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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Riley Carney is the first-time author of The Fire Stone: Book One of The Reign of the Elements and The Water Stone: Book Two of The Reign of the Elements (both BookLight Press, 2010)(author blog). From the promotional copy of The Fire Stone:
Matt knows how to shovel hay,
Kristin Walker is the first-time author of A Match Made In High School (Razorbill, 2010). From the promotional copy:
When the principal announces that every senior must participate in a mandatory year-long Marriage Education program, Fiona Sheehan believes that her life can’t get any worse.
Then she marries her “husband”: jerky jock Todd,
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Tameka Fryer Brown is the first-time author of Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day, illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb (Abrams, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Neighbors gather on a hot summer day for a joyful block party: Kids play double Dutch; men debate at the barber shop and play chess;
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Inara Scott is the first-time author of Delcroix Academy: The Candidates (Hyperion, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Dancia Lewis is far from popular. And that’s not just because of her average grades or her less-than-glamorous wardrobe.
In fact, Dancia’s mediocrity is a welcome cover for her secret: whenever she sees a person threatening someone she cares about,
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Stephen Messer is the first-time author of Windblowne (Random House, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Every kite Oliver touches flies straight into the ground, making him the laughingstock of Windblowne.
With the kite-flying festival only days away, Oliver tracks down his reclusive great-uncle Gilbert, a former champion. With Gilbert’s help,
Meg Wiviott is the first-time author of Benno and the Night of Broken Glass, illustrated by Josee Bisaillon (Kar-Ben, 2010). From the promotional copy:
A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in its town during the period leading up to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass that becomes the true beginning of the Holocaust.
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Kristina McBride is the first-time author of The Tension of Opposites (Egmont, 2010)(author blog). From the promotional copy:
When Tessa’s best friend Noelle disappears right before the start of eighth grade, Tessa’s life changes completely–she shies away from her other friends and stops eating in the cafeteria.
Now,
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Jennifer R. Hubbard is the first-time author of The Secret Year (Viking, 2010)(author blog). From the promotional copy:
Take “Romeo and Juliet.” Add The Outsiders. Mix thoroughly.
Colt and Julia were secretly together for an entire year, and no one–not even Julia’s boyfriend–
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Amy Brecount White is the first-time author of Forget-Her-Nots (Greenwillow, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Something—some power—is blooming inside Laurel. She can use flowers to do things. Like bringing back lost memories. Or helping her friends ace tests. Or making people fall in love.
Laurel suspects her newfound ability has something to do with an ancient family secret,
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