A Little ODD & TRUE Teaser

I believe that a chapter excerpt from Odd & True will be appearing in the back of the upcoming paperback edition of The Steep and Thorny Way (Aug. 8), but I don't know if and when such an excerpt will be shared online. I'm also still waiting to hear when the advance reading copies of Odd & True will be available for bloggers and other reviewers.

While I'm waiting, and to celebrate the six month countdown to the publication of Odd & True, I'm sprinkling a few short teasers from the book across the web this week. Here's today's little sneak peek, from Chapter One . . .

Odd & True is coming 

Sept. 12, 2017, from Abrams.

PREORDER: 

Amazon • Barnes & Noble

Powell's • IndieBound
 BAM • Amazon UK

 Book Depository

Sneak Peeks of THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY

Advance reading copies (ARCs) of The Steep and Thorny Way arrived on my doorstop last night, to my delight, and they look absolutely STUNNING! Here are some photos that will give you a sneak peek at what's in store for the finished book, which releases March 8, 2016, from Amulet Books. At the very bottom of the photos, I've included a short teaser from the novel.

The beautiful ARCs: front cover, spine, and back cover.

A quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

A peek at the beautiful chapter headings, and a preview of the book's first line.

And . . . the little teaser excerpt:

The book was sumptuously designed by Maria T. Middleton at Abrams, who also designed In the Shadow of Blackbirds and The Cure for Dreaming.

More sneak peeks to come in 2016. Preordering options are listed below. Check back here next Thursday, October 1, to visit my stop in the upcoming YA Scavenger Hunt, which will include an ARC giveaway for The Steep and Thorny Way!

Bloggers: The Steep and Thorny Way will be available to request from the Abrams Kids page of Netgalley later this fall.

PREORDER: 

Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Powell's •
 Amazon UK • Book Depository • Indigo

(More ordering options coming soon.)

The Opening Line Revealed

I stepped inside the railroad car, and three dozen pairs of eyes peered my way.

—In the Shadow of Blackbirds, opening line

Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

If you'd like to sample the opening lines of sixty-seven other debut YA, middle-grade, and children's books that will be coming your way in 2013, visit The Lucky 13s. I gathered all of our first sentences together in one major list I think you'll enjoy perusing.