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Tour Schedule: Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson

/ Feb 12, 2020

Sparrow

by Mary Cecilia Jackson
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release Date: March 17th 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Synopsis:

In the tradition of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak, a devastating but hopeful YA debut about a ballerina who finds the courage to confront the abuse that haunts her past and threatens her future.

There are two kinds of people on the planet. Hunters and prey

I thought I would be safe after my mother died. I thought I could stop searching for new places to hide. But you can’t escape what you are, what you’ve always been.

My name is Savannah Darcy Rose.

And I am still prey.

Though Savannah Rose―Sparrow to her friends and family―is a gifted ballerina, her real talent is keeping secrets. Schooled in silence by her long-dead mother, Sparrow has always believed that her lifelong creed―“I’m not the kind of girl who tells”―will make her just like everyone else: Normal. Happy. Safe. But in the aftermath of a brutal assault by her seemingly perfect boyfriend Tristan, Sparrow must finally find the courage to confront the ghosts of her past, or lose herself forever….

Mary Cecilia Jackson has worked as a middle school teacher, an adjunct instructor of college freshmen, a technical writer and editor, a speechwriter, a museum docent, and a development officer for central Virginia's PBS and NPR stations. Her first novel, Sparrow, was an honor recipient of the SCBWI Sue Alexander Award and a young-adult finalist in the Writers' League of Texas manuscript contest. She lives with her architect husband, William, in Western North Carolina and Hawaii, where they have a farm and five ridiculously adorable goats.

March 17th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

March 18th

Bookish Looks - Guest Post

The Reading Corner for All - Review + Favourite Quotes

Bookish Connoisseur - Review

Popthebutterfly Reads - Review

A Dream Within A Dream - Review

March 19th

Belle's Archive - Review + Favourite Quotes

Allisa White’s Book Blog - Review

Chrikaru Reads - Review

A Bookish Escape - Review

The Reading life - Promotional Post

March 20th

To All The Books I've Read Before - Interview

Here's to Happy Endings - Review + Favourite Quotes

Comfort Books - Review

Bookishaestha - Review + Dream Cast + Favourite Quotes

Read, Write and Life around it... - Review + Favourite Quotes

March 21st

Ya It's Lit - Review + Favourite Quotes

two points of interest - Review

Fictitiouswonderland - Review

Metaphors and Miscellanea - Review

Confessions of a YA Reader - Promotional Post

March 22nd

Musings of a (Book) Girl - Guest Post

Sometimes Leelynn Reads - Review + Playlist

Amy’s Booket List - Review

Bookriot - Review + Favourite Quotes

Annej reads - Promotional Post

March 23rd

Kait Plus Books - Interview

SleepyDoe Reads - Review

Stuck in the Stacks - Review + Playlist

A bookish chick - Review

Books_andPoetrii - Promotional Post

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🩰 G I V E A W A Y 🩰 . . 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕥𝕪𝕡𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕥. ℍ𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕪. 𝕄𝕪 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕒𝕙 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕪 ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀 𝕒𝕞 𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕪. . . Happy Wednesday, beautiful bookish people! What are you currently watching? Need some recommendations during the quarantine 😅 . . Today, I have a new novel that come out yesterday that has been compares to Laurie Halse Anderson's #Speak, SPARROW by @mceciliajackson 🩰 in the story, we follow Savannah Darcy Rose, aka Sparrow, who thought her abuse where over when her mother died. But then someone she trusted assaulted her and know she needs to learn to stand up for herself and confront the ghosts of her past. . . A powerful story about grief, acceptance and hope from an abuse survivor finding hope in the darkest moments of their life. . . It is such a beautiful and powerful story that we wanted to give you all the chance to win a copy of the book (US Only). . . Entries for the giveaway: ▪︎Follow @theffbc & @whatmakespatri ▪︎Follow @mceciliajackson ▪︎Follow @torteen ▪︎Answer my question above ⬆️ . . Extra entries: ▪︎Tag a friend (each friend will be an extra entry). ▪︎Share the giveaway (tag @whatmakespatri & @theffbc) ▪︎Follow @michellesulk ▪︎Follow any other FFBC team member participating in the tour (comment who did you follow): @TheReadingCornerforAll @bookishconnoisseur @popthebutterfly @belleeeey_ @_bookishaestha_ @ya.its.lit @fictitiouswonderland @confessionsofayareader @musingsofagirl @sometimesleelynnreads @amysbooketlist @bookriot_anjedah @trappedinsidestories @books_andpoetrii . . #bookshimmy #sparrowbook #maryceciliajackson #torteen #macmillanbooks #torteenbooks #fiercereads #bookstagrammer #bookgiveaway #bookreccommendation #readya #ireadya #booksharks #readerforlife #booknerd #yabooks #bookstabuddies📚 #bookcommunity

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Tour Sign-Ups: Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson

/ Jan 29, 2020

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for Sparrow that is being released March 17th, 2020.

The tour will run from March 17th to March 23rd and there will be available the following types of posts:

Review (Limited spots)
Interview
Guest Post
Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
Promotional Post

Remember that March 17th is reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick March 17th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through NetGalley. So make sure you are able to accept this format and/or have an NG account before signing up to this tour.

Physical copies will be available for US Residents and interested in participating on the Bookstagram.

Please only sign-up for this tour if you can accept both physical and digital copies since there's a limited amount of physical copies.

As always, there will be a tour giveaway provided by the author. Details to come soon!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed and the tour schedule has been published.

Sparrow

by Mary Cecilia Jackson
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release Date: March 17th 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Synopsis:

There are two kinds of people on the planet. Hunters and prey

I thought I would be safe after my mother died. I thought I could stop searching for new places to hide. But you can’t escape what you are, what you’ve always been.

My name is Savannah Darcy Rose.

And I am still prey.

Tour Schedule: Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

/ May 10, 2019

Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon

by Mary Fan

Publisher: Page Street Kids
Release Date: June 11th 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

When a powerful viceroy arrives with a fleet of mechanical dragons and stops an attack on Anlei’s village, the villagers see him as a godsend. They agree to give him their sacred, enchanted River Pearl in exchange for permanent protection—if he’ll marry one of the village girls to solidify the alliance. Anlei is appalled when the viceroy selects her as a bride, but with the fate of her people at stake, she sees no choice but to consent. Anlei’s noble plans are sent into a tailspin, however, when a young thief steals the River Pearl for himself.

Knowing the viceroy won’t protect her village without the jewel, she takes matters into her own hands. But once she catches the thief, she discovers he needs the pearl just as much as she does. The two embark on an epic quest across the land and into the Courts of Hell, taking Anlei on a journey that reveals more is at stake than she could have ever imagined.

With incredibly vivid world building and fast-paced storytelling, Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon is great for readers who are looking for something fresh in epic fantasy.

Mary Fan is a hopeless dreamer, whose mind insists on spinning tales of “what if.” As a music major in college, she told those stories through compositions. Now, she tells them through books—a habit she began as soon as she could pick up a pencil.

Mary lives in New Jersey and has a B.A. from Princeton University. When she’s not scheming to create new worlds, she enjoys kickboxing, opera singing, and blogging about everything having to do with books.