Book Details
Title: Valentina and the Haunted Mansion
Series: Valentina’s Spooky Adventures #1)
Genre: Picture Book, Vampires, Paranormal, Kids, Children’s Book
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Price: $2.99 (eBook), $10.95 (Paperback), $21.95 (Hardcover)
Synopsis:
Valentina isn’t thrilled with her
parents’ decision to move into an ancient, gigantic mansion in the middle of
nowhere—filled with dark, unsettling rooms, and far away from civilization,
where they don’t have to worry about hiding who they are. Sure, it may be
perfect for a vampire family like hers, but moving here meant leaving her best
friends behind.
The new house has some perks, though. Valentina gets to choose her own room, and when she explores the mansion on her own, she discovers a trophy room, a museum room, a music room, and much more.
From the moment Valentina started exploring, however, she’s felt someone watching her. Strange things start to happen all around her: footprints appear in the dust, a disembodied voice sneezes....
...and just because Valentina is a vampire, doesn’t mean she doesn't get scared like any other little girl.
The new house has some perks, though. Valentina gets to choose her own room, and when she explores the mansion on her own, she discovers a trophy room, a museum room, a music room, and much more.
From the moment Valentina started exploring, however, she’s felt someone watching her. Strange things start to happen all around her: footprints appear in the dust, a disembodied voice sneezes....
...and just because Valentina is a vampire, doesn’t mean she doesn't get scared like any other little girl.
Book Excerpt
This bedroom was perfect for her—not
girly and pink, like most girls would want it, but dark and mysterious. That
was more Valentina's style.
"Wow!" She smiled and rushed
toward the bed, and did the first thing every kid did when she got a new bed.
She jumped up and down on it.
Author Bio
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| Majanka Verstraete, Author |
Majanka Verstraete begged her Mom to teach her how to read
while she was still in kindergarten. By the time she finished fifth grade, she
had read through the entire children’s section of her hometown library.
She wrote her first story when she
was seven years old, and hasn’t stopped writing since. With an imagination that
never sleeps, and hundreds of possible book characters screaming for her
attention, writing is more than a passion for her.
She writes about all things
supernatural for children of all ages. She’s tried to write contemporary novels
before, but something paranormal always manages to crawl in.
Majanka is currently studying for her
Master of Laws degree, and hopes one day to be able to combine her passions for
law and writing. When she’s not writing, reading or studying, she likes
watching “The Vampire Diaries” and “Game of Thrones,” spending time with her
friends, or playing “World of Warcraft.”
Her debut picture book, “Valentina
and the Haunted Mansion
She has a lower grade chapter book,
“The Doll Maker” coming out in September 2013. This is the first book in the
Weirdville series, a series of scary books for kids. The second and third book
will be released in December 2013, along with an audio book for “The Doll
Maker”.
Her debut young adult novel,
“Fractured”, the first book in the Mirrorland series, will release in September
2013 by InkSpell Publishing. You can now pre-order your copy.
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Illustrator Bio
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| Noelle Giffin, Illustrator |
Noelle Giffin is an alumna of the Savannah College of Art
and Design, equipped with a BFA in Sequential Art. She enjoys a good story and
believes that it should always be accompanied by art that complements it,
instead of overshadowing it. Her favorite part of creating artwork is working
towards that feeling of “being in the zone,” where everything just fits
together seamlessly and is difficult to distract from.
She likes to listen to music while
she draws and, as a result, comes up with silly music video ideas for her
characters. Her medium tends to be digital, but nothing beats drawing with
pencil and paper. Lastly, she loves fat little birds like nothing else in the
world (and now no one is surprised as to why she’s drawing Bird Brain
Books).
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