Thursday 20 September 2012

Victory is Normal(ish)


Well, the Back to School Extravaganza with my YA imprint Euterpe is over, and winners have been picked. I somehow lucked out and won a copy of Normalish by Margaret Lesh. Outstanding! First, I wanted to send a ginormous thank you to Susan Sipal personally for having me as a guest on her blog last week when I wrote about the Nottingham Caves. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, clink on the link. Cheers to you, Susan, and thank you for your generosity and kindness! Harry Potter fans may want to check out Susan’s blog, Myth, Magic & Mystery.
I also want to congratulate the winners of the Back to School Extravaganza personally. First, the winner of my prize pack, which includes a signed paperback of The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis, an Ionic Power watch, trading cards, and wrist bands, is…Ruth Walker! And the winner of an ecopy of The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis is…Laura Pauling! High fives to both the winners and thank you for entering the contest!

And now, I’d like to share the excerpt of Normalish, a young adult read which will be released through Musa Publishing this October…
Fifteen-year-old Stacy questions the strange world of high school, family, friends, love, and her role in the universe.

People tell you high school's so great and wonderful, but they're lying. It's mostly horrible and full of disappointment. It sucks. Your best friend abandons you. The jerk you're in love with pretends to be into you, and then the big dump. The boy you've really clicked with as a friend decides to go all crushy over you, so you break his heart just like yours was — smashed into little pieces. Your sister goes mental, and you get involved with an older guy who’s even crazier than she is (who you know is a very bad idea, but you do it anyway). Math only adds another stink of failure to the whole thing.

High school blows. Just ask freshman Stacy. She’d want you to know.



6 comments:

  1. Add my CONGRATS to Ruth and Laura! Also, Congrats on winning Normalish, Sharon, and thanks for posting about it. Sounds like a perfect Christmas gift for my granddaughter.:)

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    1. Agreed, Sloane, it sounds like a great read, especially for kids just starting up high school! Cheers for stopping by!

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  2. Hey, Sharon! Congratulations to the lucky winners who won your books and prize pack. Ruth and Laura are going to be in for a treat.

    I hope you enjoy Normalish and that you don't think it sucks! (Sorry. Sometimes Stacy just comes out.)

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    1. As long as it doesn't blow, I'm good. Opps - sorry, my bad. Looking forward to sinking my eyes into it, Margaret! Cheers and thank you for surfing by!

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  3. Congratulations on your win, Sharon. Happy reading!!

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    1. Thanks, Amaleen! I also won SkyHorse too! Lots to read now! Cheers!

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