Genre: YA Contemporary FantasyWord Count: 60,000 Avery isn’t as crazy as everyone thinks. Her dreams really are coming to life. But Mason believes her.Now he must protect her from those who will harness her power for their own sinister plans. Despite my attempt to block it, his fist connects with the left side of my rib cage, forcing me down onto my back. He appears above me, eyes tight, lips pulled into a thin Read more…
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Word Count: 35,000 Harold has ruined Jake’s life for the last time. So what if Harold’s “special” and a genius at baseball trivia and Algebra? But Harold’s baseball knowledge just might help Jake’s team beat the undefeated Comets. On the first day of sixth grade, I cracked open the door and looked outside. The bus stop was empty. So far, so good. I’d figured Harold’s mom would drive him this Read more…
Genre: Sci-fi/Thriller Word Count: 77,000 When a privileged teenage boy learns the horrific truth behind a miracle drug that prolongs the life of the rich, he must try to bring down his parents’ all-powerful company from the inside. My uncle was only 152 when he died, but five hundred people showed up for his funeral anyway. No one seemed very interested in his corpse, though—they were much more into comparing designer outfits and telling Read more…
Genre: YA Literary Word Count: 50,000 When Ian Calloway goes on a walk and comes back in a coffin, his twelve-year-old cousin is determined to find out why. When I was twelve my cousin Ian went on a walk and came back to us in a coffin. He was seventeen, real, solid and full of life one moment and the next a still, cold thing in a wooden box. It was an accident. The Read more…
Genre: Upper Middle Grade Word Count: 54,000 After receiving a mysterious inheritance, thirteen year-old Marnie learns life as a teenage heiress is one mixed bag of crazy in CAN’T BUY ME LOVE. Is it totally wrong to be jealous of someone else’s coffin? I mean, it’s not like I have a death wish or anything but my great-aunt’s casket is seriously blinged out. It has actual diamonds in the handles. When my time’s up, Read more…
Genre: YA Contemporary with a time-twist Word Count: 89,000 When Stacy looks in the mirror she can talk to her future self. But her future self lies. A lot. And it could cost Stacy the love of her life. He’s made his office look like a living room, complete with coffee table squatting between us. Too bad the door has a combination lock. Kind of kills the good-time vibe. As he sinks into a Read more…
Genre: Science Fiction Suspense Word Count: 67,000 Designed to survive a nuclear holocaust, 17-year-old Ginny’s survival depends on taking down the immoral senator who placed her and her genetically engineered DNA on the international chopping block. The overhead light flared on. Ginny grumbled as she opened one eye, and the green numbers on the alarm clock glared at her. 12:01. “It’s the middle of the freakin’ night.” “Get up. It’s time,” Dad said, his Read more…
Genre: YA Contemporary Word Count: 59,000 After an accident kills half her family, Dylan uses drugs to drown her feelings. When she falls for Matt, she must decide if she’s willing to quit using heroin and take a chance on love. Red and blue lights dance off the roof of my mother’s car. I groan and lean back against the seat. The movement makes my head spin and my stomach rolls. The pain is Read more…
Genre: Humorous Contemporary YA Word Count: 78,000 Crushing on the hottest senior in school who already has the perfect girlfriend is a lose-lose situation for sixteen-year-old artist Abby Wheeler, until a shady frenemy proposes a foolproof plan for attaining the unattainable. Ian Koch had no business telling me where to sit. Talk about pissing me off royally. He lifted one hand, looking like it pained him to wave me over. Great. Front row. As Read more…
PITCH MADNESS. GAME ON! THE RULES On September 7 through 12 until 12PM EST the agents will haunt the host blogs, read the entries, and make their shots (bid shots from the ranking sheet) for the pitches they want to read more of. Here’s the participating blogs urls (I’ll have the urls posted on my site to make it easier to hop between them): http://brenleedrake.blogspot.com http://yatopia.blogspot.com http://shelleywatters.blogspot.com http://ersworkinprogress.blogspot.com/ Making a shot is Read more…