Swash-buckling Fill in the Blanks

In light of our April title selection for the YAedge Book Club, A.S. King's, The Dust of 100 Dogs - I thought we could play a bit of fill-in-the-quote with lines from my favourite pirate movie (based on a book), The Princess Bride.

Rob Reiner's 1987 film lives on - kids at my elementary school TODAY can quote lines from this awesome flick. The book's author, William Goldman, also wrote the screenplay. Adventure. Comedy. Romance. The book, the film has it all.

Okay, my pirate-loving friends, fill in the blanks - no prize for this one, but maybe you won't have to walk the plank:

1. As ____ _______ was all he ever said to her.

2. When I was your age ______________ was called books.

3. Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. ___ _______ __ ______. ________ __ ___.

4. _____ cannot stop true love. It can only delay it for awhile.

5. No more rhyming now, I mean it. Anybody ____ _ ______?

6. People in _____ cannot be trusted.

7. I spent the last few years building up __ _________ to iocan powder.

8. Life is ____, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

What? Still not enough to soothe your inner pirate? Then check out these guys who started Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Interview with A.S. King, Author of The Dust of 100 Dogs

Today over at YAedge Book Club we have an interview with April's book club author, A.S. King! Stop by and see what she has to say about writing, the research that went into The Dust of 100 Dogs and her favorite breed of dog!

Thanks again to A.S. King for being awesome this month!

Also, don't forget to vote for the May book club selection in the poll on the sidebar of the book club page. There are three great books to vote for: Need by Carrie Jones, Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta and Undone by Brooke Taylor.

Questions for A.S. King

Got questions you're dying to ask A.S. King regarding her fabu pirate tale, The Dust of 100 Dogs, writing, or anything having to do with teen fiction? Here's your chance. Drop by our book club:

Remember to post your questions by Sunday, April 12 at 10 am PDT.

April's YA Edge Book Club Selection: The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King

About The Dust of 100 Dogs, by A.S. King:

In the late seventeenth century, famed teenage pirate Emer Morrisey was on the cusp of escaping the pirate life with her one true love and unfathomable riches when she was slain and cursed with "the dust of one hundred dogs," dooming her to one hundred lives as a dog before returning to a human body-with her memories intact.

Now she's a contemporary American teenager and all she needs is a shovel and a ride to Jamaica.

For more information, visit The Dust of 100 Dogs website:

The Dust of 100 Dogs website

Online links to buy The Dust of 100 Dogs:

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Powell's Books

Link to find an Indie bookstore near you:

Indie Bound

Link to find the nearest public library in the US:

US Public Library Search

I'm pleased to present...YAedge Book Club!

Last weekend I was reading a great YA book, Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King. As I got deeper into the story, I thought, ‘wow, I would love to talk to a group of YA readers about this book.’ Then it came to me…there is a way! With the help of Tracy and our critique group, we came up with the idea of starting a YAedge Monthly Book Club. I wasn’t sure how the response would be, but after twittering about it, I realized people out there love the idea as much as I do!

Hence the beginning of the YAedge Book Club. We will be launching a new blog linked from YAedge on Sunday, March 1. Each month, readers can vote on the future edgy YA book from a small poll. We’ll invite everyone to read the book and discuss the story, characters, writing and cover art in a constructive manner. Comments can be posted at any time on the blog, yet please no spoilers until the final discussion we will hold at the end of the month. I will be marking the final discussion with a spoiler tag mark. Throughout the month, we’ll also try to interview the author of the selected book.

Without further ado, I’d like to announce the first book in the YAedge Book Club…Evermore by Alyson Noel!

To participate, get your hands on a copy of Evermore at your local library, online, or better yet, your local independent bookseller. Then start the discussion! I can’t wait to chat with all of you about Evermore, the first book in the Immortals series!

Is there anything you’d like to see on the YAedge Book Club blog each month?