Adrienne Sylver is the first-time author of Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith (Dutton, May 13, 2010). From the promotional copy:
If we are what we eat, Americans are hot dogs.
We ate them on the way to the moon and served them to the king of England.
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Holly Schindler is the first-time author of A Blue So Dark (Flux, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Fifteen-year-old Aura Ambrose has been hiding a secret. Her mother, a talented artist and art teacher, is slowly being consumed by schizophrenia, and Aura has been her sole caretaker ever since Aura’s dad left them.
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Christina Diaz Gonzalez is the first-time author of The Red Umbrella (Knopf, 2010). From the promotional copy:
The Red Umbrella is the moving tale of a 14-year-old girl’s journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan—an organized exodus of more than 14,000 unaccompanied children, whose parents sent them away to escape Fidel Castro’s revolution.
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Y. S. Lee is the first-time author of The Agency: A Spy in the House (The Agency Trilogy: Book One)(Candlewick, 2010)(excerpt). From the promotional copy:
Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners —
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Rachel Hawkins is the first-time author of Hex Hall (Disney-Hyperion, March 2, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It’s gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie’s estranged father–an elusive European warlock–only when necessary.
