I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the QUINTESSENCE by Jess
Redman Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About the Book:
Title: QUINTESSENCE
Author: Jess Redman
Pub. Date: July 28, 2020
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(BYR)
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback,
eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 384
Three months ago, twelve-year-old Alma
moved to the town of Four Points. Her panic attacks started a week later, and
they haven’t stopped—even though she told her parents that they did. Every day
she feels less and less like herself.
Then Alma meets the ShopKeeper in the
town’s junk shop, The Fifth Point. The ShopKeeper gives her a telescope and
this message:
Find the Elements.
Grow the Light.
Save the Starling.
That night, Alma watches as a star—a
star that looks like a child—falls from the sky and into her backyard. Alma
knows what it’s like to be lost and afraid, to long for home, and with the help
of some unlikely new friends from the Astronomy Club, she sets out on a quest
that will take a little bit of astronomy, a little bit of alchemy, and her
whole self.
QUINTESSENCE is a stunning story of
friendship, self-discovery, interconnectedness, and the inexplicable elements
that make you you.
Book Trailer:
Review: Quintessence is a coming of age tale. Alma and her family have relocated to a new town and she is out of place. Something in her being is missing. She feels drawn to a tower in town owned by an old bearded man and wander in one day. Accepting his repurposed astronomy tool may be the key to rediscovering who she is. Exploring anxiety, PTSD and navigating junior high in a new town, Quintessence wraps up a transformation of inner light in a whimsical tale of science.
About Jess:
Jess Redman is a therapist and author of books for young
readers with FSG/Macmillan. Her first book, THE MIRACULOUS, was a Bank Street
Best Children’s Book of 2019, an Amazon Best Book of 2019, and was called
“layered, engaging, and emotionally true” in a Kirkus starred review.
Her second book, QUINTESSENCE, releases on July 28th. The book was featured in OwlCrate Jr.’s
subscription box and was described as “a fanciful adventure with a rich
emotional core and a fairy tale” by Publishers Weekly. Her third book, THE
ADVENTURE IS NOW, is scheduled for publication in May 2021. Redman currently
lives in Florida with her husband, two young children, an old cat named
SoulPie, and a fish named Annie.
Giveaway
Details:
3
winners will receive a finished copy of QUINTESSENCE, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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7/27/2020
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7/27/2020
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Interview
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7/28/2020
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Review
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7/28/2020
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Review
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7/29/2020
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7/29/2020
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7/30/2020
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7/30/2020
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7/31/2020
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7/31/2020
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Review
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Week Two:
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8/3/2020
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8/3/2020
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8/4/2020
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Review
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8/4/2020
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Excerpt
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8/5/2020
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8/5/2020
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8/6/2020
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Review
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8/6/2020
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Interview
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8/7/2020
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Review
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8/7/2020
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Excerpt
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