Burned
by Natasha Deen
GENRE: YA
BLURB:
Two years ago, Josie Smith’s life went up in smoke. Literally.
Everyone and everything she ever loved burned in a fire—one set by a crooked
cop. To survive, Josie’s been living under the radar as a homeless kid while
trying to find a way to knock the cop down a few notches and put her on the
other side of the prison bars. But time’s running out. A pimp’s got his eye on
Josie, and if she doesn’t get off the streets soon, she’ll be the one brought
down. Her salvation and the key to the cop’s undoing seem to lie with a car
thief and a rich kid. Trust and teamwork don’t come easily to Josie—in fact,
they don’t come at all—but if she can’t find a way to make the team work and
find justice for her family, she will get burned all over again.
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EXCERPT:
The wind coming off
the ocean turned the night chilly. I tucked my bag close to my chest and
hurried down the street. A sub and dessert for dinner. Last night, I’d had some
pizza that someone had dumped in the garbage. Tonight, I wanted to eat by the
ocean, to enjoy the rare joy of eating food that hadn’t been pre-chewed, to sit
and watch the waves and pretend—just for a minute—that I was a normal kid with
normal problems.
I walked down Hastings
to Gore Ave. At least, I meant to. As soon as I approached the corner, my skin
flashed cold. I caught a glimpse of a big, bald guy, and a two-headed eagle
tattoo. It extended above the collar of his shirt and encircled his neck. He
looked up, stepped forward. The action cast a shadow over the person he was
with, left them a faceless figure. Every instinct told me to run. Twisting on
my heel, I did a 180. A few steps down, I breathed a sigh of relief. Whatever
was going down on the other side of the street, I wasn’t the target..
Then I heard the
footsteps behind me.
Heavy, hard, and
coming up fast.
AUTHOR BIO:
Natasha Deen is the author of
over a dozen books and divides her time between writing, presenting at schools,
and speaking at conferences. Her previous novels include the CCBC Best Pick for
Kids and Teens and 2015 Sunburst Award nominated Guardian, and the True Grime
series. In her spare time she cuddles on the couch with her furry and non-furry
family, and thinks the best way to beat writer’s block is with tea and cookies.
Visit her at www.natashadeen.com.
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10 comments:
If you could do anything you wanted right now, what would it be?
Great excerpt! Thank you for the post and the giveaway!
Great post! I like your solution to writer's block~you can never go wrong with a cookie(s)!
A gritty story line. I like it.
Great question, Mai! If I could do anything I wanted right now, it would be exactly what I'm doing right now: hanging with awesome folks, chatting about books, and being a writer! :D Thanks for asking!
Hi Ree Dee! So glad you liked the post! Thanks for stopping by!
Right?! And extra tough writer's block can be solved with tea and cookies AND chocolate! ;-)
Hi Mary! I'm so glad you liked it!
Avid Reader, thanks so much for hosting me! Much appreciated!!
Great excerpt.
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