Monday, November 17, 2008

Launching Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris!


Dear Friends,

At the risk of her turning a scorching violet, please join me in congratulating Robin as Houghton Mifflin releases the second in the already-madly-successful series, with Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris. Robin's first Theo book, Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, garnered her two starred reviews, and Booklist nailed it with "A sure hit with the Harry Potter fans!" That is so the kind of thing a girl likes to hear (le swoon)! School Library Journal called Theo a "combination of Nancy Drew and Indiana Jones."   It was also a Junior Literary Guild Pick and a BookSense (now Indie Bound) Summer Pick.

From the new release's bookflap: Theodosia Throckmorton is in a fix. Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her parents' museum, she stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the British Museum—in most unusual circumstances! Since Theo has last seen him in a showdown in an ancient Egyptian tomb, his reappearance could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back. Once again Theodosia will have to take on secret societies, evil curses, and dark magic too sinister to imagine, especially if it falls into the wrong hands. Blocked at every turn, Theodosia will have to rely on her own skill and cunning—along with a little help from the most unexpected places. 


The art is stunning. Illustrator Yoko Tanaka is a wonder. The cover screams Pick.Me.Up.Now! Which is exactly what I did when I was at LAX recently, and saw it in their bookstore. I was so excited I had to immediately take a picture of it with my yell phone, and email it to Robin. It thrilled me LOT.  She's the first airport author I've ever known.  One for my bucket list!

Robin will be doing her inaugural signing this Sunday, November 23rd from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at our local favorite Indie, Chaucer's Books in Santa Barbara. I will be signing my newish release from Wendy Lamb Books alongside her, as well as making up stuff to embarrass her with customers. She's resigned herself to it by now. :-]

Contest Alert! I will send a signed copy of Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris and a stick-on Egyptian tattoo to the first person who can tell me who Robin dedicated her book to.   If you are the winner, and you'd like this book for your local school or library, I am happy to send it to them directly.  But feel free to keep it for your private collection.  :>

Happy Launching to Theo and Robin!  Here is to a long, happy life together!  Mazel tov, girls--

Mary Hershey

P.S. In addition to the real pleasure of cheering for my writing buddy here, I'm also demonstrating one of the basic tenets of our SVP practice-- Turn Thy Spotlight Upon Others.

P.P.S.  No introverts were harmed in the making of this post-- but they did squirm a bit. =-]

14 comments:

tanita✿davis said...

Three cheers! I'm hoping to find this in an airport near me and soon!
Yay!

Anonymous said...

It was dedicated to "clever girls everywhere who get tired of feeling like no one's listening." My daughter would just love this book.

jama said...

Yay and congrats to Robin!! *Rushing to the airport to look for her book*

Mary Hershey said...

Hey, Melissa, that's the dedication for the first Theo-- I'm looking for the dedication in her second book.
Thanks for your guess, though! :-)

Mary

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Robin. Can't wait to read it! Have fun, both of you, at the signing.

R.L. LaFevers said...

Well Becky, funny you should mention that. You're the winner from the previous thread! When you get a chance, email me your particulars at shrinkingviolet(at)cox.net.

Robin - still squirming

Cheryl Reif said...

Happy launching! I just ordered the first one--it looks great!~Cheryl

Jennifer R. Hubbard said...

Congratulations Robin!!!

Anonymous said...

Congrats, Robin!

Wish I lived closer so I could attend the signing.

Kimberly

P.S.

You and Mary stay safe from the California fires.

Anonymous said...

The second book, which is awesome, is dedicated to odd ducks everywhere. :)

Cindy said...

Way to go, Robin.

Mary Hershey said...

Kim Baker, you are our WINNER! Yes, Robin dedicated her book to "odd ducks everywhere" and also to her Mummy! Will you email me at mlhrshy@aol.com and I will send you your prize?

:-)
Mary

Anonymous said...

Wahoo! I never win anything. Thanks, Mary! :D

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