Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, Feb. 10, 2009) is now available! Read an excerpt from Candlewick Press. From the promotional copy:
“At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die.
“Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul,
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Gene Brenek is the illustrator behind the tie-in designs for Tantalize (Candlewick, 2007, 2008) and Eternal (Candlewick, 2009) used on T-shirts and other items available from the Sanguini’s store at Cafe Press.
Gene is an author, illustrator, and advertising professional. In 2009, Gene received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick) goes on sale Tuesday, Feb. 10!
In celebration of the final countdown, you’re invited to enter to win an Eternal Grand Prize Giveaway Package!
2 First Prizes
One signed copy of Eternal
One Eternal T-shirt (choices below)
1 dragon finger puppet
1 bear finger puppet
bear stickers
guardian-angel token
signed bookmark
2 Second Prizes
One signed copy of Eternal
bear stickers
guardian-angel token
signed bookmark
12 Third Prizes
bear stickers
signed bookmark
signed bookplate
Here’s a peek at prizes!
Winners of the Cynsations Giveway of signed Eternal ARCs are: Olivia in Connecticut; Michelle in New York; Jocelyn in North Carolina; and Jennifer, a YA librarian in Wyoming! Congratulations to all of the winners! Your copies will go out on my next trip to the post office. Note: didn’t win? See an opportunity immediately below to win a final copy from Young Adult (&
Eighteen-year-old actress-director-writer Shayne Leighton is more like a rising constellation!
Today’s she’s back at Cynsations to discuss her latest book trailers and to tell us about her latest personal project, an upcoming film, “The Incubus.”
I had the pleasure of taking a sneak peek at her screenplay,
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For those having trouble connecting to the Facebook code, here’s the trailer on YouTube. The resolution is not as high, but you’ll be able to see it at least. Thanks for your patience!
Coming Feb. 10, 2009; from Candlewick Press…
Eternal trailer produced by Shayne Leighton. Trailer music from Beatsuite.com Music Library,
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Coming Feb. 10, 2009; from Candlewick Press…
Problems with the code? Try the next post for this version instead!
Eternal trailer produced by Shayne Leighton. Trailer music from Beatsuite.com Music Library, Dracul crest by Gene Brenek (illustrator interview),
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Teresa Harris on Teresa Harris: “I grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, a town with a lot of trees, a great library, and two great independent children’s bookstores. I spent a lot of time in the bookstores and the library–but never in the trees. Suffice it to say, I read a lot. And when I wasn’t reading, I wrote,
Patricia Aldana was born and brought up in Guatemala. She came to Canada in 1971, after attending university in the United States.
She founded Groundwood Books in 1978. Groundwood’s mandate was and has remained the publication of the highest quality Canadian children’s books for all ages. Increasingly this has meant finding and developing authors from all of Canada’s peoples–from the first people to the latest arrivals.
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Today I’m honored to be featured in an interview in conjunction with the Bradford Blog Bash in celebration of the release of GoldenGirl by Micol Ostow (Simon Pulse, Jan. 27, 2009).
Peek (on my favorite thing about blogging): “Being able to offer a most-days hearty dose of information and inspiration.”
