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Author Of The Week: Chat with Kayla Olson (This Splintered Silence), Plus Giveaway!

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Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing  Kayla Olson , YABC's Author of the...
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The cover is simple but attractive. The synopsis sounds thrilling and seems to provide a lot of opportunity for unique and rich c... Read More
Tuesday, 27 November 2018 07:42
Hannah
Simple cover but it catches your attention
Sunday, 02 December 2018 23:18
Davianna Nieto
I love love love this beautiful pink cover and the synopsis sounds epic! I loved The Sandcastle Empire so I have faith that Miss O... Read More
Tuesday, 04 December 2018 05:14
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Featured Review: The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson

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About This Book: When all hope is gone, how do you survive? Before the war, Eden’s life was easy—air conditioning, ice cream, long days at the beach. Then the revolution happened, and everything changed. Now a powerful group called the Wolfpack controls the earth and its resources. Eden has lost everything...
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Author Chat with Kayla Olson (Sandcastle Empire), Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with  Kayla Olson, author of  The Sandcastle Empire.   Read on for more about Kayla and her book, plus a giveaway!       YABC:  What gave you the inspiration to write this book? My inspiration for The Sandcastle Empire came from a larger-than-life longing for...
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I think the cover is very green. Maybe too green. But who doesn't love wolves and beaches?
Thursday, 08 June 2017 15:48
Maria Malaveci
I love the cover. The cover makes me feel like the book is very mysterious.... thanks for the chance!
Thursday, 08 June 2017 18:36
Danielle Lynn
The cover leaves a bit to be desired. However, I've heard great things about this book and the plot sounds like it's going to be ... Read More
Friday, 09 June 2017 18:41
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FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

Spotlight on Kate In Waiting (Becky Albertalli), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight Kate In Waiting  by Becky Albertalli.  Read on for more about Becky and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway!        Meet Becky Alberta...
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It’s Live! Cover Reveal: Walls by L.M. Elliott + Giveaway ~ (US Only)
We're so excited to celebrate the cover reveal for  Walls by L.M. Elliott, releasing 7/27/2021 from Algonquin Young Readers!     Before we get to the cover, here's a note from the autho...
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Author Chat with Amalie Jahn (Phoebe Unfired), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Amalie Jahn author of Phoebe Unfired.  Read on for more about Amalie, her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Amalie Jahn ! &nbs...
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Author Chat with Ena Jones (Six Feet Below Zero), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Ena Jones author of Six Feet Below Zero.  Read on for more about Ena, her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Ena Jones ! Ena Jo...
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It’s Live! Cover Reveal: Simulated (Calculated #2) by Nova McBee + Giveaway (US/Canada)
We're so excited to celebrate the cover reveal for  Simulated (Calculated #2) by Nova McBee, releasing 5/13/2021 from Wise Wolf Books! Before we get to the cover, here's a note from the author: H...
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Author Chat with Natalie Lund (The Sky Above Us), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Natalie Lund author of The Sky Above Us.  Read on for more about Natalie, her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Natalie Lund !...
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