It’s time to PAR-TAY!
Today we’re celebrating the cover reveal for our very own Senior Editor, MG Buehrlen’s, debut YA novel THE 57 LIVES OF ALEX WAYFARE, coming to stores March 2014 from Strange Chemistry!
Before we get to the goods, here’s a message from MG:
Hey YABCers!
Boy is this surreal. I’ve been bringing you cover reveals from other authors for a few years now, and I have loved every minute of it. Cover reveals are one of my favorite parts of running YABC. It seems strange that today is my turn to reveal my own cover for THE 57 LIVES OF ALEX WAYFARE. All I can say is that I love you all, I love bringing you the latest in YA promo, and I’m so glad you choose to visit YABC each week. It wouldn’t be here without you! I also hope you love this cover. We worked hard to bring a bit of 57 LIVES to life, and I think we’ve done it. The cover is haunting, mysterious, and beautiful. I’m proud of it, and I think it’s going to look great on your bookshelf. 😉
~ MG
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Here it is!
*** If you choose to share this cover elsewhere, please provide a courtesty link back to this page so others can enter MG’s giveaway. Thank you! ***
THE 57 LIVES OF ALEX WAYFARE
US Release Date: March 4, 2014
UK Release Date: March 6, 2014
Publisher: Strange Chemistry / Distributed by Random House
ISBN: 9781908844934
About the Book
One girl. Fifty-seven lives. Endless ways to die.
For as long as 17-year-old Alex Wayfare can remember, she has had visions of the past. Visions that make her feel like she’s really on a ship bound for America, living in Jamestown during the Starving Time, or riding the original Ferris wheel at the World’s Fair.
But these brushes with history pull her from her daily life without warning, sometimes leaving her with strange lasting effects and wounds she can’t explain. Trying to excuse away the aftereffects has booked her more time in the principal’s office than in any of her classes and a permanent place at the bottom of the social hierarchy. Alex is desperate to find out what her visions mean and get rid of them.
It isn’t until she meets Porter, a stranger who knows more than should be possible about her, that she learns the truth: Her visions aren’t really visions. Alex is a Descender – capable of traveling back in time by accessing Limbo, the space between Life and Afterlife. Alex is one soul with fifty-six past lives, fifty-six histories.
Fifty-six lifetimes to explore: the prospect is irresistible to Alex, especially when the same mysterious boy with soulful blue eyes keeps showing up in each of them. But the more she descends, the more it becomes apparent that someone doesn’t want Alex to travel again. Ever.
And will stop at nothing to make this life her last.
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About the Author
When she’s not writing, M.G. moonlights as a web designer and social media/creative director. She’s the current web ninja lurking behind the hugely popular website YABooksCentral.com, a social network for YA (and kids!) book lovers. These are the places you’ll find M.G. hiding: in her creaky old house nestled in Michigan pines, sipping coffee on her porch, cooking over campfires, and dipping her toes in creeks. Say hello to M.G. on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.
Giveaway Details
One winner from each participating blog (10 total) will receive signed bookmarks and stickers.
One grand prize winner will receive a copy of the book (once available) as well as the Mega 57 LIVES Character Prize Pack (each item pertaining to a significant character in the book):
– A pair of black Wayfarer glasses, like Alex wears
– A pack of chocolate pudding cups, courtesy of Jensen
– Vintage piano sheet music for the song Star Dust, the song Nick plays for Alex
– An orange Baltimore Orioles cap, like Porter wears
– A pair of engraved Polygon game piece stones (You’ll have to read the book to find out how these come into play!)
– A YABooksCentral.com tote bag
– Signed bookmarks and stickers
This giveaway is open internationally. Winners will be chosen and notified by email within 30 days of the giveaway end date.
To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Extra entries can be earned by following the bloggers involved in the Cover Reveal Celebration.
I love the script on the cover. Very cool.
I love the script on the cover. Very cool.
I love the script on the cover. Very cool.
I love the colours and how mysterious it looks
Love the cover; so intriguing!
It looks bleak and desolate, slightly
I love the artisan style and colors.
Cool cover, kind of mysterious.
Cool cover, kind of mysterious.
I think you got it right! That cover would catch my eye in a bookstore, for sure!
The cover looks amazing!
The cover looks amazing!
Like it a lot. Thanks for the giveaway!
Like it a lot. Thanks for the giveaway!
Nice covver
It’s simple and good.
Simple and mysterious.
Simple and mysterious. I like it!
I love how mysterious the cover looks! Very intriguing.
I think that the cover is amazing! It looks really nice!
i love the cover… makes the book very intriguing … 😀
It makes the book look very intriguing
The cover reminds me of something from Olde England with all the pretty scrollings. Plus the shade of blue is striking and makes me want to get inside the book.
I really like the cover.
LOVE the cover
I thought the cover was cool 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
The cover looks great, it’s mysterious, and has a fantasy like feel to it 🙂
makes the story look interesting
Cover is an advanture
cover is an advanture