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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Major Vlad Love: EGB Makes Final Cut for ALA's 2008 "Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers"

Minions, do you know Sherrie? Sherrie is also a Minion, and a librarian, and one of my favorite people in the world. She's also the bringer of excellent news, as she let me know that the American Library Association finished counting up their votes and EIGHTH GRADE BITES made the final cut for the "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers" list. Yeppers, Minion Horde...Vlad won!

This calls for a glass of AB Negative. :)=

6 Comments:

Blogger Camidee said...

WOOHOO! Celebrating time!!! *goes into little victory dance*

Also, I gotta go with Vlad. I'll take a glass of O positive. :)=

6:35 PM  
Blogger Froze8 said...

Awesome! Congrats Heather! ALA sounds really familiar, I used to work in the Jr. High library so they always were telling me about stuff like this. That's how I found Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. They read to me part of the review for it and then I read it and now I love vampires like the Cullens and Vladimir.

Oh yes mom thinks I'm O positive. =D Valdimir's favorite, right?

7:24 PM  
Blogger Heather Brewer said...

Vlad adores O Positive ;)

Of course, I chose AB Negative because it's "the champagne of blood types". :)=

Check ut that list, Minions! LOTS of really great books that we must devour together...even some yummy vamp books!

11:48 AM  
Blogger Froze8 said...

^^ then I'll have to make sure that's in part of the short story. I so want to get to writing it already! Finals are next week though so it's slowed down everything I've wanted to do.

As soon as I can I'll try and find that list!

12:32 PM  
Blogger Heather Brewer said...

Allow me! http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/08qp.cfm

12:37 PM  
Blogger Tyhitia Green said...

Congratulations, Heather! You're awesome! :*)

7:02 AM  

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What People Are Saying About 'Eighth Grade Bites'

"A spooky mystery that's funny, gruesome, heartwarming, spellbinding, sad, joyous, surprising and topped off with a tasty blend of blood and chocolate. Yum. What more could you ask for?" ~D.J. MacHale, New York Times-bestselling author of PENDRAGON: JOURNAL OF AN ADVENTURE THROUGH TIME AND SPACE

"'Eighth grade Bites' had me on the edge of my seat. It's a great piece of fiction. It drops you right into the action, grabs you by the throat (pun intended), and won't let go. Vladimir Tod is a truly sympathetic character cursed with an existence not of his own doing, but doing his best to do the right thing. It's part 'Goosebumps' mixed with 'Harry Potter' and a dash – no, a heaping tablespoon – of Stephen King. If you're in eighth grade, or a vampire, or an eighth grade vampire, 'Eighth Grade Bites' is a definite must read!"~Butch Hartman, creator of Nickelodeon's THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS and DANNY PHANTOM

"Eighth Grade Bites is a terrific vampire tale told with a sharp, middle-school grin. It definitely does not bite!" ~Christopher Moore, author of BLOODSUCKING FIENDS and A DIRTY JOB

"Eighth Grade Bites is a delightful novel filled with dark, biting humor that will appeal to everyone who ever felt they were different. A deft hand at depicting the angst of teen years, Heather Brewer does a wonderful job blending vampire legend with the modern day horror that strikes fear in the heart of so many: the eighth grade."~Katie MacAlister, New York Times-bestselling author of EVEN VAMPIRES GET THE BLUES

"Heather Brewer has invented the most endearing of vampires in Vlad, an eighth grader juggling the woes of adolescence with the decidedly unique difficulties of being a vampire. She perfectly captures the humor and angst of eighth grade, mixed with a nail-biting adventure. Utterly charming and irresistible!" ~Liza Conrad, author of HIGH SCHOOL BITES: THE LUCY CHRONICLES

"This book will fool you. Just when you think you've identified it as a story lit by the cheery glow of a slightly scary jack-o-lantern, it becomes something else -- a tale told by the flickering light of a dying campfire late at night. And the shadows are very dark indeed. A surprising mix of humor and horror." ~Douglas Rees, author of VAMPIRE HIGH

"Fresh and fast-paced, with just the right brew of chills and laughs. I’m looking forward to finding out what happens when Vlad hits Grade Nine." ~Nancy Baker, author of KISS OF THE VAMPIRE

"A fabulous book from a gifted storyteller! I never wanted it to end." ~Gena Showalter, author of OH MY GOTH