Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Dickensen Academy, a Young Adult Fantasy by Christine Grabowski (12 September 2018, The Wild Rose Press, Inc, 350 pages).
Don't miss our interview with author Christine Grabowski!
PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.
Author Christine Grabowski will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour. Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (โ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).
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Away from home, Autumn discovers a unique school environment that awakens her creative potential, and her new friends become like a second family. However, as she uncovers more about the dark side of the school and struggles with its curriculum, she questions whether Dickensen Academy is truly where she belongs.
When tragedy strikes, Autumn must learn to believe in her own power and stand up to her greatest fear or risk having her memories destroyed to protect the school’s secrets. Caught between secrets and dreams, can she find her true self?
Don't miss our interview with author Christine Grabowski!
PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.
Author Christine Grabowski will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour. Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (โ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).
|| Synopsis || Trailer || Teaser: KCR Preview || Author Q&A || About the Author || Giveaway & Tour Stops ||
Synopsis
Dickensen Academy isn’t a typical boarding school. The faculty is hiding an unbelievable secret within their fine arts program. When Autumn Mattison receives an invitation to attend the high school, she yearns to escape her overbearing father yet remains reluctant to leave her mother and brother. Her doubts fade away when a vivid dream convinces her she belongs there.Away from home, Autumn discovers a unique school environment that awakens her creative potential, and her new friends become like a second family. However, as she uncovers more about the dark side of the school and struggles with its curriculum, she questions whether Dickensen Academy is truly where she belongs.
When tragedy strikes, Autumn must learn to believe in her own power and stand up to her greatest fear or risk having her memories destroyed to protect the school’s secrets. Caught between secrets and dreams, can she find her true self?
Teaser: KCR Preview
This secluded high school may be her dream come true... or her worst nightmare.
Dickensen Academy
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About the Author
Dickensen Academy is Christine’s debut YA novel. After graduating from the University of Washington, she earned her MBA at the University at Albany. She honed her technical writing skills in marketing and consulting but attributes the creative part of the process to her passion for reading.When she isn’t reading or writing, Christine can often be found running, skiing, or hiking. She lives in Newcastle, Washington, with her supportive husband, two avid teen readers, and their energetic wheaten terriers.
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DeleteHow long did it take you to write your book? Congrats on the release. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteI began the book 4 years ago. There were several starts and stops along the way and a draft of another book too. I'm hoping to cut the sequel down to about a year now that I have established a writing routine and have improved my editing skills.
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