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The 2012 ALA Youth Media Awards
It was such fun to be in Dallas on Monday morning when the American Library Association (ALA) announced their winners of some of the biggest book awards of the year. The announcements were made beginning at 7:45AM, and many of the folks I saw on the line waiting to get into the ceremony were fortified with caffeinated beverages.
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Seventeen-year-old Delaney Maxwell lives in Maine, and knows all about winter safety and surviving the brutal cold. But accidents happen, even to the most prepared, especially when one is in a hurry. She and her best friend, Decker, are meeting their friends for a game of manhunt in the December snow. To save time, they decide to cut across the frozen Falcon Lake instead of walking around on the shore. Read More
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Delaney Maxwell was pulled from an icy lake after 11 minutes underwater, yet she miraculously survived. But now, pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
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Delaney Maxwell was pulled from an icy lake after 11 minutes underwater, yet she miraculously survived. But now, pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
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Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine --- despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature --- or something much more frightening?
January 26, 2012
Somehow, even though it still feels as if the year has just started, I’m in the midst of planning events that I plan to attend this year. I’m already looking forward to both BookExpo America and San Diego Comic Con, even though they seem far off at this point. As I entered these dates on my own calendar, it prompted me to update our Events & Conventions page on GNR. Just in case you’re like me, you’ll want to check it out and plan your convention-going year accordingly. It’s time to start planning out the months ahead.
