat to David Larsen, Technical Genius.

On April 3rd, Ghost Messages will be sailing into harbour at
Cadarackque School in Ajax, Ontario.
I'm looking forward to meeting a whole new boatload of crewmates.

Then on April 5th, we're docking at McMurrich Junior Public School for a fun adventure with the hearty sailors of MJPS.

To warm up the crewmates, I've got a new 'Joke of the Day'.
Decode the question, then discover the answer tomorrow.

Jacqueline

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...-   ..   -.-   ..   -.   --.   ...      ...   .   -.   -..

...   .   -.-.   .-.   .   -      --   .   ...   ...   .-   --.   .   ...?