Contemporary Authors

• Cold Hard Truth Albert Whitman & Co. (Chicago, IL), 2018

1. Cold hard truth LCCN 2017952188 Type of material Book Personal name Greenwood Brown, Anne. Main title Cold hard truth / Anne Greenwood Brown. Published/Produced Chicago, IL : Albert Whitman & Co., 2018. Projected pub date 1804 Description pages cm ISBN 9780807580837 (hardover)

• Lies Beneath - 2012 Ember, New York, NY
• Deep Betrayal - 2013 Ember, New York, NY
• Promise Bound - 2014 Delacorte Press, New York, NY
• (With Heather Anastasiu) Girl Last Seen - 2016 Albert Whitman & Company, Chicago, IL
• (As A.S. Green) Real Man - 2018 Carina Press, New York, NY
• (As A.S. Green) Summer Girl - 2016 Entangled Publishing, Fort Collins, CO

• Anne Greenwood Brown Home Page - http://annegreenwoodbrown.com/about-me/

  ABOUT ME
  About Me
  Thanks for checking out my website! Because you've come this far, I'm guessing you love YA books as much as I do. Maybe you even write yourself?

  This is me the same year I wrote my first book. I was five. It was titled “Agatha the Witch.” (That wad of straw in my hand was my main character.) My dad published the story for me on his office copier, and I distributed the book to the kids on my street.

  Since then, I've written several YA novels, as well as fiction for older readers (under a pen name), creative non-fiction that I've performed live with "Listen To Your Mother" (the Twin Cities tour stop 2014), non-fiction on writing craft for Writer Unboxed, not to mention some really horrible poetry that lives in journals under my bed.

  I am represented by Jacquie Flynn of Joëlle Delbourgo Associates, Inc.

  I live in Minnesota with my amazingly patient husband and our three above-average children.

• A.S. Green Home Page - http://asgreenbooks.com/about-a-s-green/

  About A.S. Green
  A. S. GreenI live in the cold, upper Midwest with my husband and three kids. I spend summers on Lake Superior, which is the muse for my contemporary romance, Summer Girl, and I’m a sucker for down-to-earth men who work with their hands (if they play guitar, that’s an added bonus). I love all things Irish—particularly music, dancing, and Jameson. When I’m not writing or reading romance, I’m traveling, camping, visiting book clubs, blogging for Writer Unboxed, and writing paranormal and contemporary young adult novels (under my real name).

  Contact me at asgreenbooks@gmail.com, or on twitter and facebook at @asgreenbooks.

  Seriously. I’d love to hear from you.

• Cuddlebuggery - http://cuddlebuggery.com/blog/2012/03/22/author-interview-with-anne-greenwood-brown-and-giveaway/

  QUOTED: "What I set out to do was write an Evolution Story (in a very Darwinian sense). Calder and his sisters are animals, or at the very least animalistic. They stalk their prey just like the lion in National Geographic. That’s why I didn’t see their behavior as dark or evil. I saw that as natural animal behavior."
  "My goal, then, was to have Calder start the evolutionary process, going from an animal to a man, and eventually head toward what, in my opinion, are the two most profound capabilities of the human spirit: the ability to forgive and the ability to be self sacrificing. The love story is a symptom of his becoming more human. He doesn’t quite get there, but he’s trying really hard."
  "I always felt sorry for Calder. He’s a momma’s boy without a momma. ... That aspect of him was always in my head, but not necessarily on the page, so I put a lot of energy into the revisions to show how desperate he is for a real family. He’s had to make do, even make up family members, during his developmental years. I hope readers will understand how lonely he is, and feel some sympathy for him, even when he’s being 'bad.'"

  AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH ANNE GREENWOOD BROWN AND GIVEAWAY
  22 March, 2012 Steph Sinclair Giveaways, Interviews 28 comments

  Breathtaking. That’s the first thought that pops in my mind as I climb out of the car, gazing at Lake Superior. It’s nature at its finest and I suddenly understand why Anne Greenwood Brown chose this landmark for the setting of her debut YA novel, Lies Beneath. Kat slams her door, startling me, and I immediately shoot her a fiery glare. In my best mafia voice I tell her, “Scratch my new Acura ZSX and you’ll be swimming with the fishes!” My last vehicle died a heroes death after our interview with Kendare Blake and I’ve got that “new car protectiveness” mentality going on. She leans on the hood of the car grinning at me and says, “Just so you know, I swam longer and faster than any other person in my P.E. class.” I look out on the water, the sun glistening on the lake, camouflaging its secrets. I glance back at Kat, raise an eyebrow and say, “This ain’t exactly P.E. class.” She stares at me blankly and replies, “First of all, you suddenly say, “Ain’t” now? And secondly, I’m Australian.” As if that explains it. I look at her skeptically, but her expression says, “Do you really want to challenge me on this?” Hmm… probably not. Curse those Australians and their natural affinity to water! I bite back a snarky retort. After being rejected by the Everneath during our interview with Brodi Ashton, I’m attempting this thing called “having a soul.” But every minute is a personal trial with Kennedy. “Well, c’mon Flipper,” I mutter dryly. “Brown is waiting for us.” We make our way over to Brown, who’s relaxing on a dock. She hears us approach and stands to greet us. After formal acquaintances are made, Kat says, “Thank you so much for agreeing to the interview!” “My pleasure!” Brown replies warmly. “Shall we get started?” I ask gesturing for us all to take a seat on the dock. We both take seats on opposite sides of Brown, and Kat motions for me to hand over the notes. Geez, bossy. I comply and she asks her first question. “Lies Beneath, a novel about murderous mermaids, is a very dark novel. Did you worry about its reception given the age of your audience?” “LIES BENEATH is a YA novel for ages 12 and up. It is creepy from a human standpoint (we aren’t at the top of the “food” chain), but I didn’t worry about it being too dark for teens because I never thought I was writing a dark story, or even a so-called ‘paranormal romance.’ (Yes, I know. Very naive.),” Brown starts. “See, I knew it wasn’t a middle grade novel! Ha!” I proclaim. “You want a cookie?” Kat asks coolly. She’s trying to ruin my small victory after being so adamant in our Review War that Lies Beneath wasn’t Young Adult. I blow her a raspberry for good measure. Suck it, Kennedy! Brown giggles and continues, “What I set out to do was write an Evolution Story (in a very Darwinian sense). Calder and his sisters are animals, or at the very least animalistic. They stalk their prey just like the lion in National Geographic. That’s why I didn’t see their behavior as dark or evil. I saw that as natural animal behavior. My goal, then, was to have Calder start the evolutionary process, going from an animal to a man, and eventually head toward what, in my opinion, are the two most profound capabilities of the human spirit: the ability to forgive and the ability to be self sacrificing. The love story is a symptom of his becoming more human. He doesn’t quite get there, but he’s trying really hard.” Kat nods thoughtfully. I notice that her notepad has been abandoned on the dock and I sigh internally. Of course. I begin taking notes like the dutiful blogger I am. “What’s been really interesting to watch are readers’ reactions to that. Once a story is public, it’s not the author’s story anymore. Each reader reacts to it according to his/her own personal experiences, preferences, prejudices, etc and they make their own interpretation. As it should be! It’s fascinating!” she finishes. “Well some interpretations are just wrong,” Kat says giving me a sly look. I open my mouth to object, but she asks her next question before I can give a witty response. “Calder White is a merman having an existential dilemma when he meets a human, Lily. Did you struggle to make him a sympathetic character? Did you worry the audience wouldn’t get him?” “I always felt sorry for Calder. He’s a momma’s boy without a momma,” she begins wistfully. “That aspect of him was always in my head, but not necessarily on the page, so I put a lot of energy into the revisions to show how desperate he is for a real family. He’s had to make do, even make up family members, during his developmental years. I hope readers will understand how lonely he is, and feel some sympathy for him, even when he’s being ‘bad.'” “Calder definitely came across as lonely. Did you find it challenging to writing in a male point-of-view?” I ask. “At first, yes!” she exclaims. “When I read a draft of Chapter One to my critique group, they all thought Calder was a girl. He sounded like me! So I experimented with writing unlike me. Shortening up sentences. Dealing with facts, figures. Noticing the way girls’ bodies looked, rather than guys’. That was new for me.” I glance over at Kennedy who’s be disturbingly quiet and notice she’s removing her socks and shoes.

  “What are you doing?” I ask. “Just putting me feet in for a bit. Duh,” she replies. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?” I say glancing nervously at the water. “Something could grab you.” She howls with laughter and eases her feet below the surface. “Don’t tell me you’re scared, Sinclair?” I scowl at her and say, “Not as scared as you were when I expertly landed Rossi’s spaceship.” Checkmate.

  (Kat would like to interrupt this Interview with a special broadcast: No you fucking did not land that spaceship, woman! You crashed it! You can’t hide the truth! Rossi will back me up on this. Okay, that’s all. Back to the interview.)

  Kat ignores me, turns back to Brown who’s been chuckling at our little exchange, and continues the interview. “Lily is a refreshingly pragmatic, bold character. Did you enjoy writing her? What was your biggest struggle in her characterization?” “The biggest struggle with Lily was that I was in Calder’s first person point of view. I couldn’t tell the reader what was going on inside Lily’s head unless she said it out loud, and she kept a lot in. That being said, I did enjoy writing her. I liked it when she slapped Calder. He needed someone like her to shake him up. The sequel, DEEP BETRAYAL, is told from Lily’s pov. It’s a huge change of voice.” Brown says. That last part surprises me. “Lily’s pov? I’d actually really be interested in checking that out.” Brown beams at me and I smile back. Her smiles are contagious and I feel my mood brightening every minute in her presence. We are in the middle of a kindred spirit moment when I hear Kat moving around on the other side of Brown. We look over at her and my jaw hits the dock. Kat’s lounging on the dock in a fire-engine red, halter-top bikini looking like she’s straight out of a spread in Victoria’s Secret magazine. Hot swim suit edition. Somehow she’s even managed to make herself glisten as the sun’s rays lick at her skin. “What the hell, woman?!” I exclaim hugging myself self-consciously. I didn’t even think to bring my suit and sitting near Kat and her stunning body suddenly has me feeling completely overdressed in my distressed jeans and graphic tee. She stands, does a half turn and says innocently, “Oh, this old thing?” Brown and I are stunned into silence as she pulls down the pony tail she usually keeps her dark locks in, and fluffs her hair. Somewhere over the rainbow, Helen of Troy is giving her the finger. She turns back to us smirking and tells me, “Oh Stephanie, Your lady-wood is showing.” And at that classy remark, Brown explodes with laughter and says, “You guys are hys­ter­i­cal!” Kat resumes her seated, model-esque position on the dock and I attempt to bring the conversation back to business by asking my next question. “What inspiration did you draw on for Lies Beneath?” “The biggest inspiration was Lake Superior itself,” she says gesturing towards the lake. “I grew up sailing on that lake, and it is the most amazing, magical place for me. There’s a map at the front of the book and most everything on it is a real place that you can visit, with the exception of Lily’s house and the cliff (which is actually located on Madeline Island).” I glance uneasily at Kat and notice she’s now winking at something in the distance. Before I can give much thought to it, Kat remembers what we’re actually here for and asks, “Did you do a lot of research to make the mermaids seem more realistic to your audience?” “Hmmm. Not really,” Brown says shaking her head. “I got the mermaids’ silver neck bands from a Native American reference. The rest I just imagined up.” Kat then decides to stretch out on her back and starts drawing circles on her washboard abs with her index finger. At this point I’m half expecting her to start singing… and… there she goes…Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos “My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard…la la la la laaaa… warm it up…” Kat purrs. Note to self: This is what happens to your ego when a famous GoodReads reviewer writes a poem about your lady lumps. I chuckle nervously and say, “Ha! Don’t mind her. Sometimes this happens when she hasn’t had her drink, er… medication. So anyway… Poetry is woven into the story via Lily’s love for it. Is this something you and Lily have in common? Do you find you share any other traits/similarities with your characters?” Brown doesn’t look convinced, but appears to be entertained by Kat’s antics nonetheless. “Lily and I share a love for Victorian poets and, like her, I wrote a lot of (terrible) poetry when I was younger. You get to see one of Lily’s own poems in LIES BENEATH, and even more in DEEP BETRAYAL. Suffice it to say, it’s not going to win her any awards but she means every word,” she answers. Suddenly, everyone’s attention is diverted to rippling in the lake. The culprit: Calder White. Hotness. Kat sits up and they begin staring each other down, resembling animals in the wild. It’s like a scene straight from the National Geographic channel. “I’ll… be right back ladies. If you’ll excuse me,” she says quickly and drops into the lake gracefully. “What?! W-wait!” I stammer reaching out for her in vain. Brown puts a hand on my shoulder and gently eases me back down. I turn to her and she pats my back reassuringly. I suppose if she isn’t worried, then it’ll be okay. Maybe. As Kat swims over to meet Calder, Brown looks at me expectantly so I continue. “There are a few different themes running through Lies Beneath. One that stood out to me was the family bond shown through Calder and his sisters and Lily and her family. Were there any messages you hoped readers would take away from the novel while reading?” “Yes, absolutely! As I explored Calder’s evolution, I was impressed by how human beings don’t have a monopoly on family loyalty. Loons, for example, these beautiful birds you see on Lake Superior, partner up for life and mourn the loss of their mate,” she says pointing to a bird as it flies by. “We all need family (however it is defined), and without it, we are adrift and searching.” “Wow, that’s so true. I can really rela–” I begin. “MARCO!” Kat yells interrupting my train of thought. Brown and I look up towards Kat. “Polo,” Calder says easily dodging her advances. “Oh, c’mon Calder. This isn’t fair! I don’t exactly have a fluke!” she complains, though not seriously by that sound of those giggles. Brown watches with amusement and I roll my eyes at Kat. Unbelievable. She’s playing Marco Polo with a hot merman. Some of us just have all the fun. Only slightly sulking, I proceed, “We can tell Lily and Calder are not quite out of the water yet (pun totally intended!). Did you always plan for their story to be a series?” Brown turns back towards me and replies, “Yes. When it sold, Random House wanted a trilogy, but I didn’t have a synopsis for Book 3 yet, so it sold in a two book deal, with the hope that there would be a third. DEEP BETRAYAL comes out in Spring 2013. I’m writing Book 3 right now, and it will give a better look into the mermaid family’s back story.” “Very cool!” I say. “Weeeeeeeee…!” Kat screams. You’ve got to be kidding me, I think. Calder’s now giving Kat a piggyback ride back and forth. Brown claps her hands and cheers them on. I’m quickly reverting back to “Johnny Rain-cloud” mode so I ask Kat’s last question considering she’s a little preoccupied at the moment. “And finally, what was you favorite scene while writing Lies Beneath?” “Can I have two?” she asks. “Faster, Calder!” Kat says between giggles. “Sure,” I say nodding trying to ignore all the fun happening on the lake. “I loved writing the scene toward the beginning where Calder and his sisters are at the coffee shop, sitting around a table, discussing their plan to get Hancock. And I loved writing Calder’s last conversation with his sister, Maris. He’s sunk as low as he can go, and that was too much fun,” she says excitedly. Finally, Calder, noticing the end of our interview, brings Kat back to the dock. She climbs up onto the dock, turns back to him and says, “I had a really awesome time. If you ever get out to Australian waters, look me–” “Alright, that’s enough, hot cross buns,” I say pulling her up and stuffing her abandoned clothes in her arms. She looks at me sheepishly, blows a kiss to Calder and mouths, “Call me.” After Brown and I exchange thank you’s and goodbyes, she hugs Kat and says, “Thanks, Kat! If you want to do any kind of giveaway along with the interview, I’ve got swag.” Kat winks. “Oh, I bet you have, you saucy minx.” As they begin walking to the parking lot, chatting animatedly about swag prizes, Calder gestures me towards him. I bend down and say, “If you tell me I look delicious, we’re gonna have ourselves ‘a situation.‘” He doubles over with laughter. I frown. What’s he implying anyway? He turns serious and tells me, “I sense darkness in your soul.” “What? What darkness? What you are you-” I look up and see Kat and Anne laughing there heads off at me. “Let me guess, Kat asked you to say that?” Calder nods. Irritated, I stalk off towards my vehicle and yell back, “I get it already! Master Yoda’s working with me!”

  Pfft. Mermaids.

  We want to give a huge thank you to Anne Greenwood Brown for the interview!

• Literary Meanderings - http://www.literaryme.net/2018/04/blog-tour-cold-hard-truth-by-anne.html

  QUOTED: "I was a juvenile public defender for nearly a decade. I met a lot of kids in crisis, and they inspired the story. Emmie is based on a client I had years ago in juvenile court. She was a Catholic school girl (plaid jumper and all) who felt it was her job to take care of an older sister who had fallen in with some bad kids."

  Thursday, April 5, 2018
  {Blog Tour} COLD HARD TRUTH by Anne Greenwood Brown—Author Interview + Giveaway

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  Cold Hard Truth
  by Anne Greenwood Brown

  Emmie O’Brien is a former good girl now on the fringe. She spent a crazy year involved with Nick, her mom’s drug dealer; after her arrest she was lucky to go back to her old life. But she’s haunted by the choices she made—first, to be with Nick, and then later, to testify against him. Max Shepherd is a senior varsity hockey player with serious anger issues. His grief over the death of his girlfriend causes him to see injustice wherever he looks. When they meet in community service, Max is drawn to Emmie’s calm energy, but Emmie knows better than to get too close to anyone. When friends of Nick show up seeking revenge, Emmie is forced to come to terms with her past, while Max has to control his protective instincts. They must trust one another, especially when Emmie’s situation takes a dangerous turn.

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  • Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance
  • Publisher: Albert Whitman Company
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  with Anne Greenwood Brown

  LM: What inspired you to write Cold Hard Truth?

  Anne: I was a juvenile public defender for nearly a decade. I met a lot of kids in crisis, and they inspired the story. Emmie is based on a client I had years ago in juvenile court. She was a Catholic school girl (plaid jumper and all) who felt it was her job to take care of an older sister who had fallen in with some bad kids. My client was caught driving a get-away car for her sister and her sister’s boyfriend after the two of them robbed a convenience store. What my client had planned to do was “play along” with the boyfriend’s plan, then drive the car straight to the police station. Unfortunately, they got stopped on the way there.

  LM: Tell us a little bit about Emmie—who is she?

  Anne: Emmie is a girl who thinks it’s her job to fix things. Trouble is, a couple years ago she waded into her mother’s problems and found they were too big for her to handle. She got sucked down into hell. When the novel begins, Emmie has hit bottom, but she’s ready to start crawling back toward the light.

  LM: If this book had a theme song, what would it be?

  Anne: Quietdrive - Rise from the Ashes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHaDI9X_Cs0

  LM: What scene from Cold Hard Truth are you most proud of and why?

  Anne: I don’t want to give too much away, but there’s a dark and dangerous scene toward the end. Emmie confronts the threat with Max––a strong athletic guy. But it’s Emmie who's the take-charge hero in the scene.

  LM: Give us a little behind the scenes story about Cold Hard Truth!

  Anne: If you truly mean “behind the scenes,” there was a lot of crying and hair ripping. There were so many times I wanted to give up on this book, but it felt too important to let go. There are so many kids like Emmie and Max sitting in classrooms across the country, you just wouldn’t know it to look at them.

  LM: Tell us what you enjoy doing when you aren't writing/working!

  Anne: I love to travel, and I’m getting more enamored with train travel. I recently took a train trip to Chicago to see Hamilton.

  LM: Tell us three random facts about yourself!

  Anne: I come from a family of redheads and we were mistaken for the Weasleys at Harry Potter World. I’ve studied in Russia. My dad was a lawyer who wanted to be a farmer, so I grew up on a hobby farm with cows, horses, chickens, ducks, and a slew of barn cats.

  LM: Thank you so much for answering my questions today! Is there anything you'd like to add; anything you'd like to say to your readers?

  Anne: I hope you fall in love with Emmie and Max as much as I did, and if you do, please leave a review. I’ll add, do this for ALL the books you love! You might not know it, but your participation in the book industry is what keeps the books coming. Publishers specifically look at Amazon reviews on an author’s last book before deciding whether to take on his/her/their next project. Thank you for being a part of the process!

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  Anne Greenwood Brown lives in Minnesota with her patient husband and three hilarious children.

  She is the author of the following Young Adult novels: COLD HARD TRUTH (contemporary/romance); GIRL LAST SEEN (contemporary/suspense); and the paranormal mermaid trilogy: LIES BENEATH, DEEP BETRAYAL, PROMISE BOUND.

  She also writes adult romance under the name A.S. Green.

  WEBSITE • GOODREADS • TWITTER • FACEBOOK • INSTAGRAM

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  Huge thanks to Anne for answering my questions today!

QUOTED: "Themes of drug abuse and domestic violence may appeal to those looking
for an edgy romance; otherwise, Cold Hard Truth is fairly unremarkable."

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Brown, Anne Greenwood. Cold Hard
Truth
Jennifer Coventry
Voice of Youth Advocates.
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3Q * 2P * J * S
Brown, Anne Greenwood. Cold Hard Truth. Albert Whitman, April 2018. 256p. $16.99. 978-0-8075-8083-
7.
Emmie O'Brien is a good girl in a difficult situation. After her parents' divorce, she begs to live with her
mother, believing that her father's strict rules are unfair. This decision soon has Emmie in over her head,
realizing that her mother is engaging in more than just the occasional drink and has spiraled into full-blown
drug addiction. Trying to protect her mother, Emmie is thrown into the seedy world of meth dealers and
armed robberies. Twenty-something Nick, her mothers dealer, wields immeasurable power over Emmie and
manipulates her into dangerous obedience. When the book begins, Emmie is back with her father, trying to
rebuild a life away from the obsessive clutches of Nick and his crew. Now back in high school, she meets
Max, a brute hockey player with his own secret struggles. Max vows to break down Emmies walls and
forge a relationship.
Cold Hard Truth chronicles Emmie's journey to rebuild and escape her past. With both carrying baggage
and dealing with the emotional damage of their pasts, Emmie and Max's relationship runs hot and cold,
seemingly at random. The trope of damsel in distress plays heavily into the story, and as a result, the plot
feels predictable and formulaic. Themes of drug abuse and domestic violence may appeal to those looking
for an edgy romance; otherwise, Cold Hard Truth is fairly unremarkable.--Jennifer Coventry.
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Coventry, Jennifer. "Brown, Anne Greenwood. Cold Hard Truth." Voice of Youth Advocates, Apr. 2018, p.
54. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A536746127/ITOF?
u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=9927fcdd. Accessed 17 May 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A536746127

QUOTED: "With a gripping plot from the beginning, Brown's enticing novel reads from both
Max's and Emmie's perspectives."

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Cold Hard Truth
Savannah Patterson
Booklist.
114.11 (Feb. 1, 2018): p56.
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Cold Hard Truth. By Anne Greenwood Brown. Apr. 2018. 256p. Albert Whitman, $16.99
(9780807580837). Gr. 9-12.
Emmie O'Brien spent a year in chaos while living with her drug-addicted mother. After some time in jail,
Emmie tries to return to a normal life, living with her dad. Her first day back at her old school proves
unexpectedly interesting when she meets Max, a hockey player who takes a strong liking to Emmie--much
to her chagrin. When her mother's drug dealer, Nick, comes for revenge after Emmie testifies against him,
she acknowledges her intense romantic feelings for Max and realizes how much she needs him. Brown's
latest is brimming with passion and suspense as Emmie and Max fight their demons of emotional abuse and
anger management and become closer romantically. Reminiscent of Katie McGarry's Say You'll Remember
Me (2018), the book reveals Emmie's emotional abuse from Nick that she has to overcome as she tries to
open her heart to Max. With a gripping plot from the beginning, Brown's enticing novel reads from both
Max's and Emmie's perspectives as they both slowly reveal their pasts. --Savannah Patterson
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Patterson, Savannah. "Cold Hard Truth." Booklist, 1 Feb. 2018, p. 56. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A527771938/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=f8cd12ce.
Accessed 17 May 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A527771938

QUOTED: "The prose is lackluster, the characters bland. ... Skip this one."

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Brown, Anne Greenwood: COLD HARD
TRUTH
Kirkus Reviews.
(Feb. 1, 2018):
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Brown, Anne Greenwood COLD HARD TRUTH Whitman (Young Adult Fiction) $16.99 4, 3 ISBN: 978-
0-8075-8083-7
Emmie O'Brien will do anything to help her meth-addicted mother get a fix, including robbing a
convenience store with her boyfriend, Nick, who also happens to be her mother's dealer.
When they're arrested (note to Nick: never put a brand-new driver behind the wheel of the getaway car),
Emmie strikes a plea bargain that includes testifying against him. The threat of payback hovers over Emmie
as she returns to high school and tries to get her life back on track. Enter hotshot varsity hockey player Max
Shepherd, who also lives in the shadow of a past trauma. Emmie hate-likes Max from the start, ogling his
muscles while simultaneously thinking he's a conceited jerk. Meanwhile, Emmie's calmness intrigues Max;
just being near her tames his violent, reactive nature. Though she repeatedly asks him to stop touching her,
Max continually invades her personal space, refusing to respect her boundaries and refusals. Despite this,
Emmie gradually warms up to Max as they become close friends and eventually fall in love. The thirdperson
narration alternates between Emmie and Max. The prose is lackluster, the characters bland.
Everyone appears to be white with the exception of a minor character who is black.
The cold hard truth: skip this one. (Fiction. 15-18)
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
"Brown, Anne Greenwood: COLD HARD TRUTH." Kirkus Reviews, 1 Feb. 2018. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A525461444/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=d6f0bf7d.
Accessed 17 May 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A525461444

QUOTED: "Girl Last Seen is a terrifically riveting read from beginning to end and very highly recommended."

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Girl Last Seen
Children's Bookwatch.
(Apr. 2016):
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Girl Last Seen
Heather Anastasiu & Anne Greenwood Brown
AW Teen
c/o Albert Whitman & Company
250 South Northwest Highway, Suite 320, Park Ridge, IL 60068
www.albertwhitman.com
9780807581407, $16.99, HC, 272pp, www.amazon.com
Kadence Mulligan's star was rising. She and her best friend, Lauren DeSanto, watched their songs go viral
on YouTube, then she launched a solo career when a nasty throat infection paralyzed Lauren's vocal chords.
Everyone knows Lauren and Kadence had a major falling-out over Kady's boyfriend. But Lauren knows
how deceptive Kadence could be sometimes. And nobody believes Lauren when she claims she had nothing
to do with the disappearance. Or the blood evidence ... As the town and local media condemns Lauren, she
realizes the only way to clear her name is to discover the truth herself. Lauren slowly unravels the twisted
life of Kadence Mulligan and sees that there was more to her than she ever knew. But will she realize she's
unknowingly playing a part in an elaborate game to cover up a crime before it's too late? "Girl Last Seen" is
a terrifically riveting read from beginning to end and very highly recommended for school and community
library YA Fiction collections. For personal reading lists it should be noted that "Girl Last Seen" is also
available in a paperback edition (9780807581414, $9.99) and in a Kindle format ($7.99).
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
"Girl Last Seen." Children's Bookwatch, Apr. 2016. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A453290043/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=87dfd8bd.
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Girl Last Seen
Jeanne Fredriksen
Booklist.
112.12 (Feb. 15, 2016): p73.
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Full Text:
Girl Last Seen. By Heather Anastasiu and Anne Greenwood Brown. Mar. 2016. 272p. Albert Whitman,
$16.99 (9780807581407); paper, $9.99 (9780807581414). Gr. 8-12.
Kadence "Kady" Mulligan and Lauren DeSanto were an online singing sensation until Lauren's vocal
chords were affected by a throat infection. Kady was patient with Lauren at first, but when Lauren didn't
heal fast enough, she became a solo act. That, plus a fight at school over Kady's boyfriend, started
disintegrating the bond between the girls. Now, Kady is missing after a show, and the evidence points to
Lauren, despite her assertions of innocence. When the town and the media publicly convict her, it's up to
Lauren to clear her own name and find out what happened to her friend. Relationships between characters
are potent and heartbreaking, set within scenes brimming with tension. Anastasiu and Brown roll out the
plot's details using different points of view and a nonlinear plot development guaranteed to keep readers on
the edge of their seats. Exhilarating and filled with twists and turns, the mystery lasts until the final page.--
Jeanne Fredriksen
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Fredriksen, Jeanne. "Girl Last Seen." Booklist, 15 Feb. 2016, p. 73. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A446933292/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=f151d870.
Accessed 17 May 2018.
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QUOTED: "Brown writes with more sophistication than usual in mermaid fiction, lifting this book a bit above the norm."

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Brown, Anne Greenwood: PROMISE
BOUND
Kirkus Reviews.
(Dec. 15, 2013):
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Brown, Anne Greenwood PROMISE BOUND Delacorte (Children's Fiction) $17.99 1, 7 ISBN: 978-0-385-
74383-9
This conclusion to Brown's mermaid trilogy follows efforts to reunite families and to gain power among the
mermaids of Lake Superior. Lily, at age 18, is a bit of a reluctant mermaid. She has a human mother who's
afflicted with multiple sclerosis and a father who, as a merbaby raised on land, was not returned to the
mermaids as required by an unbreakable mermaid promise. Lily's heartthrob, Calder, is actually around 50,
but as merpeople age far more slowly than humans, he looks like an adolescent. Learning he was kidnapped
as a toddler and transformed into a merman, Calder heads north to try to find his biological human parents.
Meanwhile, Lily tries to convince one of the mermaid sisters--both locked in an internal power struggle--to
transform her mother in order to save her life. All the while, Lily seems to be in contact with the spirit of
Nadia, who wants somehow to keep her broken promise to Calder's birth mother to return her son. Brown
writes with more sophistication than usual in mermaid fiction, lifting this book a bit above the norm for the
genre, and she displays a good touch for characterization, thanks in part to an alternating first-person
narration; even the more villainous mermaid sister feels well-rounded and believable. Good entertainment
for fans of the genre. (Paranormal suspense. 12 & up)
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
"Brown, Anne Greenwood: PROMISE BOUND." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Dec. 2013. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A352605789/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=32ba4325.
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Promise Bound
Krista Hutley
Booklist.
110.7 (Dec. 1, 2013): p64.
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Full Text:
Promise Bound. By Anne Greenwood Brown. Jan. 2014. 368p. Delacorte, $17.99 (9780385743839); lib.
ed., $20.99 (9780375991318); e-book, $17.99 (9780385371292). Gr. 8-11.
Brown concludes her paranormal romance trilogy with a crowded but propulsive tale of love and war
among a dysfunctional family of merpeople. Now that Lily has become a mermaid, Calder's feuding sisters
pressure her to choose a side, each promising something she desperately wants. Meanwhile, Calder searches
for his human mother to fulfill a promise made long ago by Nadia, the deceased mermaid matriarch. Calder
and Lily react poorly to their separation, unable to control the merpeople's instinctive killing urges. While
most of the characters' stories have satisfying, if hasty, resolutions, a few are left in frustrating limbo. As
finales go, this is uneven but essential for series fans. --Krista Hutley
Hutley, Krista
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Hutley, Krista. "Promise Bound." Booklist, 1 Dec. 2013, p. 64. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A353751896/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=207461e7.
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Anne Greenwood Brown: DEEP
BETRAYAL
Kirkus Reviews.
(Feb. 15, 2013):
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Anne Greenwood Brown DEEP BETRAYAL Delacorte (Children's Fiction) $17.99 3, 12 ISBN: 978-0-385-
74203-0
Diving back into the stagnant, tepid waters of Lies Beneath (2012), Lily Anne Hancock and Calder White
return to Lake Superior, where Lily first discovered Calder was a merman and that his adoptive sisters were
bent on the destruction of the Hancock family. With one of the sisters dead, Lily and Calder tell Lily's father
he is the true sibling of the merpeople and gradually introduce him to life underwater--just as bodies start
washing up on the lakeshore. Lily knows that mercreatures hunt, but her father knows what being human is
and doesn't need to feed on human emotions, does he? Switching the narration from fishy Calder to a lovestruck,
half-fish teen girl doesn't enliven the emotional dullness that marked the first work. Brown does
attempt to link back to the Native American legends halfheartedly explored earlier, with little success.
There's very little by way of plot, despite piles of bodies and many red herrings. Lily and Calder's romance
continues to be defined by his controlling and obsessive behavior, while Lily experiments with her mutant
abilities to fit into Calder's watery world. This is the same bait as the last novel, but it's been left in the sun
even longer. (Paranormal romance. 12 & up)
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
"Anne Greenwood Brown: DEEP BETRAYAL." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Feb. 2013. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A318463570/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=0dfab2fe.
Accessed 17 May 2018.
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Lies Beneath
Nancy Hull
The Christian Century.
129.25 (Dec. 12, 2012): p24.
COPYRIGHT 2012 The Christian Century Foundation
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Full Text:
Lies Beneath
By Anne Greenwood Brown
Delacorte, 320 pp., $17.99
Calder and his sisters (merman and mermaids) can dive deep to investigate sunken ships in Lake Superior
or morph into human form and meander the streets of Bayfield, Wisconsin. Charged with luring Lily's
father to the water, Calder grapples with his sisters' cruel intentions and Lily's lovely aura. Within the
conflict, readers find a refreshing twist on relationships. Ages 12 and up.
Selected by Nancy Hull, who teaches English at Calvin College.
Hull, Nancy
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Hull, Nancy. "Lies Beneath." The Christian Century, 12 Dec. 2012, p. 24. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A314933184/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=d6373e8a.
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Brown, Anne Greenwood. Lies Beneath
Cheryl Clark
Voice of Youth Advocates.
35.2 (June 2012): p171+.
COPYRIGHT 2012 E L Kurdyla Publishing LLC
http://www.voya.com
Full Text:
3Q * 4P * J * S
Brown, Anne Greenwood. Lies Beneath. Delacorte/Random House, 2012. 320p. $17.99. 978-0-385-74201-
6.
Gorgeous Calder and his beautiful sisters are mermaids, but not the cute Disney kind. They lure humans
into the water and kill them in order to feed on their emotions. Now they have their sights set on a different
type of prey; they are stalking Jason Hancock to avenge their mother's death. To get close to Jason, Calder
has to get close to his daughter. There is only one thing Calder did not count oil: falling in love.
Once again we have a girl-meets-boy-who-happens-to-be-a-monster love story. Brown distinguishes her tale
from other Twilight knock-offs by setting it in the water and using a mythological creature that is less
frightening than a vampire--her beasts are mermaids. The story itself holds the reader's interest, and the
normally depressive main character, Calder, undergoes a personality shift by the end of the novel. Neither
the plot nor the romance, however, is particularly compelling. The book will temporarily satisfy young
people's craving for fantasy romance, but it will probably not win any new readers to the genre.--Cheryl
Clark.
3Q Readable, without serious defects.
4P Broad general or genre YA appeal.
J Junior High (defined as grades 7-9).
S Senior High (defined as grades 10-12).
Clark, Cheryl
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Clark, Cheryl. "Brown, Anne Greenwood. Lies Beneath." Voice of Youth Advocates, June 2012, p. 171+.
General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A296836270/ITOF?
u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=2b4f0d35. Accessed 17 May 2018.
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Brown, Anne Greenwood: LIES
BENEATH
Kirkus Reviews.
(Apr. 15, 2012):
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Full Text:
Brown, Anne Greenwood LIES BENEATH Delacorte (Children's Fiction) $17.99 6, 12 ISBN: 978-0-385-
74201-6
Riding the wave of mermaid paranormalia is a young merman with a mission. For 18-year-old Calder
White, family life is a little different. He spends part of his year living in Lake Superior with his three
sisters, plotting revenge on Jason Hancock, the son of the man the merpeople hold responsible for killing
their mother. Calder plans to lure Jason into the water by using Jason's daughters Lily and Sophie, but he
does not count on falling in love with Lily nor on her learning of his true nature. When he is about to spring
the trap, Calder finds himself out of his depth and drowning. Narrator Calder isn't particularly selfreflective,
which ably conveys his emotional numbness but also makes him rather dull. There's little that's
engaging about Brown's treatment of the mermaid mythology, the characters or the plot, making it an
underwater retread of stories about sparkly creatures and dangerous love. Initially borrowing from Native
American tales, Brown dumps the legends quickly into the inky depths. Astute readers will see the entire
plot arc from the first few pages, which makes Calder and Lily's romance feel forced from the beginning.
About as exciting as a handful of chum. (Paranormal romance. 12 & up)
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
"Brown, Anne Greenwood: LIES BENEATH." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Apr. 2012. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A286236234/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=d22b81be.
Accessed 17 May 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A286236234

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BROWN, Anne Greenwood. Cold Hard
Truth
Cyndi Hamann
School Library Journal.
64.2 (Feb. 2018): p98.
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redistribution permitted.
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Full Text:
BROWN, Anne Greenwood. Cold Hard Truth. 256p. Albert Whitman. Apr. 2018. Tr $16.99. ISBN
9780807580837.
Gr 10 Up--Emmie is living with her dad again after a traumatic year with her mom. She took a plea deal
requiring a lot of community service and testifying against her mom's drug dealer, Nick. On her community
service, Emmie meets bad-boy hockey player Max. He is instantly taken with Emmie, who isn't interested.
After a series of encounters, Max and Emmie's feelings for each other grow, following a predictable
relationship plotline. Imprisoned Nick looms large as his friends continue to threaten Emmie. Max and
Emmie are slow to trust each other and reveal their troubled pasts, yet are ultimately able to overcome their
fears together. There are descriptions of drug use and nongraphic discussion about rape and assault. Brown
creates balance between the thriller aspects of Nick's revenge and the romance between the teens, which
keeps the narrative engaging. VERDICT A good purchase for libraries seeking redemptive bad-boy
romances.--Cyndi Hamann, Crystal Lake Public Library, IL
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Hamann, Cyndi. "BROWN, Anne Greenwood. Cold Hard Truth." School Library Journal, Feb. 2018, p. 98.
General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A526734104/ITOF?
u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=cd48d4e1. Accessed 17 May 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A526734104

QUOTED: "Intriguing from the start, this work is easy to recommend."
"a sexy, fascinating, fast-paced, and darkly dynamic mystery for teens."

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Anastasiu, Heather & Anne Greenwood
Brown. Girl Last Seen
Emily Grace Le May
School Library Journal.
62.2 (Feb. 2016): p98.
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redistribution permitted.
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Full Text:
ANASTASIU, Heather & Anne Greenwood Brown. Girl Last Seen. 272p. ebook available. Albert
Whitman. Mar. 2016. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780807581407.
Gr 9 Up--This novel draws readers deep into the twisted world of two viral singing sensations and the boys
who love them. Kadence (Kady) and Lauren are two best friends well on their way to breaking into the
indie pop music scene, having already achieved Internet fame with their original songs that garnered
thousands of hits and rabidly loyal fans on YouTube. Everything seems bright for these stars on the rise--
that is, until Lauren loses her voice and Kady suddenly goes missing, leaving Lauren as the last person to
have seen her alive. As the town and the online world turn on Lauren, she seeks solace in Jude, the
handsome bad boy just back from the brink of a few psychotic episodes and stalking allegations. Where has
Kady gone, and who can be trusted? Readers will hunt down the answers to these questions and more right
up until the final, shocking reveals. Intriguing from the start, this work is easy to recommend to fans of
April Henry. All of the usual suspects are accounted for in terms of genre tropes (broken friendships,
romantic betrayal, jealousy, bullying, and rumors running amok throughout the halls of high school), but
they're all presented in a fresh and modem way without overtly trying to be too hip. The authors really seem
to grasp the fickle and duplicitous role that the Internet plays in the lives of their target readers, and they
incorporate it seamlessly into their characters' development and plotlines. VERDICT A sexy, fascinating,
fast-paced, and darkly dynamic mystery for teens.--Emily Grace Le May, Providence Community Library,
RJ
May, Emily Grace Le
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
May, Emily Grace Le. "Anastasiu, Heather & Anne Greenwood Brown. Girl Last Seen." School Library
Journal, Feb. 2016, p. 98. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A442780627/ITOF?
u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=7dd9f39e. Accessed 17 May 2018.
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Brown, Anne Greenwood. Lies Beneath
Eliza Langhans
School Library Journal.
58.8 (Aug. 2012): p98.
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redistribution permitted.
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Full Text:
BROWN, Anne Greenwood. Lies Beneath. 306p. map. CIP. Delacorte. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-
74201-6; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-99036-6; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98908-7. LC
2011044337.
Gr 8 Up--Calder and his murderous mermaid sisters have spent years obsessing over a man named Jason
Hancock, who was promised to their family as an infant after their mother saved his father's life. Finally
Hancock has moved back to the shores of Lake Superior with his family to take up residence in his old
house. Unfortunately, a lifetime spent listening to his father tell horrific yet improbable tales of "monsters"
has made him wary of the water. Calder is dispatched, disguised in human form, to lure one of Hancock's
daughters to the water instead, to be used as bait. Calder selects the elder daughter, beautiful Lily, and
needless to say he quickly becomes distracted from his mission. The romance that ensues feels familiar,
with a merman in place of other supernatural creatures du jour. Calder is amazingly handsome and alluring
(due to his merman powers), while there is something different about Lily, who seems to have a special
connection to the water. As narrator and romantic hero, Calder is problematic, not just because he is a selfconfessed
serial killer (though he feels bad about it, or at least he has mixed feelings), but also because he is
a total wimp, constantly being bossed around by his sisters and whining about the cold water. A few plot
twists keep the story going, and a sequel is in the works.--Eliza Langhans, Hatfield Public Library, MA
Langhans, Eliza
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Langhans, Eliza. "Brown, Anne Greenwood. Lies Beneath." School Library Journal, Aug. 2012, p. 98.
General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A298293297/ITOF?
u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=748c175e. Accessed 17 May 2018.
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Brown, Anne Greenwood. Deep Betrayal
Genevieve Gallagher
School Library Journal.
59.5 (May 2013): p104.
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redistribution permitted.
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Full Text:
BROWN, Anne Greenwood. Deep Betrayal. 336p. Delacorte. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-74203-0;
PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-99037-3; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98909-4. LC 2012030598.
Gr 9 Up--In this sequel to Lies Beneath (Delacorte, 2012), Lily is reeling from the recent events in her life.
She has been dragged away from her friends and school after a brush with death. The boy she might love is
a merman, and her family has a dark and troubled past with these creatures of the deep that live in the
waters of the Great Lakes. Her father is about to find out that he, too, can transform, and once he does, their
lives will never be the same. But deep within Lake Superior lies a deadly force, and when swimmers report
attacks and turn up dead, family friend Jack is quick to campaign against the merfolk. Publicity, bad or
good, is something they can't afford. Fast paced and filled with twisty turns, this story will appeal to readers
who enjoyed this new take on a paranormal romance in the first book. Others will find it too difficult to
catch up with the extensive mythology of these aquatic creatures.--Genevieve Gallagher, Charlottesville
High School, VA
Gallagher, Genevieve
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Gallagher, Genevieve. "Brown, Anne Greenwood. Deep Betrayal." School Library Journal, May 2013, p.
104. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A328418636/ITOF?
u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=57d0206f. Accessed 17 May 2018.
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Brown, Anne Greenwood. Promise Bound
Eliza Langhans
School Library Journal.
(Mar. 2014): p152.
COPYRIGHT 2014 Library Journals, LLC. A wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No
redistribution permitted.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/
Full Text:
BROWN, Anne Greenwood. Promise Bound. 353p. (Lies Beneath Series). Delacorte. 2014. Tr $17.99.
ISBN 9780385743839; ebk. $10.99. ISBN 9780385371292. LC 2013028765.
Gr 9 Up-The last installment of the trilogy brings this paranormal romance to a satisfying close. A clan of
mermaids have been wreaking havoc on the shores of Lake Michigan, and two young lovers-mermaid Lily
and mostly-human Calder-are trying to stop them while also coming to terms with their own identities and
destinies. While the romance between the teens remains the focus, their family histories and backstories are
fleshed out. The narrative revolves around details of mermaid mythology that will be confusing for anyone
not familiar with the first two titles. For fans, a twist at the end makes for a strong finale, and most plotlines
are neatly tied up. Recommended only where the first two books and other mermaid fantasies are popular.-
Eliza Langhans, Hatfield Public Library, MA
Langhans, Eliza
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Langhans, Eliza. "Brown, Anne Greenwood. Promise Bound." School Library Journal, Mar. 2014, p. 152.
General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A360204474/ITOF?
u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=df39c8a3. Accessed 17 May 2018.
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