Josh Berk is the first-time author of The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin (Knopf, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Being a hefty, deaf newcomer almost makes Will Halpin the least popular guy at Coaler High.
But when he befriends the only guy less popular than him, the dork-namic duo has the smarts and guts to figure out who knocked off the star quarterback.
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Anyone who has read my novels will already know that I have a “thing” for food.
Two of my novels even have food in the titles. I hesitate to call myself a “foodie,” but I probably fit the definition.
I love food. I like to make it,
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Lindsey Leavitt is the first-time author of Princess for Hire (Hyperion, 2010). From the promotional copy:
When an immaculately dressed woman steps out of an iridescent bubble and asks you if you’d like to become a substitute princess, do you a) run b) faint c) say Yes!
For Desi Bascomb,
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Join anthologists Holly Black @hollyblack and Cecil Castellucci @cecilseaskull, along with authors Libba Bray @LIBBABRAY, Cassandra Clare @cassieclare, Barry Lyga, Tracy Lynn @TracyLynntastic, Wendy Mass, and Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith @CynLeitichSmith for a #GEEKTASTIC tweet chat in celebration of the paperback release of Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd (Little,
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Ah, the Internet. Not only does it provide endless opportunities for procrastination (Huffington Post! Zappos! Dancing babies on You Tube!), but it also provides opportunities to talk directly to readers and writers.
As an author, I’ve always been active on social networks.
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The Pals in Peril Tourists’ Guide to Deepest, Darkest Delaware from M.T. Anderson. A fantasy tour guide of the state of Delaware–complete with sing-alongs and an interactive fantasy map on parchment. Read a Cynsations interview with Tobin.
My ALA wrap-up, in which I give a civil rights pioneer a piece of gum by Sibert Honor Author Chris Barton from Bartography.
From author M.T. Anderson‘s official website:
This book trailer, stitched together out of pieces filmed before M. T. Anderson’s unfortunate disappearance, discusses his new book The Suburb Beyond the Stars.
It is part of a larger set of documents about the strange and mysterious sightings and deaths in the area of Mount Norumbega — all of which will be released soon on Scholastic’s website.
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Learn about Ellen Schreiber.
What were you like as a YA reader?
I was what you would call a “reluctant” reader. I didn’t enjoy reading because, unfortunately, I didn’t find many books that I could relate to. There wasn’t the fun YA market there is today.
Who were your favorite authors?
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When I was in my final semester at Vermont College of Fine Arts—before joining the faculty in 2006—I worked with the remarkable Phyllis Root.
I was struggling with the character of the mother in a novel, and my own history kept getting in the way.
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Holly Nicole Hoxter is the first-time author of The Snowball Effect (HarperTeen, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Lainey Pike can tell you everything you need to know about the people in her family just by letting you know how they died. Her reckless stepfather drove his motorcycle off the highway and caused the biggest traffic jam in years.
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