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Monday, February 6, 2017

COVER REVEAL of my next book! Introducing... Under the Bottle Bridge


Hi All! My next book, Under the Bottle Bridge, will be released by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on September 5th, 2017! You can add it to your Goodreads account HERE, but for now you can see it up on Amazon here.

The setting is the fictional town of Gilbreth, New York, a place that puts great stock in traditional arts~weavers, blacksmiths, silversmiths, glassblowers, bakers, herbalists, and the like. My protagonist, young Minna Treat, comes from a long line of woodworkers that can be traced back to the founding of Gilbreth. She and her uncle (who's also her legal guardian) are the very last of the Treats... and if Minna can't find a solution, they may be the first to leave the place that's been their family home for generations.

It's a story of bridges, secrets, legacy, message bottles, seasons of change, family, hearth milk, and things lost and found. I'll do an ARC giveaway in the coming months, but for now, I'm so pleased to share the cover with you.

The artist, the incredible Sonia Kretschmar, did such an amazing job of capturing the heart of the novel (the official summary is below). I hope you love it as much as I do!



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In the weeks leading up to Gilbreth, New York's annual AutumnFest, 12-year-old woodcraft legacy Minna Treat is struggling with looming deadlines, an uncle trying to hide Very Bad News, and a secret personal quest. When she discovers mysterious bottle messages under one of the village's 300-year-old bridges, she can't help but wonder who's leaving them, what they mean, and, most importantly... could the messages be for her?

Along with best friend Crash and a mystery-loving newcomer full of suspicious theories, Minna is determined to discover whether the bottles are miraculously leading her toward long-lost answers she's been looking for, or drawing her into a disaster of historic proportions.

23 comments:

  1. Hooraaaay, Jess! It's beautiful, and so perfectly autumnal! Can't wait to read it.

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  2. What a gorgeous cover! I'm thrilled for you Jess, and I look forward to reading the book.

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    1. Thanks, Joanne! I'm looking forward to seeing you at K.M. Walton's book launch in March, if not sooner :)

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  3. Hooray!!!!!!! Beautiful! I can't wait.

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    1. Thank you, Faith! You and Old-Fashioned, New-Fangled Girls are in my thoughts~ I'm pulling for both of ya!

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  4. Oh, this is my favorite cover yet! Congratulations!

    I just finished Nooks and Crannies while my husband finished Waiting for Augusta (and he really liked it, and that's saying a lot:) and now we are going to swap. Well done; really great writing and characters.

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    1. Thanks, Amy! And a big thanks to you and your husband for reading my other books :)

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  5. You're right, Jessica, that cover is gorgeous. Congrats on finishing another book. Perhaps in the near future you can post about your productivity tricks? ;) Can't wait to read.

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    1. Ha! Oh, Julia, if you knew how productive I'd been for the last month with my writing, you would laugh :) Thanks for the cover love!

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  6. Ooh, so pretty! Love all the colors to be found, an of course, that magical looking bottle. Congrats!!

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  7. Lovely. I'm so excited for you--and for me when the book finally comes out! <3

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  8. Love your cover! And sounds like a great story!

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  9. Loving the covered bridge and the squirrel hiding in the autumn leaves, congratulations!

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  10. Jess, so happy for you on another book, and the cover is fantastic. I have to tell you that I actually just finished Waiting for Augusta--as a matter of fact the copy is still on my desk. I loved it! Now I'm looking forward to reading Under the Bottle Bridge. Congratulations :-)

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    1. Thank you so much, Kenda! And awwww, thank you for reading Augusta!

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