Quake/Echelon Press is looking to create a buzz about our newest
upcoming mystery for young readers. We would like to exchange TWENTY
free downloads for twenty reader reviews.

The first twenty people who contact me off list
(echelonpress@...) will receive a complimentary PDF download
of the follow debut mystery from Christine Verstraete. All we ask in
return is that you supply us with a reader review that we can use to
sell millions of books to voracious young readers! We also ask that
you post your review on any and all Internet sites you frequent.
Simple, really.

To answer your question, yes this book will be released as a
paperback. Anyone who submits a review within the next 10 days (May
20th) will be entered into a drawing to have their "blurb" used on
the back cover of the book and to receive the first signed copy from
the author.

Release Date: Summer 2008
Title: Searching for A Starry Night
Author: Christine Verstraete
ISBN: 978-1-59080-579-4 (10-Digit 1-59080-579-8)
Genre: Middle Grade (10 +)
Pages: 232 Price: $10.99 US $13.99 CAN

Blurb:
Samantha Ann Carlton would rather spend her summer vacation anywhere
but a spooky old house in Wisconsin…like Lake Geneva! Somehow Sam
knows it's going to take more than a couple days to find a missing
painting no bigger than her hand.

Maybe things won't be so bad, she thinks, since she gets to take a
friend's lovable, nosy, and often mischievous Dachshund, Petey, and
her best friend Lita. If they're lucky, the three of them can find
the miniature replica of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and help Sam's
mother get it to the museum, where it belongs.

But it's not going to be easy, Sam realizes, when she discovers that
her own family has some spooky secrets. Then Petey digs up an ancient
curse, and Sam fears her friendship with Lita is doomed.

Can she find the miniature masterpiece before it's too late? Will she
and her best friend go home forever friends–or enemies?

Distribution:
Echelon/Quake Direct (*45% - no minimum -returnable in sellable
condition)
Ingram Book Co.
Partners Book Dist.
Follett Distribution
Brodart Co.
Amazon.com
Fictionwise (e-Formats)
*Paid pre-orders will receive a 48% discount.