Welcome to the first edition of 5 Things Friday! Most Fridays I will feature an author who has a new book debuting soon or who just released a new book.
This will be the place to be to find out things you never knew about your favorite authors!
Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of authors? The Library Lounge Lizard knows...
Today you get the inside scope on fab new author Pam Bachorz author of the newly debuted young adult book Candor (see my review below!!!)Pam Bachorz is the author of the young adult novel, CANDOR, published by Egmont USA (September 2009).
So...without further adieu...Pam Bachorz ladies and gentleman!!!!
Tell us 5 things that you think your readers would find interesting about you:
1. the first sci-fi book I read and loved was ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
2. but the books I devoured as a teen were the historical SUNFIRE ROMANCES!
3. as a child, I always used to wish I had power over the wind!
4. I spent my high school years on the stage, singing and playing musical instruments
5. I have four college degrees... and no, none of them are in English or Composition! (OK, one IS in Journalism, though)
Tell us 5 things you like to do besides writing:
1. READING!
2. I watch far too much TV. I think my DVR is almost always recording something.
3. Exploring the DC area, as we moved here only 2 years ago and have barely scratched the surface
4. Hanging with my family
5. Trolling conspiracy websites (you never know what's reallllly out there!
Tell us 5 things you plan to do in the future:
1. Finish my next YA
Tell us 5 things you plan to do in the future:
1. Finish my next YA
2. Vacation in Venice (some day!)
3. Find time for a pedi
4. Empty out my email inbox, just once
5. Go to the book launch party being planned by my husband and a friend!
If you want to find out even more about Pam and her debut novel Candor...check out these sites:
www.pambachorz.com - go to this site to view a sample chapter of CANDOR, the book trailer, enter the contest and other goodies!
www.candorfl.com - get a "behind the scenes" look at the city of Candor, Florida the setting for the book! Get the scope on this creepy "Stepford" town!
Candor was also chosen as the Junior Library Guild Young Adult selection for the month of December...Congrats Pam!
If you want to find out even more about Pam and her debut novel Candor...check out these sites:
www.pambachorz.com - go to this site to view a sample chapter of CANDOR, the book trailer, enter the contest and other goodies!
www.candorfl.com - get a "behind the scenes" look at the city of Candor, Florida the setting for the book! Get the scope on this creepy "Stepford" town!
Candor was also chosen as the Junior Library Guild Young Adult selection for the month of December...Congrats Pam!
Review - Candor by Pam Bachorz
Available now!
In the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town’s founder, Oscar earns straight As, is student-body president, and is in demand for every club and cause. But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, compliant–perfect–through subliminal Messages that carefully correct and control their behavior. And Oscar’s built a business sabotaging his father’s scheme with Messages of his own, getting his clients out before they’re turned. After all, who would ever suspect the perfect Oscar Banks? Then he meets Nia, the girl he can’t stand to see changed. Saving Nia means losing her forever. Keeping her in Candor, Oscar risks exposure . . . and more.Wow, this is a crazy good book...I just finished it and I'm not even sure where to start! I just keep thinking about my oldest daughter who has been a real pain at times. From the ages of 14 to 18 I considered it a real feat that I didn't smother her in her sleep...well, that's a slight exaggeration but you get the point. That being said, would I have gone the route of subliminal messages to "make" her behave better? Back then I may have said yes :o) but today it just sounds creepy!
The author does a great job of not pushing the limit, for example if you've seen either of The Stepford Wives movies, they are both a little over the top and the whole thing doesn't seem plausible. But in Candor the whole creepy topic seems like it could really happen, it totally felt real to me and I can't stop thinking about the ending!
Phenomenal writing, characters you will care about and a unique refreshing story that will definitely leave you thinking. Read it now, you'll be happy you did! Recommended for middle school and up.
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