tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38078933090805384642024-03-18T02:47:38.394-07:00THE ROAD TO PUBLICATIONKimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-27244602612916304482020-03-31T12:00:00.000-07:002020-03-31T12:00:08.404-07:00#YASH: Social Distancing Edition<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven’t participated in YA Scavenger Hunt for a while, and for those of you who don’t know what the YA Scavenger Hunt is, let me break it down for you:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Basically, twice a year, a bunch of really cool young adult authors get together to offer you exclusive bonus material you can’t find anywhere else </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">AND</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> the chance to win REALLY COOL PRIZES (namely, free books)!!! The best part, what else do you have going on right now? I mean, we're all social distancing...and what could be better than free books when you’re trapped at home, </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">am-I-right</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">???</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In order to play, you need to collect all of the clues. But do it fast; this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online until April 5<sup>th</sup> at noon Pacific time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are FOUR contests running simultaneously. I’m on the <b><span style="color: red;">RED TEAM</span></b>, but there is also a gold team, purple team, and blue team, each with an entirely different set of books you can win! (You will be allowed to enter the contests for all 4 teams or pick just one, but you may only enter for each team once.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are also now featuring a BONUS PRIZE. We select a group of authors who have participated in the hunt many times and fans can add up their numbers as well to enter for a <b>$50 Amazon gift card</b>. The list of those authors will be included on the <b><a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/enter-here.html">YA Scavenger Hunt ENTRY page</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know it sounds complicated, but it’s really super simple!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>THE PUZZLE:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Directions: Somewhere below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the <span style="color: red;">Red Team</span> and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Entry Form: Once you've got the number, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by April 5th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>THE HUNT:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am hosting author Eva Pohler.</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eva Pohler is a USA Today bestselling author of twenty-nine novels in multiple genres, including mysteries, thrillers, and young adult fantasy. Her books have been described as "addicting" and "sure to thrill"--Kirkus Reviews.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">About her book, <b>VAMPIRE ADDICTION:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can find more about <a href="https://www.evapohler.com/young-adult">Eva's book here</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now for the fun part...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You get a sneak peek at the first chapter of Eva's upcoming release before anyone else... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me, Eva Pohler, and many, </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">many</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">4</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Add up the favorite numbers of all of the authors on the <span style="color: red;">Red Team</span> and you'll have all the secret code to <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/enter-here.html">enter for the grand prize</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE FINISHED</b>...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author: <a href="https://kathleenbaldwin.com/blog/">Kathleen Baldwin</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And, because you guys are crushing it, and because we’re all going a little stir crazy, I’m offering a side giveaway for a $50 e-gift card to an online bookseller of your choice (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, your favorite indie, Audible...you name it, as long as they sell gift certificates online). Just fill out the Rafflecopter below to be entered to win. This one’s a no-brainer!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-77257344883125612172020-03-24T07:46:00.000-07:002020-03-28T16:21:32.892-07:00The New Normal: Entertainment Edition <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;"><a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/travel/a31784720/best-virtual-tours/" style="color: #954f72;">Good Housekeeping</a> gives you even more cultural institutions like The American Museum of Natural History, but they also offer virtual "rides" on Disney's new <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Frozen </em>rollercoaster! And, c'mon, who can resist watching the live footage of pandas playing at the zoo?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">If you’re looking to get out into the great outdoors, check out Google’s online Arts & Culture program called “</span><a href="https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #954f72; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #2457a7; padding: 0in;">The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">” in partnership with the National Parks Services.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The digital exhibit features stunning tours of five national parks, including <a href="https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/hawaii-volcanoes/nahuku-lava-tube-tour" style="background-position: 0px 0px; color: #954f72; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #2457a7; padding: 0in;">Hawai’i Volcanoes National</span></a> Park, <a href="https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/carlsbad-caverns/natural-entrance-tour" style="background-position: 0px 0px; color: #954f72; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #2457a7; padding: 0in;">Carlsbad Caverns National Park</span></a> in New Mexico, <a href="https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/bryce-canyon/sunset-point-tour" style="background-position: 0px 0px; color: #954f72; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #2457a7; padding: 0in;">Bryce Canyon National Park</span></a> in Utah, <a href="https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/kenai-fjords/exit-glacier-tour" style="background-position: 0px 0px; color: #954f72; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #2457a7; padding: 0in;">Kenai Fjords National Park</span></a> in Alaska, and <a href="https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/dry-tortugas/near-little-africa-tour" style="background-position: 0px 0px; color: #954f72; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #2457a7; padding: 0in;">Dry Tortugas National Park</span></a> in Florida.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;">Need to get your music fix? C-Net is showing you where you can still enjoy <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/all-live-streaming-concerts/" style="color: #954f72;">live concerts</a> while social distancing at home. Beginning tonight, log in to watch (and listen to), DJ D-Nice, Miley Cyrus, Phish, Melissa Etheridge, Armin van Buuren, Questlove, and more. They're calling this the #couchtour</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white;">Looking for something a little more...sophisticated? <a href="https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/virtual-operas-symphonies-streaming" style="color: #954f72;">Thrillist</a> has a list of the world's virtual operas and symphonies. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-18693398615816308492020-03-18T07:47:00.003-07:002020-03-28T16:22:31.093-07:00Parents: The List is GROWING...I'm just gonna jump right in, guys! Here are some great things to keep you on track:<br />
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<a href="http://teacherspayteachers.com/">TeachersPayTeachers.com</a>. This site is a dream...especially if you're anything like me and you have an <i>unholy love</i> for downloads! I stumbled across this site while I was doing research for my picture books. Obviously, they weren't looking into a crystal ball toward the quarantine, but trust me, <i>this</i> is the place to be! These are teachers who are sharing the worksheets they've made for their own classrooms with other educators. Now, some you pay for (and, trust me, I have), but there are <b>SO MANY FREE ONES</b> too! The filters are easy to navigate and there's something for every grade level and every subject.<br />
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<a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/">Khan Academy</a>. Khan Academy is a nonprofit site bringing free online education to everyone. You can find out curriculums, daily schedules, videos, and tutorials, as well as find answers to all your questions about where to get started or where to go next. Seriously, if you haven't tried them, this should be your first stop!<br />
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<a href="http://abcmouse.com/">ABCMouse.com</a>. This one's not free, but currently, they're running at almost half price. This is a game-based learning system, perfect for early learners, especially those with short(er) attention spans. With reading, math, art, science, and social studies there's so much for your kids to explore.<br />
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Speaking of art (see how well I segue?), <a href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/">The Kennedy Center</a> is hosting author Mo Willems for a "Lunch Doodles". Each day, Mo will share a little of his illustration process. This could be a good way to give kids some educational screentime.<br />
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Thanks to Angel Morgan for sharing the Mo Willems link. If you have your own favorite online resources, let me know so I can pay it forward!<br />
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<br />Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-81469335955566691642020-03-16T16:26:00.003-07:002020-03-28T16:23:38.858-07:00A New Way of SocializingIn my last two posts, I shared helpful links and educational downloads for the kiddos, but let's face it, it's not just the kids who need entertaining. In fact, after being cloistered with those sweet little angels for days upon days upon...yes, more days, we adults may need distractions of our own. So, in that vein, here are some ways to "connect" with friends and family while we're all social-distancing-together:<br />
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For those of you who like to binge your favorite shows, there's a service for Netflixing (is that a word?) with those you love. It's called <a href="https://www.netflixparty.com/">Netflix Party</a>. It only works on Chrome browsers (for now), but with this service, you can sync what you're watching so that even though you're apart, you're still together!<br />
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Also, Travel and Leisure has linked a bunch (that's more than a gaggle) of <a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours?utm_medium=social&utm_term=59F3F59E-653B-11EA-938E-3D9296E8478F&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=travelandleisure_travelandleisure&utm_content=link&fbclid=IwAR3tq0JNP1wndwaUodZGWktWPyu3rj1N5y0Ec0yLtJUHEyYtQ0MC9eA7p68">virtual tours of some of the world's most famous museums</a>. This way you can "get out" there and see amazing art from the comfort (and safety) of your couch. Not exactly the same as standing in front of the Mona Lisa, but what is it the kids say? You get what you get and you don't throw a fit! So you may as well pour a glass of wine, make yourself a nice cheese plate, and kick up your feet.<br />
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<br />Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-58211377893515710752020-03-16T12:10:00.001-07:002020-03-28T16:24:04.584-07:00More At-Home-With-Kids ActivitiesAs promised, I'm going to inundate you with stuff--things to keep you from going <i>stir</i> <i>crazy</i> while you and your chiclets are cooped up indoors!<br />
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<br />Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-64688471678998006252020-03-16T11:01:00.003-07:002020-03-28T16:24:20.742-07:00Helpful Resources For Your At-Home Kiddos!I haven't blogged in a really long time. <i>Really long.</i> But these are unusual times, and as a parent, I want to help other parents, grandparents, caregivers, educators, and would-be educators who are at home trying to keep busy hands, well...<b><i>busy!</i></b><br />
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<li>Scholastic has a free <a href="https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html">"Learn at Home"</a> program that's great for parents whose kids are all-of-a-sudden home from school. These are good for pre-K through 12. </li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">o, let me start by saying this is not a home improvement
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interest of full disclosure, there wasn’t anything wrong with our kitchen. See,
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">But because we live in the Pacific NW, where the winters are
long…and dreary, our kitchen, with its dark cherry cabinets, brown granite
counters, and walnut floors was like a black hole, sucking all the light from
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I would have loved to tear everything out and start from
scratch but, you know…money. So I set out on a mission and began pouring over
Pinterest (the land of inexperienced DIY-ers). I spent upwards of year pinning
paint colors, brands, and techniques. I read what-not-to-dos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Along the way, I realized that if I changed the cabinets,
the counters might have to go too. But I didn’t want to throw thousands of
dollars into new granite, quartz, marble, or some other solid surface. Again, I
searched Pinterest—what could one do to change their existing granite? Turns
out most people don’t mess with granite, even when it’s ugly granite. Then I
stumbled across <a href="http://www.raisingafarmhouse.com/p/blog-page.html">this blog post</a>…a woman after my own heart. Originally, I
planned to do something like she did, a white marbled countertop. But I worried
that virtually everyone I knew had marble. So, after experimenting with some
samples, and watching every Stone Coat Countertop video on YouTube, I decided
to try something different—there is virtually no limit to what can be done with
this product.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">In the end, our project turned out beautifully! I’m so glad
I did the research and did the prep work—I can’t stress this enough, don’t
skimp on the prep work!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can read a
detailed breakdown of our paint project <b><a href="https://kimberlyderting.blogspot.com/2019/08/kitchen-redux-part-one-kitchen-cabinet.html">here</a></b>. This was where we started,
although I’ll preface this by saying if we’d been smart we would have done the
counters first to avoid the possibility of messing up our new paint job. We
didn’t…but it could have been disastrous!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">And <b><a href="https://kimberlyderting.blogspot.com/2019/08/kitchen-redux-part-two-countertop.html">here</a></b> you can see how we did our countertops. The product
we used can be used on just about any surface (tile, MDF, laminate, and yes,
granite), and it’s super easy to use! I cannot say enough about it or the
company’s customer service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bright, right? But, much to my husband’s chagrin, it turned out I could not.
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another DIY project—somehow I felt that tiling was above our pay grade. So we
headed to Floor & Décor to pick our tile and hired a pro for the
install. Demo and install took about three days, and we love (LOVE!) the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I’m no longer worried that the gloomy NW winter is
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">E</span>ven before our cabinets were painted, I knew the counters would be the next thing to go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have granite. I say <i>have</i> because it's still there, you just can't actually see the ugly Brazilian Brown anymore, thanks to this product: Stone Coat epoxy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know what you’re thinking because I see it on people’s
faces every time I tell them what I’ve done, that “you did <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">what</i> to your granite?” look. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That’s right, I covered it with epoxy. And
you know what? I’m not sorry. Our granite was outdated. It was dark. It was
f-ugly. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve been wanting to replace my counters for a long time,
but coughing up upwards of ten thousand bucks to replace them with something
comparable—marble, quartz, granite, soapstone—just wasn’t in the budget. So, I
went to the interwebs in search of a budget-friendly solution. I saw paint,
which, frankly, looked cheap, and didn’t seem like it would wear well. I saw
concrete, which I actually liked…a lot. But there wasn’t a lot of versatility
as far as I could tell. It was concrete or colored concrete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Then, I found <a href="http://www.raisingafarmhouse.com/2017/07/epoxy-countertops-that-look-like-marble.html">this blog post</a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
</span>This woman had done EXACTLY what I wanted to do, taken her ugly granite
and beautified it, all for under $500! What?!?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So I began investigating. I watched a million hours of Stone
Coat Countertop videos (this is a rabbit hole you can easily fall down—this guy
makes soooo many videos) and you can use this stuff on virtually EVERYTHING (laminate, tile, MDF...I mean it, anything). But the great thing I discovered was that this epoxy
was inexpensive, easy enough for an amateur, and versatile. I was sold!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Originally, I thought I wanted the white marble/quartz look.
I mean, come on, it’s all the rage…why wouldn’t I want it? Except, that’s the
thing. The more I looked on websites, magazine, and at kitchen trends, it
really <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i> everywhere. How long can
that last? What I didn’t want was to have something that would be dated in two
or three years. So I ordered an epoxy sample kit, bought some 2x2 MDF boards
from Home Depot, and set to work practicing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">To be honest, my first pieces were good practice, but I’m glad
that’s all they were…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">practice</i>. They
definitely weren’t anything I would want in my kitchen. I quickly learned that
less is more when it comes to adding color. It’s easy to go overboard, and
sometimes hard to know when to stop. I also figured out that both black <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> white go a long way. But, it was
super fun learning playing with different techniques and discovering which ones
I liked best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Finally, I felt like I was ready. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">First things first, we measured our countertops so we could
place our order from Stone Coat. Thankfully, SCC has AMAZING customer service,
and whenever I had a question, they were there to answer them, both by phone
and by email…and, boy, did I have questions. We have about 78 square feet of
countertop. According to their customer service, <span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">one 2
gallon kit of epoxy will coat 40 square feet, including the first (color) coat
and the second (clear) top coat, which goes on 24 hours after the first coat.
We</span> ordered 2 two-gallon countertop kits. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">(To estimate how much you need, the formula they use is 3
ounces mixed per square foot.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Since we’d just finished painting our cabinets, we went a
little overboard masking them off. And because a lot of our color came from
spray paint, we masked our upper cabinets and walls as well as our lower
cabinets and floors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We used SO MUCH
plastic sheeting! We also laid a layer of plastic underneath the paper on the
floor, which was a good thing because the epoxy soaks right through paper. If
you like your floors and cabinets, be sure to protect them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I’m not going to run through <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">every </i>step, but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CMo01uPVsU">here is a video</a> from Stone Coat Countertop about
how to mix and use their product. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CMo01uPVsU"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1CMo01uPVsU" width="560"></iframe></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Following the directions we were given, we cleaned the
counters with TSP then sanded the countertops with 60-grit sandpaper. The
sandpaper, as far as we could tell, did virtually nothing to the granite, but
we did it anyway because we’re nothing if not rule followers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Next, we applied the SCC primer. According to their website,
this stuff will adhere to anything…and from what I could tell, it really did.
Then, we let that dry overnight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The next morning, we applied the first coat of our base coat
of paint. We used Behr paint and primer in one. We did a light gray base, but
if you’re doing a white marble or quartz, you would probably use a white base.
In between coats, you want to lightly sand with the Scotch Brite pads. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">When it came time to pour the first coat of epoxy, I felt
like I was going to puke. If I messed this up, we would have to tear out the
counters and start all over! (Kidding…we could wait until they were dry, sand
them down, and try again with the epoxy…but I still felt sick from the pressure
that I would do something wrong.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Turns out, if you stick to the steps, it’s not that tough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here’s the list of supplies we used:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><u>From Stone Coat Countertops</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-Large-Blue-Lightly-Powdered-Disposable-Nitrile-Gloves-125-Count-HDX2910-125/301787844">Gloves</a> (we went through a lot of these) </span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/TOOLBOX-55-Count-Shop-Towel-Roll-6-Pack-5441602/205218233">Blue paper towels</a> (also a lot more than we
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://amzn.to/2MT9b6v">Mica Powder</a> (we mixed this with the alcohol
solution to spray)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of us, for each coat): <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">SAND COUNTERTOPS,
I USED MY ORBITAL SANDER AND 60 GRIT PAPER THIS WILL NOT ROUGH THEM UP
(granite), BUT GETS ANY GUNK OR DEBRIS OFF THEM.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">CLEAN WITH A
DEGREASER (TSP)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">PRIME WITH STONE
COAT COUNTERTOP PRIMER</span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">PAINT ON A BASE
COAT (I USED BEHR ENAMEL)</span></span></li>
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(WITH A BASE COAT, IF DESIRED), POUR, TROWEL, and CHOP</span></span></li>
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COLORS, MICCA POWDERS, AND/OR ALCOHOL OR WATER SPRAY MIXTURES (MAKE SURE TO USE
OIL-BASED PAINTS) (optional)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">USE PAINT STICK TO
SWIRL (optional)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">POP BUBBLES WITH
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">WHEN READY POUR
SECOND FLOOD COAT, CLEAR ONLY</span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">FINAL STEP...
SAND AND WAX/BUFF</span></span></li>
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wanted to keep going with the color, and my husband was egging me on because he
thought it seemed “too plain.” But I had to make myself step away, and I was
glad I did. When you layer colors the way I had, it takes a while for the
subtly of the colors beneath to rise to the surface. The final result was so
much better than either of us could have imagined. We ended up with something unique
with understated designs. It looks like it could have been mined from a quarry.
It might not be for everyone, but we love it!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, I thought this would be where it all ended because my
plan had been to leave the backsplash. You can see how it looks with the black.
It was…okay…</span><i style="font-family: inherit;">ish</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. But ultimately, we decided to spend the extra money to finish
it with white tile. Honestly, the tile was the most expensive part of our
project since we hired it out. So if you’re handy enough (and motivated) to do
that on your own, then good on you. We were neither of those things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And yes, it was worth it in the end...but we're glad it's done!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">O</span><span style="font-size: small;">ur cabinets were a dark cherry, and they were fine, but I was so over that dark-wood look. Especially since we live in a place that rains nine months out of the year. I wanted my kitchen, at least, to be light and bright.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So, when I told my poor husband I wanted him to paint our kitchen cabinets for my birthday, he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. To be
fair, I really didn’t either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">If you’ve read blog posts claiming this project can be done in a week (or God forbid, a weekend) for under $100, let
me be the one to burst your bubble. That may be the case </span><i>if </i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">you have three
cabinets and some spare cans of paint in your garage. </span><i>Or</i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> if you're willing
to skip the prep work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The truth? Our kitchen took us about two and a half weeks,
with my husband using his vacation time and both of us putting in backbreaking, full-time hours to get the job done. It also cost upwards of $1000 to get the right
supplies and quality paints and primers. Granted, I have a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">big</i> kitchen, and we decided to do our family room bookshelves too. But, still,
this isn’t the kind of project you want to tackle if you’re planning to cut
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Okay, so let me preface this by saying that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">a)</b> neither my husband nor I are
professionals. Far from it. We gathered our information the good ol’ fashioned
way: from Pinterest and blog posts. So if you’re reading this, you are getting
our opinions and personal experience. And <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">b)</b>
we painted our cabinets before doing our countertop project (which you can read
about here). If we’d been smarter, we would have done the counters first, in
order to avoid potential damage to our shiny new paint job. We didn’t, so instead, we
stressed about the possibility the ENTIRE TIME we were working on our counters.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I was a wreck!</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">After a lot of research, we decided to use a paint
sprayer. We figured that not only would this save us a lot of time on the doors
and drawer faces, but we also wouldn’t have unsightly brush strokes. We were
right. I can’t say enough about our sprayer—I highly, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">highly</i> recommend going this route if you want professional quality-looking
cabinets!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>Caveat:</b> We only used the sprayer for our cabinet doors and drawer faces,
which we sprayed in a homemade paint booth that we set up our garage (I’ll show
pics of that too). We decided to hand paint our cabinet boxes and moldings. In
hindsight, I wish we would have taken the extra time (and it would have been <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a lot</i> of extra time to tape and mask off
our entire kitchen) to spray all of those too. As it was, hand painting was
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">We went with <b>Benjamin Moore Advance Paint</b> at $55/can for our
cabinets. I know it’s a lot, but this paint is self-leveling and SO forgiving.
Here is a picture where it came out of the gun super “bubbled,” but when I came
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which came in at $45/can, but we probably should have used their Enamel
Underbody since we quickly discovered that our primer didn’t work inside our
family room bookshelves, which, as it turned out, was laminate. The latex primer
was just sliding off. So…off to the store again, where we picked up <a href="https://amzn.to/2NFavsZ">Kilz enamelprimer</a>. This stuff reeked to high heaven, but it dried
fast and did the trick. We probably could have used this for our entire kitchen,
but, like I said, that smell. My lungs thanked me when I finally put the lid
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was still days away. The prep work required patience and a lot of elbow grease.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first thing we did was<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> tape off
our garage, using large sheets of plastic to create our “spray booth.” </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>And</i> because it was still hovering around freezing outside (and because our garage was being used to spray), we had to set up an indoor space where our cabinet doors could dry, so we also taped off our formal living room to keep pets and kids out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, we </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">emptied all of our cabinets
and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I drew a “map” of our kitchen. I read about this, but it turned out
to be even more important than I realized. You don’t want to mix up which
cabinet door goes where once they’re painted and you’re putting them back—doors
and hardware don’t fit quite the same if you put them back in the wrong place.
I also put the hardware into baggies that I labeled not just by cabinet number,
but also by whether the hardware was for the top, middle, or bottom of the
door. Once my husband took a door down and the hardware off, I wrote the
corresponding cabinet number in Sharpie inside one of the hardware spaces and
stuck a piece of painter’s tape over it so it could be easily removed after we
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, we taped and
papered the kitchen floors to protect our hardwood before we began deglossing every
cabinet door and drawer front. We have 38 cabinet doors and 10 drawer fronts,
so this took us an entire day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day, we sanded everything we’d already deglossed
using 220 grit sandpaper. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blocks are
great for flat surfaces, but in places where you have rounded corners and
grooves, I loved the Scotch Brite scouring pads. After sanding, we used tack
cloth to get all the grit and dust off so the primer could really get in there
and adhere. While my husband finished up sanding and tack clothing, I started
spraying the cabinet doors and drawers with primer. You want to spray the backs
of the doors first so that when you flip them you aren’t laying them on the
nice smooth fronts that will be facing the world! If there are any flaws,
better to have them on the back, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Finding room for almost 50 doors and drawers to dry was
like the world’s worst game. I w</span>as constantly jostling for more space.
Thankfully, I’d invested in these handy dandy pizza stands, which couldn’t hold
the large doors, but were perfect for a lot of the medium and smaller ones!) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">You want to give the primer 24 hours to dry on each side. So
while we waited for the first side of primer to dry, we went to work deglossing
and sanding the cabinet boxes and moldings. Then, we put a coat of primer on
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">After 24 hours, we flipped the cabinet doors and drawers and did a coat of primer on the fronts. At first, I was using <a href="https://amzn.to/2ZEcsbt">these little painters triangles</a> to hold the doors while I sprayed, but after a while, they’d get paint on them,
so I sent my husband to the store to buy disposable Dixie cups. I used those
instead, replacing them frequently. So much easier!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">(During all of this, we were also working on our
bookshelves, which added at least (at least!) three days to our project. Like I
mentioned, we had a minor primer fiasco with the laminate, but we got that
under control by switching to the Kilz primer. Again, the sprayer would have
saved us a TON of time. But, live and learn…)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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priming, it was time for more sanding. <i>YAY…?</i> I used the Scotch Brite pads to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">lightly</i> sand the primer, then more tack
cloth to clean it all up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Benjamin Moore Advance.
Since the spray had a hard time hitting the sides/edges of the cabinet doors
and drawers completely, I used a foam roller to do those. Then, I let them dry
for 24 hours before flipping them to do the backs and waiting ANOTHER 24 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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boxes, which will also need two coats, waiting 24 hours between <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">each</i> coat. We used a foam roller for the
flat surfaces and brush for the grooved surfaces, trim, and molding. In some
places, we needed to do three coats to get the brush strokes just right, but there
wasn’t a lot of extra work with this paint since it is almost <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">completely self-leveling</i>, which was why
we picked this paint!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another light sanding, more tack cloth, before going to work on your second
coat. I know, it sounds like overkill, and when you see how good your cabinets
look after one coat (especially if you use the sprayer), you might want to call
it good, but trust me, take the extra step (and spend the extra money on paint)
to do it right. We were exhausted, tired of eating takeout, and so over this
project, but now that it’s done, we are so glad we took our time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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did our main cabinets is one color Simply White and our island in a different
color (Chelsea Gray by Benjamin Moore). We went through two cans of Benjamin
Moore primer and one can of Kilz (which is still more than half full), one
gallon and one quart of the Chelsea Gray paint for the island, and two gallons
and one quart of the Simply White for the cabinets and bookshelves. That’s a
grand total of $350 for paint and primer alone. But, like I said, we have a big
kitchen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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notice drips, either from the paint sprayer, or from hand painting, and they’ve
dried already, here’s an easy fix: Use a paint scraper, 5-in-1 one tool, or
razor blade (my preference) to gently remove the drip, then lightly sand the
edges and touch up with paint.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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touched up drips (and maybe that one time I grabbed the door while it was still
wet and left my handprint on it…great for CSI but bad for kitchen aesthetics!),
we were finally ready for that “map” I’d made. We got to work putting our cabinets
back together. I’d ordered new handles, so my husband had the super-fun project
of drilling new holes, with me hovering over him telling him “not to ruin” the
paint—he loves those little pep talks!</span></div>
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<!--EndFragment--><br />Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-33899520248764230762019-06-09T06:13:00.002-07:002019-06-09T06:13:32.991-07:00CECE LOVES SCIENCE AND ADVENTURE is here!<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">J</span>ust in time for summer, this second book in the Cece Loves Science series is available everywhere for your favorite kiddos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cece and her Adventure Girls troop use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems and earn their camping pin...and have a lot of fun along the way. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRH-2QJSyBpkGaoxqjhSPdphZUDcqosX6P94jpk2gqAtcVJBReS8CinmormkTe8mshJuzVosT9-44c_9ofrXZAX_nXQLkU_HIFXhO7CM9Wz_PiSP8f8VCeP6x2gnrIvHsrnQCp7e9wVKL/s1600/Cece+adventure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRH-2QJSyBpkGaoxqjhSPdphZUDcqosX6P94jpk2gqAtcVJBReS8CinmormkTe8mshJuzVosT9-44c_9ofrXZAX_nXQLkU_HIFXhO7CM9Wz_PiSP8f8VCeP6x2gnrIvHsrnQCp7e9wVKL/s320/Cece+adventure.jpg" width="275" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kirkus says: "Cece’s checklists and notes are interspersed throughout, Magic Schoolbus–style, and an endnote defines science terms. Smart girls, friendship, and fun: a winning combination."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2EZeE6a">CECE LOVES SCIENCE AND ADVENTURE</a></b> was also an Amazon Best Book of the Month selection. If that doesn't convince you...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And, if you're looking for fun activities for the kids, check out <a href="https://www.cecelovesscience.com/fun-science-stuff">www.cecelovesscience.com</a>, where you can download puzzles and activities for both books! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Be on the lookout for CECE LOVES SCIENCE in Scholastic book fairs and flyers this fall. <i>Exciting stuff!</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>HAPPY SUMMER!!!</b></span>Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-42509698195783350082019-06-08T06:27:00.001-07:002019-06-08T06:27:56.651-07:00It's a JLA Extravaganza...and Giveaway!!!
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love for you to join us in celebrating Jennifer and the release of <b>STORM AND
FURY,</b> her new book. STORM AND FURY is the first book in the all-new Harbinger
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celebrate all of this awesomeness happening on the same day, Jennifer’s friends
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can
enter to win a ton of prizes, including a JLA mega prize pack (including a
truckload of JLA books, as well as goodies from Book Beau), copies of STORM AND
FURY, and the </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">GRAND PRIZE</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">: A TITAN PASS + BRUNCH TICKET FOR ApollyCon 2020! And
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Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-14487515351091364172019-04-02T12:00:00.000-07:002019-04-02T13:08:45.743-07:00YASH TIME!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Elle was born and raised in Southeastern, Massachusetts in a little farm town by the harbor. She grew up fascinated with all things whimsical and a strong love for animals. As she grew so did her passion for reading and writing. Although she prefers devouring all genres she largely enjoys dark fantasy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">About Hunter’s Truce:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b>The Big Bad Wolf never killed for fun—he was on a mission.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "calibri";"><i>Little pig, little pig, let me come in. I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in. We're tired of death, of prejudice and more, if you don't make some changes I'll kick down your door.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "calibri";">When Niklaus von Brandt's mother is murdered by a poacher it moves him to make a change in the kingdom of Abendrot. Once a kingdom founded by werewolves, it is now ruled by humans who have one goal: eradicate the werewolves. In order to protect what is left of his family, he must make an important decision, one that leads him to become an assassin, and the shadow the kingdom murmurs about.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Too bad the royal family has a secret—a secret that Niklaus plans on using to his advantage, and in the meantime he has given King Ansgar three chances before he comes huffing and puffing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b>Perfect for fans of Sugarcoated by K.M. Robinson and The Grimm Diaries prequels by Cameron Jace.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Now for the fun part...</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: calibri;"><br /></b> <span style="font-family: "calibri";">Elle is sharing her exclusive playlist AND fancast from HUNTER'S TRUCE. I don't know about you, but I love-love-<i>LOVE</i> to see how authors would cast their own books!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "calibri";">And, because you guys are crushing it, I’m offering a side-giveaway for a signed copy of my new picture book, <a href="https://www.kimberlyderting.com/">CECE LOVES SCIENCE</a>, for that special kid in your life (even if that kid happens to be you).</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">All you have to do is fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am hosting <span style="color: lime;"><b>Dax Varley</b></span> for the YA Scavenger Hunt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Dax writes the kinds of books she wishes were around
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Her latest book, BREATHE, is YA suspense with alternate endings.<br />
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Hayden McKaley sneaks out past bedtime, never expecting the worst. She wakes the next morning in a strange house, her ankles and wrists bound. Her captor, a man in a Yoda mask, snatched her for a reason. Now Hayden must suffer for someone else's sins.<br />
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And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me, <span style="color: lime;">Dax Varley</span>, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is <span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: lime;">4</b>.</span> Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the <span style="color: lime;">G</span><span style="color: lime;">reen Team</span> and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!<br />
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To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author! <span style="color: lime;"><a href="http://marloberliner.com/2017/10/767/">Marlo Berliner</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-73334695459116433832017-08-08T06:35:00.002-07:002017-08-08T06:35:52.466-07:00Win One of the First Signed Copies!<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>B</b></span>ack in 2011, I toured with a group of amazing women for the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour. Prior to the tour, Kelley Armstrong and Melissa Marr came up with the brilliant idea for the authors to contribute to an anthology in order to offset the costs
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And now, that short story, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Skin-Contact-Finder-Kimberly-Derting-ebook/dp/B01NA69PW1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479387745&sr=8-1&keywords=derting+skin+contact"><b>SKIN CONTACT</b></a>, is available on Amazon for just $.99!<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is your chance to get to know Rafe <i><b>before</b></i> he met Violet...</div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-55671320593393220312016-08-28T07:00:00.000-07:002016-08-28T07:00:00.896-07:00TEN HOT (did I mention hot?) BEACH READS<br />
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I’ve been on a romance-y reading binge lately. I don’t know
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Oh wait! I lied. I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">totally</i>
know. It’s the kissing. And the schmexy times. And the superhot guys who are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i> wearing enough clothing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hell yeah!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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So, because I’ve been so <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">enamored,</i> I thought I’d share some of my recent faves (in no particular order) with you
guys…you know, in case you were searching for some sexy summer (or anytime, really!)
reads:<br />
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1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Too-Far-Rosemary-Beach-ebook/dp/B00HOFG328/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472308784&sr=1-1&keywords=fallen+too+far#nav-subnav">FALLEN TOO FAR</a></b> by Abbi Glines</div>
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Okay, so I can’t believe I've waited so long to read this, but
I literally cannot put it down. I’m not quite finished with it but I. AM. DYING!
Will they or won’t they? I think we all know they will, but come on already!!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Holy hockey pucks! This is the first of a series based on
the collegiate men of hockey, and these guys could literally melt ice rinks.
Elle writes snarky, smart, and superhot characters that will totally have you
squirming in your seat!<o:p></o:p></div>
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3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ugly-Love-Novel-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00HB62MC0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472308853&sr=1-1&keywords=ugly+love#nav-subnav">UGLY LOVE</a></b> by Colleen Hoover <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hoover is the master of all the feels. I’ve read, and loved,
SLAMMED and HOPELESS, but she takes UGLY LOVE to a whole new level of gut-wrenching.
Plus, there are sexy pilots with baggage (see what I did there? Pilots? Baggage?).
Okay, okay, all joking aside. Download this one. Stat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Chained-Up-Devils-Novel-ebook/dp/B01122C0AW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472308884&sr=1-1&keywords=all+chained+up+sophie+jordan#nav-subnav">ALL CHAINED UP</a></b> by Sophie Jordan <o:p></o:p></div>
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Like Hoover, Jordan is another of my go-to authors. I’ve
read her young adults, her historicals, and now I’m obsessed with her Devils
Rock series. It’s basically Prison Break (you remember the TV show, with the
hunky guys behind bars?), only with a lot more sex. And <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">damn</i>…the sex.<o:p></o:p></div>
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pretty weighty issues with a deft hand, and manages to steam up the pages while
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WAIT FOR YOU is proof that we all need a cookie-baking hottie living across the
hall from us. Even better if he wants to do dirty things with you, am I right?
Of course I’m right! <o:p></o:p></div>
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until October, but let me just tell you, you should definitely preorder THE
LOVELY RECKLESS. (Or see the end of this post, because I have one to give away!!!)<br />
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This is Garcia’s first foray into straight-up romance…and man
did she crush it! Street racing, undercover sting operations, and oh-my-god
kissing scenes! This is one you can read and then pass on to your (older) teen
daughter/sister/neighbor. Or even your mom. Just sayin’<o:p></o:p></div>
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up historical romances, didn’t matter which kind—Regency, Scottish highland,
pirate ship adventures, I wasn’t choosy as long as there was an accent and a
Fabio-esque model on the cover. MacLean’s books satisfy my historical itch. NINE
RULES has it all—a girl disguised as a man, dueling, fancy gowns, and a whole
lotta kissing! I think it should be a rule that we have to read historical
romances while wearing tiaras and sitting on fainting couches.<o:p></o:p></div>
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RULE has tattoos and fast driving and loose women. Rule is the hotter than hot,
hard-living tattoo artist who cannot be tamed. Except, maybe he’s met his
match. I. Love. These. Kinds. Of. Stories. The bad boy who can’t resist the
good girl. Seriously, the tension. The angst. The sex. Yes, please!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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10. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Disaster-Novel-Jamie-McGuire-ebook/dp/B008JMKN4Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472309140&sr=1-1&keywords=beautiful+disaster#nav-subnav">BEAUTIFUL DISASTER</a></b> Jamie McGuire<br />
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I haven’t read this one in a while, but if I remember right—and
I most certainly do because this book is seared into my brain with its
awesomeness—these two went at it like cats and dogs. You know, if cats and dogs
had an unholy attraction to each other. There were frat parties and bar fights
(lots of fights, really), gambling and drama up the wazoo. And I, for one,
could not get enough! These two were destined to be together, they were just
the last to realize it.<br />
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Okay, so now that I've shared my faves, you can share too...and win!<br />
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I have an ARC of Kami Garcia's THE LOVELY RECKLESS and signed copies of the first two books in Sophie Jordan's Devils Rock series, ALL CHAINED UP and HELL BREAKS LOOSE for one lucky winner. All you have to do is enter the Rafflecopter below!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">I</span><span style="font-size: small;">f</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>you've never YA Scavenger Hunted before, then you've been missing out! This is the hunt to end all hunts. Prizes, fancy YA authors, bonus material, and cool puzzles to solve. And did I mention prizes? Because, yeah, there are prizes to be had, on an EPIC SCALE!!!</span><br />
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If you've made it this far, I probably don't need to explain how this whole thing works. But I will tell you that hunt runs from Tuesday, March 29th through Sunday, April 3rd. (That's not a lot of time if you plan to enter ALL the giveaways!)<br />
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So here's how it works:<br />
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Each author on the hunt is hosting another author's bonus material (mine is out there somewhere, you just have to track it down), along with a link to the next step of the hunt.<br />
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At each step, you not only get access to that exclusive content, but you'll also collect another "clue" for the hunt. (In this case, the clues are number that you'll add up in the end.) Add up the clues and you can enter for our team's prize--one lucky winner will receive all the signed books for that team! But play fast, the contest and all the exclusive bonus material will only be available for 72 hours.<br />
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I'm <b><span style="color: red;">TEAM RED</span></b>, but there are SO MANY OTHER TEAMS, which means more prize packs you can enter to win.<br />
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Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number somewhere. Collect all the author's favorite numbers for <span style="color: red;"><b>TEAM RED</b></span> (these are the "clues" I was talking about), and then add them up (don't be embarrassed to use a calculator!).<br />
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Then <b><span style="color: red;">ENTER</span></b> to win by filling out the form here. Only the entries that have the correct number will qualify.<br />
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<u><b>Fine Print</b></u>: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you much complete the entry form by Sunday, April 3rd at noon Pacific Time. Entries without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipL8CY8XpM45GhiNWsIcJ4rkXcqdiAj1WG_1oSzTgnueAw5kicZ8_JYtiovcv-kJKn587NlMgbHi3ch4lQT4PeR1Wy1LtZRQz6oeoQlfgxX3inE2nmuyRH7kA6nY7xAQbQMJIEo9hLuMMb/s1600/Kay+Honeyman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipL8CY8XpM45GhiNWsIcJ4rkXcqdiAj1WG_1oSzTgnueAw5kicZ8_JYtiovcv-kJKn587NlMgbHi3ch4lQT4PeR1Wy1LtZRQz6oeoQlfgxX3inE2nmuyRH7kA6nY7xAQbQMJIEo9hLuMMb/s200/Kay+Honeyman.jpg" width="133" /></a>Today, I'm hosting the Kay Honeyman. Kay Honeyman grew up in Fort Worth,
Texas and attended Baylor University, graduating with a Bachelors and Masters
in English Language and Literature. Her first novel, THE FIRE HORSE GIRL, <br />
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out in January 2013. It was published by Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic. Her next
book INTERFERENCE comes out in Fall 2016. She currently teaches middle school
and lives in Dallas, Texas.<br />
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in Washington, D.C., Kate Hamilton always pushes to make things right. But when
a scandal sends her family to Red Dirt, Texas, she decides to step back for a
while. She’ll take pictures for her portfolio. She’ll learn something about
football. And most of all, she’ll stay out of politics (including her father’s
new campaign), and away from guys (especially after her ex’s betrayal).<br />
But, if Kate’s political skills can be useful in Red Dirt, should she really
let them go to waste? After all, her friend Ana Gomez and quarterback Kyle
Stone would be a perfect match. Her dad’s election could benefit from a younger
perspective. The irritatingly handsome Hunter Price should learn he doesn’t
know everything. . . . But Kate’s own feelings for him may teach her the
biggest lesson of all.<br />
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Friday Night Lights meets Jane Austen’s Emma in this delightful novel about big
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Find out more about Kay, INTERFERENCE and the rest of her books <a href="http://kayhoneyman.com/">here</a>!<br />
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<b>EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: </b><br />
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Today, Kay is sharing an excerpt from Chapter One of INTERFERENCE:<br />
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a bag of potato chips on the counter between the cashier and the girl who was
yelling at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Most boyfriends take their
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“You had enough money to go to
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“You’re calm for someone who is in
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counter and locked my eyes with his. “You’re going to let me use your phone
because someday your girlfriend will be stranded in some nowhere town and need
to tell you something life-changing.” His eyes remained empty. “The test
results came in.” Nothing. “She found your dog.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bingo. “She needs to call you to
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I looked over my shoulder. I needed
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humiliating pictures of me online. My school hates me. My parents blame me for
Dad’s nose-dive in the polls. And my college future is in the toilet.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not a great secret keeper. In fact, keeping secrets makes me want to explode! So for the past few months I’ve been pretty quiet about what I’ve been working
on because I’ve had one of those secrets, and rather than risk blurting it out, it’s
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>R</b></span>emember that thing where Read For Pixels had a perk where you could pay $400 dollars to be a character in my next (not-yet-announced!!!) book? Well, forget that! <br />
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Read For Pixels just made it a gajillion times easier! How, you ask?<br />
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E-A-S-Y. All you have to do is go to <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/read-for-pixels-2015-fall-edition/contributions/new/#/contribute?perk_amt=5&perk_id=3113762">this link</a> and create an account (or log in if you're already an Indiegogo member), donate $5 to this AMAZING cause, and then start referring your friends. The person with the most referrals wins!<br />
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<br />Kimberly Dertinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807893309080538464.post-74059078825211024622015-10-01T12:00:00.000-07:002015-10-01T12:00:00.083-07:00The YA SCAVENGER HUNT Is Here!!!!<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>I </b></span>love this time of year--crisp leaves, hot lattes, football, and, you guessed it, the YA Scavenger Hunt!<br />
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So here's how it works:<br />
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Each author on the hunt is hosting another author's bonus material (mine is out there somewhere, you just have to track it down), along with a link to the next step of the hunt.<br />
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At each step, you not only get access to that exclusive content, but you'll also collect another "clue" for the hunt. (In this case, the clues are number that you'll add up in the end.) Add up the clues and you can enter for our team's prize--one lucky winner will receive all the signed books for that team! But play fast, the contest and all the exclusive bonus material will only be available for 72 hours.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJwPbAIjL9qZj9JiJnpG2bBkFV5QWMrqm7lKvMLGn7eGGpaTZaVY-rA6QxSRfqvEHsF6B2t8GhxIhGigRkvJvmunEQvLl68gYmg1kc-hTj4PDIdFJZ0cOfukDtwu4ir0Ze6ph2-AxztB2/s1600/Aprilynne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJwPbAIjL9qZj9JiJnpG2bBkFV5QWMrqm7lKvMLGn7eGGpaTZaVY-rA6QxSRfqvEHsF6B2t8GhxIhGigRkvJvmunEQvLl68gYmg1kc-hTj4PDIdFJZ0cOfukDtwu4ir0Ze6ph2-AxztB2/s1600/Aprilynne.jpg" /></a>Today, I'm hosting the amazing Aprilynne Pike. Critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times best-selling author Aprilynne Pike has been spinning tales since she was a child with a hyper-active imagination. At the age of twenty she received her BA in Creative Writing from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. When not writing, Aprilynne can usually be found out running; she also enjoys singing, acting, reading, and working with pregnant moms as a childbirth educator and doula. Aprilynne lives in Arizona with her husband and four kids; she is enjoying the sunshine.<br />
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About Aprilynne's book, <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0147I9Z92">EARTHRISE</a></b> (Earthbound #3):<br />
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Find out more about Aprilynne, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0147I9Z92">EARTHRISE</a>, and the rest of her books <a href="http://www.aprilynnepike.com/">here</a>!<br />
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<b>EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: </b><br />
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Aprilynne is sharing a deleted scene from EARTHRISE (along with an explanation from Aprilynne):<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">***This is one of those scenes that I needed to write for me, but
in the end it slowed down the narrative a ton. This is a deleted scene from the
final book of the Earthbound series, so all appropriate spoiler warnings that
go with a piece of any last book in a series are hereby applied.;)***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We all nod soberly, then turn and follow the tech out the door and
through a series of hallways. I try to keep track based on the blueprints I
studied, but my head is still fuzzy from just waking up, and I give up and
focus on making sure my mind is alert instead. I conjure up a bowl of trail mix
and shove a handful in my mouth, then offer it to Benson who rolls his eyes at
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I keep chewing, and the chocolate chips wake me up with their sweet
sugar taste. By the time we reach a set of double doors I’ve also downed a
bottle of orange juice and am feeling much more myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">And ready to pull off something spectacular if necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The tech doesn’t stop—hardly even slows down—as he throws the doors
open and strides through them. The buzz of conversation stops instantly at the
sight of us. We’re surrounded by about fifteen people, maybe half in lab coats,
the other half in business suits, and an aura of authority is nearly tangible
in the air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’m oddly relieved when I find Dr. Martin’s face amid the sea of
visages, and I focus on her familiar features as the group slowly take their
seats around a huge conference table. Dr. Martin stands at the head. “Thank you
for coming on such sudden notice. I have news that is truly going to change the
world and I’ll need everyone’s help.” She takes a short breath, but doesn’t
leave them in suspense. “We have a vaccine for the Kentucky Virus.” She pauses
and I can tell by the quirk at the side of her mouth that she wants to smile, but
she must be battling a mix of shock, terror, and surely more than a sliver of
self-doubt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The conference room practically explodes into a flurry of voices
and Dr. Martin has to hold both hands in the air and chant, “Please, let me
explain, please,” several times before the group settles down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Our guests came to me this morning with what I thought was an
outlandish claim that they had a vaccine, but their … their science was very
persuasive and I have, of course, run my own tests here at the clinic, to confirm
all of their claims. These people,” she says, gesturing vaguely toward our
group, “were vaccinated approximately three days ago and I took blood samples,
and my team has tested them repeatedly over the last five hours using every
strain of the virus we have samples of. Every single one was repelled.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">And at that there’s a deafening silence. Heads turn to us and I
wish that Dr. Martin had claimed the discovery for herself, but I realize that
even she, in her position of power, wouldn’t be able to convince the doctors in
her own clinic that she developed a new vaccine they hadn’t even heard of,
overnight. She can take the credit on a world-wide scale, but the doctors in
this building are going to need to know the truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Part</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> of the
truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Dr. Martin continues on before the frenzied murmurs can return.
“I’m certain that, as doctors and scientists, you all have questions about the
vaccine, but we will have years in the future to study it. What I would really
like to do in this meeting is figure out how we can get this vaccine
distributed as quickly as possible.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Dr. Martin,” a man with lightly graying hair says, speaking up
before the others. “I just need to ask, are you sure? Are you certain?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Dr. Martin swallows hard, then looks up and meets the man’s eyes.
“It’s a fair question, Dr. Stephenson. Twenty minutes ago I called my husband.
I asked him to leave work and go get our two children out of school and bring
them here to me. The second—the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">second</i>—they
get here, I will be inoculating them myself. That, Dr. Stephenson is how
confident I am.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Her eyes leave the now-silent man and circulate the room. “I’ve
brought our lead lab tech, Michael Hansen, along because I think every person
in this room should receive the inoculation right now. Then I’ll then be sending
him to every staff member and patient in the building, with a personal memo
from me, requesting permission to inoculate them as well. I want this vaccine
out in the world, and I want it done <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yesterday</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Dr. Martin turns to me and says softly, so the rest of the room
can’t hear her, “I should have asked this before you entered the room—do you …
have more vials of the vaccine?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Dr. Martin,” I say quietly—this isn’t the time to pick a fight,
but she needs to understand—“I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">am</i> the
vaccine.” I open my hand where she can see it, but not any of the other clinic
staff, and create five 50mL vials filled with the milky fluid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Thank you,” she says, laying her hand over mine and taking the
vials. I feel the depth of her gratitude settle deep in my chest and, for the
first time, I believe we can win. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Michael,” she says, addressing the tech, “you have the syringes?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Michael lowers his clipboard to show a box of slim syringes—hardly
the width of a pencil—and a stack of alcohol swabs. Dr. Martin walks toward
where he has laid them down on the table, and she’s already rolling up her
three-quarters length sleeve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“It’s a very traditional vaccine, with an intramuscular delivery,”
she says, and I hear a quaver in her voice, though I can’t tell if it’s from
fear or excitement. “Anyone with the qualifications to inject <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">any</i> kind of vaccine can do it.” Dr.
Martin cleans a patch on her upper arm, then fills the tiny needle. “5CC’s,
just like the TIB. Poke, push, done,” she says, sticking herself and depressing
the plunger as she speaks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">A gasp sounds from the near-silent group and I can see Dr. Martin’s
fingers trembling as she recaps the syringe, hands it to Michael, then presses
a tissue to the injection site. But when she turns to the group, she’s beaming.
“I should be immune within twelve hours.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Silence reigns. Silence and tension.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Then Dr. Stephenson begins to clap and within seconds the entire
room is clapping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Dr. Martin quiets everyone down again and says, “As we discuss what
to do, Michael will circle the room and offer the vaccine to each of you. You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do not</i> have to accept it,” Dr. Martin
says solemnly, leaning forward over the table. “You weren’t there with me in
the lab where we performed rigorous testing, over and over again. You might
need more convincing. But <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I</i> am convinced,
and I’m going to move forward with this.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">But most of the doctors are already shedding their suits and lab
coats and rolling and pushing up their sleeves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">As Michael silently approaches the first doctor, Dr. Martin speaks
again. “I need to impress up on each of you the importance of the secrecy of
this meeting. When you leave these doors, the official stance of the Mayo
Clinic is that this vaccine was developed in-house, here in Phoenix, and that
we had a massive break-through in the last few days. But in this room, it is
important that you know the truth. The vaccine was brought to me by this young
woman, and she has informed me that there is an criminal organization that will
stop at nothing to prevent this vaccine from getting out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I suck in a breath. She believes me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Who would want to stop a working vaccine from being widely
distributed?” pipes up a man from the back, echoing the same question Dr.
Martin asked me this morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Who do you think?” Dr. Martin says calmly. “The same organization
that created the virus to begin with.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The man lets out a snort of disbelief. “You’re talking about
biological warfare.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Damn straight I am,” Dr. Martin says, barely over a whisper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The entire room is deathly silent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“The trick, I think,” Dr. Martin continues in a regular voice as
though the interruption had never occurred, “will be getting supplies out to
every hospital, doctor, or drug store out there in secret, and then spreading
the word that people can come and get it from more locations than anyone can
target before the majority of the immunizations are already given out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“For free,” I blurt out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Heads turn to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“I … we can fund the operation in its entirety if necessary,” I
say, my voice strong despite the shivers wracking my legs. “But the vaccine
must be available at no cost, to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anyone</i>
who wants. Poor, rich, black, white, young old, it can’t matter.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“How fast can we create the vaccine?” another doctor pipes up from
the back. “That is frequently the most difficult aspect of vaccine distribution.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“We can make as much of it as you need, as fast as you can send it
out. Trust me.” My voice is steady, but I’m quaking inside at the thought of
expending that much energy. It will be exhausting, but I feel like the last few
weeks have been good practice for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“If that’s the case, I don’t see why we can’t simply overnight ship
it wherever is necessary,” he says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“That might work for the first batch,” Thomas replies, stepping
forward and drawing attention away from me so I can retreat back to my wall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I shouldn’t have stepped forward to begin with. We could have
discussed cost later. I’ve got to remember to stay quiet and keep off
everyone’s radar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“This all sounds a bit … like a conspiracy theory,” a man near the
front says. “No offense,” he adds, his tone surprisingly genuine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“None taken,” Thomas says. “We’re asking you to swallow a hell of a
lot in a single day. Here’s something I’ve been considering.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">With a tricky bit of sleight of hand, Thomas moves as though
reaching into a deep pocket, and simultaneously creates a large map of the
world that he rolls out on the conference table. Luckily, everyone’s attention
is so focused on the map they don’t realize there’s no place on Thomas’ person
large for such a map to be concealed. I just shake my head and peer over the
table beside Thomas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Let’s say Chicago, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Seattle, Dallas, Orlando, Philadelphia, Cincinnati. One cargo plane completely
full of vaccine to every city. They need to land within hours of each other and
trucks have got to be waiting to take them and go to every major hospital.
Hospitals can distribute them to doctors’ offices. But it has got to be fast.
One press release nationally to let people know they can go to their local
doctor’s office, hospital, hopefully drugstores like Walgreens and CVS.
Emphasize that it will be free.” Thomas straightens. “Hopefully we can get
several million people immunized before anyone can mount an attack.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“An attack?” says one doctor, holding a cotton ball against his arm
from his inoculation. “You make this sound more like a military operation.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“It will be,” Thomas says grimly. “The hope is that we can get much
of it underway before it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">has</i> to be.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Then why not go to the government?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Thomas lets out a bark of a laugh. “Please. And introduce all of
the red tape and check and balances <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i>
would entail? A doctor can ask forgiveness instead of permission. The
government, not so much.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Although,” Alanna says; her voice always quiet now. It’s such a
relief after her awful facade. “If there is trouble—which there almost
certainly will be—the government may feel motivated to step in and help.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“Which is fine,” Thomas says, nodding. “But the most important
thing right now is speed.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Thomas does an enviable job of fielding questions about the
operation that was all his idea, not mine, and I let myself fade into the
background. I want as few people as possible to realize that I’m involved at
all. But after a few minutes, Dr. Martin steps over to me. “You’ve hardly said a
word,” she says softly. “Isn’t this your project?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“You could say that,” I reply, also keeping my voice low. “This
morning I stepped forward because I needed to convince you with no scientific
evidence whatsoever. Desperate times and all that.” I turn my eyes to her. “You
must understand, Dr. Martin, without <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">me</i>
there is no vaccine. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You</i> needed to
know that, but no one else does, if possible. If they find me, they will kill
me. And if they kill me, everyone in the world who has not yet been immunized
against the virus will die.” My eyes bore into hers with every ounce of force I
can push behind them. “As far as anyone besides you is concerned, I’m just a
quiet, average teenage girl who happens to be the girlfriend of a brilliant
doctor’s son,” I say, gesturing vaguely at Thomas and Benson who look more like
a father-son team now than ever before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">“You’ve …” Her voice trailed off and she clears his throat and
looks out over the heads gathered around the conference table instead of at me.
“You’ve challenged everything in my life that I thought was truth and fact. I’m
afraid to even mention the things I have seen you do. I’d lose the credibility
with my peers that I’ve spent <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">years</i>
building up.” She turns back to me. “I suppose what I’m saying is that I have
no choice but to believe the things I’ve seen. But I’m as anxious as you to
keep it all a secret.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the best doctors in the world and the most powerful goddess in existence
have just come to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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