Hello Skylar Robbins fans! I will be appearing live and reading from SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS on October 27 in Venice, California!
Please come on down to the Mystic Journey Bookstore at 1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd. between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. Several well-known authors will read excerpts from their books, which will be available for sale after the reading. The event is FREE, and delicious snacks will be served.
So stop by and support a local bookstore, buy an autographed copy of a new book, or just snack and socialize with authors and fellow book lovers. Hope to see you there!
2013’s West Hollywood Book Fair celebrated children’s literacy and all that books and authors have to offer young readers. Hundreds of booths promoted new authors like yours truly, Carrie Cross, as well as seasoned veterans. Other booths had panel discussions and there were speeches and performances by celebrities like Debbie Reynolds and Sally Kellerman. The fair also offered good food, artwork, and performers like an eight foot character strolling around and “dancing” on stilts. I sold and signed some books, and met what I hope will be future Skylar Robbins fans. Thanks to the Women’s National Book Association for letting me sign in the L.A. chapter’s booth!
Today Teen Mystery Press broke new ground when SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS became available in retail stores!
Love this review!
Skylar Robbins: The Mystery Of Shadow Hills is such an exciting adventure. I could not put this book down. Every page had me wondering more and more what was going to happen next. A wonderfully detailed story, amazing characters, and a super exciting mystery.
Aaliyah Murphy
10 years old
Quiet Waters Elementary
Deerfield Beach, FL
Everyone who read SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS knows that Skylar is about to embark on another dangerous mystery: THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN JEWELS. She’s up against a threatening gang of bikers who are determined to figure out a string of confusing clues and locate a fortune in hidden jewels before she does, and Skylar needs your help!
Some of the clues are so complex Skylar might not be able to figure them out fast enough on her own, so she’ll rely on the help of her BFF Alexa and a few Secret Agents who have learned expert detective skills from reading THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS.
If you follow the instructions on the last page, decode the secret word, and post your answer on this website, you will receive a special Identikit. Your kit will contain your code name so that you can log on and post clue solutions without revealing your true identity. You will also receive a detective badge like Skylar’s, free spy tips, secret codes, and more!
Stay tuned. The adventure is about to begin!
I recently held a Facebook contest offering to give away a free signed copy of my new book, SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS (Teen Mystery Press, July 2013.)
Thanks to everyone who liked my Teen Detective Skylar Facebook page and reposted the cover of my book, which is now available on Amazon.
And the winner is…Betty Leon!
A funny thing happened in line for the ferry to Catalina Island the other weekend. I was waiting behind a bunch of girls that looked about eleven or twelve, so I decided to pass out promotional bookmarks for SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS. Besides a synopsis, there’s a numerology chart from the book on the bookmark, which they eagerly started to play with. The chart assigns a number to each letter in your name, and you add the numbers together until you reach a single digit (the first image in this photo gallery shows the chart). Every number from 1 to 9 means something different and has a color associated with it.
So the girls start figuring out what their names mean. They are all counting out loud and one pulls out a calculator because she can’t concentrate. One by one they start shouting, “I’m purple!” “I’m ambitious and powerful!” “I’m silver!” “I’m humorous and loyal!”
Then one says, “I want to figure out what my mom’s name means!” She points at the chart and starts adding the letters in her name: “M–O–M.”
LOL.
My first written interview just went live! Thank you to fellow writer Victoria Irwin of the Geek Girl Project for giving me the opportunity to tell fellow mystery lovers about SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS.
Victoria’s questions really made me think! She asked probing questions; like, what inspired me to write about a thirteen-year-old sleuth who constantly risks her life to solve mysteries? Maybe it started when I played as a six-year-old girl in the hidden closets and secret passageways of a run-down Santa Monica two-story my parents almost moved us into. Tori asked me everything from why I chose to pit a young, quirky detective against a teen witch with tricks up her sleeve, to why I chose to oppose white and dark magic–and whether the dark side won.
You can check out my interview and read my answers by clicking here. Please also take a look around Victoria’s Geek Girl Project site for more exciting content for those who like to read!