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CALLING FOR ANGELS
By Alex Smith
Em never believed in angels.
That was until she met Zak and Kai….
Target audience: Young teens (11-16)
Genre: Romantic adventure
ISBN: 978-1-907335-09-9
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A PERFECT NEW READ FOR TEENS, WRITTEN BY A TEENAGER
"If you want a brilliantly written, encouraging, positive, optimistic, non-violent, everything-but-shallow, realistic, sweetly innocent, yet exciting and intense novel, a novel to which they will easily relate, treat your teen bookworm to Calling for Angels."
(Ivana Maric, Willing to See Less)
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Em - 14 years old, shy, sensitive, with her head in the clouds - and Caitlyn - gorgeous, popular and talented - have been best friends forever, in a sleepy, nondescript town called Philiton.
But when new boy Zak moves into town, Philiton suddenly becomes a much more interesting place. With his meltingly hot looks, sense of humour and a smile that has even the hardest-hearted girls falling at his feet, Zak has the females of Philiton Comprehensive School's Year 9 convinced he's an angel.
Caitlyn usually has the boys worshipping at her feet, so it’s a shock when Zak seems to be more interested in Em. Cracks appear, tensions arise, but surely Em and Caitlyn’s lifelong friendship can survive?
Then a second boy steps into Em’s life. Dark and brooding, a captive to the secrets of a past he’d rather forget, Kai appears as if from nowhere - and falls head over heels in love with Em.
And although he may not seem like it, Kai is the real thing. He really is an angel.
PRAISE FOR 'CALLING FOR ANGELS'
"This is a wonderful debut novel... The story was
sad, funny, romantic, emotional and has a wonderful ending. I recommend
this book for teens and the young at heart. Great job, Alex." 5/5
(Melissa Burmester, Books R Us)
http://www.booksrusonline.com/2010/12/review-of-calling-all-angels-by-alex.html
NB Melissa gave the novel 5/5 on Amazon.
"Calling For Angels
is an emotional rollercoaster...There are some laugh out loud funny
bits, as well as places that made me cry, they were so real." 4.5/5 (Michelle, Clover Hill Book Reviews)
http://cloverhillbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/calling-for-angels-by-alex-smith.html
"This
book was a breath of fresh air... I think it's a brilliant young adult
debut. I read this story in one sitting and I loved it." 4/5
(Val Ruiz, Truth Be Told)
http://www.truthbetoldblog.com/2010/12/calling-for-angels-by-alex-smith-review.html
"I think Ms. Smith is very, very talented ....Calling For Angels is a cute
story, one that highlights universal experiences with love and loss,
and one that is written with a surprising maturity given the young age
of its author. Ms. Smith clearly has an extraordinary capacity for
storytelling."
(Jenny, Supernatural Snark)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alex Smith is 17 and lives in Hertfordshire, England. She started writing when she was just four and says, ‘to me, writing is like breathing’. She wrote her debut novel, Calling For Angels, at the age of 14, ‘as a way of relaxing’. The book blew Red Telephone’s editor Gill James away and won the company’s 2009 novel competition ‘by a street’. Gill, herself the author of over 50 titles, said: "I've rarely read a piece of Young Adult literature as engaging as Calling For Angels. The story just swept me along. It is funny, sad, romantic and Alex really has captured the right voice in what is a brilliant book for teens."Alex is a reviewer for the Guardian Children's Books website. Her
first assignment was to record an interview with Guardian Children's
Fiction Prize-winning author Michelle Paver.Everyone at the Red Telephone and Bridge House
Publishing is excited, though not surprised, by Alex's amazing
progress. At just 17 years of age, we are convinced that she
has a big future ahead of her.
For more info, please email Ollie Wright - admin@theredtelephone.co.uk
Follow Alex on twitter https://twitter.com/alexsmith_13
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