The Curse of the Buttons

The Curse of the Buttons is here! /  by Anne Ylvisaker

Could you hear the whooping and cheering at your house? My box of books arrived this week and on Tuesday November 11, Veteran's Day, The Curse of the Buttons will be on bookstore shelves. The Button family saga is complete. It is exciting to see The Luck of the Buttons, Button Down, and The Curse of the Buttons together. 

 

I'm thrilled that the Keokuk Daily Gate City newspaper, the same newspaper I used in my research, published an article about The Curse of the Buttons, and a great review appeared in BookPage.

Also, Kidsreads.com is celebrating National Button Day by featuring The Curse of the Buttons and an interview with me.  

For teachers interested in using The Curse of the Buttons in the classroom, and for book groups looking for questions for discussion, a downloadable guide is available here. 

The Curse of the Buttons /  by Anne Ylvisaker

Advance reading copies have arrived! The Curse of the Buttons is set for fall release. I've just reread Ike's story cover to beautiful cover and can't wait for you to read it, too.

Ike is a granddaddy in The Luck of the Buttons and Button Down. But he was a boy once, and this is his tale of adventure. Here's a teaser:

"Eleven is not too young for war," Ike said to Barfoot, who swished his tail agreeably, then lumbered to the yard table and stuck his nose in an unattended pie.

When Iowa is called up to represent the Union of the United States of America, Ike is beside himself with excitement. But he's left behind with Mother and the aunts and girl cousins while the Button men march forth toward glory. Ike fears his fate is sealed unless he can call on the ingenuity of his fabled (some say cursed) Uncle Palmer, disguise himself as a drummer boy, and meet up with the Iowa First. But some opportunities are meant to be missed. And some arrive when you least expect them.