I am in Dallas today, giving a workshop on social networking–which I am qualified to do only because I can tell people how NOT to make all the mistakes I’ve already made over the last three years. But that made me realize it has been THREE YEARS since I cluelessly started blogging. It also reminds me that I need to say thank you to all of you who have hung in here with me. (Especially this last few months when I have been completely erratic about everything including personal hygiene while editing. 🙂
THANK YOU.
And for anyone who is just finding the blog, that’s great. You missed out on all the mistakes!
My edits are due on Wednesday night, and then I should have about a week of respite before I get them back. I may be able to get to answering some emails and comments, not to mention taking a nice LONG shower or two, in that week.
Meanwhile, I would love for you all to welcome Alyssa Hamilton and Kate Foley, who are making their internships with us permanent! YAY! They are both fantastic, and they have already proven they can be great additions to the team!
Have a great week, everyone!
Martina
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Young Adult Novel Giveaways This Week
RED by Alison Cherry
Having red hair is all that matters in Scarletville. Redheads hold all the power—and everybody knows it. That’s why Felicity is scared down to her roots when she receives an anonymous note:
I know your secret.
Because Felicity is a big fake. Her hair color comes straight out of a bottle. And if anyone discovered the truth, she’d be a social outcast faster than she could say “strawberry blond.” Her mother would disown her, her friends would shun her, and her boyfriend would dump her. And forget about winning that pageant crown and the prize money that comes with it—money that would allow her to fulfill her dream of going to art school.
Felicity isn’t about to let someone blackmail her life away. But just how far is she willing to go to protect her red cred?
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Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
Hardcover
Katherine Tegen Books
Released 10/22/2013
What if your whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?
The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth’s #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.
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Young Adult Novel Giveaway Last Week
Teardropby Lauren Kate
Hardcover
Delacorte Press
Released 10/22/2013
Winner: Claire Wezet
Never, ever cry. . . . Eureka Boudreaux’s mother drilled that rule into her daughter years ago. But now her mother is gone, and everywhere Eureka goes he is there: Ander, the tall, pale blond boy who seems to know things he shouldn’t, who tells Eureka she is in grave danger, who comes closer to making her cry than anyone has before.
But Ander doesn’t know Eureka’s darkest secret: ever since her mother drowned in a freak accident, Eureka wishes she were dead, too. She has little left that she cares about, just her oldest friend, Brooks, and a strange inheritance–a locket, a letter, a mysterious stone, and an ancient book no one understands. The book contains a haunting tale about a girl who got her heart broken and cried an entire continent into the sea. Eureka is about to discover that the ancient tale is more than a story, that Ander might be telling the truth . . . and that her life has far darker undercurrents than she ever imagined. From Lauren Kate comes an epic saga of heart-stopping romance, devastating secrets, and dark magic . . . a world where everything you love can be washed away.
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Indigoby Gina Linko
Hardcover
Random House Books for Young Readers
Released 10/22/2013
WINNER: Manju Howard
A gift?
A curse?
A moment that changes everything. . . .
Caught in an unexpected spring squall, Corrine’s first instinct is to protect her little sister Sophie after a nasty fall. But when Corrine reaches out to comfort her sister, the exact opposite occurs. Her touch–charged with an otherworldly force and bursting with blinding indigo color–surges violently from Corrine to her sister. In an instant, Sophie is dead. From that moment on, Corrine convinces herself that everyone would be better off if she simply withdrew from life.
When her family abruptly moves to New Orleans, Corrine’s withdrawal is made all the easier. No friends. No connections. No chance of hurting anyone. But strange things continue to happen around her in this haunting, mystical city. And she realizes that her power cannot be ignored, especially when Rennick, a talented local artist with a bad-boy past, suggests another possibility: Corrine might have the touch. An ability to heal those around her. But knowing what happened to her sister, can Corrine trust her gift?
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Cali Willette
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