Archive for February, 2010
February 27, 2010 • 2 Comments
Three years ago in March, Wendy Toliver and I set up Teen Fiction Cafe. We asked several of our young adult author buddies to join us and so we began.
There have been some changes in author line-up since then, but not many.
Anyway, to celebrate our 3rd Birthday we’re partying big time. From 1st – 13th March we’ll be having fun and loads of prizes are up for grabs.
So head on over….. you won’t regret it!
February 18, 2010 • Comments
Check out my post at Teen Fiction Cafe
February 10, 2010 • 4 Comments
I don’t know about you, but I seem to spend my entire life counting down to the next big event! Why do I do it? Wouldn’t life be sweeter if I just lived for the moment? Or would it? Maybe counting down and looking forward to exciting things on the horizon adds something.
At the moment, it’s 5 weeks and 5 days until I go on holiday to the Sunshine Coast!!!!! I think imagining all the things I’ll be doing (which I do constantly) is good because instead of having just 2 weeks there I’m living it over and over.
I’m also counting down to the Australian conference in Sydney in August. I’ve never been to Sydney and can’t wait to explore, as well as catch up with all the RWAustralia members.
So what about you, do you get excited about things that are going to happen? I know some people who say they don’t like to look forward in case it doesn’t work out. I don’t hold with that, because looking forward to things gives me such pleasure, and I wouldn’t swap it.
Oh yes, I almost forgot…………….. make sure you keep checking out Teen Fiction Cafe because from March 1st for a couple weeks there are big things happening!!!!
Posted by Sara Hantz in Uncategorized @ 6:24 am
February 1, 2010 • Comments
I’m so thrilled to be touring Suzanne Young and her book THE NAUGHTY LIST, which I’m hanging out to read.
About The Naughty List:
As if being a purrfect cheerleader isn’t enough responsibility! Tessa Crimson’s the sweet and spunky leader of the SOS (Society of Smitten Kittens), a cheer squad–turned–spy society dedicated to bringing dastardly boyfriends to justice, one cheater at a time. Boyfriend-busting wouldn’t be so bad . . . except that so far, every suspect on the Naughty List has been proven 100% guilty!
When Tessa’s own boyfriend shows up on the List, she turns her sleuthing skills on him. Is Aiden just as naughty as all the rest, or will Tessa’s sneaky ways end in catastrophe?
The Naughty List. Is your boyfriend on it?
And now for my usual questions:
What inspired the plot for your book?
Once I got past the fact that they were cheerleaders and that they were busting cheaters, I thought about the pain that can be involved in betrayal. I really tried to explore the emotions there.
Why did you decide to write in this genre?
I love the pacing and voice in YA. I have a really short attention span, and I’ve found that YA fascinates me.
What are you working on now?
I’m just finishing up the third book in the series: A Good Boy is Hard to Find. Other than that, I have some other projects that are non-Naughty List. But that’s top secret. lol
Who do you like to read?
I really like Carrie Ryan, and I just finished Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles. FAN!
What bloggers are saying about The Naughty List:
www.bookchicclub.blogspot.com: “Suzanne Young’s The Naughty List is a fast, original, and fun romp that fans of Ally Carter’s Gallagher Girls series will surely enjoy! Tessa is a wonderful, relatable character full of depth, quirks, and heart. A sure-fire hit!”
www.thestorysiren.com: “Espionage, lively cheerleaders, and very naughty boys… equal one debut that I found unputdownable!”
www.sharonlovesbooksandcats.com: “Holy cannoli! The Naughty List is one of the most adorable books I have ever read. Seriously people this book is just dripping in cuteness.”
Bio:
Suzanne Young is a brilliant scientist. Not really. But she is a former middle school teacher turned zookeeper (mother). When Suzanne’s not fending off zombie squirrels or narrating her daughter’s Barbie soap operas, she can be found camping on the Oregon coast or writing obsessively.
Suzanne is the author of The Naughty List series coming February 4th, 2010 from Razorbill/Penguin. The Naughty List is about a group of cheerleaders who investigate cheating boyfriends. Which Suzanne never did. Or at least, not that you can prove.
Learn more at www.suzanne-young.blogspot.com
Posted by Sara Hantz in Interviews @ 8:48 am
