{"id":18323,"date":"2011-05-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-02-26T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T14:05:27","slug":"in-stores-this-week-with-interviews-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/in-stores-this-week-with-interviews-3\/","title":{"rendered":"In Stores This Week (with Interviews &#038; Giveaways)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin: 10px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ntweetmeme_url = 'http:\/\/childrenspublishing.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/in-stores-this-week-with-interviews.html';\ntweetmeme_hashtags = 'amwriting';\ntweetmeme_source='4kidlit';\n<\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/tweetmeme.com\/i\/scripts\/button.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" width=\"50\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a BIG week in YA. So jump in and meet the authors behind the books that release this week. And don&#8217;t forget to enter our giveaway all the way at the bottom of the post!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Week&#8217;s Interviews<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TheDiscovery-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"192\" border=\"0\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TheDiscovery-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18324\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0547393083\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0547393083\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Ghost Huntress Book 5: The Discovery<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0547393083\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/marleygibson.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Marley Gibson<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads:&nbsp;<span id=\"freeText8004855633576674812\"><em>After some time off, Kendall\u2019s ready to begin ghost hunting again. But her life is still in flux. She misses Patrick, her new love. She needs to find a photographer to replace Taylor. Plus, she may have discovered who her real father is, but to be sure, she has to convince his family she\u2019s not a fake. And then there\u2019s a certain doll that seems to be out to get her and her friends. A doll? How could that be? Unless, perhaps, it\u2019s not just a doll. Maybe it\u2019s a vessel containing the soul of a man so evil in life, not even death could stop his reign of terror. This could be Kendall\u2019s most terrifying and deadliest encounter yet.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SxVFsSQUSaM\/TbdNNUEusvI\/AAAAAAAABPY\/V3mKULpSUoY\/s1600\/Marley+Gibson.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" i8=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MarleyGibson.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18325\" width=\"130\" \/><\/a><strong>How long did you work on this book?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>It\u2019s funny\u2026people ask me that all the time and it\u2019s hard to put a time frame on it. I originally came up with the idea for the fourth and fifth GHOST HUNTRESS books in August 2009 when my editor told me she wanted more books. I had written a sales pitch then, but I hadn\u2019t really let the story flesh out. When I begin working on a book, I think about it all the time. I let it cook in my head before I let it play out into a written synopsis. The actual writing of the book started on June 11, 2010 and I turned it in to my editor on July 6, 2010. Yep\u2026you counted that correctly. A book in twenty-six days. I don\u2019t know why I do that. It\u2019s like, I work harder when I have a deadline breathing down my back. Just like I did in college with term papers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How was your journey to publication? Long, short, how many rejections?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Rejections? Many. So many. LOL! How many? I stopped counting. Honestly. I wanted to be a writer as long as I can remember. I have written in all of my corporate jobs, but it was what someone else wanted me to write \u2013 newsletters, press releases, product papers, blogs, etc. I started writing for publication on February 1, 2001. Yes, I remember the day that I opened the Word document and began the story that I was determined to finish. I\u2019d dabbled with ideas here and there for years and had several misfires of unfinished manuscripts. But on that day in February, I started what would turn out to be 863 pages of\u2026well, nothing sellable. However, by August of that year, I had finished it. And then I started another one. I got my first agent (bad!) in March of 2002 and my second agent (awesome!) in July of 2005. Six months later, I had a book deal. I credit her because she has her pulse on the trigger of the industry and knew the right editors and what they were looking for. So\u2026it was a long journey in that I first started writing when I was a child and then it took me five years, twelve completed manuscripts, and two agents to get \u201cthe call.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I get asked this a lot and it\u2019s a really simple answer. If you want to be a writer\u2026then write. Don\u2019t talk about it. Don\u2019t spend all of your time reading \u201chow to\u201d books. Don\u2019t use all your time on message boards getting into other people\u2019s dramas and work ethics. Don\u2019t write your favorite author asking the \u201csecret\u201d to getting published. Don\u2019t dwell on other\u2019s \u201covernight\u201d success and try to emulate it. If you want to write\u2026write. Sit down. Open Word. Start writing. And don\u2019t stop until you reach \u201cthe end.\u201d Tell the elves of self-doubt to take a hike and just enjoy the process. Most of all, if you don\u2019t love what you\u2019re writing, aren\u2019t fascinated by your characters and what they\u2019re going through, then an agent and editor won\u2019t either\u2026and readers certainly won\u2019t. Write from the heart and just do it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has surprised you most about becoming a published author?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The outpouring of support from readers. Rarely does a day pass that I don\u2019t get an e-mail from a fan. I\u2019ve gotten a ton. So many, I can\u2019t even count. But I save every one of them. Every. One. Each message touches me, encourages me, and keeps me writing. I\u2019m just so touched that people read my stories, love my characters, and identify with what they\u2019re going through. A really cool thing is that my GHOST HUNTRESS series is on the best seller list in the Philippines. I have a TON of teen fans from the Philippines. It\u2019s amazing how many e-mails I get from them and a lot of them have dreams of becoming a writer themselves. To know that I\u2019ve reached someone in another country with my words and story\u2026wow\u2026that\u2019s just pretty cool. I hope I can do this forever.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YzXB6JLuEEI\/TanH-6ug8gI\/AAAAAAAABKo\/cAQyuQtFJQk\/s1600\/The+Summer+of+Firsts+and+Lasts.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TheSummerofFirstsandLasts-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18326\" width=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/144240213X\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=144240213X\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">The Summer of Firsts and Lasts<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=144240213X\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/terraelan.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Terra Elan McVoy<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <span id=\"freeText15619871685359791451\"><em>Three sisters. One life-changing summer. Calla loves summer because summer means Duncan. They\u2019ve been best friends for years, but Calla has never worked up the nerve to tell him how she really feels. This summer, the summer before college, is Calla&#8217;s last chance. <\/em><em>Violet isn&#8217;t much of a rule breaker in real life. But this isn&#8217;t real life, this is summer, and Violet is determined to make the most of it. Besides, a little sneaking out never hurt anyone. And sneaking out with James is 100% worth the risk&#8230;even though James is completely off-limits. Daisy has never been the sister that boys notice, but when sparks fly with Joel at the first bonfire of summer, it seems so easy and right. So why is being his girlfriend so complicated?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xfbSx-LImmI\/TbdOfwoNxrI\/AAAAAAAABPg\/0dXYjHWD3rY\/s1600\/Terra+Elan+McVoy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" i8=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TerraElanMcVoy.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18327\" width=\"140\" \/><\/a><strong>How long did you work on this book?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Writing The Summer of Firsts and Lasts took me about nine months for the first draft. After that of course there were revisions and proofreads and all of that over the course of about a month or so. So, longer than a whole summer, but not quite a year!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How was your journey to publication? Long, short, how many rejections?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>As you all probably know, the journey to publication is different for everybody. Mine is a little long and winding, in that I really have been writing for most of my life, and studied it seriously in high school, college, and even in grad school. I didn\u2019t get interested in YA until I was working as an editorial assistant in New York, however (that\u2019s where the idea for Pure came from). Because I was in publishing and new a lot of editors, I talked to them about my idea which encouraged me to keep working on the manuscript. When I moved away to Atlanta, I stopped working on it, but an editor remembered my idea and approached me a year later. I worked on the outline and the pitch, and she took it in to acquisitions. The short version sounds so easy! But really it was almost two decades in the making.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Write and keep writing and don\u2019t stop writing. In the rest of your time (when you aren\u2019t, you know, being serious about school and friends and stuff), read. Read as much as you can. Read everything you can. That includes newspapers and magazines and books you wouldn\u2019t be caught dead looking at, not just the ones by authors you like. If you are serious about being a writer, you need to know what\u2019s already out there. You will ultimately be entering a conversation that\u2019s been going on for centuries and you don\u2019t want to sound like an idiot when you get there. And everything you read teaches you a little more about writing, anyway (even how not to write), so it\u2019s all good for you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has surprised you most about becoming a published author?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>What an awesome community of other writers and editors and bloggers and reviewers and readers and fans there are out there, and all the great ways you can connect with them. Writing is such a solitary practice\u2014just you, on your own, with the page\u2014so when you climb out of that state, it\u2019s really wonderful to be able to interact with so many people!<\/em> <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-igLJV0ofRyQ\/TanPyfhQGbI\/AAAAAAAABK8\/qccsKCmvsv0\/s1600\/Moonglass.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Moonglass-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18328\" width=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1442416947\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1442416947\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Moonglass<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1442416947\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jessikirby.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Jessi Kirby<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <em>I read once that water is a symbol for emotions. And for a while now, I&#8217;ve thought maybe my mother drowned in both. Anna&#8217;s life is upended when her father accepts a job transfer the summer before her junior year. It&#8217;s bad enough that she has to leave her friends and her life behind, but her dad is moving them to the beach where her parents first met and fell in love- a place awash in memories that Anna would just as soon leave under the surface. While life on the beach is pretty great, with ocean views and one adorable lifeguard in particular, there are also family secrets that were buried along the shore years ago. And the ebb and flow of the ocean&#8217;s tide means that nothing- not the sea glass that she collects on the sand and not the truths behind Anna&#8217;s mother&#8217;s death- stays buried forever.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xwy1TgwHbR0\/TbdP_yHH0GI\/AAAAAAAABPo\/OqxQ2PofKbE\/s1600\/Jessi+Kirby.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" i8=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/JessiKirby.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18329\" width=\"133\" \/><\/a><strong>How long did you work on this book?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I gave myself a year to write it and came in at around ten months. After that, I took a month or so to revise polish it up before I queried it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How was your journey to publication? Long, short, how many rejections?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I was extremely fortunate in that it all happened pretty quick. I began querying in October of 2009 and got my agent on December 31st&#8211;a day I will never forget because I got to meet her at my house, and that was the best New Years&#8217; Eve ever!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She had some revisions she wanted to see before she subbed it, so I did those and it went out and sold in February of 2010. Definitely a whirlwind process for me!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard it before, but it&#8217;s true: write what you love, regardless of trend, or other people&#8217;s opinions, or anything else out there. Write a book you&#8217;d want to read. Then revise the heck out of it. I&#8217;ve heard this said as well, but didn&#8217;t know how true it was until I had to do it again and again. The real writing happens in revision. That&#8217;s where you get to mold the story that&#8217;s on paper into the story you imagined in your head. And it takes work. And chocolate.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hXb0POVYY8I\/TanUfSzd-aI\/AAAAAAAABLM\/ZyQgqpC06CE\/s1600\/So+Much+Closer.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SoMuchCloser-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18330\" width=\"135\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0670012246\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0670012246\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">So Much Closer<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0670012246\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.susanecolasanti.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Susane Colasanti<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads:&nbsp;<span id=\"freeText17211557947253108463\"><em>When Brooke&#8217;s crush, Scott, moves from their suburban town to New York City, she decides to follow him there. Living with her formerly estranged dad and adapting to a new school are challenging, and things go from bad to worse when Brooke learns that Scott already has a girlfriend. But as she builds her new life, Brooke begins to discover a side of herself she never knew existed. And as she finds out, in the city that never sleeps, love can appear around any corner&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dy0DAdMWaQo\/Tb1fm5VuaaI\/AAAAAAAABP8\/eHQmmsBxOoA\/s1600\/Susane+Colasanti.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" j8=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SusaneColasanti.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18331\" width=\"157\" \/><\/a><strong>How long did you work on this book?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I started writing the first draft of So Much Closer in the summer of 2009. It took about five months to revise the draft into good enough shape to submit to my editors. They\u2019re excellent about getting back to me quickly with feedback for revisions. Revising took another five months. After copyediting, the first pass, and the second pass, So Much Closer was entirely completed in September 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How was your journey to publication? Long, short, how many rejections?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Rejections are part of every author\u2019s journey. Which sucks. But you can\u2019t let rejection stop you from moving forward. I was rejected by about seven publishers before an editor at Penguin wanted to work with me. She didn\u2019t offer me a contract right away, though. I was a teacher back then and didn\u2019t have a lot of writing time. I mainly did revisions over breaks and summers. After about two years of revising, I was offered a contract for When It Happens. That was a good day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Read. A lot. Write what makes you feel alive. If you\u2019re passionate about what you\u2019re writing, other people will want to read it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has surprised you most about becoming a published author?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>How much work is involved in the non-writing part of being an author is shocking. I am so thrilled to be an author now that everyone\u2019s online. It\u2019s awesome to be able to communicate with my readers so easily. But between answering emails, checking in on Facebook and Twitter, blogging, working on my website, on everything else I keep updated, it also means that I spend hours every day online. I think it\u2019s important to keep my online presence consistent and my website fresh. So the time commitment is totally worth it!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ht0VyTB-Df8\/TanSObEu11I\/AAAAAAAABLE\/9wwQhORWg6Y\/s1600\/The+Magnolia+League.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TheMagnoliaLeague-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18332\" width=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316078492\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0316078492\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">The Magnolia League<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0316078492\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katiecrouch.com\/new\/index.shtml\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Katie Crouch<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <span id=\"freeText3616750205706834335\"><em>After the death of her free-spirited mother, sixteen-year-old Alex Lee must leave her home in northern California to live with her wealthy grandmother in Savannah, Georgia. By birth, Alex is a rightful, if unwilling, member of the Magnolia League, Savannah&#8217;s long-standing debutante society. She quickly discovers that the Magnolias have made a pact with a legendary hoodoo family, the Buzzards. The Magnolias enjoy youth, beauty and power. But at what price?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-oTzaoyPnjL0\/TbdQu0BYIUI\/AAAAAAAABPs\/7sjhRLWuxkQ\/s1600\/Katie+Crouch.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"148\" i8=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/KatieCrouch.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18333\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><strong>How long did you work on this book?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I worked on the Magnolia League for about a year and a half. I had a baby in the middle, however, so much was written in a mad rush last summer after I found a great babysitter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How was your journey to publication? Long, short, how many rejections?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Looooong. I have to say, I earned my chops. I&#8217;ve been writing since grade school, and throughout my twenties was sending out articles and stories to magazines. Many, many rejections. At 29, I took two years off from the real world to get my MFA from Columbia University. I received a litany of &#8220;no&#8221; letters during that time, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My first book was finally accepted by my agent after seven full revisions when I was 32. He sold the book pretty easily, but we had pored over every single word first.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You know, in grad school, I don&#8217;t think anyone in my class would have picked me as the person who would, five years later, become a bestselling author. A lot of people didn&#8217;t like my writing. It was too dark, too funny, not intellectual enough, too all over the place. And I didn&#8217;t stand out. I&#8217;m not belittling myself&#8211;I know that I have talent. But there were some real geniuses there. Yet the fact is I just never gave up. I&#8217;m a real workhorse. I plod along every day. Some days the work is great, some days I have to trash it all. But I have worked every single day on my writing, and it&#8217;s paid off.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So there&#8217;s a moral here: Don&#8217;t give up! If you really want to be a writer, it will happen. But it takes patience and hard work. You also have to completely ignore what other people say or accomplish. As the great Ellen Gilchrist once said, you need to play our own game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Write every day. Even if it&#8217;s just a sentence. And keep it! I derived a lot of Mag League from my old diaries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Also, (ironically, as this is a blog!) stay off of the Internet as much as possible. It&#8217;s a time suck and does nothing for your ability to write or observe real life. Read real books &#8211; the kind with paper pages. And write by hand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has surprised you most about becoming a published author?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>How little life changed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Releases<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nxc4IqJYt2Y\/TanHIva59TI\/AAAAAAAABKk\/G1Z6C66gOy8\/s1600\/Shift.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Shift-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18334\" width=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416994084\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1416994084\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Shift (Shade, Book 2)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">&nbsp;by <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jerismithready.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Jeri Smith-Ready<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <em>Aura\u2019s life is anything but easy. Her boyfriend, Logan, died, and his slides between ghost and shade have left her reeling. Aura knows he needs her now more than ever. She loves Logan, but she can\u2019t deny her connection with the totally supportive, totally gorgeous Zachary. And she\u2019s not sure that she wants to. Logan and Zachary will fight to be the one by her side, but Aura needs them both to uncover the mystery of her past\u2014the mystery of the Shift. As Aura\u2019s search uncovers new truths, she must decide whom to trust with her secrets\u2026and her heart.<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jt95v7ljvnw\/Tb1h1_GXLUI\/AAAAAAAABQA\/dc658ICe0QM\/s1600\/Sorta+Like+a+Rock+Star.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" j8=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SortaLikeaRockStar-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18335\" width=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316043532\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0316043532\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Sorta Like a Rock Star<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0316043532&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewquickwriter.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Matthew Quick<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <span id=\"freeText14647841373948479189\"><em>Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom&#8217;s boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B) have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self-proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber&#8217;s optimism&#8211;and her way of life, can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope? With an oddball cast of characters, and a heartwarming, inspiring story, this novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope.<\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mOIxe1oaor4\/TanLXML_tvI\/AAAAAAAABKw\/e2oW2HQlwdQ\/s1600\/Compulsion.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Compulsion.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18336\" width=\"135\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0061993867\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0061993867\"><strong>Compulsion<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0061993867\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiayarbe.com\/\"><strong>Heidi Ayarbe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <span id=\"freeText7643344554425662021\"><em>Today has to be perfect. Magic. I look at the clock. 10:14 am. Ten fourteen. One plus one is two plus four is six plus ten is sixteen minus one is fifteen minus two is thirteen. OK.&nbsp;I turn from the clock and walk into the hallway. &#8220;Ready.\u201d Saturday will be the third state soccer championship in a row for Jake Martin. Three. A good number. Prime. With Jake on the field, Carson City High can\u2019t lose, because Jake has the magic: a self-created protection generated by his obsession with prime numbers. It\u2019s the magic that has every top soccer university recruiting Jake, the magic that keeps his family safe, and the magic that suppresses his anxiety attacks. But the magic is Jake\u2019s prison, because getting it means his compulsions take over nearly every aspect of his life. Jake\u2019s convinced the magic will be permanent after Saturday, the perfect day, when every prime has converged. Once the game is over, he won\u2019t have to rely on his sister, Kasey, to concoct excuses for his odd rituals. His dad will stop treating him like he is some freak. Maybe he\u2019ll even make a friend other than Luc. But what if it doesn\u2019t work? What if the numbers never go away?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PapJrKKahk4\/TanMuYQiM2I\/AAAAAAAABK0\/dOSd7Vknmzw\/s1600\/Illusions.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Illusions.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18337\" width=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0061668095\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0061668095\"><strong>Illusions (Wings #3)<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aprilynnepike.com\/\"><strong>Aprilynne Pike<\/strong><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0061668095\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <span id=\"freeText12151301349548368191\"><em>Laurel hasn&#8217;t seen Tamani since she begged him to let her go last year. Though her heart still aches, Laurel is confident that David was the right choice. But just as life is returning to normal, Laurel discovers that a hidden enemy lies in wait. Once again, Laurel must turn to Tamani to protect and guide her, for the danger that now threatens Avalon is one that no faerie thought would ever be possible. And for the first time, Laurel cannot be sure that her side will prevail.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lju-YXwRAM4\/TanOTk7BN3I\/AAAAAAAABK4\/yyv_VGreVYI\/s1600\/Divergent.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Divergent.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18338\" width=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0062024027\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0062024027\"><strong>Divergent (Divergent Trilogy)<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0062024027\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com\/\"><strong>Veronica Roth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads:&nbsp;<span id=\"freeText4774040097285404560\"><em>In Beatrice Prior&#8217;s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue\u2014Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is\u2014she can&#8217;t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are\u2014and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she&#8217;s chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she&#8217;s kept hidden from everyone because she&#8217;s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8LNpULXyt4o\/TanKIUKFsPI\/AAAAAAAABKs\/YLZRsYJWhN0\/s1600\/Sixteenth+Summer.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SixteenthSummer.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18339\" width=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1442423447\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1442423447\"><strong>Sixteenth Summer<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1442423447\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/authors.simonandschuster.com\/Michelle-Dalton\/79222973\"><strong>Michelle Dalton<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <em>Anna is dreading another tourist-filled summer on Dune Island that follows the same routine: beach, ice cream, friends, repeat. That is, until she locks eyes with Will, the gorgeous and sweet guy visiting from New York. Soon, her summer is filled with flirtatious fun as Anna falls head over heels in love. But with every perfect afternoon, sweet kiss, and walk on the beach, Anna can\u2019t ignore that the days are quickly growing shorter, and Will has to leave at the end of August. Anna\u2019s never felt anything like this before, but when forever isn\u2019t even a possibility, one summer doesn\u2019t feel worth the promise of her heart breaking\u2026.<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-d0vM36GGgts\/TanRvBvT0LI\/AAAAAAAABLA\/9ygC2xnMttw\/s1600\/The+Throne+of+Fire.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TheThroneofFire.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18340\" width=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1423140567\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1423140567\"><strong>The Kane Chronicles, The, Book Two: Throne of Fire<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1423140567\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rickriordan.com\/home.aspx\"><strong>Rick Riordan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <span id=\"freeText7147743573814249880\"><em>Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister Sadie have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command, but the devious gods haven&#8217;t given them much time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, which has become a training ground for young magicians. And now their most threatening enemy yet &#8211; the chaos snake Apophis &#8211; is rising. If they don&#8217;t prevent him from breaking free in a few days&#8217; time, the world will come to an end. In other words, it&#8217;s a typical week for the Kane family. To have any chance of battling the Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra. But that would be a feat more powerful than any magician has ever accomplished. First they have to search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. Oh, and did we mention that no one knows where Ra is exactly?<\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eTSyFmIrEIQ\/TanTbOHnFxI\/AAAAAAAABLI\/C0M0UDH4atU\/s1600\/Bite+Club.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/BiteClub.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18341\" width=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0451233182\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0451233182\"><strong>Bite Club (Morganville Vampires, Book 10)<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0451233182\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rachelcaine.com\/Rachel_Caine_-_Writer\/Home.html\"><strong>Rachel Caine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads: <em>After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. But someone else wants them to get ready to rumble. There&#8217;s a new extreme sport getting picked up on the Internet: bare- knuckle fights pitting captured vampires against each other-or humans. Tracking the remote signal leads Claire- accompanied by her friends and frenemies-to discover that what started as an online brawl will soon threaten everyone in Morganville&#8230;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NF9hWpMLx-s\/TanDngQKENI\/AAAAAAAABKU\/a41VE1hup8E\/s1600\/Shine.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Shine.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18342\" width=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0810984172\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0810984172\"><strong>Shine<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0810984172\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurenmyracle.com\/\"><strong>Lauren Myracle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads:&nbsp;<span id=\"freeText2865298707955445584\"><em>When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. Richly atmospheric, this daring mystery mines the secrets of a tightly knit Southern community and examines the strength of will it takes to go against everyone you know in the name of justice.&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DeadisNotanOption.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"179\" border=\"0\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DeadisNotanOption.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18343\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0547345933\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0547345933\"><strong>Dead Is Not an Option<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0547345933\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/members.cox.net\/mardperez\/\"><strong>Marlene Perez<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Amazon: <em>It\u2019s springtime of senior year, and psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano is preparing to say goodbye to Nightshade High. But no college acceptance letters have arrived yet, and she\u2019s beginning to worry about where she\u2019ll end up come fall\u2014and if it will be anywhere near her boyfriend, Ryan. But that\u2019s not the only uncertainty Daisy\u2019s dealing with. There\u2019s a vamps-versus-shifters war going on in Nightshade, and things are so tense that there is talk of canceling the prom. The conflict is carrying over to the Giordano home, since Rose and Daisy are both dating werewolves and Poppy\u2019s new boyfriend is a vampire.<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-izcsGcSo5zI\/TanFRYDgjuI\/AAAAAAAABKc\/Tmh5FogEyh0\/s1600\/The+Cellar.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" r6=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transmediamutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TheCellar.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18344\" width=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0547232535\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adveninchilds-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0547232535\"><strong>The Cellar<\/strong><\/a><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=adveninchilds-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0547232535\" style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajwhitten.com\/\"><strong>A.J. Whitten<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Goodreads:&nbsp;<span id=\"freeText2139319594015108431\"><em>Meredith Willis is suspicious of Adrien, the new guy next door. When she dares to sneak a look into the windows of his house, she sees something in the cellar that makes her believe that Adrien might be more than just a creep\u2014he may be an actual monster. But her sister, Heather, doesn\u2019t share Meredith\u2019s repulsion. Heather believes Adrien is the only guy who really understands her. In fact, she may be falling in love with him. When Adrien and Heather are cast as the leads in the school production of Romeo and Juliet, to Heather, it feels like fate. To Meredith, it feels like a bad omen. But if she tries to tear the couple apart, she could end up in the last place she\u2019d ever want to be: the cellar. Can Meredith convince her sister that she\u2019s dating the living dead before it\u2019s too late for both of them?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Giveaway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s face it- we&#8217;re all bookaholics, or else we wouldn&#8217;t be here. Want to get one of these books guilt-free? Enter to win SHIFT, SORTA LIKE A ROCK STAR, THE DISCOVERY: GHOST HUNTRESS 5, THE SUMMER OF FIRSTS AND LASTS, MOONGLASS, THE MAGNOLIA LEAGUE, or <strong>2 copies<\/strong> of SO MUCH CLOSER. To win, fill out the form below and leave a comment on this post. 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