Trading Cards 4.0: THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready

Day 4 of the This Side of Salvation Super Fan Contest! In case you are just following, each day a new trading card is released until all 9 have been revealed. Today we have a quote from Mara, David's sister. For more information on This Side of Salvation please visit Jeri's blog.

Trading Cards 3.0: THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready

It's already day 3! Have you been following the daily release of trading cards featuring quotes from the characters in This Side of Salvation? If not, then you can find out what it's all about by going here. If you have, then guess what I have for you... Trading card number 3/9 featuring Bailey, David's girlfriend!

Trading Cards 2.0: THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready

It's Day 2 and as promised below is the second trading card for This Side of Salvation. If you notice the 2/9 in the bottom corner that is because this is day 2 or trading card 2 of 9. In case you didn't reference Jeri's blog in my last post, the nine trading cards/days are a nod to baseball's nine innings.

Trading Cards: THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready

It is finally here: OPENING DAY! Not only do I mean baseball (finally!) but also for the This Side of Salvation super fan contest. Each day Jeri-Smith Ready will post a new trading card featuring quotes from the characters. Check back each day for a new trading card. For more details and to check out This Side of Salvation please go to Jeri's blog.

So Rushers, here is the first trading card:

Also if you are in the New York* or Pennsylvania* areas, Jeri will be at the following locations this April: (*There are also events that everyone can attend!)

"April 2: Teen Author Reading Night
Time: 6-7:30pm
Place: Jefferson Market Library, New York, New York
Along with:

• Elizabeth Eulberg, Better Off Friends 
• Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam, Elusion 
• Gwendolyn Heasley, Don’t Call Me Baby / The Art of Goodbye 
• Melissa Kantor, Maybe One Day 
• Emmy Laybourne, Sky on Fire 
• Marie Rutkoski, The Winner’s Curse 
• Tiffany Schmidt, Bright Before Sunrise 
• Jennifer E. Smith, The Geography of You and Me 
• Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation 
• Jess Verdi, The Summer I Wasn’t Me

April 3: YA Scavenger Hunt
Time: 3pm ET Thursday, April 3 through 3pm ET Sunday, April 6
Place: YA Scavenger Hunt blog will be the central location, but the hunt will take you to the blogs of 50 different YA authors for the chance to win lots of prizes, including the grand prize of EVERYONE's books!
Along with: Author list TBA very soon (I have the list, but I'm not sure it's public yet. When it is, I'll post it here.)
April 7: Ask Me Anything
Time: All day, but I'll be taking questions between 9am and 5pm ET.
Place: YA writers subreddit
April 18: 3 J's and a K Talk YA (panel, games, giveaways, Q&A, and booksigning)
Time: 7-9pm
Place: Children's Book World, Haverford, PA
Along with:

• Jennifer Salvato Doktorski, How My Summer Went Up in Flames and Famous Last Words
• Kelly Fiore, Taste Test and Just Like the Movies
• Justina Ireland, Vengeance Bound and Promise of Shadow"

*Information from Jeri's blog (link above).*