I really love cover
reveals and getting to introduce fresh stories to the world, but today’s is
extra special. Today, I get to introduce you to HOW WE FALL, the debut YA
contemporary by Kate Brauning!
Before we take a look at the cover, let's find out what's inside!
He kissed her
on a dare. She told him to do it again.
Ever since Jackie moved to her uncle’s sleepy farming town, she’s been
flirting—a bit too much—with her cousin, Marcus. She pushes away the inevitable
consequences of their friendship until her best friend, Ellie, disappears, and
the police suspect foul play. Just when she needs him most, Marcus falls for
the new girl in town—forcing Jackie to give a name to the secret summer hours
she’s spent with him. As she watches the mystery around Ellie’s disappearance
start to break, Jackie has to face that she’s fallen in love at an impossible
time with an impossible boy. And she can’t let Marcus, or Ellie, go.
Ooh! I can't wait to read more! Look for HOW WE FALL on 11/3/2014!
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Publisher: Merit Press, F+W Media Inc.
ISBN-13: 9781440581793
Hardcover, 304 pages
Isn't it gorgeous?! And here's a sneak peek into the first chapter!
Chapter One
Last year, Ellie used to
hang out at the vegetable stand with Marcus and me on Saturdays. This year, her
face fluttered on a piece of paper tacked to the park’s bulletin board. Most
weeks, I tried to ignore her eyes looking back at me. But today, Marcus had set
the table up at a different angle, and she watched me the entire morning.
The day that photo was
taken, she’d worn her Beauty and the Beast earrings. The teapot and the
teacup were too small to see well in the grainy, blown-up photo, but that’s
what they were. She’d insisted sixteen wasn’t too old for Disney.
The crunch of tires on
gravel sounded, and a Buick slowed to a stop in front of the stand. I
rearranged the bags of green beans to have something to do. Talking to people I
didn’t know, making pointless small talk, wasn’t my thing. My breathing always
sped up and I never knew what to do with my hands. It had been okay before, but
now—surely people could see it on me. One look, and they’d know. Chills
prickled up my arms in spite of the warm sun.
Marcus lifted a new crate
of cucumbers from the truck and set it down by the table, his biceps stretching
the sleeves of his T-shirt. Barely paying attention to the girl who got out of
the car, he watched me instead. And not the way most people watched someone; I
had his full attention. All of him, tuned toward me. He winked, the tanned skin
around his eyes crinkling when he smiled. I bit my cheek to keep from grinning.
The girl walked over to
the stand and I quit smiling.
Marcus looked away from
me, his gaze drifting toward the girl. Each step of her strappy heels made my
stomach sink a little further. Marcus tilted his head.
He didn’t tilt it much,
but I knew what it meant. He did that when he saw my tan line or I wore a short
skirt. I narrowed my eyes.
“Hi,” she said. “I’d
like a zucchini and four tomatoes.” Just like that. A zucchini and four
tomatoes.
Marcus placed the tomatoes
into a brown paper bag. “Are you from around here?”
Of course she wasn’t from
around here. We’d know her if she were.
“We just moved. I’m Sylvia
Young.” The breeze toyed with her blonde hair, tossing short wisps around her
high cheekbones. Her smile seemed genuine and friendly. Of course. Pretty,
friendly, and new to town, because disasters come in threes.
“Going to Manson High?” Marcus
handed her the bags.
She nodded. “My dad’s
teaching science.”
Finally, I said something.
“Three bucks.”
“Hmm?” Sylvia turned from
Marcus. “Oh. Right.” She handed me the cash and looked over the radishes. “Are
you here every day?” Her eyes strayed back to Marcus.
“Three times a week,” he
said.
“I’ll see you in a day or
two, then.” She waved.
I was pretty damn sure she
wouldn’t be coming back for the radishes.
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About the Author:
Kate spent her childhood in rural Missouri raising Siberian huskies,
running on gravel roads, and navigating life in a big family. Now living in
Iowa, she is married to a videographer from the Dominican Republic, and still
owns a husky. She loves bright colors, fall leaves, unusual people, and all
kinds of music. Kate has written novels since she was a teen, but it wasn’t
until she studied literature in college that she fell in love with young adult
books. Kate now works in publishing and pursues her lifelong dream of
telling stories she’d want to read. Visit her
online, on
Facebook,
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Twitter.
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