by Kailin Gow
Babe lives with her grandmother in an old brownstone apartment above their bakery shop, The House of Tarts, where Babe is the chief baker, although she is only 14 years old and is still wearing a training bra. Her dream is to enter and win the National Tart Bake Off and get crowned champion. But when she suddenly develops curves and gets noticed all over school, especially by Jared, her dream boy, she's now thrown into an identity crisis and everything that comes with being a high school "tart".
For Age 13 and up.
Fiction Books for Older Teens and Young Adults by Kailin Gow
which deals with:
romantic relationship issues
dating and sex
growing up
friendship
drinking
drunk-driving
grief
social responsibility
career choices
and other edgy topics.
Wicked Woods
Briony had to move to Wicked Woods, Massachusetts to live with her Great Aunt Sophie after her family disappears on vacation. The woods at the edge of Aunt Sophie’s inn are filled with secrets and inhabitants both seductive and deadly. Among them is a beautiful boy name Fallon who saves her one night in the woods. As Briony gets closer to Fallon, she learns he has a secret, as do most of the residents of Wicked Woods…
For Age 14 and up
The Stoker Sisters
Two sisters... Born during the time of Jane Austen... Set to marry for advancement, but escaped their fates by becoming vampires. Now vampires in the 21st century, hunted by a sect of rogue hunters, the sisters meet a mysterious boy who holds the key to their destinies.
For age 15 and up
PULSE Vampire Series
17 year-old Kalina didn’t know her boyfriend was a vampire until the night he died of a freak accident. She didn’t know he came from a long line of vampires until the night she was visited by his half-brothers Jaegar and Stuart Greystone. There were a lot of secrets her boyfriend didn’t tell her. Now she must discover them in order to keep alive. But having two half-brothers vampires around had just gotten interesting…
For age 15 and up
The Wordwick Games Series
After winning a contest for a popular game called Wordwick Games, five teens Gemma, Sparks, Rio, Kat, and Jack, are invited to stay at Wordwick Games inventor Henry Word's mysterious castle and play the newest level of Wordwick Games. Little do they know, the castle is the doorway to a wondrous world call Anachronia where words can be used as weapons, power, and commodity. There is unrest in Anachronia, and if the five teens can follow the rules of Wordwick Games and prove to be the best player, one of them will be crowned Ruler of Anachronia.
Age 13 and Up
Book 1: Rise of the Fire Tamer
Book 2: The Ascension
Book 3: The Return
Shy Girls Social Club
The battle is on!
The battle between the Shy Girls vs. the Mean Girls. This is the book that started the club. Shy Girls Social Club is the story of how four friends formed a club to rival the cliques, mean girls society, and bullies in high school while beginning a revolution on teen girl issues.
For Age 13 and up.
Join the REAL SHY GIRLS SOCIAL CLUB
http://www.shygirlssocialclub.com
This is a place for teen and young adult girls to make friends, share experiences, and photos, grow, develop skills, learn new things, get information about scholarships and internships in the creative fields, possible mentorships, get involved in the community, and develop
self-esteem.
About the Author
Kailin Gow is the author of over 70 books, which many have become worldwide bestsellers. As a teenager, she was a voracious reader, who always had one or two books with her at all times. A self-professed geek, she even thought AP English and AP History was fun. She was on her newspaper staff, participated in drama productions, was on the yearbook staff, played sports, competed in kung fu, played violin, and yes, was even on the pep squad at one point.
Her books include the Gifted Girls Series, The Frost Series, The Phantom Diaries Series, The Stoker Sisters Series, PULSE Vampire Series, Queen B Superheroine, The Wordwick Games Series, The Alchemists Academy, Harold the Kung Fu Kid, and Shy Girls Social Club. Her books have been recommended by PBS Kids, the PTA, US Mental Health Association, homeschooling organizations, and mother-daughter book clubs.
She holds a Master's Degree in Communications Management from USC's Annenberg School of Communication, and Bachelor’s Degrees in Drama and Social Ecology from UC Irvine. She is a mother, a mentor for young women, and the founder of the social group for teen and young adult girls called Shy Girls Social Club where girls can develop positive friendships and skills in the creative field. Members of Shy Girls Social Club can get a chance to win prizes, scholarships, and internships.
You can find Shy Girls Social Club at:
http://www.shygirlssocialclub.com
Find Kailin Gow at:
http://www.kailingow.wordpress.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kailingow
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