Fourth Story Media » Media http://www.fourthstorymedia.com A fresh perspective in storytelling Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Common Sense Media Gives The Amanda Project 4 Stars! http://www.fourthstorymedia.com/2009/09/30/common-sense-media-gives-the-amanda-project-4-stars/ http://www.fourthstorymedia.com/2009/09/30/common-sense-media-gives-the-amanda-project-4-stars/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:36:03 +0000 admin http://www.fourthstorymedia.com/?p=617 Picture 1Common Sense Media, the well-respected, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that provides media reviews for families and educators recently reviewed Invisible I and The Amanda Project and gave it 4 stars! Calling it a “compelling, quirky onion of a mystery” the review goes on to say:

The writing and the book design are both beautiful. Main characters are smart, resilient, and optimistic — Kantor’s dialogue is spot on, and the characters will resonate with readers. Callie’s life is a roller coaster, and yet her new-found friendships empower her. Amanda’s disappearance seems to lead to more secrets and more revelations at the same time, and Callie finds the strength, and the support, to make some big changes in her life. Courage leads to confrontations that help many people; but Amanda is still missing.

This is a cliffhanger that will have readers anxiously awaiting the next book, and the Web site may inspire them creatively.

Check out the full review, and learn more about Common Sense Media!

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Seventeen Magazine has a great post up about The Amanda Project launch on their 17 Buzz blog and on their Facebook fan page today!

Do you ever wish you could write yourself into a mystery? Now you can transform yourself from reader to character in The Amanda Project, the first ever interactive book series and Web site!

Get to know Amanda, a mysterious girl who’s…gone missing! On the site, you can become a character, create a profile, uncover clues about her disappearace and comment on weekly stories, all with the chance to be included in the published book series! The things you contribute to the site will shape the outcome of what goes into the books, and there are tons of ways to interact, like sharing art, music, and writing.

The first book of eight, Invisible I by Stella Lennon and Melissa Kantor, will come out September 22nd…

They posted the video as well. Check out the full post here!

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