Bone Hollow by Kim Ventrella
Kim: Hi
Mr. Schu, thanks for having me back!!! Wow, it’s been an exciting time since
last February. I had my first book signing at ALA Annual in Chicago with the
fabulous Kathryn Erskine as my counterpart.
I met you during that book signing. :)
Kim: In September, I celebrated the
release of my first book, Skeleton Tree,
and I’ve since visited with schools in Oklahoma, Washington and across the
world via Skype. When I wasn’t meeting with readers, I was working on my second
book for middle graders, Bone Hollow,
and I am so excited to share the amazing cover with you today!!!
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Illustration Credit: Katya Longhi. Designer Credit: Yaffa Jaskoll |
Oh, thank you for sharing Bone Hollow’s cover. Is that Gabe, Ollie, and Wynne hanging out on the cover?
Kim: Yes,
it is!!! I love how Katya Longhi captured the darkly whimsical mood of the
story.
Scenario:
You booktalk Bone Hollow to a fifth
grader in the public library where you used to work as a children’s
librarian. He checks it out and reads the entire thing that evening. He returns
the next day and says, “I LOVED BONE HOLLOW. What should I read next?” You say…
Kim: One
of my favorite books of all time is The
Imaginary by A.F. Harrold (illustrations by Emily Gravett). It captures the
same whimsy as Bone Hollow, with a touch of the fantastic, while still
maintaining a strong heart. The Graveyard
Book by Neil Gaiman is also a definite must, with a totally different, but
no less magical exploration of death. Oh, and there’s also this little book
called Skeleton Tree (hehe). Although
Bone Hollow is completely a
stand-alone, it builds on the fantasy world established in Skeleton Tree and explores death from a whole new angle.
How
will you celebrate Bone Hollow’s book
birthday on January 29, 2019?
I
will race my dog through the park (hopefully in the pouring rain)…and win!!! Oh,
and there will probably be cake.
Please
finish these sentence starters:
Story
is opportunity. Books open our eyes to dreams that otherwise we might have
never thought possible.
Mr.
Schu, you should have asked me about my dog! She’s an amazing rescue named
Hera, and she’s afraid of everyone in the world but me :P Also, Bone Hollow is dedicated to her
awesomeness!!!
Look for Bone Hollow on January 29, 2019.
Skeleton Tree author Kim Ventrella returns with the wisest,
FUNNIEST, and most profound middle-grade adventure you'll read in this life--or
any other.
Gabe knows it was foolish to save that chicken. On the roof. In the middle of a storm. Yet Gabe also knows that his guardian, Ms. Cleo, loves the chicken more than him. After falling off the roof, Gabe wakes up to find his neighbors staring at him tearfully. To his confusion, none of them seem to hear Gabe speak. It's almost as if they think he's dead. But Gabe's NOT dead. He feels fine! So why does everyone scream in terror when he shows up to his own funeral?
Gabe flees with his dog, Ollie, the only creature
who doesn't tremble at the sight of him. So when a mysterious girl named Wynne
offers to let Gabe stay at her cozy house in a misty clearing, he gratefully
accepts. Yet Wynne disappears from Bone Hollow for long stretches of time, and
when a suspicious Gabe follows her, he makes a mind-blowing discovery. Wynne is
Death and has been for thousands of years. Even more shocking . . . she's
convinced that Gabe is destined to replace her.
Win an ARC of my new #mg novel #BoneHollow before it hits stores on 1/29/19 🎉🤩 RT & follow by 8/3 to enter. Int'l ok. Plus #teachers & #librarians, win some darkly whimsical companion books for your library!!! #giveaway #bookgiveaway #kidsneedbooks #kidlit #mglit pic.twitter.com/HnNJRyAgyM— Kim Ventrella (@kimventrella) July 27, 2018
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