S. Terrell French is the first-time author of Operation Redwood (Amulet, 2009). From the promotional copy:
Waking up alone in an abandoned office, Julian Carter-Li intercepts an angry e-mail message meant for his high-powered uncle:
Sibley Carter is a moron and a world-class jerk!!!
With that, Operation Redwood is set in motion as Julian discovers his Uncle Sibley’s plan to log an ancient redwood grove in Northern California.
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R. J. Anderson is the first-time author of Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter (HarperCollins, 2009)(read R. J.’s LJ). From the promotional copy:
There are humans at the bottom of the garden, and a glimpse inside their forbidden House convinces the fierce young faery hunter known as Knife that they have knowledge that could help her dying people.
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Megan Crewe is the first-time author of Give Up the Ghost (Henry Holt, 2009)(see Megan’s blog). From the promotional copy:
Cass McKenna much prefers the company of ghosts over “breathers.” Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody… and Cass loves dirt. She’s on a mission to expose the dirty secrets of the poseurs in her school.
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Cyn Balog is the first-time author of Fairy Tale (Delacorte, 2009). From the promotional copy:
Morgan Sparks and Cam Browne are a match made in heaven. They’ve been best friends since birth, they tell each other everything, and oh yeah–they’re totally hot for each other.
But a week before their joint Sweet Sixteen bash,
Jennifer Brown is the first-time author of Hate List (Little, Brown, Sept. 2009). From the promotional copy:
Five months ago, Valerie Leftman’s boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saves the life of a classmate, but is implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create.
Lauren Bjorkman is the first-time author of My Invented Life (Henry Holt, 2009). From the promotional copy:
Roz and Eva are sisters, friends, and rivals. Roz fantasizes about snagging the lead in the school play and landing sexy skate god Bryan as her boyfriend.
Sadly, a few obstacles stand between her and her dream.
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C. Lee McKenzie is the first-time author of Sliding on the Edge (WestSide Books, 2009). From the promotional copy:
It’s not a heart-grabbing noise like when somebody jiggles the doorknob to see if it’s locked. It’s not a bitter smell like the electrical short we had last month, when all the breakers popped.
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Pam Bachorz is the first-time author of Candor (Egmont, 2009). From the promotional copy:
Oscar Banks has everything under control. In a town where his father brainwashes everyone, he’s found a way to secretly fight the subliminal Messages.
He’s got them all fooled: Oscar’s the top student and the best-behaved teen in town.
Malinda Lo is the first-time author of Ash (Little, Brown, 2009). From the promotional copy:
In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her.
Cynthia Jaynes Omololu is the first-time author of When It’s Six O’Clock in San Francisco: A Trip Through Time Zones, illustrated by Randy DuBurke (Clarion, July 20, 2009). From the promotional copy:
As one little boy is eating breakfast in San Francisco, another kid in London is playing football with his mates,
