Saturday, January 25, 2014

Dream Boy Cover Reveal and Prize Pack Giveaway

 

DREAM BOY © In this romantic contemporary fantasy, American teen-hood meets mystic folklore.

9781402295836©July 2014©Young Adult©Trade Paper

Like the small southern town where it's set, Dream Boy is edged by wilderness, mysticism and mystery. The bottle tree on the cover perfectly captures the novel's mix of dream and nightmare.

So what is a bottle tree?

Simply put, it's an ancient folk-magic practice intended to capture evil spirits. Southerners adapted the tradition—outfitting tree limbs with colored bottles.

In Dream Boy, the bottle tree creates a connection point between the real world and what lies beyond.

“We were beyond excited with how the cover turned out,” says Mary Crockett. “It was a serious thrill to see something from our imaginations become real. And not only real, but gorgeous.”

Madelyn Rosenberg agrees, “We're lucky we had such excellent people working on it—with designer Eileen Carey and Sourcebooks creative services manager Adrienne Krogh at the top of the list.”

Author Bio:

Mary Crockett is author of several award-winning books of poetry and co-author of a history of Salem, Virginia, her hometown. Mary taught writing at Roanoke College and served as director of the Salem Museum. She now lives with her family in an old house along Virginia's Wilderness Road.

Madelyn Rosenberg grew up 32 miles away in Blacksburg, Va. She spent a decade as a newspaper reporter before she began writing fiction. Her books include The Schmutzy Family and Canary in the Coal Mine. She lives with her family in Arlington.

Mary and Madelyn first met about 15 years ago co-teaching a creative writing class for teens.

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In conjunction with the cover reveal, I am able to giveaway ONE Sourcebooks Fire prize pack.  Leave a comment on here to enter and email me at info at bookfaerie.com with your name and address and why you'd like to win.  The publisher will mail the prize pack to the winner.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Thanks so much for helping us celebrate our cover reveal! Much appreciated!

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