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#Giveaway Interview THE REVENGE PLAYBOOK by RACHEL ALLEN @rachael_allen @HarperTeen #Woof

June 16, 2015 By Mary

The Revenge Playbook

by Rachael Allen

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release Date: June 16th 2015

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Synopsis:
Don’t get mad, get even! In this poignant and hilarious novel, Rachael Allen brilliantly explores the nuances of high school hierarchies, the traumas sustained on the path to finding true love, and the joy of discovering a friend where you least expect.
In the small town of Ranburne, high school football rules and the players are treated like kings. How they treat the girls they go to school with? That’s a completely different story. Liv, Peyton, Melanie Jane, and Ana each have their own reason for wanting to teach the team a lesson—but it’s only when circumstances bring them together that they come up with the plan to steal the one thing the boys hold sacred. All they have to do is beat them at their own game.

Brimming with sharp observations and pitch-perfect teen voices, fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Mlynowski are sure to fall head-over-heels for this sharp tale—by the author of 17 First Kisses—about the unexpected roads that can lead you to finding yourself.

 

 
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Here’s a picture of the great and noble Thor, wearing his Superman cape. (He’s a Samoyed.)

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Thor prefers fluffy reads.

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Here’s a picture of Zahara taking a nap. She looks so much smaller when she’s curled up like that! She is huge in person! (She’s a Husky/German Shepherd mix.)

 

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And here’s one of Thor and me

 

  1. What is on your nightstand?

ALL the books. No, really. I don’t have a nightstand exactly, but there’s a big shelf built into my bed, and it has all my favorite YA contemporary books arranged in rainbow color order. Also, chapstick. Because if I wake up in the middle of the night with chapped lipped and no chapstick, I will die. ßNot scientifically tested, but still probably 78% accurate.

  1. What makes you cringe?

People running into things and people treating other people badly. (Two very different kinds of cringes, though!)

  1. You go to school, write, take care of a toddler and two dogs! Talk about having it all!  How do you find time to write?

Aw, thank you! Honestly, I’m always wishing I had more time to write. I get writing in here and there whenever I can, and I go on a few retreats/author trips a year, and I usually get a ton of writing done at those because I have a lot of time to focus. Also, my husband and parents and in-laws are amazingly supportive and will take the kids to the park and on little trips so I can write.

 

  1. How close are you to finishing your degree? Are you going to use your science skills in an upcoming book?

 

I finally finished last May! I’m so excited! I haven’t really used my science skills in a book yet, although the main character in my first book, 17 FIRST KISSES, is really into science. That’s something I love putting in books – girl characters with an interest in science and math – because I want girls to know that they can be good at science and math too and that wanting to do those things is awesome.

 

I’d really love to write a book that incorporates a lot of science someday though. I have an idea about a girl who wants to be an epidemiologist and tracks a mono outbreak at her school, and I’d love to write that at some point.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rachael Allen lives in Atlanta, GA where she’s working furiously on her PhD in neuroscience. When she’s not doing science or writing YA, you can find her chasing after her toddler and her two sled dogs. Her debut YA novel 17 FIRST KISSES, is forthcoming from Harper Teen. Rachael may or may not have had 17 first kisses…luckily she doesn’t kiss and tell.

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Sam says

    June 17, 2015 at 3:15 am

    What can I say, I am a fan of high school hijinks, and you had me hilarious.

  2. Cindy C. says

    June 17, 2015 at 9:39 am

    I think it’s simply awesome! I was hook by just reading the synopsis, so now I’m eager to read it. Thank you for the chance! 🙂

  3. rose says

    June 19, 2015 at 11:56 am

    Looks like it’ll be a hit with the teens

  4. bn100 says

    June 21, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    looks interesting

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