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A chat with Elise about MARIGOLD STAR at YA Books Central!

6/21/2019

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Click here to check out my Q & A with YA Book Central.
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MARIGOLD STAR at Books of Wonder

6/7/2019

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Come meet Elise Primavera June 15th and get your signed copy!  For more information click here
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MARIGOLD STAR is Hot Off the Presses!

6/7/2019

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OUT NEXT WEEK

62880-1.JPGHot Off the Presses: 
Week of June 3, 2019
 
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a giant cod, a middle grade novel in which a fairy discovers her talents, and a fresh look at teen French liberator Joan of Arc. MORE more_arrow.gif

 

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MARIGOLD STAR is in Publishers Weekly Newsletter!

5/4/2019

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FEATURED REVIEWS

34835-1.JPGStop! Bot!
James Yang. Viking, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-425-28881-8

The action in this urban interlude unfolds in front of a city apartment building whose narrow shape is echoed by the book’s tall, thin trim size.A family strolls by the building’s entrance, the younger brother flying a remote-controlled toy. “I have a bot!” he announces to the doorman. Suddenly the bot starts rising: “Stop! BOT!” the family cries. more more_arrow.gif

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34837-1.JPGClever Little Witch
Muon Thị Văn, illus. by Hyewon Yum. S&S/McElderry, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4814-8171-7

Văn sets this magical caper on Mãi Mãi Island, where Little Linh shows readers the items every witch needs (a broomstick, spell book, and winged mouse), then presents her problem: “Do you know what a clever little witch does not need? A baby brother.” Baby Phu, it seems, squalls, chews on spell books, and messes with his sibling’s broomstick. more more_arrow.gif

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34840-1.JPGMarigold Star
Elise Primavera. HarperCollins, $16.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-06-056949-5

Marigold lives in magical Bramblycrumbly with her parents, baby sister, and talking pet dragon, and she has a number of problems. There’s the star over her head that has everyone convinced Marigold is “marked for greatness” and that has recently begun blinking, but Marigold doesn’t seem great at anything. more more_arrow.gif

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34841-1.JPGFive Midnights
Ann Dávila Cardinal. Tor Teen, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-250-29607-8

Biracial “Gringa-Rican” Lupe lives in Vermont but visits Puerto Rico for the summer to see her father’s family in this riveting novel. Soon, her love of true crime bleeds into reality when she visits the first of several peculiar crime scenes overseen by her police-chief uncle. When she discovers that someone—or something—is targeting five estranged friends who once called themselves los cangrejos, she’s intrigued. more more_arrow.gif

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34842-1.JPGThe Haunted
Danielle Vega. Razorbill, $17.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-451-48146-7

This spooky supernatural tale by Vega follows a well-trod horror arc: high school student Hendricks moves with her parents from Pennsylvania to a small New York town, where she senses a sinister presence in rambling old Steele House—the infamous site of a murder-suicide. Vega maintains psychological tension up until the uncertain conclusion. more more_arrow.gif

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AUNTIE CLAUS is coming to Netflix!

4/9/2019

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Super exciting news! AUNTIE CLAUS is in development at Netflix for a live action musical with Kenny Ortega on board as producer/director! Read More
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Exciting News!

3/12/2019

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Auntie Claus is coming to the Nashville Children’s Theatre this Christmas 2019!

Nashville Children’s Theatre is the nation’s oldest professional theatre for young audiences and the largest theatre in Tennessee.

Book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich. Check out this article on broadwayworld.com
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Hello from my new website!

2/25/2019

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2019 is a year of change and here’s the first one of many for me – a new website!

Visit www.eliseprimavera.com to view:
 
*Tons of art you’ve never seen
*Everything you need to know about my books
*All new Process Page with insight into my creative process

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Check out the new deluxe edition of Auntie Claus! Merry Kringle!

12/13/2018

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Praise for Auntie Claus
  • A New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller
  • “Holiday magic abounds in a picture book poised to make a big splash!”
    – starred review in Publishers Weekly
  • “A beautifully illustrated holiday story-with-a-message about the real force behind Christmas.”
    Los Angeles Times
  • “Well worth a splurge…brim[s] with fantastic energy.”
    The New York Times Book Review
  • “Sure to become a holiday classic”
    Parents Magazine
  • Sesame Street Parents top book
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Take the Bad Boys and Girls Quiz

12/12/2018

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Hear Ellen Burstyn narrate Auntie Claus!

12/11/2018

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