2009 Debutantes

Cari Albarelli, a Youth Services Specialist at the Blue Valley branch of the Johnson County Library in Overland Park, Kansas sent this entry to our contest, and we are SO totally giving her brownie points for Most Debs in One Pic! Featured in their gorgeous display here is:

Hate List - Jennifer Brown (in Cari's hands!)
Shrinking Violet - Danielle Joseph
Shine, Coconut Moon - Neesha Meminger
Dull Boy - Sarah Cross
Ash - Malinda Lo
My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters - Sydney Salter
The Great Call of China - Cynthea Liu
Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies - Erin Dionne
Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Ockler
Wings - Aprilynne Pike
You Are So Undead to Me - Stacey Jay
The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan
Flash Burnout - L.K. Madigan
Candor - Pam Bachorz
Paris Pan Takes the Dare - Cynthea Liu
Prada & Prejudice - Mandy Hubbard
The Hollow - Jessica Verday
As You Wish - Jackson Pearce
Prophecy of the Sisters - Michelle Zink

And then, spine out, I believe I see:

The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Winnie's War - Jenny Moss
Fortune's Folly by Deva Fagan
Eyes Like Stars - Lisa Mantchev
Fairy Tale - Cyn Balog
Waiting to Score by J.E. MacLeod
Shadowed Summer - Saundra Mitchell
The Season - Sarah MacLean

Man, how exciting to see so many of our books in one place! Thanks, Cari!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Sri TenCate, Branch Manager of Molokai Public Library in Kaunakakai, HI sent this awesome entry for the contest. This is a patron from the Torres Straits Island posing with Jennifer Jabaley's LIPSTICK APOLOGY. We're so excited- even if the authors don't get to winter in sunny Hawaii, at least our books do!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Jennifer Leveck, Youth Services Librarian for Solon Public Library in Solon, IA sent in this triple-threat pic, and this lovely note:

Thank you so much for having this contest! It is great to see all of the pictures already sent in. This pic is of me (in the middle) with Rachel and Rebecca, two of our amazing volunteers. We are reading "Prada and Prejudice" by Mandy Hubbard, "As You Wish" by Jackson Pearce, and "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan.

Thanks, Jennifer, Rachel & Rebecca! If you're enjoying those books now, watch out in 2010. Mandy Hubbard's YOU WISH, Jackson Pearce's SISTERS RED, and Carrie Ryan's THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES will be heading your way!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Rayma Norton, Teen Service Librarian at Lake Forest Park Library in Lake Forest Park, WA sent in this entry- here we have Sarah Rees Brennan's THE DEMON'S LEXICON, palling around with Stacey Jay's YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME. I believe both the skeleton and the gnome are clamoring for more demony-undead goodness, and they're in luck. Rees Brennan's THE DEMON'S COVENANT and Jay's UNDEAD MUCH? and MY SO-CALLED DEATH will be out in 2010, for all your wicked reading needs!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

I've been especially thankful this year for my online friends (including you!). Navigating my debut year has much easier with the help of my friends from The Class of 2k9 and The 2009 Debutantes. So I'm giving away two books this week (and a turkey)! Prophesy of The Sisters is signed because I got to meet Michelle Zink in person. I'm still waiting to meet Lauren Bjorkman, but I loved laughing all the way through My Invented Life. I hope to meet her soon!

To enter go to www.mybignose.blogspot.com and tell me if you've ever had a chance to meet an online friend in person (leave your contact info too). The deadline is Sunday, November 22nd at midnight. Anyone, anywhere, is welcome to enter--because being online makes the world a cozy place.

Denise Anderson, Library Media Specialist for Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, Idaho sent this sighting of The Forest of Hands and Teeth in a wonderfully tiny forest of one tree- and we bet that tiger has some teeth. Dare you to get closer and find out!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Holly Esposito from Reed High School Library in Sparks, Nevada sent this picture of herself with Carrie Ryan's The Forest of Hands and Teeth! We've had a legion of FHT sightings for Debut Library- Mary sure does get around!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

We fired up the random number generator and the Random Number Gods have spoken! The winner of this months' Debsness bag is:

learningtoread!!!

Congratulations! I will be contacting you for your mailing address shortly so we can get this Debsness bag into your hot little hands!

December 15, 2009 at 12:01am EST is your LAST chance to win! Stop back by and see us, and thank you again for celebrating with us!!

2009 DEBUTANTES' HOLIDAZE TOUR - Updated Itinerary!

New dates are highlighted in red!

NEW YORK

Dec. 6, 1-3 p.m.
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th St.
New York, NY
Including: Megan Crewe, Sarah Cross, Deva Fagan, Neesha Meminger, Kate Messner, Shani Petroff, Jon Skovron, Michelle Zink

CHICAGO

Dec. 5, 1-3 p.m.
Borders
161 N. Weber Road
Bolingbrook, IL
Including: Cynthea Liu, Saundra Mitchell, Aprilynne Pike, Kristina Springer, Darcy Vance, Lara Zielin

Dec. 5, 7-9 p.m.
The Book Cellar, Inc.
4736-38 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL
Including: Cynthea Liu, Saundra Mitchell, Aprilynne Pike, Kristina Springer, Darcy Vance, Lara Zielin

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

Dec. 5, 3-4 p.m
Borders
588 Francisco Blvd. West
San Rafael, CA
Including: Lauren Bjorkman, Cheryl Renee Herbsman, Malinda Lo, Sarah Quigley, J.A. Yang

Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Menlo Park Public Library
800 Alma St.
Menlo Park, CA
Including: Lauren Bjorkman, Cheryl Renee Herbsman, C. Lee McKenzie, Sarah Quigley, J.A. Yang

Dec. 9, 12 p.m.
Petaluma High School*
201 Fair St.
Petaluma, CA
Including: Lauren Bjorkman, Cheryl Renee Herbsman, Malinda Lo, Sarah Quigley, J.A. Yang
* Open to the public, but visitors should check in at the school office when arriving

Dec. 12, 2-4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
119 Colma Blvd.
Colma, CA
Including: Lauren Bjorkman, Cheryl Renee Herbsman, Malinda Lo, C. Lee McKenzie, Sarah Quigley, J.A. Yang

TORONTO

January 7, 7pm
Yorkdale Indigo
Yorkdale Mall
3401 Dufferin St.
Including: R.J. Anderson, Megan Crewe, Neesha Meminger

Jan. 9, 2 p.m.
Indigo
Eaton Centre
220 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario
Including: Megan Crewe, Neesha Meminger, Sarah Ockler, Rhonda Stapleton, Lara Zielin

Entries are now closed! Find out who wins the second to last Debsness bag EVAR tomorrow at noon!

Welcome back, friends! It's that time again- the time when the YA and MG authors of Debut 2009 give you a party in a bag- a Debsness bag! Each one is packed with more than thirty-five treats, delights, novelties and oddities! You keep coming back so we keep adding more prizes! Want to take a peek?

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Enter by leaving a comment in this entry. Anonymous and OpenID entrants, please include your name and an e-mail address where we may contact you if you're the winner. The winner will be chosen at random from all the entrants- but don't hesitate!

This post will be open from 1:30am EST until 1:30pm EST, November 15/16th, 2009 only! Your next chance to win one of these exclusive bags is a month away, so enter now! The winner will be announced Friday at noon!

Good luck, Happy Debsness, and thanks to all of you for celebrating our debut year with us!

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Boring Small Print:

Anyone, anywhere is eligible! Entrants must be 13 years of age, or have their parents enter the giveaway for them. Debs and their immediate families are, sadly, ineligible to win. This means you, Snoop and Baxter, sorry. You may only win ONE Debsness bag, but winning a Debsness bag does not disqualify you from other Debs giveaways during the year.

After that PW Top Ten without ANY female authors among those chosen, Guearrilla Girls come out with a list of their own. There are a lot of Debs on this list.

http://guerrillagirlsontour.blogspot.com/2009/11/best-books-of-2009.html

And taking the dark side of the path is Nicole, one of Librarian Tiffany A. Emerick's students at Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale, PA. Hopefully Ashley and Nicole will both follow their path, back to Carrie Ryan's companion novel, THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES, coming in 2010!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Colleen Driscoll from Kingsford Middle/High School Library, in Kingsford MI sends this fresh-faced pic of student Ashley Anderson with Carrie Ryan's THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH. In the next entry, we're going to introduce her to her dewy-dark counterpart, so stay tuned!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Brita Mann, Media Coordinator for Marvin Ridge Middle School in Waxhaw, NC sent in this entry:

We were extremely lucky to have Carrie Ryan come to pur middle school and talk about her book. In this picture she is showing our students her original manuscripts and describing how the editing process works. She also talked about how she things zombies are the best monsters, how she came up with the idea for her book and some history of zombies. Our kids were enthralled and some were just in awe to be able to meet a real author.

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Rhonda Stapleton, author of STUPID CUPID, took a break from writing to stop by the Parma-South Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library. Here’s Rhonda hanging out with pages Suzanne Urgo and Katy Krul. Librarian Bonnie Demarchi is also a big fan of Rhonda’s new Teen series.

And we're glad to hear that Rhonda already has fans, because STUPID CUPID (Coming December 22!) has sequels! FLIRTING WITH DISASTER and PUCKER UP are coming in 2010!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Carol Hawthorne from the Westlake Porter Public Library in Westlake, OH sent this entry to the Debut Library. She poses here with a copy of Michelle Zink's gothic PROPHECY OF THE SISTERS! As you see, there are twins on the cover, and next year, there will be twins on the shelves. Keep an eye out for the next book in the series, GUARDIAN OF THE GATE, coming in 2010!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Denise Stutzman of the San Diego County Library – La Mesa Branch in La Mesa, CA is definitely signaling you in to read MUDVILLE by Kurtis Scaletta! And if you enjoyed Kurtis' debut novel, you're going to love his sophomore book, MAMBA POINT, coming in 2010!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.

Carol Doerges, Teacher Librarian for Winterset High School Library in Winterset, IA sent this photo of herself with Jennifer Brown's haunting HATE LIST. Is there more coming from Jennifer Brown? Oh yes, much more, but right now it's a secret. Keep watching this space!

Are you a library professional? You can enter to win 46 brand new YA & MG novels for YOUR collection! See this entry for details.