Monday, April 20, 2009

New Book Tomorrow


Katie Alender's novel Bad Girls Don't Die is coming out tomorrow and I'm super excited to read it.

Here's a description:
Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude. When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger.

Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses old-fashioned language; and she even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors open and close by themselves; water boils on the unlit stove; and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in.


Alexis wants to think that it's all in her head, but soon, what she liked to think of as silly parlor tricks are becoming life-threatening--to her, her family, and to her budding relationship with the class president. Alexis knows she's the only person who can stop Kasey -- but what if that green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?

If you go to Katie's blog, she's having some great contests. You could win a signed copy of her book, either for yourself or for a teen (or non-teen) reader of your choice. She might even name a character in her next book after you. Go check it out.

1 comment:

Jessie Oliveros said...

Thanks for the recommended reading. Must add to list.