Richard Due's Blog: Delusions of Grandeur? - Posts Tagged "yalit"

The Moon Coin has cracked Amazon's top 20 bestsellers (in their Free store) for the second day in a row. It's the only middle grade novel there, which I find very curious. If you or someone you know loves epic adventure fantasies, go grab a copy before the promotion ends!

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Ki...

When Lily and Jasper's uncle disappears, Lily must search for him in the one place she never imagined possible: the setting of her childhood bedtime tales—the Moon Realm.

The Clockwerk Dress: Fabrics and Gears and Boots, Oh My!

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Idiot Genius: Willa Snap and the Clockwerk Boy just won an Independent Publisher Book Award medal for Juvenile Fiction!!!

"With its strong female protagonist, steampunk influence, myriad gadgets, descriptions of real life inventors and inventions, and quality writing, I can't recommend this book enough. Did I mention clockpunk cats?" ~B. Evans

Here's Willa (she's eleven):

Ever wonder why some crazy scientist hasn't blown up the world? I used to wonder about it all the time. Actually, I was pretty sure my mom would be the one to do it.
But now I know better. It turns out there's a force working hard to keep the world from going KABLOOEY.
Who are these people? Wait for it:
Idiots. Yep, you heard me right.
How do I know? Well, apparently, I'm an Idiot. At least, according to the Geniuses I am. Confused? I'm not surprised. You're probably an Idiot too.

It all began on a Thursday at precisely 8 a.m. I was standing in the family room of our lovely two-story house, directly across the street from Squirrel Brand Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The same family room that, in a few minutes, I would never ever, ever see again--ever.

Fantastic Books and Where to Find Them

Willa Snap and the Clockwerk Boy is a charming epic of how a normal girl is whisked into an adventure beyond her wildest dreams. . . . [more]