I am so happy to be participating in this tour. I really enjoyed this book. I think it's a very important book for parents and kids to read. On this tour stop there is a 10 favorite things with the Karen, my review, and awesome giveaway. So let's get started and meet Karen.
Karen
Finneyfrock is a poet, novelist and teaching artist in Seattle, WA. Her young
adult novel, The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door, is due from Viking Children’s
Books on February 21, 2013.Her second book of poems, Ceremony for the Choking
Ghost, was released on Write Bloody press in 2010. She is a former Writer-in-Residence at
Richard Hugo House in Seattle and teaches for Seattle Arts and Lectures’
Writers-in-the-Schools program. In 2010, Karen traveled to Nepal as a Cultural
Envoy through the US Department of State to perform and teach poetry and in
2011, she did a reading tour in Germany sponsored by the US Embassy.
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That’s the day the trouble
started.
The trouble that nearly ruined my life.
The trouble that turned me Dark.
The trouble that begs me for revenge.
Celia Door enters her freshman year of high
school with giant boots, dark eyeliner, and a thirst for revenge against Sandy
Firestone, the girl who did something unspeakable to Celia last year.
But then Celia meets Drake, the cool new kid
from New York City who entrusts her with his deepest, darkest secret. When
Celia’s quest for justice threatens her relationship with Drake, she’s forced
to decide which is sweeter: revenge or friendship.
This debut novel from Karen Finneyfrock
establishes her as a bright, bold, razor-sharp new voice for teens.
My Review:
This is not my normal type of book but I really enjoyed this
book. I am so glad I got the chance to read it.
Celia is starting high school and has a plan to get revenge
on the girl who bullied her in eighth grade. Celia has started calling herself
Celia the Dark and makes sure none of the kids who bullied her can see how much
it has affected her. But one day everything changes when she meets the new cool
guy Drake from New York
I really loved this book. The author handles bullying very
well and shows how much it can affect us in our everyday life. Celia is a smart girl and I could relate to
her love of reading and I could actually see myself being friends with her and
Drake if I was in school with them. My heart just broke for Celia and kids like
her who has been bullied and I really think this book shows us the damage it
can cause.
Karen has taken on the issue of bullying in today’s schools
and given us a heroine we all can relate and even say we have known or can call
a friend. I highly recommend this book
to kids and parents. 5/5 Bloody Fangs
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10 Favorite Things:
Favorite author (dead or alive)
Sherman Alexie
Favorite Chocolates
Dark Chocolate (80%) with Nuts
Favorite books that inspired you to write
Dangerous
Angels by Francesca Lia Block
Favorite songs to listen to while writing
I can’t listen to music while writing. It
interferes with the voices.
Favorite destination to live?
Seattle!
Musicians/bands/groups
Jack White
David Bowie
Indigo Girls
Neutral Milk Hotel
Prince
Favorite movies of all time
Harold
& Maude
The
Royal Tenenbaums
The
Sound of Music
Sixteen
Candles
Favorite TV program/series?
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Favorite movie moments
In Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic, seeing the Jaguar Shark.
Favorite Super Villain
The Vampire King (Marceline’s Dad) in Adventure
Time
Favorite gadgets
Wireless Speakers (Death to Wires!)
Flying over the desert
Thank you to Karen for letting me review your book and Thank you to Jean for letting me participate in the blog tour. Make sure you enter the giveaway.
~Sabrina
Thank you so much for being part of the tour!!
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