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June 2010:
Portuguese rights have sold in Brazil! Editora Intrínseca Ltda. in Brazil has acquired the rights to publish both The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead. May 2010: French rights have sold! Pocket Jeunesse in France has acquired the rights to publish both The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead. May 3, 2010: The Body Finder has been nominated for YALSA's 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults!!! April 2010: UK rights have sold! Headline Publishing Group in England has acquired the rights to publish both The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead. Polish rights have sold! Nasza Ksiegarnia in Poland has acquired the rights to publish The Body Finder. Russian rights have sold! Ripol in Russia has acquired the rights to publish both The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead. March 2010: REVIEW! Publishers Weekly says "Derting's first novel demonstrates unusual skill in weaving together contemporary teenage preoccupations with its paranormal plot twist." And that "...sections from the perspective of the killer add a creepy, page-turning quality. A strong debut from a promising author." REVIEW! BCCB says "In her debut work, Derting manages to pack a haunting mystery full of plenty of red herrings and creepy encounters, seamlessly interweaving the classic whodunit story with a steamy romance." February 2010: Turkish rights have sold! Bilge Kulture in Turkey has acquired the rights to publish The Body Finder. The Body Finder has been chosen for the Spring 2010 Indie Next List. Indies rock!!! REVIEW! Romantic Times magazine calls The Body Finder "a refreshing take on paranormal romance..." and says that "The point of view switch between Violet and the killer is interesting, upping the creepy factor." REVIEW! Story Circle Reviews says of The Body Finder: "It's so easy to identify with the characters and get wrapped up in the action. The romance is poignant but the suspense makes this a page-turner. I couldn't put the book down!" December 2009: REVIEW! VOYA says of The Body Finder: "The explicit and unsettlingly candid tone of the killer reminds one of Robert Cormier's Tenderness (Delacorte, 1997), while several twists and turns keep the pages flipping. Older readers will quickly find themselves pulled into Derting's neighborhood." October 2009: REVIEW! Booklist praises: "First-time novelist Derting has written a suspenseful mystery and sensual love story that will captivate readers who enjoy authentic high-school setting, snappy dialogue, sweet romance, and heart-stopping drama. A real page-turner, this will have readers checking behind themselves and refusing to go anywhere alone." September 2009: REVIEW! Teens Read Too gives The Body Finder their Hall-of-Fame Gold Star Award, saying that The Body Finder "is scary, sexy, emotional, and downright riveting at all times; she never "writes down" to the teen or young adult who will pick up the book." August 2009: German rights have sold! Coppenrath in Germany has acquired the rights to publish both The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead beginning in Fall 2010.  |
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