YA Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are SIX contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the PINK TEAM but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team, a red team, and an indie team for a chance to win a whole different set of books!

Team Pink.jpg If you’d like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions: Below, you’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the PINK TEAM, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!).

Entry Form: Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

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 October 8th at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

SCAVENGER HUNT POST

Today, I am hosting Colleen Houck on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt!

Colleen Houck is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tiger’s Curse series and the Reawakened series. Her books have appeared on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Walmart bestseller lists, among many others. She has been a Parents’ Choice Award winner and has been reviewed and featured on MTV.com and in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Girls’ Life magazine, and Romantic Times, which called Tiger’s Curse “one of the best books I have ever read.” Colleen lives in Salem, Oregon, with her husband and a huge assortment of plush tigers.

Find out more information by checking out the author website or find more about the author’s book here!

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Hello Readers,

On this YA Scavenger Hunt I am giving you a sneak peek of something you’ve been waiting for a long, long time–the cover of Tiger’s Dream. The cover isn’t final yet since we still need to add the title, my name, the cover copy, etc., but at least you can catch a glimpse of the beautiful art. Cliff Nielsen who did all my other tiger books did this cover too and I think it’s just beautiful. I hope you like it as much as I do. We are hoping to publish the book next spring and I can tell you this is a BIG book, more than 800 whopping pages.

Here’s a brief summary:

From Colleen Houck, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Curse, comes the third and final book in the Reawakened series in which Lily will train to defeat evil once and for all and find a way to her everlasting love.

After surviving her otherworldly adventure, Lily wakes up on her nana’s farm having forgotten everything. Her sun prince, her travels to Egypt, and her journey to the Afterlife are all distant memories.
But Lily is not the girl she once was. Her body is now part human, part lion, and part fairy. And if that isn’t bad enough, she must harness this power of three and become Wasret: a goddess destined to defeat the evil god Seth once and for all.
With the help of her old friend Dr. Hassan, Lily departs on her final voyage through the cosmos and across the plains of Egypt. On the journey, she will transform into the being she is destined to become.
Reunited is the heart-pounding conclusion to the Reawakened series. It is time for Lily to find her sunset.

For those of you who can’t wait, here’s an excerpt.

Each step I took was weighted, like I was trying to stay upright as I strode deeper into the ocean. The further I went, the more the risk of drowning. Even though I was disguised, I felt recognizable, out of place, like a flower in a fruit basket. I nodded at people when necessary and made my slow way over to the bar. When the man asked what he could get for me, I stared at him mutely for a moment and then said, “Just some water, please.”

He slid me a sparkling water and I took a seat, sipping on it as I scanned the room. Nilima was the first person I noticed. She entered the party wearing a beautiful dress. Her smile was brilliant as she took the arm of a tall man that looked vaguely familiar. I sucked in a breath when I realized who it was—Anamika’s brother, Sunil. He looked just as happy as she did and much more comfortable than I would have expected considering he was from a different time.

Looking around, I recognized a few of the people who worked for Rajaram Industries. Sipping my drink, I studied Nilima and Sunil. He was deftly keeping all the other men wanting to dance with Nilima at bay. His hardened expression when anyone approached was very effective. Seeing her glare at him and lean close to give him a lecture was heartening. I smiled, happy that Nilima might have found someone and I hoped when I told Ana that she would be pleased.

Despite my interest in them, they weren’t who I’d come to see. A kind of breathless anticipation, a churning in my stomach, stole through me. When the bartender asked if I wanted a refill, I gave him a curt nod. A trickle of sweat crept down the back of my neck and I tugged at my collar, feeling hot.

Then, all at once, the music halted and a new song began—a lovely one I remembered that Ren had written for Kelsey. My heart wrenched. Almost as one, the expectant crowd turned to watch the front of the room. Before I could prepare myself, they were there. The wedding guests cheered as the couple entered the room. Ren beamed and waved a hand as he proudly guided his new wife. He looked dashing in his sherwani coat, his dark hair slicked back, but Kelsey was breathtaking.

Wow! I can’t wait to read that book :D. I hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me, Kaitlin Bevis, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 2. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the pink team and you’ll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!

CONTINUE THE HUNT

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author, MAY FREIGHTER! Don’t forget to comment below for a chance to win an audio copy of my novel, Persephone.

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29 thoughts on “YA Scavenger Hunt”

This is my first YASH and it’s really fun. Thanks!

I love Persephone and her story; I’ve always been a fan of Hades and have some artwork I designed for him! Eventually I’ll get to creating a version of Persephone! What can I say, I’m a sucker for some great Greek Mythology. Your book sounds wonderful!! (:

Your’e my first stop on the YASH tour. So excited to take part!

Thank you for being part of YASH and for the extra audio giveaway

First time participating in YASH – it’s awesome 😀

thank you!!

Thank you! This is my first time doing this. Its really exciting.

Please enter me in the giveaway! Thank you!

Thanks for having the giveaway!!

This is my first YASH and I love the idea of meeting new authors! The cover of that book is gorgeous. And now I’m very curious about this series!

My First YASH!! this is so exciting!! The cover is gorgeous for Colleen’s new book!! Exciting I also got to find your books through this too!

Hi!! Thank you so much for this opportunity:):) I always enjoy doing these scavenger hunts 🙂

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Looking forward to checking out your books! Thank you!

Thank you for the chance!

This is the first I’ve heard of your books, and they sound exciting! I love retellings, and I’ve added them to my TBR list. Thanks for doing the audio giveaway!

I can’t wait to read your books!

Thanks for joining the YASH!!! I love finding new books and authors! Persephone sounds SO good! I am going to need to read it soon! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂

Thanks for participating. I don’t have very many audio books so it’s exciting to add to the collection.

Thanks for participating. This is really fun : )

Ah! Persephone sounds so awesome! Especially the part about the handsome Hades. I love Greek Myths, so this is right up my alley. Thanks for participating in YASH!

Thank you for participating in YASH! Very curious about your book Persephone! I love Greek mythology and even got to perform Persephone is a short play in 6th grade. Would love to win the audio!

Thank you for the extra giveaway!

OMG, the story of Hades/Persephone is my fave mythological story EVER.
I really hope I win.
and thatnks so much for being part of YASH. I look forward to this every spring/fall!

Thanks for doing this! We interview authors for the student magazine, Repentino., and would love to interview you sometime! Our email is asflitmag@gmail. com, thanks so much!

thanks for participating in YASH!!! I’ve been having fun finding new-to-me authors!

I love mythology! Thanks for the chance!

Hi. I’m having so much fun with this hunt. This is my first YASH and it has been amazing meeting all this new-to-me authors and reading so many different styles of YA stories.
Thank you for the opportunity!