This week I'm celebrating:
1) I'm getting caught up on laundry, cleaning, and cooking -- and hubby is helping. Yay!
2) Congrats to Jessica and Stephanie on their new release THE SECRET FILES OF FAIRDAY MORROW -- Woohoo!!
Title: The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow
Authors: Jessica Haight & Stephanie Robinson
Illustrator: Roman Muradov
Jessica Haight is a true New Englander, with a deep desire to be near the ocean and a love of the four seasons. She enjoys drawing while standing up and cultivating magic in her garden. She easily floats away in the pages of a good story and is still waiting for her owl from Hogwarts.
Stephanie Robinson lives with her husband in a quiet town, though not as quaint as Ashpot. After teaching fifth grade for almost fifteen years, she is now enjoying her role as a school media specialist.
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My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog
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1) I'm getting caught up on laundry, cleaning, and cooking -- and hubby is helping. Yay!
2) Congrats to Jessica and Stephanie on their new release THE SECRET FILES OF FAIRDAY MORROW -- Woohoo!!
Title: The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow
Authors: Jessica Haight & Stephanie Robinson
Illustrator: Roman Muradov
MG novel, published by Delacorte Press/Random House Kids Books
Blurb:
Eleven-year-old Fairday Morrow is less than thrilled that her family is moving thousands of miles from civilization to the quiet country town of Ashpot, Connecticut, where she’s absolutely certain she’ll die of boredom.
As if leaving Manhattan and her best friend, Lizzy, the only other member of the elite Detective Mystery Squad, weren’t bad enough, Fairday is stuck living in the infamous Begonia House, a creepy old Victorian with dark passageways, a gigantic dead willow tree, and a mysterious past.
Before she can even unpack, strange music coming from behind a padlocked door leads Fairday up a spiral staircase and into a secret room, where she finds an ancient mirror, a brass key, and a curious portrait of a red-haired lady. These seemingly unrelated items prove to be the first in a series of clues that takes Fairday, the visiting Lizzy, and their new squad member, Marcus, on an amazing adventure.
Can the members of the Detective Mystery Squad piece together the puzzle before it’s too late? Or will whatever’s causing trouble find Fairday and her friends first?
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"I really enjoyed this book. It was a marvelously done, debut, thriller novel. Ms. Robinson and Ms. Haight are great authors that really pull you into their story. I couldn’t get out until that final sentence. And, by then I wanted more. To say I want a second book is an understatement. The writing style is compelling, and makes me feel as if I was there with Fairday and her friends. I really like the illustrations in the book. They are like the ribbon on a present, or the icing on the cake. I give this book five out of five bookworms!"~ Erik Weibel/ This Kid Reviews Books
"Mixing realism and fantasy, Haight and Robinson’s debut opens with 11-year-old Fairday’s move from Manhattan to a small town in Connecticut, where her relentlessly cheerful parents plan to turn a dilapidated Victorian into a bed and breakfast. No sooner has the family arrived than eerie sights and sounds begin to haunt Fairday. The house turns out to hold dark secrets that everybody in town suspects but nobody can explain: a perfect mission for Fairday and her best friend Lizzy’s Detective Mystery Squad (DMS)."~ Publishers Weekly
"Fifth-grader Fairday Morrow's new home lives up to its spooky reputation, but she and her companions in the Detective Mystery Squad find out why. At Begonia House, strains of bagpipe music issue from behind a padlocked door, grains of sand in an hourglass have stopped falling, and a malevolent weeping willow looms in the backyard. A magic mirror shows an invisible door; a wardrobe hides secrets and a portal. Ruby Begonia vanished more than 50 years ago. Is there also a ghost? Fairday has a new, helpful friend in classmate Marcus, and her best friend Lizzy can visit on weekends to help solve the mystery. What more could readers want?" ~ Kirkus Reviews
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My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog
Celebrate The Small Things Linky:
Grab the Linky html-code here:
** To see who’s posted for the hop look at my Celebrate The Small Things Blog Roll, left sidebar bottom **
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- Free services for authors
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37 comments:
Congrats to Stephanie and Jessica! Have a great weekend, Lexa--make sure to leave yourself time for something fun with all that work you're doing!
Big congratulations to Jess and Stephanie!
Yay for getting caught up on household things! It's a great feeling!
Congratulations to Stephanie and Jessica. Wow does The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow ever look like a great read! I want that book for sure. And the illustrations in that trailer are wonderfully spooky.
Congratulations on getting caught up with all the household stuff. (I am so pathetically behind!!!)
Have a great week-end.
Congratulations to Jessica and Stephanie!! How exciting. And congrats to you for getting caught up on household work. That is my exciting plan for the weekend.
Have a great weekend, Lexa!
It must be the week for catching up on chores, because that's what I've been doing, too. 'Fairday' looks like great fun.
Chores are on the horizon for me too.... Must be that pre-holiday conscience or something. Congratulations to Jessica and Stephanie on their book release!
The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow sounds like a compelling take for young folks and old folks alike.
I love when I get help with the housework! My hubs made chili the other night...so good!
Glad to hear hubs is helping with the chores!
Congrats to Jessica and Stephanie on their new book.
Lexa- Thank you so much for hosting us on your blog. We really appreciate your support! Hope your weekend is wonderful. :)
~Jess and Stephanie
Jeff O.- Thanks so much! :)
Alex- Thanks! :)
Elizabeth- Yeah! Awesome that you like the trailer and that our book sounds good to you. :)
Julie- Thanks! We are definitely very excited. :)
Julia- So glad Fairday's story looks fun to you. :)
Kate- Thanks for the good wishes. :)
Stephen Hayes- We are so happy that The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow sounds like a good read to you. :)
Suzanne- Thanks! :)
So fun visiting with all of you! Thanks for your comments.
~Jess and Stephanie
No ghosts here... which is too bad because maybe I could convince them to help out with the household. Enjoy the extra help, Lexa!
It's so much fun seeing this book all over the blogosphere. Congratulations, Jess and Stephanie.
Congratulations to you, Lexa, for catching up on laundry, cooking, and cleaning. You make me feel lazy.
Hey Lexa,
Your anxious wait for my eagerly anticipated comment is over! Yay! :)
So very good of you, Lexa, to feature the good news about the release of Jessica and Stephanie. Um, start again, as in the release of their book and nothing to do with a pardon from the Governor!
Thanks for all the other links, Lexa.
A good weekend to you, my friend.
Gary :)
Hooray for husband help, and thanks for reviewing what sounds like a really great mystery!
Getting caught up on the household chores is quite an accomplishment. I'm always behind on at least one of them. Congrats to Jessica and Stephanie! It sounds like an intriguing mystery. Have a great weekend!
Jessica and Stephanie's new book looks great!
I love getting help with the housework, but it's a rarity. My boys like to help with the dishes on occasion, though.
Have a great weekend!
Congrats on the laundry, cleaning, and cooking progress... accomplished with hubby's help! It must be a huge relief.
Nothing beats team work!
Congrats to Jessica and Stephanie.
T. Drecker- If you get any ghosts to help with the housework be sure to let us know. :)
Beverly- We are so happy you are seeing The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow all over the blogosphere. Yeah! :)
Klahanie- Awesome to see you on Lexa's blog! Isn't she awesome! Your comment made us smile. :)
Messymimi- Glad you like the sound of our mystery book! :)
Lorilmaclaughlin- Thanks for your good wishes. :)
L.G. Keller Thanks! We are happy that The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow looks good to you! :)
Michelle- Thanks so much!
We loved hearing from everyone. Thanks!
~Stephanie and Jess
Congrats to you, Lexa, for catching up on laundry and cleaning! I know how that feels, and it really is such a relief.
This book sounds super interesting! I think I'll go check it out. That mystery is just too good to leave alone.
Do you and your hubby want to come catch my housework up? ;)
Congrats to the ladies on the book. It sounds awesome!
I hope you have a great weekend, Lex!
Cathy- Yeah! We are so glad our book sounds interesting to you. If you get to check it out- we hope you love it. :)
Kim- Thanks so much! :)
~Jess and Stephanie
A huge congratulations to Jess and Stephanie. Your book cover looks awesome and the story sounds wonderful. Here's hoping I win a copy for my grandchildren.
Congrats to Jessica and Stephanie
Kudos on getting caught up on the domestics. After being sick for 2+ weeks, I can't imagine it!
Congrats to Jessica & Stephanie. And yay to the hubby helping you clean. My husband ran the roomba this morning (the robot vac). It kind of freaks me out because it creeps up behind me. Hey, there's surely a horror story in that somewhere.
So excited for Jess and Stephanie! And yay for getting housework caught up especially with your husband's help.
More kudos for these two! And a great end of year to you.
Congrats on the book Jessica and Stephanie. Thanks for the freebies Lexa.
It's a great feeling getting caught up. I'm seeing Jessica and Stephanie everywhere. :)
Joylene- Good luck winning a copy for your grandchildren! We loved hearing your comments about the cover. We think Roman did an amazing job with the
illustrations! :)
Catherine- Thanks a bunch. :)
Natalie- We appreciate your support! :)
Lee- Thanks! :)
Sheena-kay- Thanks so much! :)
Medeia- We are so happy to be visiting so many fabulous blogs this month. We have loved seeing you around the blogosphere! :)
~Jess and Stephanie
Congratulations Jessica and Stephanie!
The book looks like something my children would have loved.
Congrats Jessica and Stephanie! Kick-ass trailer, ladies. :-)
These ladies are making the rounds. Way to go, ladies!
Yay for getting caught up on everything.
Grats to Jessica and Stephanie!
Rhonda- Thanks so much! :)
Misha- We are thrilled that you love the trailer! :)
Crystal- Awesome to see you at so many of our stops. :)
Loni- Thanks a bunch!
~Jess and Stephanie
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