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Today, we get up close and personal in a
"Would You Rather" Q & A with
Vanessa
Barger
author
of the upcoming book, Super Freak, from
Tantrum Books.
Vanessa
Barger was born in West Virginia, and through several moves ended up
spending the majority of her life in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is
a graduate of George Mason University and Old Dominion University,
and has degrees in Graphic Design, a minor in Medieval and
Renaissance Literature, and a Masters in Technology Education. She
has had articles published in Altered Arts Magazine, has had some
artwork displayed in galleries in Ohio and online, and currently
teaches engineering, practical physics, drafting and other
technological things to high school students in the Hampton Roads
area of Virginia. She is a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators), the Virginia Writer’s Club, and the
Hampton Roads Writers. When not writing or teaching, she’s a
bookaholic, movie fanatic, and loves to travel. She is married to a
fabulous man, and has one cat, who believes Vanessa lives only to
open cat food cans, and can often be found baking when she should be
editing.
Would You Rather...
Would you rather never be able to
speak again or always have to say everything that is on your mind?
Would you rather be able to read
or be able to read minds (but be illiterate)?
Definitely would rather be able to read.
Reading minds is cool and everything, but never be able to read a
book? No way!
Would you rather be able to speak
fluently every language in the world or be the best in the world at
something of your choosing?
This one is tough. I think I’d rather be able
to speak fluently in every language. I mean, think of what kind of
traveling you could do! You’d never need to worry about what you’re
eating, or how to ask for directions, or anything like that. It would
be pretty fantastic!
Would you rather read only one
book over and over for the rest of your life or read as many as you
want but never remember what they’re about?
Hmmmmm… I think I’m going with as many as I
want. I suppose if I never remember what they’re about it might be
sad, but I wouldn’t know that, because it would be a new book every
time! One book would get really boring, I think.
Would you rather only the first
page of a book or the last page?
The first page. There are so many more
possibilities you can come up with if you’re given the question.
When you’re given the answer, you’re limited, because you already
know where you’re going.
Would you rather read 5 pages per
day or 5 books per week?
5 books per week. No question. Then maybe I’d
FINALLY get through my “to-read” list!
Would you rather read only one
genre forever or never read the same genre more than once?
Ooooo…. Another hard one. I think I’d
rather read one genre forever. There are lots of books in each genre,
but if I could only read one from each genre ever, I’d quickly run
out of genres and books.
Would you rather be invisible or
be able to read minds?
Read minds. Hands down. Know what you’re
thinking? That has such possibilities…..
Would you rather never use the
internet again or never watch TV again?
Never watch TV. But this is a cop out, lol. You
can watch many things on the internet, and I don’t watch much TV as
it is!
Would you rather have one wish
granted today or three granted in 10 years?
Three in 10 years. My wish today might not be a
good one. But the other way, I’d have some space in between to
think about things and try to make a good one.
Would you rather know it all or
have it all?
Knowing things is fabulous. But being rich has
its perks…… I can learn things, so what the heck, let’s go with
have it all. After all, people don’t like a know it all. ;)
Thirteen-year-old Caroline is a freak. Her parents
have uprooted her to a town full of Supernaturals. You’d think
she’d be thrilled. But, with someone without a magical bone in her
body, this daughter of tree sprites feels like even more of an
outcast than she has ever before.
To
make matters worse, her new home is cursed. But when Caroline takes
to investigating the mysterious and strange happenings of Harridan
House, her BFF goes missing. Seems someone doesn’t want Caroline
sticking her non-magical nose where it most certainly does not
belong. Determined to prove herself, Caroline uncovers a plot to
destroy her new hometown.
Undeterred, Caroline can’t give up. But what’s a
human without magical powers to do? Caroline better figure it out
fast, before she loses everything she has ever loved and the whispers
she’s heard all her life prove true: Caroline is a useless
superfreak.
Super
Freak by Vanessa Barger
Publication Date: October 13, 2015
Publisher: Tantrum Books
Genre: MG, Fantasy
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