Chris Howard Takes The Dare

Chris Howard is our guest author for Truth or Dare this week. His debut YA novel, ROOTLESS, will be published by Scholastic, November 2012. Chris chose a dare, submitted by one of our own--April Tucholke dared Chris to write a ROOTLESS inspired song, and he did it. Happy Valentine's Day.

Hi! This is Chris, and I'm honored to be included on Friday the Thirteeners this week! Thanks for having me! I hope you enjoy the song I wrote for the main character of my debut novel, ROOTLESS. It was supposed to be a "dare" ... but to be honest I had an absolute blast working up the tune on my acoustic guitar. ROOTLESS is the first in a series of books set in a distant future where nothing can grow. The main character's name is Banyan - he builds trees out of old scrap and salvaged junk, until he finds a clue to the whereabouts of the last living trees on earth ... He's an awesome young dude, really, and he deserves a song - so thanks for inspiring me!



Chris Howard grew up not far from London, but he currently lives in Denver, Colorado. He studied Natural Resources Management in college, and spent eight years leading wilderness adventure trips for teenagers. Chris is passionate about art and the environment, and his debut novel celebrates both those things...and more. ROOTLESS will be out this November, via Scholastic Press, and Chris is currently working on Book 2 of the series. Find him here:

http://chrishowardbooks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/ChrisHowardBooks
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13049305-rootless
http://twitter.com/chrisH0WARD

Next up: the brilliant Erin Bowman. She'll take the stage Friday, Feb. 17. Submit a truth or dare for Erin here.

Guest Dare: Kiersten White

We are so excited to welcome our very first guest author to Friday The Thirteeners! Kiersten White, author of the PARANORMALCY trilogy, has bravely agreed to do a dare for us, and she chose Amy Garvey's. I hope you find the results as hilarious as we did.

If you didn't know, on top of asking for truths and dares from you, we welcome authors to take up a challenge with us. This blog is all about participation, so keep sending in your ideas, and don't be afraid to sign up to play. We'll be nice. We promise.





Thanks for participating, Amy! As the author of today's chosen dare, you win a copy of one of Kiersten White's favorite kissy books: ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins (if you already own this book, we'll work out a different prize). Our lovely April Tucholke is on the chopping block next so send in more dares! Check back Friday for another post.