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'Carnival Girl' by Utah writer tells of struggles in post-WWII Germany

Last updated Friday, April 27, 2012 - 4:54pm

PROVO -- Utah author Sonja Herbert, a German immigrant and convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has written "Carnival Girl: Searching for God in the Aftermath of War," scheduled for release in June.

The book describes her struggles growing up in post-WWII Germany and her journey to find faith in her personal memoir, according to a news release from Cedar Fort Publishing.

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Free talk to look at Nauvoo, Battalion

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 11:09pm

OGDEN -- The Ogden Family History Center will host a talk on "History of Nauvoo 1840s, the Mormon Battalion and Settlement of the Great Basin" at 10 a.m. Saturday at the center, 539 24th St.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Richard Sadler, professor of history at Weber State University and co-author of "Ogden, Junction City" and other works. His talk is free.

Following the talk, two workshops will be held, one on finding your ancestors who lived in Nauvoo and another on the Mormon Battalion's help in settling the Ogden area.

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Author Brandon Mull speaks to students at Mound Fort Junior High School in Ogden on Thursday. Mull, of Highland, is the author of the "Fablehaven" series of fantasy books.(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

'Fablehaven' authors taps into Ogden students' creativity

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 8:53pm

OGDEN — It felt a little like “The Price is Right” at Mound Fort Junior High School on Thursday morning, as best-selling young-adult author Brandon Mull took answers from the audience on creative ways a character could travel to another world.

Three students lined up in the front of the auditorium as he showed examples of how to create a story. Students took suggestions from their peers amid laughter and giggles at some of the ideas.

“A shower!” one student yelled.

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Tickets to author event disappear rapidly

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 10:49pm

FARMINGTON -- Tickets for the event moved at a Justin Bieber pace. After 30 minutes, they were gone. Only standby tickets now remain, say officials.

The draw: Popular fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, author of the "Mistborn" series.

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Eugenia Mae Chapman

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 12:50pm

Eugenia Mae Chapman, who was born Feb. 27, 1923, in Salt Lake City, died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at the Centerville home of her daughter. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 1, at the Centerville Park Ward Chapel, 1125 N. 400 West. Friends and family are welcome to visit at Lindquist’s Bountiful Mortuary, 727 N. 400 East, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 30, and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church before the service. Interment, Centerville City Cemetery. For those who would like to contribute a gift in Eugenia Chapman’s name, donate to Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Condolences may be posted at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Utah author reinvigorates quest genre

Los Angeles Times, Susan Carpenter

Last updated Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 10:38am

"BEYONDERS: A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES." By Brandon Mull. Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. 456 pages. $19.99.

For decades, kids have been inadvertently stumbling into alternate realities through children's literature. In "The Chronicles of Narnia," it was a wardrobe that served as the portal. With "Beyonders: A World Without Heroes," it's the yawning jaws of a hippo.

This intriguing beginning leads to an even more imaginative quest in the kickoff to a new fantasy trilogy from Utah author Brandon Mull, who wrote the best-selling young-adult series "Fablehaven," which chronicled a pair of siblings who learn their grandparents are taking care of magical creatures in a secret wildlife park.

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