Today, for my Book Buzz series, I'm featuring an exciting young adult contemporary debut that released earlier this week called
SPIN THE SKY by Jill MacKenzie. Every now and then a contemporary book comes along that for me is a must read and this my friends is one of them!
About SPIN THE SKY
Book Summary: Magnolia Woodson wants nothing more than to get her and her sister, Rose, out of the pitifully small, clamming-obsessed Oregon town that hates them—she just doesn’t know how. Forced to put up with the snide comments and hateful looks the townspeople throw at them, Mags thinks she’s destined to pay for the horrible, awful thing her mom did—and that she’s left her and Rose to deal with—
until the day she dies.
But when a nationwide televised dance competition posts tryouts in nearby Portland, Mags’s best friend, George, says they have to go and audition. Not only have they spent the past fourteen years of their lives dancing side-by-side, dreaming of a day just like this, but also it could be Mags’s chance of a lifetime—a chance to win the grand-prize money and get her and Rose out of Summerland, a chance to do the thing she loves most with everyone watching, a chance to show the town that she’s not—and has never been—a “no-good Woodson girl,” like her mother. But will the competition prove too steep? And will Mags be able to retain her friendship with George as they go head-to-head in tryouts? Mags will have to learn that following her dreams may mean changing her life forever.
About the author, Jill MacKenzie
Author Bio: Jill Mackenzie, a Vancouver native, is an ex-ballerina and contemporary dancer. Now working toward her MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Jill chasses between roles as part-time student, full-time mom, and always-writer. Though Jill no longer studies dance, she still tries to dance herself clean whenever she can. Currently she lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she spends her free time beach-bound with her husband and two beautiful daughters.
For more information about Jill, visit her via her website at http://www.jillmackenzie.com/ or follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JillMacKenzie3.
Where to Buy SPIN THE SKY
If you're looking for your next hot YA book, then look no further. The GoodReads reviews are pouring in so
click here to find out more. This debut novel is already getting buzz on Amazon as a hot "New Release in Teen & Young Adult Dance Fiction." Get your own copy of
SPIN THE SKY on
Amazon here.
Sounds positively fantastic, huh? Hope you enjoy it, my friends.
Have a great weekend.
Mina Burrows
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