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The Prohec y of the Sisters . The Hollow . Guardian of the Gate . The Haunted . What do these amazing four YA paranormal titles share in common? Something to do with a cool postcard we received yesterday telling us about an amazing tour featuring two of our favorite YA authors, Michelle Zink and Jessica Verday. The Ghosts & Graves 2010 Book Tour kicks off in NY, not in Manhattan but at the legendary Sleepy Hollow Cemetery! Yep, THE Sleepy Hollow cemetery, the same from Jessica Verday's The Hollow trilogy. We'll say it now: YAY! We're thrilled! And we're marking our calendars for Sunday, October 24th. We smell an extra special contest, too! Here is the tour list: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Date: October 24 Time: 2:00-4:00 pm Location: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery 540 North Broadway Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 The Otis Library Date: October 25 Time: 6:30-8:00 pm Location: The Otis Library 261 Main Street Norwich, CT 06360 Easton Public Library Date: October 26 Time: 7:00-8:30...

This week we honor dystopian novels with a tease from XVI by Julia Karr. Cool cover! "Thanks to Ginnie, I'd always been somewhat aware of the audio surveillance police, but ever since the recent NonCon incidents downtown, and after seeing Gran's scrambler, I'd been thinking more and more about the ASP listening in on everything. "Is it safe? Can we talk here?"" (Page 137, ARC) Book synopsis: In the year 2150, being a girl isn’t necessarily a good thing, especially when your sixteenth (read sex-teenth) birthday is fast approaching. That in itself would be enough to make anyone more than a little nuts, what with the tattoo and all – but Nina Oberon’s life has taken a definite turn for the worse. Her mother is brutally stabbed and left for dead. Before dying, she entrusts a secret book to Nina, telling her to deliver it to Nina's father. But, first Nina has to find him; since for fifteen years he's been officially dead. Complications arise whe...