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GIVEAWAY! The Ghost and The Goth & Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade

July 15, 2011 By Mary

 (new hardback)

Description

After a close encounter with the front end of a school bus, Alona Dare goes from Homecoming Queen to Queen of the Dead. Now she’s stuck as a spirit in the land of the living with no sign of the big, bright light to take her away. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser outcast. He alone can see and hear (turns out he’s been “blessed” with the ability to communicate with the dead), but he wants nothing to do with the former mean girl of Groundsboro High.

Alona has never needed anyone for anything, and now she’s supposed to expose her deepest, darkest secrets to this pseudo-goth boy? Right. She’s not telling anyone what really happened the day she died, not even to save her eternal soul. And Will’s not filling out any volunteer forms to help her cross to the other side. He only has a few more weeks until his graduation, when he can strike out on his own and find a place with less spiritual interference. But he has to survive and stay out of the psych ward until then. Can they get over their mutual distrust—and the weird attraction between them—to work together before Alona vanishes for good and Will is locked up for seeing things that don’t exist? 

Details

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (May 10, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1423124871
  • ISBN-13: 978-1423124870

(ARC paperback)

Description

After being sent back from the light, Alona Dare – former homecoming queen, current Queen of the Dead – finds herself doing something she never expected: working. Instead of spending days perfecting her tan by the pool (her typical summer routine when she was, you know, alive), Alona must now cater to the needs of other lost spirits. By her side for all of this – ugh – “helping of others” is Will Killian: social outcast, seer of the dead, and someone Alona cares about more than she’d like.

Before Alona can make a final ruling on Will’s “friend” or “more” status, though, she discovers trouble at home. Her mom is tossing out Alona’s most valuable possessions, and her dad is expecting a new daughter with his wicked wife. Is it possible her family is already moving on? Hello! She’s only been dead for two months! Thankfully, Alona knows just the guy who can put a stop to this mess.

Unfortunately for Alona, Will has other stuff on his mind, and Mina, a young (and beautiful) seer, is at the top of the list. She’s the first ghost-talker Will’s ever met—aside from his father—and she may hold answers to Will’s troubled past. But can she be trusted? Alona immediately puts a check mark in the “clearly not” column. But Will is – ahem – willing to find out, even if it means leaving a hurt and angry Alona to her own devices, which is never a good idea.

Packed with romance, lovable characters, and a killer cliffhanger, Queen of the Dead is the out-of-this-world sequel to The Ghost and the Goth.

Details

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (May 31, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1423134672
  • ISBN-13: 978-1423134671

 About the Author

Stacey Kade is an award-winning corporate copywriter. The Ghost and the Goth is her first YA novel. You can find her on Facebook and Twitter as well as at her Web site. She lives in the Chicago suburbs.

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Comments

  1. Gwenny says

    July 15, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    Nice giveaway! Thanks!

  2. smiling_ina says

    July 15, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    Thanks for this awesome giveaway!!! I absolutely loved the first book and so cannot wait to read “Queen of the Dead”!

  3. BLHmistress says

    July 15, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  4. elaing8 says

    July 15, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    Great giveaway.

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  5. melissa says

    July 15, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    once again awesome 🙂

  6. melannie (: says

    July 15, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    SO EXCITEEEEEEEEED!

    I LOOOVE STACEY KADE!

    <3

    Thanks for the giveaway<3

  7. skyla11377 says

    July 16, 2011 at 3:53 am

    I have been dying to read The Ghost and the Goth (no pun intended….lol) What an awesome giveaway.

    I tweeted about this giveaway on Twitter (@skyla11377).
    http://twitter.com/skyla11377/status/92078862049087488

    I have been trying for hours and couldn’t figure out how to follow Stacey’s blog….=^(

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  8. nicolesender says

    July 16, 2011 at 4:46 am

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  9. Dawn M. says

    July 16, 2011 at 8:51 am

    Tweeted:
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  10. mamabunny13 says

    July 16, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  11. Darcus says

    July 16, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    I tweeted.
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    I was going to follow her blog, but I couldn’t figure out how.

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    July 16, 2011 at 9:34 pm

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  13. Mary (BookHounds) says

    July 16, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    @Darcus — I moved up the GFC gadget to the top, it should be easy to find now!

    sorry!

  14. marybelle says

    July 17, 2011 at 1:08 am

    Fabulous thank you.

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  15. Mare/TommyGirl says

    July 17, 2011 at 1:52 am

    Cool giveaway! thank you!

  16. Denise Z says

    July 17, 2011 at 6:09 am

    thank you for participating in this lovely giveaway.

  17. FreakChiq says

    July 17, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/FreakChiq/status/92574083937611776

    Thanks for this awesome giveaway! I LOVED the first book!

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  18. Darlene says

    July 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  20. Ashley says

    July 17, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    Awesome giveaway!
    Thanks!

  21. Cassandra says

    July 18, 2011 at 8:12 am

    Thanks! Always looking out for us followers.

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    July 18, 2011 at 8:24 pm

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  24. holdenj says

    July 19, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Looks like a lot of fun! Thanks!

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    July 19, 2011 at 9:35 pm

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  26. FreakChiq says

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  27. featherlyhearts- says

    July 20, 2011 at 8:49 am

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  30. FreakChiq says

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  31. holdenj says

    July 21, 2011 at 11:50 am

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  32. elaing8 says

    July 21, 2011 at 11:15 pm

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  33. elaing8 says

    July 21, 2011 at 11:15 pm

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  34. holdenj says

    July 22, 2011 at 12:55 pm

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  35. FreakChiq says

    July 22, 2011 at 6:40 pm

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  36. featherlyhearts- says

    July 22, 2011 at 7:29 pm

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  38. elaing8 says

    July 22, 2011 at 8:20 pm

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  39. mamabunny13 says

    July 22, 2011 at 11:24 pm

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  40. featherlyhearts- says

    July 23, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    Daily entry (7/23)

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  42. elaing8 says

    July 24, 2011 at 2:14 am

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  43. elaing8 says

    July 24, 2011 at 2:14 am

    daily entry 7/23
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  44. holdenj says

    July 24, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    Daily entry 7/24. Thanks!
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  45. elaing8 says

    July 24, 2011 at 3:36 pm

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  46. elaing8 says

    July 24, 2011 at 3:36 pm

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  47. FreakChiq says

    July 24, 2011 at 5:36 pm

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  48. Chel says

    July 25, 2011 at 12:30 am

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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    July 25, 2011 at 3:55 pm

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  51. holdenj says

    July 26, 2011 at 11:29 am

    Daily entry 7/26. Thanks!
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  52. FreakChiq says

    July 26, 2011 at 12:07 pm

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  53. elaing8 says

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  54. elaing8 says

    July 26, 2011 at 3:27 pm

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  55. holdenj says

    July 27, 2011 at 11:53 am

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  56. elaing8 says

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  58. holdenj says

    July 28, 2011 at 11:27 am

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  59. FreakChiq says

    July 28, 2011 at 2:49 pm

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  60. elaing8 says

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  61. elaing8 says

    July 28, 2011 at 5:33 pm

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  62. holdenj says

    July 29, 2011 at 1:53 pm

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  63. elaing8 says

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  65. FreakChiq says

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  66. Mary (BookHounds) says

    August 2, 2011 at 1:26 am

    MARE — tommygirl

    Be sure to stop by her site: DESTINY IS DEAFING here

    An email has been sent to the lucky people named above (first part of their email address in case my note ends up in spam). The winner(s) has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

    Thanks to all who entered.

    PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOR THE EMAIL FROM BOOKHOUNDS @ HOTMAIL REQUESTING YOUR MAILING ADDRESS!

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