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Reader Girls is ecstatic to be the tour stop today for The Secret of Spruce Knoll . It has been a wonderful journey watching and reading Heather McCorkle's journey from aspiring writer to published author. Congratulations Heather on the publication of your first book! What is  The Secret of Spruce Knoll ?  This book is a Young Adult urban fantasy and here's the blurb:  Following the tragic death of her parents, Eren Donovan moves to Spruce Knoll to live with her aunt. Little does Eren know the entire town of Spruce Knoll is filled with “channelers”—a magical group of people who immigrated to the small Colorado town when they were driven out of their own lands.  Channelers are tied to the fate of the world. As the world slowly dies, so do  they—and they alone have the power to stop the destruction of Earth. Now, Eren learns she not only lives among them, but she is one. When she meets local boy Aiden, his charm convinces her that being a channeler may not

Now that Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene has gone and power is on, it is time to get back to blogging. We hope everyone who was affected is doing well.  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by Miz B at ShouldBeReading  where you randomly take two lines from your current read (spoiler-free please) and highlight them in a post. This week we have three and you'll see they all have one recurring theme: vampires. With the girls finishing up reading for their class requirements, I'm putting up what I've begun, am halfway through with, and have almost finished. Our first tease is from Vampire Empire, Book Two: The Rift Walker by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith. This is the one book I did a happy dance for when I received it in the mail.  "Adele tried desperately to keep to the shade, but they had to dart across open streets where the sun beat down mercilessly. While she moved as quickly as she could, Gareth actually slowed as if he was wading through someth