{"id":1863,"date":"2008-11-30T20:49:52","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T20:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2008-12-01T15:52:27","modified_gmt":"2008-12-01T15:52:27","slug":"book-zorgamazoo-by-rp-weston-nara-ken-2002-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/30\/book-zorgamazoo-by-rp-weston-nara-ken-2002-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Book:  Zorgamazoo &#8211; by R.P. Weston (Nara-ken, 2002-04)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zorgamazoo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3221\/2846159226_91f24e89e7.jpg?v=0\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>I just learned about another JET alum author named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zorgamazoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rob Weston<\/strong><\/a> (Nara-ken, 2002-04), currently a resident of Toronto, thanks to JETAA DC newsletter chair <strong>Gina Anderson<\/strong> (Nara-ken, 2003-05).<\/p>\n<p>Rob is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zorgamazoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Zorgamazoo<\/strong><\/a>, a &#8220;rhyming, rhythmical tale of Katrina, a girl with a big heart and an even bigger imagination&#8221; published this year by <a href=\"http:\/\/us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9781595141996,00.html?strSrchSql=zorgamazoo\/Zorgamazoo_Robert_Paul_Weston#\" target=\"_blank\">Penguin Books<\/a> and available via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zorgamazoo-Robert-Paul-Weston\/dp\/1595141995\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Zorgamazoo\/Robert-Paul-Weston\/e\/9781595141996\/?itm=1\" target=\"_blank\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/62-9781595141996-0\" target=\"_blank\">Powells<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the website for the book (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zorgamazoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.zorgamazoo.com)<\/a><\/strong> is any indication, then the book seems like an exceedingly fun read for adults as well as children.\u00a0 (Plus, I read the free excerpt and it turns out it is as fun as the website.)<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow Rob&#8217;s blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/wayofthewest.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>wayofthewest.wordpress.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FYI, to see a list of all JET alum authors (of which JetWit is aware), go to <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/library\/authorsbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">jetwit.com\/wordpress\/library\/authorsbooks<\/a>.\u00a0 And if you know of any others, be a good JET alum and send an e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:jetwit@jetwit.com\"><strong>jetwit \/att\/ jetwit \/dotto\/ com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just learned about another JET alum author named Rob Weston (Nara-ken, 2002-04), currently a resident of Toronto, thanks to JETAA DC newsletter chair Gina Anderson (Nara-ken, 2003-05). 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