Galley push to extensive media contacts, long and short lead
Direct outreach to frequent speaking engagement attendees
National outreach, long and short lead
Awards submissions, outreach to YA/teen media, bloggers,
librarians
Target Markets
Early teenage boys
Middle-grade readers
Middle school teachers
Fans of clean, family fiction
Cameron Morfit is a Senior Writer for the Sports Illustrated Golf
Group who has covered the PGA Tour since 1997. His feature stories,
essays and columns have appeared in Sports Illustrated, Fortune, TV
Guide, Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, the New York Times Magazine, the
New York Times and other publications. He has been interviewed on
NPR and CNN, and is a regular presence in the pages of SI and Golf
Magazine, and on Golf.com, where his work also includes video
essays.
After beginning his college career at UC Berkeley, Morfit graduated
from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 1992 with a degree in
journalism and an emphasis on broadcast production. He began his
journalism career at a small weekly newspaper in Paulding County,
Georgia; transitioned to a daily newspaper in Idaho Falls, Idaho;
moved to New York to immerse himself in magazines; and now lives in
Boise, Idaho, with his wife and 12-year-old daughter.
"This quirky story about mojo, loyalty, and golf straddles the line
between what can be explained and what should just be accepted.
Short, quick chapters and a cast of off-kilter characters
distinguishes this heartfelt middle-grade novel from its
fellows."
Booklist"Morfit invests deeply in his characters, and the move pays
off... it’s impossible not to root for the two protagonists in this
powerful coming-of-age tale. Morfit’s treatment of Max expertly
encapsulates the adolescent experience."
Kirkus Reviews"Just who or what is causing this lucky streak? And
can it continue when Dewey's grim secrets are revealed just as he's
starting to turn his life around? Morfit observes his characters
from a safe narrative distance, but his tone is one of bemusement
rather than clinical detachment as luck, if luck there is, toys
with the Buras/Tomlinson clan but ultimately sends them down the
path to a contented future. Or maybe Max and "Uncle" Dewey just
grow up a little. In this case the fun lies in never quite figuring
it all out."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"The perfect ending to
the craziest eighth-grade year ever!"
Sports Illustrated for Kids"The seemingly complex plot includes
elements of bio-harmonic convergence, talismans, alchemy, and a
touch of teenage romance. But the author pulls it all together,
providing a stirring and convincing conclusion certain to resonate
with the lucky readers of this engrossing tale."
The Met Golfer"You’ll consider yourself the lucky one after you’ve
read it."
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