Cover Reveal: BEN FOX, SQUIRREL ZOMBIE SPECIALIST AT YOUR SERVICE by Daisy Whitney (MG)

BEN FOX, SQUIRREL ZOMBIE SPECIALIST AT YOUR SERVICE
by Daisy Whitney
Expected release date: October 14th, 2014
Published by: Spencer Hill Middle Grade
Cover design: Slake Saunders
Genre: Middle Grade 
Format: Paperback, eBook

SUMMARY

Ten-year-old Ben Fox has good friends, a great dog, and a lightning-fast little sister who drives him a bit batty. The only thing in the fifth grader’s life that’s truly annoying–well, besides having to wear braces on his feet every day–is the family’s wily Siamese cat, Percy. Ben has always suspected something was off about Percy...

But now he’s sure of it—Percy has raised an army of squirrel zombies in the backyard and they’re ready to take on Ben's beloved dog, Captain Sparkles.

Now Ben must figure out how to stop the dastardly cat, especially since Percy and his newly reanimated squirrel friends are gunning for nothing less than a full-scale Animal Zombie Apocalypse—when all the dogs start to behave like cats!

The battle won’t be easy though, because squirrel zombies are the most dangerous animal zombies of all…

MY THOUGHTS

"A modern-day cross between Bunnicula and Goose Bumps."

My boys and I give this cover a 5 out of 5 stars!

Totally gives the a great "Goose Bump" vibe!

And what's better than having a 10yo and 7 1/2 yo approval ;)


ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Daisy Whitney

By day, Daisy Whitney is a reporter and ghostwriter. At night, she writes novels for teens and is the author of THE MOCKINGBIRDS and its sequel THE RIVALS (Little, Brown). Her third novel WHEN YOU WERE HERE releases in June 2013 (Little, Brown), and her fourth novel STARRY NIGHTS (Bloomsbury) hits shelves in September 2013. When Daisy's not inventing fictional high school worlds, she can be found somewhere north of San Francisco walking her adorable dog, watching online TV with her fabulous husband or playing with her fantastic kids.  A graduate of Brown University, she believes in shoes, chocolate chip cookies and karma. 

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Waiting On Wednesday #47: When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by  Breaking the Spine. 

This is were we get to 'spotlight' books that we are anxiously waiting to be released! The ones that we are dying to get our hands on and read into the wee hours of the night and, quite possibly, to make our shelves look all pretty too :)

What I'm waiting on... 

When You Were Here

by Daisy Whitney

Expected release date: Little, Brown

Published by: June 2013

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

SUMMARY

Danny's mother lost her five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his graduation - the one day that she was hanging on to see.

Now Danny is left alone, with only his memories, his dog, and his heart-breaking ex-girlfriend for company. He doesn't know how to figure out what to do with her estate, what to say for his Valedictorian speech, let alone how to live or be happy anymore.

When he gets a letter from his mom's property manager in Tokyo, where she had been going for treatment, it shows a side of his mother he never knew. So, with no other sense of direction, Danny travels to Tokyo to connect with his mother's memory and make sense of her final months, which seemed filled with more joy than Danny ever knew. There, among the cherry blossoms, temples, and crowds, and with the help of an almost-but-definitely-not Harijuku girl, he begins to see how it may not have been ancient magic or mystical treatment that kept his mother going. Perhaps, the secret of how to live lies in how she died.

Filled with humor, raw emotion, a strong voice, and a brilliant dog named Sandy Koufax, When You Were Here explores the two most powerful forces known to man - death and love. Daisy Whitney brings her characters to life with a deft touch and resonating authenticity. 

Why I'm waiting on 'When You Were Here'...

This sounds like one of those reads that can have you crying one moment and then laughing to yourself the next - I love books that can bring on all different kinds of emotions.

And the setting to this book - Tokyo - so different!
Can't wait to read this one!!!

What are you waiting on this week???
Leave your links in the comments below, please :)

Happy reading!!!