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March, 2016
SKY JUMPERS was named as a Mississippi Magnolia Book Award Nominee for 2016-2017 by the Mississippi Children’s Museum.

February, 2016
SKY JUMPERS was named as a Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards Nominee for 2016-2017 by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.

September 8, 2015
The paperback of THE FORBIDDEN FLATS was released!

September 8, 2015
Peggy contributed a story to TRUE HEROES, a book released today that is filled with amazing photos and stories of modern day fairy tales, featuring kids with pediatric cancer who are all brave fighters with big dreams.

April, 2015
SKY JUMPERS was named as a South Carolina Book Award Nominee for 2015-2016 by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians.

February, 2015
THE FORBIDDEN FLATS was chosen as a Whitney Award Finalist.

January, 2015
Scholastic Book Fairs selected SKY JUMPERS to be sold at all their spring book fairs nationwide.

November, 2014
SKY JUMPERS was named as a Nebraska Golden Sower Book Award Nominee for 2015-2016 by the Nebraska Library Association.

October, 2014
SKY JUMPERS was named as a Texas Bluebonnet Book Award Nominee for 2015-2016 by the Texas Library Association.

September, 2014
THE FORBIDDEN FLATS, the sequel to SKY JUMPERS was released in hardback, ebook, and audio book.

March, 2014
SKY JUMPERS was named as a Utah Beehive Book Award Nominee for 2014-2015 by the Children’s Literature Association of Utah.

February, 2014
SKY JUMPERS was chosen as a Whitney Award Finalist.

January, 2014
The cover for THE FORBIDDEN FLATS was revealed!

December, 2013
SKY JUMPERS was named as one of the New York Public Library’s 100 Books for Reading and Sharing.

November, 2013
SKY JUMPERS made the ABA’s Winter 2013-2014 Kids’ Indie Next List.
SKY JUMPERS was chosen as one of Atlanta Parent’s Best Books of 2013

September, 2013
The world premier of the SKY JUMPERS book trailer is hosted at School Library Journal’s Fuse 8 blog.

August 2013
SKY JUMPERS was chosen by the ABA (the American Booksellers Association) as one of the
2013 ABC Best Books for Children.

July 2013
Random House announced that there will be an Educator’s Guide for SKY JUMPERS, tied into the Common Core state standards.

May 2013
SKY JUMPERS is featured in It’s a First! Fresh Fiction From New Voices Fall 2013, from Random Buzzers.

May 2013
SKY JUMPERS is among four Middle Grade titles chosen by the American Booksellers Association to be promoted in independent bookstores all across the country as part of Celebrate Debut Authors with Indies program.

April 2013
Peggy takes a trip to NYC to visit her agent and tour the Random House offices, meeting her editor, publicist, publisher, art director, copy editor, and the sales and marketing people.

March 2013
The SKY JUMPERS cover is revealed!

October 2012
SKY JUMPERS will be an audio book as well! Listening Library has bought the rights, and the audio book will be released simultaneously with the hard cover on 9/24/13.

September 2012
Marianne Malone, author of The Sixty Eight Rooms Adventures, read SKY JUMPERS and gave it a cover quote. “In a world where everything we know must be reinvented, twelve year olds Hope, Aaren and Brock must defend their home and protect their future. A post apocalyptic adventure young readers will love!”