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Today we're celebrating the release of Winter Wonders , a winter-themed anthology packed with stories from fantastic authors. In it you'll find everything from contemporary, steampunk, dystopian, and even high fantasy. But it isn't just stories, or even the acclaimed and award winning authors that make this a special anthology. 100% of the proceeds of every book sold, in every format, goes toward a foundation that works hard to promote literacy in young people, and even gives them scholarship. As part of that celebration, we're asking some of the authors of Winter Wonders this question: Why is literacy important to you? Christine Fonseca:  As an educator and a mental health provider, as well as a writer, I see first hand the impact of literacy on educational function, esteem, resiliency, and overall functioning. Improving literacy practically guarantees improved outcomes for kids - how could anything be more important than that!   Jodi Burrus:  Lit...

Reader Girls is passing on this post from author Anna Kyss & YA Fantasy Reads. December is considered the month of giving. A group of YA fantasy authors are giving back to our readers with the Winter Escapes promotion. What will you find at Winter Escapes ?  This is what you'll find: 1. Good Reads Cuddle up with one our “Winter Escapes” — soar with dragons, gain superpowers, fall in love. 2. Low Prices We will be pricing our books 99 cents and free from December 7th-14th. Save your cash for your loved ones and check out our budget books! 3. Fun Content All week, the authors will be posting here with winter and holiday themes related to our books and characters. 4. New Authors We guarantee you haven’t heard of all of us. Find a new author today! Click on the button  above to find the following: *23 YA fantasies reduced to only $.99 *11 YA fantasies for free *A holiday giveaway filled with prizes: $100 gift certificate to ebook store of yo...

We host one of the stops on the Betwixt Blog Tour today.  Betwixt is a contemporary novel with a touch of the paranormal written by Melissa Pearl. Our review is below and there is a giveaway for e-books, an autographed copy and bookmarks. This tour is presented by AToMR Blog Tours . Betwixt by Melissa Pearl YA contemporary/paranormal*Paperback, 203 pages Published CreateSpace, November 5th 2012 Purchase:  Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords Beautiful, wild-child Nicole Tepper is hit by a car and left for dead. But when she wakes the next morning, Nicole finds herself in bed without a scratch. Perhaps she was more intoxicated than usual, as her mother is giving her the silent treatment and her friends are ignoring her as well.  Things take a turn for the weird when Nicole soon discovers she is actually hovering between life and death. Her body is lying in the forest while her spirit is searching for anyone who can hear her. Unfo...

Tour Schedule Realm of the Lost by Emma Eden Ramos (Novella) What happens when you die before your time? Thirteen-year-old Kathleen "Kat" Gallagher has had it with her family. The eldest of three children, Kat feels trapped ever since her parents’ separated and she has had to take on more responsibility than she feels prepared for. Everything changes on a frigid morning in mid-December when an accident propels Kat into unfamiliar territory. Stuck in the place where people go when they have died before their time, Kat must face obstacles she could never have imagined. With the help of other young inhabitants of the Realm of the Lost, Kat learns the true meaning of friendship and family. Purchase Amazon * MuseItUp Publishing Praise for The Realm of the Lost "Who would have thought that in that few pages one can make a magical, wonderful and well-written story?... I recommend this book. Most especially to children out there!" -Samaine from B...

Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four (Shapers #1) by Nya Jade YA paranormal*Cover designed by Phatpuppy Art . Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four by Nya Jade - October 30th 2012/Dreamwell Publishing Purchase:  Amazon   **the book is only .99 on  Amazon  for December** The students of Green Lane Academy roam their halls unaware that below their manicured campus exists a prestigious school of an entirely different kind . . . Sixteen-year-old Phoebe Pope has enrolled at the Campus Below: a spy academy for shape-shifters hidden deep beneath the grounds of a boarding school whose humans unknowingly protect it. There, thanks to a carefully planned schedule, she leads a double life: spy trainee Below and normal teenager Above. As if two course loads, concealing a secret power she alone wields, and coping with her father’s recent death weren’t enough, Phoebe finds herself developing major feelings for actor and teen heartthrob Colten Chase, w...