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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Exclusive: Marie Rutkoski's The Shadow Society Cover Reveal & Giveaway

I'm beyond thrilled to be revealing the cover for Marie Rutkoski's The Shadow Society today on Mundie Moms. I'm reading this book now, and loving it! I highly recommend adding this book to your To-Read lists. I think this book is going to be one a lot of YA readers will be talking about this fall. 

Check out the fabulous cover:




I love the reflection and the city sky line below it. The other thing that makes this cover stand out for me, is it's not your typical YA book cover. This cover is a great reflection of what lies within the pages of this book.

About The Book:
Published by: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (MacMillan)
To Be Released on: October 30th, 2012
Pre-Order from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble 
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Darcy Jones doesn’t remember anything before the day she was abandoned as a child outside a Chicago firehouse. So she isn’t surprised that she doesn’t recognize Conn, the new boy at her high school, even though he seems to know her—or at least know something about her.
What does surprise her is how quickly she comes to trust Conn, and that he makes her feel both desire and desired in a way she hadn’t thought possible. But his interest in her is confusing. It doesn’t line up with the way he first looked at her.

As if she was his enemy.

When Conn betrays Darcy and she is arrested, she realizes that she can’t rely on anything—not Conn, not herself, and not even the laws of nature. Because this world isn’t the only one. Darcy belongs in an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire never happened, and deadly creatures called Shades terrorize the human population.

Darcy needs some answers.

And she hates that the person most able to help her get them is Conn. -quoted from the publisher


About the author:
Marie Rutkoski is the author of the YA novel The Shadow Society, about a girl who discovers that she's not human and that her kind are terrorists in an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire never happened. The Shadow Society will be published October 30, 2012. Marie has also written the children's fantasy series The Kronos Chronicles, including The Cabinet of WondersThe Celestial Globe and The Jewel of the KalderashThe Cabinet of Wonders, her debut novel, was named an Indie Next Kids' List Great Read and a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, among other honors. 


Rutkoski grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), as the oldest of four children. She attended the University of Iowa. After graduating, she lived in Moscow and Prague. Upon receiving her Ph.D. from Harvard University, she held dual appointments as a lecturer there in both English and American Literature and Language, and History and Literature. Rutkoski is currently a professor at Brooklyn College, where she teaches Renaissance Drama, children's literature and creative writing. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.

The Giveaway:
Thank you to MacMillan, I have 1 ARC of The Shadow Society to giveaway to one lucky reader. This is open to residents of the US & Canada. Please fill out the form below to enter to win.


Twitter Tuesday - Heist Society 3 Cover and Synopisis

Ally Carter revealed the cover and synopsis for Heist Society 3, Perfect Scoundrels, on hollywoodcrush.com this morning, and all we can say is, "Helloooooooo Hale....". Love how each one of the HS covers has the reflection of what Kat wants in her glasses.  Now read the synopsis and wonder no more why we're eagerly awaiting its release:

Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it’s that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting—or stealing—whatever they want.

No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale’s family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother’s billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there’s no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won’t let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother’s will might have been altered in an elaborate con to steal the company’s fortune. So instead of being the heir—this time, Hale might be the mark.

Forced to keep a level head as she and her crew fight for one of their own, Kat comes up with an ambitious and far-reaching plan that only the Bishop family would dare attempt. To pull it off, Kat is prepared to do the impossible, but first, she has to decide if she’s willing to save her boyfriend’s company if it means losing the boy.

Perfect Scoundrels will be released on February 5, 2013. I think there will be a number of Mundie Moms who will click over to pre-order their copy (amazon | Barnes and Noble | Indie Bound).

Book Trailer Premiere for Tara Atlebrando's The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life

Check out Tara Atlebrando's book trailer for her upcoming release, The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life, which debuted today on The Story Siren! I just received this book in the mail and I'm looking forward to reading it. I've been told it's a great mix those old 90's teen movies (that many of us grew up with) like Dazed & Confused and Can't Hardly Wait.







Published by: Dutton (Penguin Teen)
To Be Released on: July 5th, 2012


An all-day scavenger hunt in the name of eternal small-town glory

With only a week until graduation, there's one last thing Mary and her friends must do together: participate in the Oyster Point High Official Unofficial Senior Week Scavenger Hunt. And Mary is determined to win.


Mary lost her spot at Georgetown to self-professed "it" bully Jake Barbone, and she's not about to lose again. But everyone is racing for the finish line with complicated motives, and the team's all-night adventure becomes all-night drama as shifting alliances, flared tempers, and crushing crushes take over. As the items and points pile up, Mary and her team must reinvent their strategy--and themselves--in order to win. -quoted from Goodreads


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