In her newest YA novel, VASSA IN THE NIGHT, Sarah Porter has merged the dark, forested world of Russian folklore with the gritty, urban streets of Brooklyn to vibrant and dramatic effect.
In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they’ve arrived. Babs Yaga, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters—and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. So when Vassa’s stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission.
But Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. Erg is a tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning. With Erg’s help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch’s curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. But Babs won’t be playing fair….
Find out more at http://www.sarahporterbooks.com/ YA/Fantasy
Enjoy this first episode of a 5-part gummy bear stop motion animation series. Visit: http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Fruit-Bitter-Tree-Compassionate/dp/0911226451 to buy the book "Sweet Fruit from the Bitter Tree: 61 true stories of creative and surprising ways out of conflict." Learn more about Mark at http://www.markandreas.com
CREDITS: Thanks to all my friends who gave me valuable feedback to make this video what it is! Thanks for everyone that made the sound possible in this video: Special thanks to: Imovie Freesound.org neonaeon for creating the fanfare:
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The Cold War. He is called Atcho. Cuban-born. West Point Graduate. To save his daughter, he must be a sleeper agent to men he’d rather kill. When the darkness of night is your only camouflage, you learn to Curse the Moon. Lee Jackson brings heat to the Cold War. Learn more about this book and author at http://authorleejackson.com Historical Thriller
An ancient war between humans and fae brought a terrible Curse to the land. Now the only two who can end the Curse are an untried young woman and an exiled warrior. They must battle High Fae, Deathsworn, and an immortal evil that threatens to devour the whole world… Learn more about this book series and author at http://bit.ly/UnfinishedSongSeries YA Fantasy
A Kingdom without a King and a curse upon a nation reduces the Elfies of Reign into one inch beings. Ancient Books are lost along with their Keepers and for sixteen year-old Jules Blaze, the Heir of a Keeper, all is not as it seems, as he suspects his family of hiding a dangerous secret. Learn more about this book and its author here http://emmaright.com/ YA adventure fantasy
An enchanting historical fantasy set in an alternate version of the early 1900s, in the aftermath of a war between humans and the fey. For more about this book visit http://us.macmillan.com/ironskin/TinaConnolly or http://www.tinaconnolly.com Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance and Young Adult
Seventeen year old, Armani Radnelaq a full blooded BaSatai, is plagued by a curse in her blood designed to break the divide between two parallel worlds of Earth and H-trae when her blood is spilled in attack and she dies. Her Guardian and the Elite BaSatai are coming to take her back home where she can be better protected. Armani is not ready to leave earth just yet. Learn about the book here http://bit.ly/BaSatai Learn about the author here http://bit.ly/suzanbattah_1 Young Adult, Urban Fantasy
Great things come in threes – particularly when it comes to the third SoBe® skinsuit and three new SoBe Lifewater® with Coconut Water flavors.
This year, SoBe celebrated its South Beach roots to set the stage for the newest SoBe skinsuit model – star of the TV series “Chuck” and upcoming feature films “My Mother’s Curse” and “I, Frankenstein,” actress Yvonne Strahovski. Yvonne traded her role as a not- so-secret agent on her hit TV show, for a turn as the latest SoBe skinsuit model. Body painted in palms and coconuts, Yvonne launches new SoBe Lifewater with Coconut Water, three new flavors infused with coconut water that taste as good as they look. The sizzling photo spread, the third installment of the popular SoBe skinsuit series, will appear exclusively in the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2012 out on February 14.
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There is always a Martin. One Martin. Thirteen year old Martin Boyle struggles to break a family curse after discovering that he has only twelve weeks to live. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/ewnKKF and its author here, http://bit.ly/cExWzx Tween, Christian
