TELL ME A SECRET by Holly Cupala

• Publication Season/Year: Spring 2010
• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Release Date: June 22, 2010
• ISBN (hardcover): 978-0061766664
• ISBN (paperback): TBD

It’s tough, living in the shadow of a dead girl…

In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda’s death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister’s world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own.

Then two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears. Stripped of her former life, Miranda must make a choice with tremendous consequences and finally face her sister’s demons and her own.

In this powerful debut novel, stunning new talent Holly Cupala illuminates the dark struggle of a girl who must let go of her past to find a way into her own future.

Holly Cupala

The Author: Holly Cupala
Location: Seattle, WA

Holly Cupala wrote teen romance novels before she ever actually experienced teen romance. When she did, it became all about tragic poetry and slightly less tragic novels. When she isn’t contributing readergirlz.com and writing, she spends time with her husband and daughter in Seattle, Washington. These days, her writing is less about tragedy and more about hope. Part of the author’s proceeds from this book will go toward helping sexually exploited girls around the globe. TELL ME A SECRET is her first novel.

Author Visit Information

Holly is willing to travel nationally.

Example presentations and workshops

• Tell Your Secret – a presentation/workshop for teens on getting to the heart of your writing and your life
• Secrets, Styles, and Sins – creating characters that sing
• Summer Revision Smackdown – an online series
• How to Hook a Hottie: Landing the Agent of Your Dreams – for writers
• Readergirlz presentation – for teens or librarians, with other readergirlz divas (www.readergirlz.com)

Honorarium and fees

My honorarium depends on the number of presentations (up to 3 in one day), class size, and potential travel expenses. I also offer a limited number of sliding scale presentations to low-income schools.

Contact Information:

• Official web site: http://www.hollycupala.com
• Blogger: http://brimstonesoup.blogspot.com
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hollycupala
• MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brimstonesoup
• Readergirlz: http://readergirlz.blogspot.com

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