Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith Cover Art, Flap Copy & New Pub Date

Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith Cover Art, Flap Copy & New Pub Date

Here’s the cover art for my YA Gothic fantasy, Blessed!

The publication date has been moved up. The novel will be available beginning Jan. 25, 2011 from Candlewick Press.

If you’re a die-hard, no-spoilers person, you may want to stop reading now. If not, continue on for my latest YA author bio,

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New Voice: Eden Maguire on Beautiful Dead (Book 1 – Jonas)

New Voice: Eden Maguire on Beautiful Dead (Book 1 – Jonas)

Eden Maguire is the first-time author of Beautiful Dead (Book 1 – Jonas)(Sourcebooks, 2010). From the promotional copy:

Not alive. Not dead. Somewhere in between lie the Beautiful Dead.

Something strange is happening at Ellerton High. Phoenix is the fourth teenager to die within a year. His street-fight stabbing follows the deaths of Jonas,

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Cynsational News & Giveaways

Cynsational News & Giveaways

Nightfall Scary Story Writing Contest from Lerner Books. Peek: “After reading Thaw—our free Night Fall™ eBook—we want you to become an author and create a creepy ending to a scary story just like the tales told in our new Night Fall series.” The winner will receive two complete sets of all six books in the Night Fall™ series—one for the winner and one for the winner’s school library;

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New Voice: Chiêu Anh Urban on Raindrops: A Shower of Colors

New Voice: Chiêu Anh Urban on Raindrops: A Shower of Colors

Chiêu Anh Urban is the first-time author of Raindrops: A Shower of Colors, illustrated by Viviana Garofoli (Sterling, 2010). From the promotional copy:

Look—a rainbow of colors is showering down on the animals!

This very simple, beautiful, and innovative concept book shows children how primary colors magically blend to create secondary ones.

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New Voice: Pamela Ellen Ferguson on Sunshine Picklelime

New Voice: Pamela Ellen Ferguson on Sunshine Picklelime

Pamela Ellen Ferguson is the first-time author of Sunshine Picklelime, illustrated by Christian Slade (Random House, 2010). From the promotional copy:

PJ Picklelime lives in a village very close to you. Meadows are knee-deep in wildflowers in early springtime. Summers are hot and dreamy when golden peaches the size of melons hang from the trees.

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