Karyn Henley is the first-time author of Breath of Angel (WaterBrook/Random House, 2011)(teacher guide (PDF)). From the promotional copy:
“The stranger’s cloak fell back, and with it, a long, white blood-stained wing.”
Melaia, a young priestess, witnesses the gruesome murder of an emaciated stranger in the temple courtyard.
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Dawn Metcalf is the first-time author of Luminous (Dutton, 2011). From the promotional copy:
When sixteen-year old Consuela Chavez discovers that she can remove her skin, revealing a lustrous mother-of-pearl skeleton, she slips into a parallel world known as the Flow; a place inhabited by archetypal teens with extraordinary abilities.
Crafting skins out of anything – air,
Tommy Greenwald is the first-time author of Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide To Not Reading (Roaring Brook, 2011).
Charlie Joe Jackson is proud to say that he’s never read an entire book from cover to cover. Sure, he’s glanced at the first chapter and last chapters and maybe even read the flap copy,
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Allan Woodrow is the first-time author of The Rotten Adventures of Zachary Ruthless (HarperCollins, 2011)(author blog). From the promotional copy:
Zachary would do anything to join the Society Of Utterly Rotten, Beastly And Loathsome Lawbreaking Scoundrels, the world’s most horrible gang of super villains. But first he must perform a truly terrible deed.
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My name: Alissa Grosso is the first-time author of Popular (Flux, 2011). From the promotional copy:
For reigning popularity queen Hamilton Best, the very idea of graduation is filled with fear. She’s always been the star of Fidelity High’s most exclusive clique, idolized for her perfection and her fabulous parties—you know you’re “in”
Christina Mandelski is the first-time author of The Sweetest Thing (Egmont USA, 2011). From the promotional copy:
In the world of Sheridan Wells, life is perfect when she’s decorating a cake. Unfortunately, everything else is a complete mess: her mom ran off years ago, her dad is more interested in his restaurant and the idea of a boyfriend is laughable.
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Sheila O’Connor is the first-time author of Sparrrow Road (G.P. Putnam’s and Sons, 2011). From the promotional copy:
“No music. No TV. No computer. No telephone.
And everyday, silence until supper.”
Those are the rules of Sparrow Road, an eerie artist mansion in the country, where Raine O’Rourke is forced to spend her summer.
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Gae Polisner is the first-time author of The Pull of Gravity (Frances Foster/FSG, 2011). From the promotional copy:
While Nick Gardner’s family is falling apart, his best friend, Scooter, is dying from a freak disease.
The Scoot’s final wish is that Nick and their quirky classmate, Jaycee Amato, deliver a prized first-edition copy of Of Mice and Men to the Scoot’s father.
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Maureen McGowan is the first-time author of Cinderella: Ninja Warrior and Sleeping Beauty: Vampire Slayer (both Silver Dolphin, 2011). From the promotional copy of Sleeping Beauty: Vampire Slayer (see more on CNW below):
In this thrilling story full of adventure and romance, Sleeping Beauty is more than just a lonely princess waiting for her prince–she’s a brave,
Erin E. Moulton is the first-time author of Flutter: The Story of Four Sisters and One Incredible Journey (Philomel, 2011). From the promotional copy:
Big things are about the happen at Maple’s house. Mama’s going to have a baby, which means now there will be four Rittle sisters instead of just three.
