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Barbara Caridad Ferrer

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New York, NY, The United States

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Barbara Caridad Ferrer is a first generation, bilingual Cuban-American, whose young adult debut, Adiós to My Old Life won the Romance Writers of America’s 2007 RITA® for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance as well as being named to the 2009 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list, awarded by the ALA. Her second novel, It’s Not About the Accent was released in 2007 with Publisher’s Weekly stating, “…this twisting book amply rewards readers.”

She has also contributed to the anthology, Fifteen Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and Other Quinceañera Stories. When the Stars Go Blue, a contemporary retelling of Bizet’s Carmen won the 2011 International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel.

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What happens to Jonathan after his letter to Soledad in When the Stars Go Blue? Will there be a spin off type book about Jonathan and his life after his breakdown?

Barbara Caridad Ferrer At the time the book was published, I did propose a potential sequel that would have been an interesting experiment, which was to jump forward ten yea…moreAt the time the book was published, I did propose a potential sequel that would have been an interesting experiment, which was to jump forward ten years and pick up with the characters and their lives. Of course, that would have moved the book from Young Adult to adult/mainstream fiction and it wasn't something the publisher was interested in.

Shame, because I would have really wanted to explore Jonathan's life in particular. I imagine he would have struggled enormously for a time, because it's not easy to overcome a lifetime of the sort of emotional trauma his father inflicted on him, but that eventually, he would have recovered enough to have a good life.

Or maybe not. Who knows?

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What are you currently working on?

Barbara Caridad Ferrer I'm jumping ship, in terms of genre, and working on something that's a hybrid SFF/horror. It's different and exciting and readers will get a slight ta…moreI'm jumping ship, in terms of genre, and working on something that's a hybrid SFF/horror. It's different and exciting and readers will get a slight taste of the world in which it's set in the Blood On the Bayou Anthology coming out in September.
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	Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves by E. Kristin Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Ockler (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Pellegrin (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Here and Gone 3.32 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Both Sides Now 3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prom Ever After by Dona Sarkar (Goodreads Author), Barbara Caridad Ferrer (Goodreads Author), Deidre Berry (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boyfriend Shopping: Shopping for My Boyfriend / My Only Wish / All I Want for Christmas Is You by Earl Sewell (Goodreads Author), Barbara Caridad Ferrer (Goodreads Author), Deidre Berry (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016 by Greg Herren (Editor), Eric Beetner (Goodreads Author), Elaine Viets 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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