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Pitch Madness. Game on.

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

It’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches and our wonderful readers–K.T. Hanna, Kat Ellis, Rebecca Coffindaffer, Dee (@writefor apples), Stephanie Diaz, & Summer Heacock–have narrowed...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-1: UNDER THE WILLOW

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Word count: 51,000    Merry and Cooper investigate an old jewel heist rumored to involve Merry’s uncle and Cooper’s dad. With the convicted thieves now released...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-2: CAPTIVE ART

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre:Young Adult, Magical Realism Word Count: 66,000  Libby’s art comes to life, literally. Her painted skies turn from day to night and sometimes her mystery boy will appear. She’s determined...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-3: THE TSAR, THE MAGIC PONY, AND A BOY FROM D.C.

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy (based on a Russian fairytale) Word Count: 37,000 When a school bully breaks his Palekh box, Nick is thrust into medieval Russia where he must learn...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-4: SNAKES IN PARADISE

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Word Count: 60,000Genre: YA Historical While enjoying a captivating new social life during the summer of 1929, 15-year-old Dorothy Brooks must contend with anti-Semitism and bootlegging, two evils poisoning her...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-5: FOSTER CABIN

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: Mystery/ Horror Word Count: 62,000 Forty-five years ago, ten children went missing and turned up dead in a cabin in the woods. Now history is repeating itself. Someone’s targeting...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-6: GARAGE BOY

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: YA Contemporary Word Count: 60,000  Hanley can’t decide which is worse: that she’s harboring a fugitive, or that she’s in love with one. It all started when a stranger...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-7: DREAM MAKER

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

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...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-8: HAROLD – THE KID WHO RUINED MY LIFE AND SAVED THE DAY

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

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...

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Pitch Madness Entry B-9: THE LONG-TIMERS

Friday, 7 September 2012  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

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...

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