The following people are wanted for crimes of pure awesomeness. Please feel free to browse around and pay the very reasonable bounties.
In other words, these are my friends who have published books (or will shortly).
~PUBLISHED~
Bethany is one of those awesome teachery-types who not only kicks ass in the classroom but in real life as well. So much ass-kicking. Her first novel is out now. Don’t miss it.
Parker Prescott is an ice princess. Cold, aloof, a snob. At least, that’s what everyone says on Marion Hennessey’s blog. And everyone reads Marion Hennessey’s blog.
Parker Prescott is a middle child. She’s the good one, the dependable one, the one her parents trust. Well . . . she used to be.
Parker Prescott’s parents want her to break up with her boyfriend. But she already did, two weeks ago. And then she realized it was a mistake. He came over. He had the handcuffs in his pocket. Everything went downhill from there. Sort of.
Parker Prescott’s world is changing and she no longer knows who she is. Does anyone?
Take it from me, Hannah is le awesome with extra sauce. One night I dreamed I was her, and it made me really really happy. Until I woke up and wasn’t. Her debut novel, Break, is now available. It’s already received a starred booklist review (and I’ve already read it, and it totally deserved it). And isn’t that the most amazing cover? The text at the bottom that you can’t read says, “How far is too far?”
Jonah is on a mission to break every bone in his body. Everyone knows that broken bones grow back stronger than they were before, and Jonah wants to be stronger—needs to be stronger—because everything around him is falling apart. Breaking, and then healing, is Jonah’s only way to cope with the stresses of home, girls, and the world on his shoulders. This is the story of his self-destructive spiral, his rock-bottom moment, and how he finally learns to accept help and find true strength through recovery.
A writer and a painter, Cindy’s work is breathtaking on all counts. Her first novel, Silver Phoenix, is now available and has been receiving kudos all over the place. Click here to see her brushwork, and read below for a preview of the novel. /bootay shake! ;)
No one wanted Ai Ling. And deep down she is relieved—despite the dishonor she has brought upon her family—to be unbetrothed, free, and not some stranger’s subservient bride banished to the inner quarters.
But now, something is after her. Something terrifying—a force she cannot comprehend. And as the pieces of the puzzle start to fit together, Ai Ling begins to understand that her journey to the Palace of Fragrant Dreams in search of her beloved father—missing these many months—is so much more than that. Bravery, intelligence, the will to fight and fight hard . . . she will need all of these things. Just as she will need the new and mysterious power growing within her. She will also need help.
It is Chen Yong who finds her partly submerged and barely breathing at the edge of a deep lake. There is something of unspeakable evil trying to drag her under. On a quest of his own Chen Yong offers that help…and perhaps more.
~COMING NOT-AS-SOON~
Trish, aside from being très cool in a general sense, is also a Nerdfighter. I do not know what this means, but I so want to be one. See below for the blurb of her upcoming book, My Way or the Highway, which will be published in 2010. Will give bounty update as the time approaches.
After getting caught cheating on her U.S. History final, seventeen-year-old Jacey Lowell will not be spending three weeks in Europe with her friends. Instead, she’s been sentenced to two weeks aboard the eXtreme Teen Tour charter bus, which offers “an unforgettable adventure at some of our nation’s greatest historical landmarks”. (Or so the brochure says.)
Jacey has no interest in bonding with her eXtreme Teen tour mates and even less interest (yes, it’s possible) in seeing historical sites. But when the tour (and her luggage) leaves her behind in New York City, Jacey’s boring bus ride turns into a cross-country adventure that takes her places she’s never been before.
Rae Mariz
Contrary to popular belief, Rae is not a wrinkly Chinese dog. I know, it shocked me too. What she is is an extremely talented writer and all-around fabulous person. As of yet, the details of her crimes are sketchy, but here’s what we have so far about her debut, The Unidentified:
The story of a girl who goes to school in a mall edutainment center, where she and her friends play video games for grades and are surveyed 24/7 by the Sponsors for market research, until an anonymous group starts to stage shocking protests.
Suzbug rocks the socks off a clock. I feel so incredibly sorry for all of you who don’t know her. Her debut, The Naughty List, will be published in February 2010. Start saving now. I am. (Can you resist that cover?)
A new book series about a group of girls who investigate cheating boyfriends.
