Marsha Riti on Marsha Riti: “I am a freelance illustrator based out of Austin, Texas. I have a BFA in studio art from the University of Texas in Austin. I love to create, and I take inspiration from early comic artists as well as more recent ones with a slight mid-century twist.”
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Audrey Vernick‘s debut novel Water Balloon (Clarion, 2011) is now available. From the promotional copy:
A warm debut novel about friendship and first love, from a popular picture-book author.
Marley’s life is as precarious as an overfull water balloon—one false move and everything will burst. Her best friends are pulling away from her,
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Shayne Leighton is the first-time author of Of Light and Darkness (Book 1: The Vampire’s Daughter) (Decadent, 2011). From the promotional copy:
When one human stands before an army of impossible obstacles, the likelihood of overcoming them in this coming-of-age modern fairytale may result in war between light and darkness.
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Michele Weber Hurwitz is the first-time author of Calli Be Gold (Random House/Wendy Lamb Books, 2011). From the promotional copy:
Observant but quiet fifth grader Calli Gold doesn’t seem to fit in with her loud, rushing family.
Calli is the youngest child in a funny, endearing yet somewhat misguided suburban family that places high importance on achievement.
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Michelle Ray is the first-time author of Falling for Hamlet (Little, Brown/Poppy, 2011). From the promotional copy:
Meet Ophelia, high school senior, daughter of the Danish king’s most trusted adviser, and longtime girlfriend of Prince Hamlet.
She lives a glamorous life, has a royal social circle, and her beautiful face is splashed across magazines and TV.
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Alex Epstein is the first-time author of The Circle Cast: The Lost Years of Morgan le Fay (Tradewind, 2011)(blog). From the promotional copy:
The sorceress Morgan le Fay – seducer of King Arthur and destroyer of Britain – was a girl once. But how did an exiled girl become a king’s nemesis?
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Ashlee Fletcher is the first-time author-illustrator of My Dog, My Cat (Tanglewood, 2011). From the promotional copy:
Readers learn the differences between dogs and cats and the way that love can bind even the most different of creatures together.
Could you tell us the story of “the call”
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Sheela Chari is the first-time author of Vanished (Hyperion, 2011)(author LJ). From the promotional copy:
Eleven-year-old Neela dreams of being a famous musician, performing for admiring crowds on her traditional Indian stringed instrument. Her particular instrument used to be her grandmother’s—made of warm, rich wood, and intricately carved with a mysterious-looking dragon.
Joseph Lunievicz is the first-time author of Open Wounds (WestSide, 2011). From the promotional copy:
Cid Wymann, a scrappy kid fighting to survive a harsh upbringing in Queens, New York, is almost a prisoner in his own home. His only escape is sneaking to Times Square to see Errol Flynn movies full of swordplay and duels.
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Natalie Zaman and Charlotte Bennardo are the first-time authors of Sirenz (Flux, 2011). From the promotional copy:
Bickering frenemies Meg and Shar are doing some serious damage at a midnight sample sale when the fashionistas find themselves arguing over a pair of shoes-with fatal consequences.
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