I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF MY FAVORITE
Young Adult Authors, many of whom are debut authors.
Take a look at what terrific books are being produced for today’s teens
and please pass their websites along to a favorite teen in your life.
*Many of these authors have great blogs and offer wonderful contests

GRAFFITI GIRL
by debut author Kelly Parra (www.KellyParra.com)
For more information about Graffiti Girl visit: http://www.kellyparra.com/graffiti.php

Graffiti art. It's bold. It's thrilling. And it can get a girl into serious trouble...

Angel Rodriguez is a headstrong, independent young woman who channels her dreams for the future into her painting. But when her entry for a community mural doesn't rate, she's heartbroken. That's when Miguel Badalinopens her eyes to an underground world of graf tags and turf wars. Soon she's running with Miguel's crew, and beginning to emerge as the artist she always dreamed to be. But Angel's friend Nathan Ramos and Miguel are bitter enemies with a shared past, and choosing between their wildly different approaches to art means that Angel must decide what matters most before the artist inside of her can truly break free.

COMING SOON…COMING SOON…COMING SOON…

INVISIBLE TOUCH by Kelly Parra
MTV Books – September 16, 2008

Kelly’s next YA book is an unusual one…

An invisible gift or a curse?

Secrets. Everyone has them. Some are bigger than others, and sometimes the only way to keep them from consuming you is to whisper them on a weblog. Kara Martinez hides a traumatic past and a surreal secret that she reveals only on an anonymous website--Kara sees signs of premonition.

When one vision leads her to a dangerous boy from a rough side of town, she is thrust into a conflict between teen rivals. Despite her family�s concern, she can�t stop her growing feelings for him or the brutal images she sees on the people around him. While those closest to her begin to look into the secrets, Kara must stop one fate from turning deadly--and its fatal outcome from becoming her own.

Visit www.KellyParra.com to keep up with all her news.

THE TREE SHEPHERD’S DAUGHTER – A Flamingnet Top Choice Award
by debut author Gillian Summers (www.GillianSummers.com)

For more information about The Tree Shepherd’s Daughter visit: http://www.gilliansummers.com/read.html

When her mother dies, fifteen-year-old Keelie Heartwood is forced to leave her beloved California to live with her nomadic father at a renaissance festival in Colorado. After arriving, Keelie finds men in tights and women in trailer trash-tight bodices roaming half-drunk, calling each other lady and lord even after closing time! Playacting the Dark Ages is an L.A. girl’s worst nightmare.
Keelie has a plan to ditch this medieval geekland ASAP, but while she plots, strange things start happening—eerie, yet familiar.

Available June 2008!

COMING SOON…COMING SOON…COMING SOON…

INTO THE WILDWOOD
by Gillian Summers (www.GillianSummers.com)
For more information about Into The Wildwood, visit Gillian’s website in April for an excerpt.

Available NOW!

TOP TEN USES FOR AN UNWORN PROM DRESS
By Tina Ferraro (www.TinaFerraro.com)
For more information about Top Ten Uses For An Unworn Prom Dress visit: http://www.tinaferraro.com/BooksByTina.html#

Sophomore year, Nicolette Antonovich was dumped two days before prom by the hottest guy at school. As a result, she became the proud owner of one unworn, perfectly magical pink vintage dress. But Nic is determined to put that night behind her for good. She's a junior now— older, wiser, and completely overwhelmed by a new set of problems: (1) The bank's ready to foreclose on her childhood home. (2) Her father's too busy with his "replacement" daughter to care. (3) Her best friend's brother is an eternal thorn in her side. (4) Her best friend isn't exactly the rose attached to that thorn. (5) Rumors are flying around school that could get her kicked off the volleyball team, which would (6) ruin all chances of a college scholarship. (7) She still likes the boy who dumped her in the first place. (8) And what in the world do you do with an unworn prom dress, anyway? Strangely, it's getting to the bottom of this last dilemma that just might hold the answer to all Nic's problems.

HOW TO HOOK A HOTTIE
by Tina Ferraro (www.TinaFerraro.com)
For more information about How To Hook a Hottie: http://www.tinaferraro.com/BooksByTina.html#

At 17, Kate Delvecchio has one goal in life: to become a millionaire before the age of 20. And as far as she’s concerned, college will only slow her down. Unfortunately for Kate, the one thing her parents do agree on is that they totally disagree with her strategy. And so the deal is born. If Kate can raise five thousand big ones by graduation day, her parents will hand over the balance of her college account to invest as she pleases. No college, no degree, and no way she’ll ever be able to pull it off. But when Kate accidentally agrees to go to the sports banquet with the hottest guy at school, she stumbles upon a possible cash cow. The rest of the junior class is amazed that no-nonsense Kate could hook such a hottie, and one by one they approach her for help hooking their own. She doesn’t know anything about getting guys, but for $100 a pop, she’s more than willing to invent a six-step plan for How to Hook a Hottie. And how could that possibly backfire?

COMING SOON…COMING SOON…COMING SOON…

Debut YA author Tricia Mills will see her first YA book hit the shelves in 2009. 
http://www.trishmilburn.com/

Heartbreak River, Razorbill, Spring 2009 (Written as Tricia Mills)

Alexandra Landon once loved running the Grayton River through the Colorado canyons near her home and couldn't imagine doing anything else with her life but continuing the family's river rafting business. But that was before her father died in a rafting accident and she developed a full-fledged fear of drowning. It's been nearly a year since her father's death, and the arrival of another summer means Alex has to face the river, the question of whether she can ever recapture her love of rafting, and the return of co-worker and former boyfriend Sean Kenley. One way or the other, this summer is going to change Alex's life forever.

If you’d like a peek at Tricia’s writing – check out books by her alter ego Trish Millburn:

A Firefighter in the Family, Harlequin American, September 2008

Miranda "Randi" Cooke left her family and her hometown on the Gulf Coast of Florida behind when a mistake she made as a firefighter led to tragedy. Now her job with the state fire marshal's office has brought her back to Horizon Beach. Not only will she have to hunt down an arsonist, but she'll also face the estrangement from her family and have to decide if she wants to give her love for former firefighter Zac Parker a second chance.

Jennifer Echols

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR

Cute, available, and one cabin over...
Lori lives for summertime at her family's lake house. She spends all season wakeboarding, swimming, and hanging with her friends--including the two hotties in the cabin next door. With the Vader brothers, Lori's always been one of the guys.

But while Lori and the "baby" brother, Adam, are inseparable friends, she can't deny a secret crush on Sean, the older Vader boy. This year Sean's been paying Lori a lot of attention, and not in a brotherly way.

But just as Lori decides to prove to Sean she's girlfriend material, she realizes that her role as girl friend to Adam may be even more important. And by trying so hard for the perfect summer romance, she could be going way overboard...

Published by Simon Pulse, a division of Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 1416918310.

MAJOR CRUSH

Marching to the beat of a different drum...
Tired of the beauty-pageant circuit, Virginia Sauter tosses her tiara, pierces her nose, and auditions for the most unlikely of roles--drum major of the high school marching band.
 
Virginia wins, but is forced to share the title with Drew, whose family has held the position for generations. Sure, Drew is hot, but because of his superior attitude, he and Virginia are constantly arguing. That is, until they share more than just their half-time salute...
 
But as the drum majors' heated competition turns to sizzling romance, explosive rumors threaten everything--including the band's success. Love seemed to be a sure hit, but Virginia and Drew may be marching straight into disaster.
 
Published by Simon Pulse, a division of Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 1416918302.