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Story Secrets: BAMBOO PEOPLE by Mitali Perkins + Giveaway!

Today's TELL ME A SECRET Tour stop is my first vlog interview with the very lovely Daisy Whitney, debut author of THE MOCKINGBIRDS (November!) and vloggista - check out our video conversation, then comment here and there to enter for this week's prizes! (Speaking of which, author Stephanie Kuehnert is also giving away a copy of TMAS right here!)

It's Book Party Day for one of the writers I admire most in the world, Mitali Perkins! Not only is this woman a deep and thoughtful writer, but she ac...

A very special feature at Story Siren

Today we have a very special feature for the TELL ME A SECRET Virtual Tour...a virtual tour of TMAS locations around Seattle!

[image error]The movie is premiering with Kristi over at The Story Siren, who not only created the 2010 Debut Challenge, but she chose TELL ME A SECRET as one of her own challenge books and spread the secret word in her own, inimitable way.

I hope you like it...comment at my blog and Kristi's to enter this week's TMAS *prize drawing for signed books and more.

Plus I was invited by...

Going international at Marjolein's Book Blog!

Today I've packed my bags for a virtual visit to The Netherlands with Marjolein's Book Blog! We're talking about characters, memories, and the path to publication - plus I have a special message (bilingual even!) for Marjolein's Dutch audience, thanks to my beautiful friend Adriana who helped me translate!





Today's comments are open internationally - so don't forget to comment here & at Marjolein's blog for a chance at this week's prizes!
Back from ALA, which was quite incredible! More soon!

Secrets at A Good Addiction

Comment for a chance to win this week's awesome prizes!

Today's blog tour stop is with Kari at A Good Addiction! In her review of TELL ME A SECRET, Kari said, "Emotional, tumultuous, and encapsulating...a stunning debut." We're chatting about art, fear, and teen pregnancy in lit.

Don't forget to comment here and at Kari's blog for a *chance to win this week's prizes!

(U.S. and Canadian residents today)

See you on the road!

#ALA10: Signing at Harper at 3pm!

Hope to see you! And if you give me a book to sign, I'll give you one of these!

Secret candy!

P.S. Did you see this yet?

All I have to say is, it's amazing what the best friend since 10th grade can get a person to do. And many thanks to Sharon Loves Books and Cats for premiering!

Secret Contests...

Here's a quick recap of ways you can win a copy of TELL ME A SECRET:

Sydney Salter at My Big Nose is giving one away here (closes 6/29)...

La Femme Readers is running a 24-hour international contest! Quick quick!

Comment on TMAS Story Secrets right here at my blog (closes 6/28).

Comment on TMAS Blog Tour posts, both at my blog and tour stops, to be entered in weekly signed book and prize *drawings!

(*closes at the end of each week - US and Canada only except on specified days, see tour info for...

Cat craziness! La Femme Readers! ALA! And Cake!

First, there is a very special, very sneaky, and perhaps very crazy TMAS movie premiere over at Sharon Loves Books and Cats. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Ok, so today's tour stop is an interview with the amazing Eleni at La Femme Readers - we're chatting covers, inspiration, and what I'd change if I had it to do all over. Comment here and there for a chance to win this week's prizes (details & rules here), plus Eleni is holding her own international 24-hour TELL ME A SECRET giveaway! Yay!

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Story Secrets: TELL ME A SECRET + giveaway!

Today's blog tour stop is at Little Willow's Bildungsroman blog, where we're chatting the intricacies of sister relationships, family secrets, and why names are important in TMAS - comment here or there to win! (full entry details here.)

Also, YA author Sydney Salter and I discuss stalker ex-boyfriends (and her TELL ME A SECRET giveaway!), and I'm chatting with FREEFALL debut author Mindi Scott over here about Magic 8-balls, music, and superstitions.

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It feels a little funny to be telling ...

TMAS Tour: Blog Realm and Live Chat at Inkpop!

I'm especially excited to visit my graphic novel writer and artist friend Realm Lovejoy's blog today - she has penned the most amazing fusion of sci-fi coolness, called THE CLAN, which you can check out here.

And get this: Realm is creating an original graphic illustration of the TMAS characters. I can't wait to see it!

Plus YA author Sydney Salter and I are chatting about creepy stalker ex-boyfriends...

--> Then, at 2pm PST/5pm EST, I'll be chatting LIVE at Inkpop, the HarperTeen site...

TELL ME A SECRET Virtual Birthday Party!!!!

Hi, all! Welcome to the book birthday party for TELL ME A SECRET!

We have party music, snacks and drinks (from Café Shiraz, of course), quizzes, secrets, and prizes, prizes, prizes! Behind every link is a secret.... (Comment, tweet, and follow for chances to win! Details below.) And check out the amazing party crowd!

See how excited I am to party and give away swag??

First, we've got to create the mood...

What to wear?

When they go out, Miranda's mysterious new friend Delaney wants to...