"Buckaroo Buckeye" by Kristin Anderson Cetone

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Buckaroo Buckeye

by Kristin Anderson Cetone

Buckaroo Buckeye by Kristin Anderson Cetone is currently on tour with iRead Book Tours. The tour stops here today for a guest post by the author, an excerpt, and a giveaway. Please be sure to visit the other tour stops as well.

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Winner of the Mom's Choice Silver and OneBookAZ Awards!

There's a new cowboy in town! Hit the trail with Buckaroo Buckeye, a lovable little nut who falls from his tree in Ohio, as he dodges the bumps and bullies along the way in a magical journey to find his true place in the world.

Created by Reading Specialist Kristin Cetone, Buckaroo Buckeye teaches children 4-8 to:

• Learn to ignore bullies
• Improve their self-esteem
• Connect with reading
• "Dream, Believe and Achieve" no matter their size!

Your child will be inspired by Buckaroo's determination in this touching story with unforgettable characters illustrated by Nadia Komorova. Get yours today!


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“Who is talking?” the little nut asked.

Again the voice bellowed. “Why, you are a buckeye! You are a WORTHLESS NUT just like the rest of us!”

“I am NOT worthless,” cried the little nut.

But the other nuts only laughed and mocked him.

Praise for the Book

“Kristin Anderson Cetone has told a very appealing story of a little Buckeye who was trying to find his purpose in life. He knew he had something important to do. A wonderful encouraging book for children of all ages. Bought it for my grandchildren and kept one for myself.” ~ Jessica Jankowski

“It's hard to find books that have real meaning for young children and my granddaughter especially enjoys the parts about not listening to people who tease or bully others. It's a lovely little book with a great message about believing in yourself no matter your size. I look forward to seeing other books by this author.” ~ Amazon Customer

“Delightful story that kids will love! This is a book the kids will ask to read over and over. The adorable character takes us on an adventure that is fun and educational. I am looking forward to the next book in this series!” ~ michelle eastman

“Perfect story for any child! I also suggest a paperback copy to keep in house and share with school!” ~ amberjoe02

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The focus of my book came from my father. He would ask many times, “Do you know what a buckeye nut is?” To be respectful, we would say, “No, Dad, what is a buckeye nut?” He would always respond, “It’s a worthless nut!” This is the starting point for Buckaroo. He starts his life journey of self-discovery to find his purpose and worth and place in the world despite discouraging words and self-doubts on the long journey when, in the end, this tiny seed finds his true place in the world and discovers it was within him from the very beginning. He always believed in himself and his dreams. We are all born with the potential for greatness! So as Buckaroo will tell you, “Dream, Believe, Achieve.”

Besides Writing, I am a Reading Specialist and taught for many years in the public schools. As an author and entrepreneur, I now offer reading assessment and reading tutoring through Nuts About Reading™ my online, supplemental reading screen and tutoring for grades 1-3 and their parents. I use a video-conferencing format for children from their own home computers. Parents can observe but can not coach the child. SAFE-CONVENIENT-AFFORDABLE.

Buckaroo Buckeye™-A Little Nut with Big Dreams

Buckaroo Buckeye is the story of a tiny little buckeye nut seed who falls from his tree in Ohio. The other buckeye nuts bully him and call him worthless. He is determined to prove the other nuts wrong and find his special place in the world! He is picked up by a young girl walking near the tree and she carried this little nut home. The little girl knows the legend surrounding a buckeye nut. She knows they are carried for good luck. The little girl also loves the stories of the old wild west, so she transforms her buckeye nut into a cowboy and names him Buckaroo. The little girl’s life journey goes many miles and all along this journey, she carries Buckaroo with her, a friend for good luck. They get separated along the way and Buckaroo continues his journey of self-discovery alone. He must rise above bumps and bullies along the way. Will he give in to his self-doubts? Will he find his special place of worth and prove the other nuts wrong?

“Success comes from a tiny ‘seed’ within each of us. This tiny seed contains our hopes and dreams and passions in life. When we receive encouragement and nourishment from family, culture, education, and life experiences, the seed will sprout and grow mighty, and rise above the bumps and bullies and setbacks along the way.

Discouraging words…discourage dreams,
Encouraging words…sprout dreams,
Parents plant the seeds.”

~ Kristin Anderson Cetone

About the Author

Buckaroo Buckeye grew out of author Kristin Anderson Cetone's imagination and joy of reading.

Born in Dayton, Ohio, she traveled many miles before putting down roots in the Arizona desert. Influenced by family, education, life experiences, and a desire to teach others, Mrs. Cetone discovered her purpose - just like Buckaroo Buckeye did.

Her true calling and passion is writing and helping others become successful readers. She created Buckaroo to encourage children to believe in themselves and follow their dreams while dodging the bumps and bullies along the way. Reading will help guide the way. Being a Reading Specialist, she has also created Nuts About Reading™ an informal, supplemental, online reading service. She shares her insights and suggestions to help parents strengthen their children's reading process and become successful readers.

Her joy now is to inspire and help kids to find the Buckaroo Buckeye in themselves.

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"Melvin the Sad...(ish) Robot" by Joshua Margolis

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Melvin the Sad...(ish) Robot

by Joshua Margolis

Melvin the Sad...(ish) Robot by Joshua Margolis is currently on tour with Reading Addiction Book Tours. The tour stops here today for my review and an excerpt. Please be sure to visit the other tour stops as well.

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Melvin is known for being a sad…(ish) robot. But, as he finds new friends and experiences, he may just figure out how to be happy…(ish).

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Praise for the Book

"The robot sculptures are very clever and the photography beautiful. It is a lovely book and can be enjoyed by all ages." ~ Amazon Customer

"The vibrantly detailed illustrations are captivating and will definitely appeal to readers. I love the message the story shares and am certain Melvin the Sad...(ish) Robot will become a fast favorite among readers young and old. I highly recommend picking up a copy." ~ Stacie Theis

"Lovely local photography with expressive clay sculptures telling a touching story we can all relate to. Enjoyable for any age as it offers a story line for the kids and beautiful scenery for the adults." ~ C. Green

"We have never seen a book like this! Our whole family enjoyed this most wonderful story about friendship, love, and finding.....Oh! you just have to read it! The story presentation is so creative and interesting!" ~ Amazon Customer

"A beautiful whimsical book. The ceramics are very expressive, colors are vibrant and will grab the attention of young children. Beautiful eye candy for the reader as well as those being read to. Book also helps kids realize that it is okay to be open about feelings and that we cannot be happy all the time." ~ Ling Khong

My Review

By Lynda Dickson

Melvin is described by his friends as a sad...(ish) robot ... until the day he meets Marilyn. Will Melvin have the courage to go after what he want?

The book is beautifully illustrated with photographs of clay robots (sculpted by the author himself) in natural scenery. The screen on Melvin's chest, which depicts his moods, is a great touch. I also love B.T., the toaster dog, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the author's dog. As well as looking wonderful, the book conveys a lovely message, encouraging those who are a bit different to step out of their comfort zone and have the courage to try new things.

This story will appeal to readers of all ages, with the young ones enjoying the fanciful robots and the older ones exploring the deeper meaning behind the story.

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How Melvin came to be...

Since 2010 I have been showing my unique sculptures to the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area Community every First Friday at my studio, FM, located in Uptown Oakland. And every month I would be flattered when visitors asked me if I worked for a little local animation company located in Emeryville (some of you might have heard of them). As honored as this question made me feel, I have little in the ways of computer skills that could be transferred to such a groundbreaking company. Still, I felt that my characters had a story to tell, I just needed to figure out a way to tell it. So I created Melvin! After I drafted Melvin's story, added supporting characters, re-wrote, cut supporting characters ... and on and on, I got it to the point where I thought I had a decent story.

With the help of my friend Han Lee, we took Melvin out into the incredibly beautiful, yet overlooked, Lake Merritt area in Oakland and started taking photos of Melvin interacting with his environment. After learning the ropes from Han, I took over principal photography for the remainder of the project (although his photos are featured throughout the book).

The finished product has taken me about a year to complete and will hopefully be an uplifting story about a sad little robot finding some happiness in his life.

About the Author

Joshua Margolis is a sculptor, photographer, and author from Oakland, California. His work has been featured in many galleries and studios. He was the de Young Fine Arts Museum artist in residence for the month of July 2014, where he brought his monsters and robots project to sculpted life. Melvin the Sad…(ish) Robot is the first story of its kind to incorporate Joshua's ceramic sculptures into a real world setting, creating a unique visual narrative.

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"Queen of Likes" by Hillary Homzie

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Queen of Likes

by Hillary Homzie

Queen of Likes by Hillary Homzie is recommended for children ages 9 to 13. This book tour is brought to you by Goddess Fish Promotions. The tour stops here today for my review, an excerpt, and a giveaway. Please be sure to visit the other tour stops as well.

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A tween social media queen is forced to give up her phone and learn that there’s more to life than likes in this M!X novel from the author of The Hot List.

Karma Cooper is a seventh grader with thousands of followers on SnappyPic. Before Karma became a social media celebrity, she wasn’t part of the in-crowd at Merton Middle School. But thanks to one serendipitous photo, Karma has become a very popular poster on SnappyPic. Besides keeping up with all of her followers, like most kids at MMS, her smartphone - a bejeweled pink number Karma nicknamed Floyd - is like a body part she could never live without.

But after breaking some basic phone rules, Karma’s cruel, cruel parents take Floyd away, and for Karma, her world comes to a screeching halt. Can Karma - who can text, post photos, play soccer, and chew gum all at the same time - learn to go cold turkey and live her life fully unplugged?

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“So we’re come up with a new punishment,” says Dad. “Something that will get your attention.”

Dad looks at Mom and Mom looks at Dad and I can tell that they are a united front against me. “We’re going to close your Snappypic account,” states Dad.

“What?” My stomach dips as if I’ve just dropped from highest part of a roller coaster. I want to flop against the nearest car in the parking lot. “You can’t do that. It’s my account. It’s private. You can’t.” Every day, I get smiley faces and hearts and balloons and LIKES. All of the time. Waking up and not being able to se what my followers are up to? Being totally cut off like that? My parents might as well send me to Antarctica because I’m going to be frozen out of everything. “This must be some kind of hallucination,” I say. “The parents I know would never do this to me!”

“Karma, I’m sorry,” says Mom. “But I think you are over-reacting. You knew the rules.”

“Please.” I clasp my hands together. “Please, please. Please. I’ll do anything. I’ll babysit Toby as much as you want. I’ll clean the house every single day. I’ll make dinner I’ll—”

“It’s a final decision,” says Dad.

“But I’m like… a professional. I have more followers than some companies.”

“Exactly our point, Karma,” says Mom. “You’re not a company. You’re our daughter and still a kid. And I don’t really love this obsession of yours.”

The parking lot is practically spinning. “You just don’t want me to grow up!”

I fling up my arms. “Please,” I beg. “Don’t do this.”

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Praise for the Book

"Readers will love watching what happens when Karma Cooper is forced to find validation from places other than her thousands of followers on Snappypic. Best of all, she learns to validate herself, explore her talents and act not based on others, but on herself and her own values. Dynamic characters and a clever plot that didn't go where I initially thought it would. A really fun read!" ~ Afton Nelson

"Karma has a problem that will sound all too familiar to many readers. She spends far too much time on her phone. Her happiness is dictated by how many likes her social media photos get. When her parents take her phone away as punishment, she has to find new ways to validate herself. I loved this book. It has an important message disguised in an entertaining story, which is the best thing a middle grade book can do!" ~ Stephanie Faris

"Hillary Homzie's tween books consistently deliver a hilarious voice as well as the bittersweet realizations of young adults. Queen of Likes is a cautionary tale for kids - boys and girls - who get caught up in their online lives to the detriment of their real relationships. With warm, likable family members and realistic tween school settings, it's a great read for middle school kids." ~ Amazon Customer

"Pitch-perfect, relevant, and fun novel for middle-schoolers. While the author focuses on a tween who is arguably addicted to her phone, she does not oversimplify the issue or suggest that technology is in itself a bad thing. Also, while Homzie does not shy away from addressing the cliques and bullying that happen in middle school, I was happy to see that the tired 'mean girl' trope didn't come into play here. All of the kids, popular or not, have their good points and their flaws. Overall, a fun, quick read that will provide kids immersed in the world of social media plenty to think about." ~ mbokelman

"After reading this book I sat back and watch some young teen and young adults and realized just how real this book hit on the subject. I laughed. I felt like this story was really written about those around me. The plot is real! The characters... real! And the story has moments of laughter and unbelievable realization... It was a fun read!" ~ Amazon Customer

My Review

By Lynda Dickson

Twelve-year-old Karma Cooper loves getting Likes on the photo-sharing app Snappypic, and she goes online any opportunity she can get. She knows everything about her 12 thousand followers and all the tricks to get more Likes. She's so attached to her phone, that she's even given it (him) a name, Floyd. But disaster strikes when her mother takes Floyd away and cancels her Snappypic account as punishment for using it during Milton P. Daniels' bar mitzvah. What follows is an account of Karma's days without Floyd and the Likes that she has come to depend upon for her self-esteem.

Even without her phone, Karma still thinks in terms of what she would text, what she would photograph, and how she would caption her photos. Nevertheless, she eventually finds out the real meaning of "Like" and discovers the pleasure of taking photos for herself and not others. "I focus on what's important, what's right in front of me," she says. Even the cute "My stats" and "Mood" sections at the end of every chapter slowly become less about Karma's followers and more about real life. The characters behave like real people - moody, but not one-dimensional mean girls. While Karma is always expecting the worst from everyone, the way they act usually turns out to be a pleasant surprise. This is a story about a girl who needs to stop worrying about who likes her and start liking herself. It's a lesson from which everybody can benefit.

A great read for ages 9 and up, especially girls.

About the Author

Hillary is the author of the tween novel The Hot List, which Booklist says "captures the angst of young teen friendships and fragile identities." She’s also the author of the middle grade novel, Things are Gonna Get Ugly, a Justice Book-of-the-Month, which was just optioned by Priority Pictures, and her latest release, Queen of Likes, which is about social media, as well as the humorous chapter book series, Alien Clones from Outer Space, a Children's Book-of-the-Month Best Books for Children. Emmy-nominated Suppertime Entertainment developed the books to become an animated television series and it was sold to ABC Australia. Hillary’s young adult fiction has been published in Teen Magazine and anthologized (Muddville Diaries). She has sold non-fiction and fiction projects to Klutz Press/Scholastic Books, The Learning Company, and John Muir Books. With her frequent writing partner, Steven Arvanites, she has had film projects developed by Brooklyn Weaver’s Energy Entertainment. Hillary got her start performing and writing sketch comedy Off-Broadway, and was a Heideman Playwrighting Award Finalist. Hillary holds a master's degree in education from Temple University and a master’s of arts degree from Hollins University in children's literature and writing. Currently, she’s a visiting professor of children’s literature and writing at Hollins University.

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"In the Hope of Memories" by Olivia Rivers

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In the Hope of Memories

by Olivia Rivers

In the Hope of Memories by Olivia Rivers has just been released. This book blitz and giveaway is brought to you by Xpresso Book Tours. I liked the sound of this one so much, that I bought myself a copy and read it straight away. And, boy, am I glad I did. You can read my review below.

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Hope is dying.

Hope Jackson has lived her short life to the fullest, but her four closest friends are dangling on the brink of disaster. Right before dying of a rare heart condition, Hope sets up a scavenger hunt across New York City using her graffiti art. The directions she leaves her friends are simple: Solve the clues hidden in her art, and they’ll solve the problems haunting their lives.

Hope is dead.

Two days after her heart fails, Hope’s friends are thrown together.

Aiden, her best friend, whose plans to attend college have been scattered by his OCD.

Kali, her foster sister, whose last ties to sanity are as razor-thin as her anorexic waistline.

Erik, her high school crush, whose success as an athlete is based on a lie with no end in sight.

And Sam, her online pen-pal, whose perfect life exploded into chaos in the aftermath of a school bombing.

Together, the four teens take to the streets of New York to complete Hope’s scavenger hunt and fulfill her dying wishes. But in order to unravel the clues hidden in Hope’s graffiti, her friends will need to confront their personal demons head on.

Hope is within reach.

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Spray-painted on the back wall of the alley is a bloodied scimitar, its handle a wickedly curved hourglass. It should be ugly - it’s basically just a really big knife with blood on it. But it’s beautiful, because it’s clearly one of Hope’s works, and she put just as much detail into this piece of art as she did with her others.

Over the years, I’ve seen dozens of pictures of Hope’s graffiti, but I’ve never actually seen it in person. I do my best to avoid the whole juvenile delinquency thing, even when it’s just tiny things like spray-painting alleys. Now I’m regretting turning her down all those times she asked me to come with her while she painted. I want to know how she does it—this sort of artwork looks like it belongs in a fancy museum, and it doesn’t seem humanly possible that it was made from three-dollar cans of spray-paint.

Then again, Hope was good at that - doing the impossible. She was the only one who ever managed to see me as "quirky" and "dedicated", instead of all the other names people usually use.

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Praise for the Book

"I can't even explain how GREAT this book is ... it pulled me in and spit me out a completely different reader. Can I give it 10 stars? I haven't read a book this amazing (and life changing) since Hopkins's Crank. Olivia Rivers uses an unusual narration style to fully capture each characters voice. Her plot and characters are enthralling and their individual journeys are both heart wrenching and inspiring. If you love stories about young adults and their first ventures into adulthood (and the harsh reality of life) this book is for you! Kudos to Olivia Rivers for crafting a intricate tale like no other!" ~ CVella

"Once in a while a book comes along that's pure magic. A book that has enough depth for you to get lost in it for days. A book that is original, thought-provoking and like nothing you've ever read before. A book that puts you through an emotional blender and when it spits you out, you are a bit different than before you read it. A bit wiser, a little more understanding, a little less judgmental and very much in love. In the Hope of Memories by Olivia Rivers is exactly that type of book." ~ Paula

"This was a quick read, mainly because it was so enjoyable, and things were happening pretty fast, it was hard to put down, in case something else happened I was only too happy to read it and devour it quickly. Ms Rivers has a great future ahead of her in the YA genre if this is what she intends on producing. Great work, well deserving of five stars." ~ Kathy, Ahmazing Book Faerie

" ... like a modern-day Breakfast Club - four immensely different and quirky characters searching for themselves. I literally laughed and cried in the first chapter, and by the end of the book, my son was very concerned about me because my tears wouldn't stop. Seriously, it is that moving. [...] If there is any fairness in the world, this book will be HUGE. I suggest you get it as fast as you possibly can." ~ Lauren Stewart

"Perfect ... "  ~ Josie Wright

My Review

By Lynda Dickson

On Hope's eighteenth birthday - two days after she dies - her friends set off on a scavenger hunt around New York City. Erik, Aiden, Kali, and Sam all come from different walks of life and have never met each other before, but they all have something in common - Hope, and the fact that they are all broken. According to Hope and her favorite Red String of Fate myth, "some people are destined to change the fates of others." Under Hope's guidance, will this bunch of misfits be able to heal each other?

The story is told by four very different characters with very distinct voices. Erik's narrative is full of sarcasm, while Aiden's complete ignorance of sarcasm is the perfect foil. I especially love Kali's passages, so touchingly filled with sadness and self-loathing. But my favorite character is Sam, whose text talk is full of humor and extremely insightful. Oh, and let's not forget Schrodinger the cat!

This book reminded me of You Were Here by Cori McCarthy, which I read just recently (read my blog post), where a major character dies before the book begins and where a character's art is integral to the story. Because Hope's - and even Kali's - artwork is such a large part of this story, I wish the author had followed McCarthy's lead and included illustrations in this book. It would have added an extra, beautiful dimension to this already wonderful story.

In the Hope of Memories had me in tears on more than one occasion. If you only read one book this year, make it this one.

Interview With the Author

Can you tell us a little about your new book?

Absolutely! In the Hope of Memories is the story of Hope, a young, eccentric graffiti artist who’s stuck in the foster system. When Hope gets diagnosed with a terminal heart condition, she realizes that her four best friends are on the brink of ruining their lives, and that they might not be okay once she’s dead and not there to support them anymore. So she creates an elaborate scavenger hunt using her graffiti art that’s meant to "fix" her friends so she can die in peace and know they’ll be alright without her.

Do you have a favorite character?

Asking authors this question is like asking a parent who their favorite child is. So my answer is Aiden, because I am terrible enough to actually pick favorites. Aiden is intensely logical, loyal, and moral. He’s a total sweetheart, and I see him as being everything that’s right with the world. But since he has OCD and an autism spectrum disorder, the world sees him as being "wrong", just because no one else understands him. As an author, writing Aiden’s character was both a heart-warming and gut-wrenching experience, and he’ll always be a favorite of mine.

What genre is In the Hope of Memories?

That’s a very good question, and everyone from my agent to my author friends can’t quite figure out the answer. However, I think I like my critique partner’s description best: "It’s like if a Colleen Hoover book had a baby with The Breakfast Club, and that baby was given a huge dose of shitty luck and LSD."

Do you plot out your story before you write it? 

No, I find it impossible to plot my stories before I start writing. I always have a vague idea of the beginning, and I usually know what the ending lines will be. But how my characters will get from the beginning to the end is always a mystery I unravel in the first draft.

Where did you get the idea for In the Hope of Memories?

My inspiration for the book came from a quirky mix of sources, which is probably why the book turned out pretty quirky itself. I’d been listening to a rap song by the Gym Class Heroes called "Stereo Hearts", and while listening to this, I was also reading about Erwin Schrodinger’s satirical thought experiment critiquing the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. This led to two major epiphanies: The first was that I am a total geek, which really wasn’t all that interesting of an epiphany, since I have it at least ten times a week. The second epiphany was that I desperately needed to write about a young graffiti artist who is both dead and alive at once, just like the subject of Schrodinger’s thought experiment. And so the concept for In the Hope of Memories was born.

What was the hardest part of writing In the Hope of Memories?

My novel has four points of view, which isn’t very common in Young Adult books. Working with four very different main characters meant establishing four distinct voices, and that was quite challenging. However, the clashing personalities of the characters was also what made writing In the Hope of Memories such an enjoyable project!

What does your writing process look like?

My process changes with every book, but I generally write very long first drafts and then cut and revise from there. But no matter how I approach writing a book, I always need chocolate and music as fuel. No exceptions there!

Are any of the characters from In the Hope of Memories based off yourself?

Nope, definitely not! I’m a very reserved person, so the thought of sticking myself in a book for all the world to see is … horrifying. That being said, my characters ended up with a few of my own quirks. I can’t tell the difference between right and left, just like my character Erik, and this causes all sorts of shenanigans when someone has to give me driving directions. And like my character Sam, I also enjoy wearing The Flash t-shirts when I use my wheelchair, because irony really is the best medicine. Also, my laptop named Vladimir makes a cameo appearance in In the Hope of Memories. (R.I.P. Vladimir.) But, aside from tiny quirks like that, none of the characters or events in the book are based on my real life.

Is In the Hope of Memories part of a series?

No, this story is a standalone and won’t be continued in other books.

Is In the Hope of Memories connected to any of your other books?

Yes, in some ways, it definitely is! While the plots don’t directly intertwine, if readers look carefully, they’ll find references to my other books within the pages of In the Hope of Memories.

About the Author

Olivia Rivers is a hybrid author of Young Adult fiction. Her works include the independently published novels Frost Fire (FREE) and In the Hope of Memories, along with the traditionally published novel Tone Deaf (Skyhorse, May 2016). As a certified geek, she enjoys experimenting with new publishing technologies, and her online serials have received over 1,000,000 hits on Wattpad. When Olivia isn’t working as a writer, she’s a typical teen attending college in Northern California. Olivia is represented by Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary, and nothing thrills her more than hearing from readers.

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