Fall 2015 YA Scavenger Hunt
WELCOME YA SCAVENGERS! YOUâRE CURRENTLY HUNTING DOWN TEAM PURPLE!
For those of you who donât know me, my nameâs Courtney Alameda and I write YA horror, urban fantasy, science fiction. My debut novel, SHUTTER, hit last February from Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, and is about a descendant of Abraham van Helsing who exorcises ghosts with a Nikon camera.Â
A few things about me:
- I just got back from Europe last week, having visited England, France, and Italy. It was exactly as awesome as it sounds.
- My favorite YA novel is Markus Zusakâs I AM THE MESSENGER.
- Iâm currently working on a novel called PITCH DARK, which is basically about tomb raiding in deep space. And aliens! Really, really violent aliens. Itâs coming from Macmillan in Fall 2016.
- My favorite television show is GAME OF THRONES, but X-FILES is a close second. ARCHER probably deserves the no. three slot. Danja zown!
- Iâm an avid (but discerning) gamer. I only play one or two games a year, and 2015 is all about FALLOUT 4. Lock and load, kiddies!
- I wrote the opening chapter for SHUTTER approximately 84 times. God, I wish I was kidding âŚ
JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED THAT: I WROTE SHUTTER CHAPTER ONE 84 TIMES.
Remember, there are EIGHT YA Scavenger Hunt teams out there! Check out the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage to get started on another team, or to see all the prizes up for grabs!
Somewhere out in YA Scavenger Hunt Land, an author is hosting a video in which I tell you a real life ghost story of something that happened to me while I was researching SHUTTER. Check it out if you dare! (Itâs actually like a three on the scary scale, youâll be fine.)
Also, check the bottom of this post for giveaway! Anyone want a signed copy of SHUTTER and my ::very last:: reaper necklace from Tatty Devine? Iâm not having any more of these made, folks! LAST CALL!Â
Without further ado, Iâm happy to be hosting YASH author Elizabeth Holloway, author of CALL ME GRIM (Month9Books 2014) and its sequel, DEATH BECOMES ME, coming this November!
Elizabeth Holloway is a writer of young adult fiction living in Southern Pennsylvania with her two teen children and their growing number of pets.
In addition to writing, she is a registered nurse, an avid reader, an out-of-practice artist, a karaoke singer, and music lover. She is still trying to decide what she wants to be when she grows up.
Elizabeth is showcasing her new novel, DEATH BECOMES ME, for the YA Scavenger Hunt this year. This is a never-before-seen cover, YA Scavengers!!
BEHOLD THE AWESOME:
DEATH BECOMES ME
Libbi and Aaron are Grim Reapers on the run. They may have escaped their hometown of Carroll Falls unscathed, and are together and alive (well, more or less), but theyâll soon find thereâs a price to pay. A deadly one.
By escaping Carroll Falls, Libbi and Aaron have broken the Reaperâs covenant with Abaddon, aka Death himself â and now theyâre right at the top of Abaddonâs Most Wanted list. Thereâs nowhere to hide, and not a single person, alive or dead, they can turn to for help.
But just as itâs looking like the end of the line, Libbi hears word of a Reaper in hiding â a Reaper who once escaped Abaddonâs wrath. Finding this mysterious Reaper might be the perfect solution⌠if Death doesnât find them first.
Sounds amazing, right!? I canât wait to get my hands on this one! You can buy CALL ME GRIM here, and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, or her blog!
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Finally, you patient souls, hereâs the promised Rafflecopter giveaway. I have one grand prize and two regular prizes to give away!Â
Thatâs my last Tatty Devine reaper necklace and my second-to-last Nikon camera USB drive down there! Go enter to win those suckers!
I hope this counts as a comment ... idk how else to do it right now. So, my favorite YA horror novel? Besides Shutter (obviously) I also liked âSay Her Nameâ by James Dawson and âWelcome to the Dark Houseâ by Laurie Faria Stolarz! They were both really, really good! *__*
