Here is the first Book Blip of debut novels by the Class of 2K12.
Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins (January 2012)
Summary:
My wish is to fall
cranium over Converse
in dizzy, daydream-worthy love.
(If only it were that easy.)
When her parents split, Marcie is dragged from Idaho to a family summerhouse in New Hampshire. She leaves behind her friends, a group of freaks and geeks called the Leftovers, including her emo-rocker boyfriend, and her father. By the time Labor Day rolls around, Marcie suspects this "vacation" has become permanent. She starts at a new school where a cute boy brings her breakfast and a new romance heats up.
But understanding love, especially when you've watched your parents' affections end, is elusive. What does it feel like, really? can you even know it until you've lost it?
Inspiration for Love and Leftovers?
I wanted to write about a main character who makes a big mistake. I had just finished reading several books where the MC’s best friend had wronged them and I wanted to reverse that.
At the time I started writing, I had been reading One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones. (Yes, this is one of those books where the best friend makes the big mistake.) It definitely inspired me, from the theme of moving to a new town to the light-hearted nature of the poems.
Another thing I find inspiring about Sones’ writing is the sound of her poetry when it is read out loud. Often, I read my own poems out loud while I’m writing and revising in order to capture my main character’s audible voice.
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Author Bio:
Raised without television, Sarah Tregay started writing her own middle grade novels after she had read all of the ones in the library. She later discovered YA books, but never did make it to the adult section. When she's not jotting down poems at stoplights, she can be found hanging out with her "little sister" from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Sarah lives in Eagle, Idaho with her husband, two Boston Terriers, and an appaloosa named Mr. Pots.
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