Hi Everyone:
I am off to a good start with CHIMNEY BLUFFS. Promotion is going well. I have a book release party scheduled for Wednesday Nov. 7, 7pm, at Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport NY (45 Main St.; you are all invited). Lift Bridge has been an amazing support over the years. I have had book release parties there for each of my four novels. I have also scheduled a reading at the Wolcott NY Public library. Wolcott? you may ask. Yes, it is the closest community to Chimney Bluffs State Park. That reading will be on Wednesday Nov 14 at 6.30pm.
Soon I will have interviews on two blogs. I’ll keep you posted about that.
Since CHARLIE NO FACE has been adopted in the curriculum this year at Spencerport High School, I am making a concerted effort to reach out to English teachers in other school district, especially ninth grade. The book is not only a good read, but it can be used in conjunction with New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act. If any of you know of teachers I could contact, please let me know.
I also am continuing work on my next novel, MORE, MORE TIME. I just reached the 150 page mark, another point at which I stop for a while, re - read the whole story and then plan the next phase. I have enjoyed writing this story and look forward to sharing more as things progress.
I am including below the comments of Lesia Hrycelak, ELA Teacher Leader at Wilson High School in Spencerport, about their use of Charlie No Face

Thanks,
Dave

“Bullying has become an overriding concern in our schools of late, and we, as teachers, have the moral obligation to address this issue with our students and to educate them as to the devastating, lingering effects that bullying has on its victims and society as a whole. The ninth grade team at Spencerport High School will be teaching David Seaburn’s Charlie No Face in parallel with Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird with the above objective in mind. Hank and Boo Radley, respectively, are two characters who suffer tremendously at the hands of bullies and society in general. It is not until Jackie, in Charlie No Face and Scout, in To Kill a Mockingbird, have the opportunity to become friends with these victims of bullying that the reader becomes enlightened about their suffering. Furthermore, as a result of an open - mind, sensitivity and trust, both the protagonists and the bullied overcome society’s stigma and bond in a friendship that will warm the heart of every reader. Charlie No Face embraces this theme in a present - day context to which our students can easily relate and in a style that is both appealing and sustaining. The back cover states that Charlie No Face is a “coming of age story”. This is true for the reader as well as the protagonist. Students will be left with a newly discovered sense of understanding and acceptance for those who might be deemed as outcasts because of misunderstanding or the unwillingness of society to accept differences that should be not only embraced, but also, in many cases, celebrated.”
Lesia Hrycelak
Teacher Leader—English Language Arts