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August 31st, 2010

Girlfriends Cyber Circuit presents… Kristina Springer!

It’s GCC time! This week, I’m delighted to bring you the fabulous…

Kristina Springer

Welcome, Kristina!

The Girlfriend

Name:

Kristina Springer

Short Bio:

Kristina Springer is the author of THE ESPRESSOLOGIST, MY FAKE BOYFRIEND IS BETTER THAN YOURS and the forthcoming PUMPKIN PRINCESS (fall 2011). She has a Masters in Writing from DePaul University and she resides outside of Chicago with her husband and children. Visit her at www.KristinaSpringer.com.
 
Kristina loves to hear from readers, so please visit her at www.KristinaSpringer.com, on her blog (KristinaSpringer.blogspot.com), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/KristinaSpringer) or on Twitter (@TinaSpringer).

The Book

My Fake Boyfriend is Better Than Yours
August 31, 2010
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
**On shelves now**


Seventh grade was supposed to be fun, but Tori is having major drama with her BFF, Sienna. Sienna changed a lot over the summer—on the first day of school she’s tan, confident, and full of stories about her new dreamy boyfriend. Tori knows that she’s totally making this guy up. So Tori invents her own fake boyfriend, who is better than Sienna’s in every way. Things are going great—unless you count the whole lying-to-your-best-friend thing—until everyone insists Tori and Sienna bring their boyfriends to the back-to-school dance.

Up Close and Personal

1.   PURSUING YOUR DREAMS: Everyone has the ability to be extraordinary, they just have to embrace what makes them unique and special and pursue their dreams with passion and confidence! Was being a published author a dream of yours? If so, how does it feel to have achieved your dream?

Yes! It didn’t become a dream for me until I was in my twenties but then I was determined and it feels amazing to be published.



2.   CHANGING YOUR WORLD: Changing the world doesn’t have to mean finding a cure for cancer or creating lasting world peace (though it definitely can!). It just means finding a way that you can make the world a little better off for having lived here, whether it’s making a difference to one person or a million, to the earth, to animals… whatever is important to you. What is one way you would personally like to make the world a better place?

Make people laugh. :-)


3.   GRATITUDE: Gratitude is a huge part of the You 2.0 life. Taking a moment to count our blessings is the best way to remember what’s truly important (especially when life is hectic and crazy!). What are you grateful for?

My family, my friends, reality tv (kidding), my health, and happiness!

Author Fun!

4.   SECRET SQUEE MOMENT: What is the coolest thing that’s happened to you since becoming a published author?

Walking up to my booth at ALA and seeing a long line of people waiting to see me—it was pretty cool!



5.   ALL-TIME MOST MEMORABLE BOOK: What book had the greatest impact on you growing up?

The Little House on the Prairie series.



6.   THE REAL DEAL: If you could go back in time and give your teen/tween self one piece of advice, what would it be?

Hold tight, things seem intense and dramatic now but life post high school is a blast!

Thanks to Kristina for a fun interview. :-)   Be sure to pick up your copy of My Fake Boyfriend is Better Than Yours today!

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  1. Jennifer aka yabooknerd @ 12:03 pm on September 2nd, 2010 - Reply

    Great interview. I’m excited for My Fake Boyfriend and I LOVE The title Pumpkin Princess

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Kay Cassidy's 10-in-10-teen-chick-lit-challenge book recommendations, reviews, favorite quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists



#1 – GOOD GRIEF by Lolly Winston

#2 – THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

#3 – CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins

#4 – THE NAUGHTY LIST by Suzanne Young

#5 – THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT by Kate DiCamillo

#6 – WINGS by Aprilynne Pike

#7 – EIGHTH GRADE SUPERZERO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

#8 – THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE by Kate DiCamillo

#9 – HOW TO TRAIN A DRAGON by Cressida Cowell

#10 – THE SEASON by Sarah MacLean

#11 – THE SEVEN RAYS by Jessica Bendinger

#12 – WHISPER by Phoebe Kitanidis

#13 – SHADOW HILLS by Anastasia Hopcus

#14 – NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer

#15 – MOLLY MOON’S INCREDIBLE BOOK OF HYPNOTISM by Georgia Byng

#16 – GRACELING by Kristin Cashore (This is a second reading which is super rare for me. One of my all-time faves!)

#17 – FIRE by Kristin Cashore

#18 – THE REPLACEMENT by Brenna Yovanoff

#19 – HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter

#20 – NEED by Carrie Jones

#21 – BRIGHTLY WOVEN by Alexandra Bracken

#22 – CAPTIVATE by Carrie Jones

#23 – PROPHECY OF DAYS by Christy Raedeke

#24 – THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN by Susan Beth Pfeffer

#25 – THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown

#26 – PLAIN KATE by Erin Bow

#27 – THE OVERTON WINDOW – by Glenn Beck

#28 – THE THIEF by Megan Whalen Turner

#29 – PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White

#30 – THE DUFF by Kody Keplinger

#31 – MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins

#32 – ONLY THE GOOD SPY YOUNG by Ally Carter

#33 – THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Elizabeth Eulberg