Hello YABC! Today we have a special kind of reveal for you!
Today we’re super excited to celebrate the map reveal for WINTERSPELL by Claire Legrand, releasing September 30, 2014 from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Before we get to the map, here’s a note from Claire:
Ready to see?
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Here it is in black and white!
And now in stunning color! Click on the map to see a larger version.
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WINTERSPELL
by Claire Legrand
Release date: September 30, 2014
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 1442465980
About the Author
Claire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn’t stop thinking about the stories in her head. Now she is a full-time writer, author of The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, The Year of Shadows, Winterspell, and its prequel novella, Summerfall. She is also one of the four authors behind The Cabinet of Curiosities. She lives in New Jersey.
Giveaway Details
Ten winners will receive a signed, full-color poster of the map of Cane. One of those ten winners will also receive a signed ARC of WINTERSPELL.
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 map and synopsis of WINTERSPELL?
Hooray! Cat Scully is a fabulous artist and a great lady. So glad the two have teamed up. 😀
This book sounds fantastic! I can’t wait till I get my hands on it!
Ah, the map is so cool! I love books with maps, so this is delightful. Was already very much looking forward to Winterspell (I mean, a retelling of the Nutcracker? What?!) and loved the cover, but this gorgeous map is another plus. The frame, I think, is my favorite.
This map is so unique and gorgeous! I used to dance in The Nutcracker as a little girl so I am seeing some familiar elements in the map but with an really cool new twist! This book is definitely one of my most highly anticipated fall releases.
I am very much looking forward to this book! The map is lovely!
This map is super cool looking! I kinda wish the map would be in color in the book, but that would be super pricey. But a map in a book makes me super excited, and this book sounds AMAZING, so double yay!
LOVE Claire Legrand and I love the map! It is such an awesome work of art, with all the detail 🙂
Thank you 🙂
I love the map of CANE! I didn’t know there was going to be one this makes me very excited to get the hardcover I am quite obsessed with books that have maps!!! 😀
I was already really excited for Winterspell, based on its cover and synopsis, but the fact that it has a map makes it even cooler!
I think they are freaking amazing!! I cant wait for this one i love retellings and the map is perfect. i love when were givien extras that add to the story!
The map is beautiful, I can’t wait to read the book!
The map of Cane is BEAUTIFUL! It makes the world of Winterspell come to life even more. I am so excited for Winterspell’s release. This is just my kind of book!
I love the map and can’t wait to read this book.
The synopsis…AMAZING!!
I know this will be yet ANOTHER great book by Claire Legrand.
Map, I don’t even know if there’s enough words to describe how beautiful it is! If I don’t win I want to print it and hang it on my wall!
I think it is utterly stunning!!!
WINTERSPELL sounds good, but that MAP. Oh my gosh, I want it. I want it BAD. It’s so preeetty. Thanks for the giveaway!
I can already imagine this world, and I am desperate for this book. I was one of a handful of teen boys in high school drama, and was asked by my local ballet company to join the cast of The Nutcracker Ballet. They needed us to do ballroom dancing, acting in the party scene background, and help move set pieces in Act 2. It was magical, and not JUST because the director happens to be a descendant of E.A. Hoffman, the author of The Nutcracker. What an amazing experience, and I’d live it all over again in this awesome YA version of the story. Cannot wait!!
The map looks gorgeous! I can’t wait to dive into Winterspell!
The fantasy of living a double-life especially one in which Clara learns self-defense in [i]secret[/i] is reason enough to want to read this book. And of course, the added feature of a map! Looking forward to being “hypnotized” by WINTERSPELL. Congratulations to Claire Legrand! And thanks for hosting this giveaway, YA Books Central. 😀
The book sounds amazing!! Cannot wait to read it, the maps are so beautiful!
That map is absolutely gorgeous. I am so excited for this book because I love the Nutcracker. Sounds like it will be a fantastic read!!!
The map looks great ,especially the color version. To have a heroine as the lead character is always one of my interest, look forward to checking this out.
I have been excited about this book since I first heard of it, because I grew up loving the Nutcracker ballet.
GAH! This map is full of pieces that, as I take in, just get me all the more excited to read WINTERSPELL! Thanks for hosting the giveaway! ^^
The map is beautiful! Just like Claire, I’m a sucker for maps in books. I like that this isn’t a traditional looking map either – very unique borders!
I love when books have maps!!! Especially made by the author.
Love the map and the synopsis. The book sounds great. Cannot wait to read it;)
I love the WINTERSPELL cover and the map makes the book even more enticing! I love having a visual to see how the author really envisioned their land.
The map is amazing! The synopsis of this book sounds wonderful too.
I’ve never been drawn to maps, but this map is engrossing. It’s so different from what’s usually included in a fantasy book. I’ve been waiting to read Winterspell ever since Claire blogged The 12 Days of Winterspell back in December. I need to have it now!
The synopsis sounds AMAZING. And I love the map too – who knew Winterspell would have a map? Not that I’m complaining. ;D
If I had to choose between WINTERSPELL and the map I fear I might explode! 😉
This sounds so good! The book cover is gorgeous!
Novelization of an enchanting fairytale from my childhood? Yes, please! And the maps are so pretty! They’re fairytale-esque, but they also have a sort of Gothic undertone.
Maps! So pretty! I love it when a book includes a map, it sucks me deeper into the story.
The map is gorgeous and makes me even more excited to get my hands on this book!!
not a retelling fan
I LOVE the map! I cannot believe I haven’t read a Claire Legrand book although two of them have been on my To Read list forever. Winterspell looks great 🙂
Thank you for the chance to win!
The art in the maps are stunning. I cannot wait to see them in real life. 😉 ;p
I think the map is absolutely stunning and the synopsis is very intriguing.
I think the map is absolutely stunning and the synopsis is very intriguing.
The map looks amazing and the synopsis just makes me want the book even more. I can’t wait until the book comes out I’m so anxious for it.:D
The maps are beautiful, they give me the same feeling I got when saw the maps of MiddleEarth the first time I opened the pages of a Tolkien book! And the plot sounds incredible!
Awesome
The map is awesome and the synopsis really makes me wish Winterspell was already out. 😉
I love it when books have maps, and I can’t wait to read this book I absolutely love retelling’s of old fairy tales!
The map looks super creative. The book sounds super creative. I love being in a new world made by the author & getting to know the characters. Can’t wait & I look forward to reading! ^^
looking forward to this book! The map looks cool.
looking forward to this book! The map looks cool.
I love love love books with maps ! This map is very cool looking … Just the book having a map makes Me want to read it ! I’m totally saving the book cover so I remember I want to read it! It looks amazing !