NERD BLAST: The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley

Today, we have a Nerd Blast to share celebrating the book birthday for Award-winning Author Betty Culley's The Name She Gave Me. To celebrate this new release, we have a promo post to spotlight the author and her new book with a cool giveaway! So... Be sure to check it out and grab your copy now!

Genre:

Young Adult

Contemporary

Publish Date:

June 21, 2022

Publisher:

HarperTeen

(HarperCollins Imprint)

Synopsis:

From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emotional story about an adopted teenager exploring the meaning of family, friendship, and love in all its many forms.

Perfect for fans of Robin Benway, Cynthia Hand, and Jandy Nelson, Rynn’s journey shows how complicated and infuriating, yet healing, family can be.

When Rynn was born, her birth mother named her Scheherazade. It’s one of the only things Rynn has from her. Now sixteen, Rynn and her adoptive parents live on a small garlic farm in central Maine. Rynn’s father is kind and gentle but oblivious to Rynn’s mother’s temper and coldness toward their daughter.

Rynn has longed to know her birth family for years. She can’t legally open her adoption records until she turns eighteen, but that won’t stop her from searching on her own. She finds out that though her birth mother has died, she has a younger sister—who’s in foster care two towns away. But if Rynn reconnects with her biological sister, it may drive her adoptive family apart for good.

            

   

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Praise for The Name She Gave Me

“Told in spare, evocative verse, The Name She Gave Me is a love letter to anyone finding their way home. Betty Culley’s characters have worked their way into my heart and will stay with me long after finishing their beautiful story.” —Joy McCullough, New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-longlisted author of Blood Water Paint

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**About the Author**

Photo Content from Betty Culley

Betty Culley’s debut novel in verse Three Things I Know Are True, was a Kids’ Indie Next List Top Ten Pick, an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee, and the 2021 Maine Literary Book Award Winner for Young People’s Literature. Her first middle-grade novel Down to Earth is inspired by her fascination with meteorites, voyagers from another place and time. She’s an RN who worked as an obstetrics nurse and as a pediatric home hospice nurse. She lives in central Maine, where the rivers run through the small towns.

Stay connected with Betty Culley

     

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***The Giveaway***

Giveaway Open Internationally | Must be 13+ to Enter

- ends July 11, 2022

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NERD BLAST: The Natural Genius of Ants by Betty Culley

Today, we have a Nerd Blast to share for Award-winning Author Betty Culley's The Natural Genius of Ants. To celebrate this new release, we have a promo post to spotlight the author and her new book with a cool giveaway! So... Be sure to check it out and grab your copy now!

Genre:

Middle Grade

Contemporary

Publish Date:

May 10, 2022

Publisher:

Crown Books for Young Readers

Synopsis:

A summer ant farm grows into a learning experience for the entire family in this lyrical coming-of-age story from the award-winning author of Down to Earth.

Harvard is used to his father coming home from the hospital and telling him about all the babies he helped. But since the mistake at work, Dad has been quieter than usual. And now he is taking Harvard and his little brother, Roger, to Kettle Hole, Maine, for the summer. Harvard hopes this trip isn’t another mistake.

In the small town where he grew up, Dad seems more himself. Especially once the family decides to start an ant farm— just like Dad had as a kid! But when the mail-order ants are D.O.A., Harvard doesn’t want Dad to experience any more sadness.

Luckily, his new friend Nevaeh has the brilliant idea to use the ants crawling around in the kitchen instead. But these insects don’t come with directions. So the kids have a lot to learn—about the ants, each other, and how to forgive ourselves when things go wrong.

            

   

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Praise for The Natural Genius of Ants

"Endearingly executed, this gentle tale will see readers applauding as they reach the end." —Booklist, starred review

"Quietly and emotionally intelligent, this tale satisfies." —Kirkus Reviews

"This hopeful story that explores the reality of hardship and mistakes amid themes of forgiveness and resilience.” —Publishers Weekly

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**About the Author**

Photo Content from Betty Culley

Betty Culley’s debut novel in verse Three Things I Know Are True, was a Kids’ Indie Next List Top Ten Pick, an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee, and the 2021 Maine Literary Book Award Winner for Young People’s Literature. Her first middle-grade novel Down to Earth is inspired by her fascination with meteorites, voyagers from another place and time. She’s an RN who worked as an obstetrics nurse and as a pediatric home hospice nurse. She lives in central Maine, where the rivers run through the small towns.

Stay connected with Betty Culley

     

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***The Giveaway***

 

Giveaway Open Internationally | Must be 13+ to Enter

- ends June 13, 2022

Note: Not Responsible for Lost & Damaged Prizes in Your Mail Box

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