Two Teen Terrors

TWO TEEN TERRORS features two of J.G. Sandom's award-winning novels of horror: KISS ME, I'M DEAD and CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER.TWILIGHT MEETS TITANICRanked one of the Top Ten Children's Books of the year by the Washington Post, KISS ME, I'M DEAD was named a Notable Book for Teens by the Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Teen's Top Ten, and nominated for a Cybils literary award, a Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association (ALA), and recently added to Horn Book's list of Recommended American Historical Fiction.The Washington Post said, "(J.G. Sandom) writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction," and called KISS ME, I'M DEAD, "a subtle gem." In its starred review, School Library Journal said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way." Horn Book Magazine called the work, "A decidedly unconventional ghost story . . . (and) a tightly wound novel." And Bookslut.com said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD scores on several levels, most notably as a drama that blows apart all preconceived notions of how history can be retold."BREAKING BAD MEETS OLIVER TWISTPreviously named a Junior Library Guild selection, Publishers Weekly called CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER, "A haunting tour of London's underclass during the 1830s . . . Teens will likely be both captivated by Victor's harrowing story as well as his ability to prevail in the face of harsh injustices." VOYA said, "Teen readers will thoroughly enjoy the hair-raising suspense in this historical thriller." KLIATT said, "Like M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, this look at sinister events in history makes the era come alive and lingers in the memory." And School Library Journal said, "Part historical fiction and part adventure story, the novel brings excitement to Victorian England . . . Readers will be on the edge of their seats."

About the Author

Born in Chicago, raised and educated throughout Europe, and a graduate of Amherst College (where he won the Academy of American Poets Prize), J.G. Sandom founded the nation's first digital ad agency (Einstein and Sandom Interactive - EASI) in 1984, before launching an award-winning writing career. J. has published eleven novels, plus several short stories and poems, including: The Blue Men, Gospel Truths - A Joseph Koster Mystery, The Wall Street Murder Club (optioned by Warner Bros., originally released with the title The Hunting Club), The God Machine - A Joseph Koster Mystery, The Publicist (a black comedy released under pseudonym Veronica Wright), The Wave - A John Decker Thriller and 404 - A John Decker Thriller; plus four young adult novels, including The Seed of Icarus, Kiss Me, I'm Dead (originally released under pseudonym T.K. Welsh, titled The Unresolved), Confessions of a Teenage Body Snatcher (originally released under pseudonym T.K. Welsh, titled Resurrection Men) and dEATH in dAVOS - A Robin Beauvais Manifesto. Two Teen Terrors includes two of Sandom's award-winning YA novels: Kiss Me, I'm Dead and Confessions of a Teenage Body Snatcher. He is currently working on a new John Decker thriller tentatively called The Flower, and planning a new Robin Beauvais Manifesto called mURDER in mACAO. J. is also the Chairman and CEO of Mnemania, Inc., the company behind media capture and sharing app MemoryBox. Please visit the author @ jgsandom.com.

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