ETERNAL by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, 2009, 2010). Ages 14-up. Also published by Alfa Basim Yayim Dagitim (Turkey), Amber (Poland), Walker Books (U.K.), and Walker Australia and New Zealand.
At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul,
Warning: Plot Spoilers
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At last Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul, Miranda goes from high-school theatre wannabe to glamorous royal fiend overnight.
Her reckless and adoring guardian angel, meanwhile—fighting in guise as the princess’s personal assistant—has his work cut out for him with the Master’s Death Day gala fast approaching.
HWM: What made you venture into Gothic fantasy?
CLS: I’m spooky by nature. Scary stories have appealed to me since junior high, and I was writing the kind of books I love to read. — Writing the True with Cynthia Leitich Smith: an interview from Vivian at HipWriterMama.
CLS: Once you have a whole draft,