Monday, September 23, 2019

S.A. Larsen & Motley Education

Please welcome the lovely SA Larsen to the blog!
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It’s finally here!
New cover. Completely rebranded. Same corpse-raising middle grade adventure.
MOTLEY EDUCATION: The Urd Saga, book I
by S. A. Larsen
Ages: 8-12
Pages: 354
Ellysian Press, September 10, 2019; Second Edition

"A deftly crafted ... and entertaining read!"
Midwest Book Reviews - Children's Watch 2017

Motley Junior High: School for the Psychically and Celestially Gifted Terms of Enrollment
Signed: Ebony Charmed

Ebony should be excited about entering sixth grade to further develop her skills. And she would be. If only her lame abilities let her see more than three ghosts.

Struggling to live up to her gifted family, Ebony is horrified when she is branded a Seeker: someone who is neither Sensory nor Luminary. To top it off, her Deadly Creatures and Relics project – transforming a measly stick – seems destined for failure.

But there are doors to other worlds where creatures have been watching her. And when the truth emerges that her project is more than a stick, she knows she must act. Along with her best friend Fleishman and his pet lizard, Ebony finds herself wedged between prophecies and quests. Oh, and saving the entire spirit world from annihilation.

Ebony is not ready to be a hero. But a dark presence has already stolen more than one local kid. And this time, her failure is not an option.


*FIRST PLACE WINNER, CHILDREN'S CATEGORY, 2016 NEW ENGLAND BOOK FESTIVAL!*

*Bronze Award Winner, 2017 Feathered Quill Book Awards for Best Juvenile/YA Fiction*
*Winner - Purple Dragonfly Awards 2017, Honorable Mention; ebook*
*Gold Medal Award Winner - Literary Classics Book Awards 2017, Grade School Fantasy*
*Gold Medal Winner - 2017 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards, Children's Fantasy/Sci-Fi

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About the Author
S.A. Larsen is an award-winning author, childhood apraxia of speech advocate, and Maine-iac ice hockey fan, who has watched more hockey games than she could ever count. She also has a soft spot for the strange and misunderstood, which might explain her love for dipping plain chips in ketchup. Her favorite stories push the boundaries of our world and open harbored emotions to inspire and challenge the heart. She's the author of Motley Education: The URD Saga Book I (Ellysian Press, 2019; second edition), a fantasy-adventure for middle grade readers and Marked Beauty-her debut young adult fantasy-romance (Ellysian Press, 2017). When she's not chasing her characters around a cemetery or antagonizing them with the wonders of young love, she lives in the land of lobsters and snowy winters with her husband and four children. Visit her cyber home at salarsenbooks.com, find her on Twitter @SA_Larsen and Instagram sa.larsen, or on spookymiddlegrade.com, where she does most of her spookiness brewing up all sorts of creepy ideas with a group of #SpookyMG authors. Stop by for a visit . . . if you dare.


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Thanks Sheri - wishing you all the very best with the book!
Love the new cover!!

18 comments:

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Big congratulations to Sheri on the re-release of her book!

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Congrats to S.A.

Elizabeth Spann Craig said...

I always love stories where there are portals to other worlds. :) Congratulations, Sheri!

Sarah Foster said...

Congrats to Sheri!!

Computer Tutor said...

Congrats on the redo!

Natalie Aguirre said...

Congrats to Sheri! Love the new cover.

Elephant's Child said...

Huge congratulations.
It does sound like a book that I, despite being out of the target age range, would love to read.

Mason Canyon said...

Sheri, congratulations on the re-release. Great cover and fascinating story line. Wishing you much success.

Jemi Fraser said...

Agreed!

Jemi Fraser said...

Yes!

Jemi Fraser said...

Me too - love the portals!

Jemi Fraser said...

The relaunch looks great!

Jemi Fraser said...

Love the new cover!

Jemi Fraser said...

Me too - Sheri knows how to write!

Jemi Fraser said...

Love the cover too!

Heather R. Holden said...

Ooh, Motley Education sounds so fascinating, and that cover is gorgeous. Many congrats to SA!

Jemi Fraser said...

Agreed on all counts!

Stephen Tremp said...

Congrats! and best wishes for Sherri and her re-release of Motley Education!