So anyway, today we have on the blog a special Q&A with author Jeff Strand
And of course to make everything spooktacularly perfect, there’s a GIVEAWAY! I know you guys love giveaways as much as I love them. Sourcebook is so very generous to give away four books!
Title: Horrid Henry’s Monster Movie
Author: Francesca Simon
illustrated by Tony Ross
Horrid Henry has found a new way to scare everyone—his very own monster movie. The Undead Demon Monster Who Would Not Die is going to be a BIG hit! Plus three more monstrous tales that will leave you screaming for more.
Author: Francesca Simon
illustrated by Tony Ross
You Won’t Believe What Horrid Henry Will Do Next!
Henry knows that a class sleepover at a museum can only be on thing—boring!!
So he’s invited a few party crashers to liven things up…Zombie Vampires!
Plus three other stories that will leave you screaming for more!
Author: Adele Griffin
A ghost will find his way home.
Jennie Lovell’s life is the very picture of love and loss. First she is orphaned and forced to live at the mercy of her stingy, indifferent relatives. Then her fiancé falls on the battlefield, leaving her heartbroken and alone. Jennie struggles to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, but is haunted by a mysterious figure that refuses to let her bury the past.
Title: A Bad Day for Voodoo
Author: Jeff Strand
When your best friend is just a tiny bit psychotic, you should never actually believe him when he says, “Trust me. This is gonna be awesome.”
Of course, you probably wouldn’t believe a voodoo doll could work either. Or that it could cause someone’s leg to blow clean off with one quick prick. But I’ve seen it. It can happen.
And when there’s suddenly a doll of YOU floating around out there—a doll that could be snatched by a Rottweiler and torn to shreds, or a gang of thugs ready to torch it, or any random family of cannibals (really, do you need the danger here spelled out for you?)—well, you know that’s just gonna be a really bad day…
Q&A with author Jeff Strand: The Hunger Games vs. A BAD DAY FOR VOODOO
Q: Is A Bad Day For Voodoo as good as The Hunger Games?
A: Well, I wouldn't say that. I guess it's up to the reader to decide.
Q: Did you really just compare your book to The Hunger Games?
A: No! All I said was that it’s up to the reader to decide.
Q: But apparently you think that A Bad Day For Voodoo is worthy to be in the same sentence as The Hunger Games.
A: Um, no, I’m not the one who put them in the same sentence. You did that,
Q: But did you stop me? Did you say “Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, let’s stop this Q&A right here!”? You most certainly did not. You were just going to let it happen. That disgusts me, sir. Your book is not worthy to be mentioned in the same sentence. In fact, the word “voodoo” is not worthy to be in the same sentence as “hunger.”
A: I’m sorry.
Q: The Hunger Games is 100% pure awesomeness and I resent you saying that your book reaches those heights. The Hunger Games is kind of violent, though. If they could get rid of the violence, it would be even better. I should write my own version that doesn’t have any kids killing each other. That would be sweet. Is A Bad Day For Voodoo a wholesome tale that contains no violence?
A: Yes.
Q: Are you lying?
A: Yes.
Q: For shame.
A: The book isn’t...I mean, there’s some violence...but it’s funny violence.
Q: So you’re basically saying that your book represents everything that’s wrong in today’s society?
A: No, I wasn’t basically saying that. Look, you asked if it was as good as The Hunger Games, and I just said that readers can decide for themselves.
Q: Everybody knows it’s not, though. I mean, duh.
A: Have you even read it?
Q: I skimmed the back cover. Do you have anywhere to be for the next few hours? I could read it right now and tell you what I think.
A: Could I maybe go get some lunch or something and come back?
Q: No.
A: Okay.
[A Few Hours Pass...]
Q: Well, shut my mouth. A Bad Day For Voodoo is way better than The Hunger Games. In fact, it makes The Hunger Games look like somebody just slobbered on some paper and called it a book! If I had a copy with me, I’d punch it!
A: Thank you.
Q: I should have said that I’d shoot it with an arrow. That would’ve been a better Hunger Games reference. Lots of arrows are shot in that book.
A: Oh well. Too late now.
Q: Yeah. Anyway, everybody should go read The Hunger Games, and then if they want to read something better, they should read A Bad Day For Voodoo. Don’t read A Bad Day For Voodoo first, because it will ruin The Hunger Games for you because you’ll spend the whole time thinking “This isn’t as good as A Bad Day For Voodoo.”
A: No, it’s okay. They can read it first. I’m cool with that.
Q: Okay, so everybody should read The Hunger Games and A Bad Day For Voodoo in whatever order works best for their own personal schedule. Buy them both today!
That was a very funny and entertaining interview, wasn’t it? Anyway, giveaway time!
Wanna win the package with the four books namely..?
Horrid Henry’s Monster Movie by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross
Horrid Henry & the Zombie Vampire by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross
Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin
A Bad Day for Voodoo by Jeff Strand
enter below! US/Can only.
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