CLEAN TEEN PUBLISHING'S LARGEST GIVEAWAY YET!
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THE 2016 DIVERSE NOVEL EVERY READER SHOULD HAVE ON THEIR READING LIST!
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NORA & KETTLE by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
(Releases February 29, 2016. Pre-order Deals Available Now Only!)
If you've been watching book news or trade reviews this year you've probably seen that in 2016 there's a heavy focus on diverse reads. Readers are being challenged to step outside of their comfort zones and experience books they've never experienced before. This is one of the reasons why Nora & Kettle has gotten so much trade publicity and is being heavily watched by the book world. Set in 1953, NORA AND KETTLE explores the collision of two teenagers facing extraordinary hardship. Their meeting is inevitable, devastating, and ultimately healing. Their stories, a collection of events, are each on their own harmless. But together, one after the other, they change the world.
Yes, this is Lauren Nicolle Taylor's adorable daughter promoting her mommy's book.
Pre-order today for the lowest price available. Print books starting as low as $7.23 for a pre-order promotion on Barnes & Noble and $7.46 on Amazon. They do range up to $11.95 depending on the retailer. Digital price is $4.99 through release day only. After which, price will go up to $5.99.
*Retailers set all pricing on print novels and it can change it at any time. Barnes and Noble and Amazon both have print books for under $7.50 for pre-order only. The listing price is $11.95.
What if Peter Pan was a homeless kid just trying to survive, and Wendy flew away for a really good reason?
Seventeen-year-old Kettle has had his share of adversity. As an orphaned Japanese American struggling to make a life in the aftermath of an event in history not often referred to—the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and the removal of children from orphanages for having "one drop of Japanese blood in them"—things are finally looking up. He has his hideout in an abandoned subway tunnel, a job, and his gang of Lost Boys.
Desperate to run away, the world outside her oppressive brownstone calls to naïve, eighteen-year-old Nora—the privileged daughter of a controlling and violent civil rights lawyer who is building a compensation case for the interned Japanese Americans. But she is trapped, enduring abuse to protect her younger sister Frankie and wishing on the stars every night for things to change.
For months, they've lived side by side, their paths crossing yet never meeting. But when Nora is nearly killed and her sister taken away, their worlds collide as Kettle, grief stricken at the loss of a friend, angrily pulls Nora from her window.
In her honeyed eyes, Kettle sees sadness and suffering. In his, Nora sees the chance to take to the window and fly away.
"Lyrically written, this powerful and at times painful read captures the reader and does not let go. Told in alternating chapters from the two characters' perspectives, their respective narratives cross and intertwine, drawing Nora and Kettle closer until they finally unite. Parallels to Peter Pan and Wendy provide motif and depth without overwhelming the reader. Firmly rooted in the history of internment camps and racial prejudice,this remarkable novel educates subtly while focusing on themes of home, acceptance, courage, and the danger of secrets." ~ Melissa Moore (Booklist Starred Review)
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LEARN MORE ABOUT LAUREN NICOLLE TAYLOR HERE.
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We look forward to hearing what you think about Nora & Kettle! Good luck on the giveaway!
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Thanks for posting about my book :)
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