Hi, YABCers!
Today we’re super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for COLOR BLIND by Sheila Sobel, releasing October 1, 2016 from Merit Press. Before we get to the cover, here’s a note from Sheila:
Hello YABC community! Welcome to the exclusive cover reveal for COLOR BLIND! I’m so excited to share the cover for my debut novel,
COLOR BLIND. The stormy artwork by Stephanie Hannus beautifully captures the chaos that awaits April in New Orleans after the death of her father. I am so grateful to everyone at Merit Press and F+W Media; it takes a village to get a book published. Thank you all! To learn more about my book, see below.
Laissez les bons temps roulez!
~Sheila (COLOR BLIND, Merit Press)
Ready to see?
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COLOR BLIND
April is alone in the world. When she was only a baby, her teenage mother took off and now, unbelievably, her dad has died. Nobody’s left to take April in except her mom’s sister, a free spirit who’s a chef in New Orleans–and someone who April’s never met. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, April is suddenly supposed to navigate a city that feels just like she feels, fighting back from impossibly bad breaks. But it’s Miles, a bayou boy, who really brings April into the heart of the Big Easy. He takes her to the cemetery where nineteenth-century voodoo queen Marie Laveau is buried, and there, April gets a shocking clue about her own past. Once she has a piece of the puzzle, she knows she will never give up. What she doesn’t know is that finding out the truth about her past and the key to her future could cost her everything–maybe even her life.
About the Author
Sheila Sobel has been a member of SCBWI since 2010, she also is a member of Children’s Book Writers-LA (CBW-LA) and Women in Film (WIF). She was recently nominated for the 2016 Allegra Johnson Prize in Novel Writing. When not writing, Sheila volunteers her time walking dogs rescued by the Amanda Foundation from the Los Angeles area shelters. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two dogs, and two cats.
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Giveaway Details
Three winners will each receive a signed copy of COLOR BLIND, provided by the publisher.
Entering is simple, just fill out the entry form below. Winners will be announced on this site and in our monthly newsletter (sign up now!) within 30 days after the giveaway ends.
During each giveaway, we ask entrants a question pertaining to the book. Here is the question they’ll be answering in the comments below for extra entries:
What do you think about the cover and synopsis?
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The cover is beautiful, a little mysterious and brooding, like there’s something darker underneath. The synopsis shows that the story might be an adventure, or looking into oneself.
This plot sounds so unique, but it has key elements that always draw my interest (e.g. mysteries in the past). I am all in for this one! 😉 Cheers, Kara S
I’ve never been to NOLA, and I’m interested in reading this book since that’s the setting. The cover has a vague sense of darkness, with the blended colors.
Dianna
This cover is GORGEOUS! I’m pretty picky about covers, but I’d pick this off a bookshelf in a heartbeat! The synopsis is perfectly vague and piques my interest!
I love, love, love this cover! I judge books by their covers, and I would totally pick this one.
I agree, the cover is very striking and makes me curious as to what the book is about. I also enjoy books set in NOLA (my favorite being Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys). I’m curious to see what the title has to do with the story. Especially since girls aren’t normally color blind.
I’m really interested to see what her connection is to voodoo and the setting could not be better! I really like the cover an I wonder if the darkness overtaking the light has some meaning for the story.
Such a pretty cover that induces curiosity does this book. The plot sounds amazing and the blurb is fantastic!
A spooky cemetery, a nineteenth-century voodoo queen, and mysterious secrets that could turn dangerous… Now THIS sounds interesting! I’m not sure how the cover ties in with the story…but I can’t wait to find out!
Looks great!
the setting of this book alone makes me want to read it. Naturally, since I love purple, I love the colors of the cover, but I’m not sure how this cover fits the book yet.
The cover is just fantastic!! I’m really intrigued!
I like the cover of the book. The synopsis has me wanting to read the book. April sounds like a good character. I want to know her story.