{"product_id":"the-midnight-diet-club-9781492845133","title":"The Midnight Diet Club","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreviously published under the title: YOU NEVER SEE FAT VAMPIRES!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSome kids would risk almost anything to be thin and popular, but would you join the Midnight Diet Club?\u003cp\u003eEsme is a slightly overweight teen-age girl who is hounded endlessly by three sinister bullies. In her quest to find acceptance she almost loses her soul in this funny, slightly scary, twist on vampire legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1st Prize- Florida Writers Association Royal Palm LIterary Awards for Young Adult Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Consider the current mania to be thin . . . especially among teenage girls. Splash in some humor. Carefully blend believable characters. Whip in a few \"grossly fun\" scenes. Then savor the deliciousness of The Midnight Diet Club. This twist on vampire legend just may leave you \"thirsty\" for more.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-Millie Richmond Author of HILDY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This ghoulishly delicious tale is one that many of us have experienced either first hand or via word of mouth. And during Mark Newhouse's many years of creative teaching, I'm nearly positive he encountered bullying in its many disguises. He brings the age-old vampire legend into a contemporary creative context, from which lessons can be extrapolated by students that have been, are being, or will be bullied in one form or another. And even older adults can learn a lesson or two that may assist them in relationships with fellow employees or sadistic bosses.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon Canaan (Author of two Liz Roberts psychological medical thrillers: \"Alzheimer's: Dutiful Daughter\" \u0026amp; \"Dedicated Doctor or Baby Broker,\" as well as a true crime investigation: \"Horror in Hocking County\")\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark H. Newhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492845133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark has been writing since he was five and has been published in Cricket, Cobblestone Press, Learning, Newsday and other periodicals and anthologies. His books include the Rockhound Science Mystery Series, winner of a Teacher's Choice Award (Learning Magazine, 2001) and The Midnight Diet Club, (formerly You Never See Fat Vampires), about a young girl who risks it all to stop bullies, which won 1st Prize for Fiction (YA, Published) in the Florida Writer's Association Royal Palm Literary Awards in 2011. Always eager to learn and help other authors, he is a member of the Author's Guild, SCBWI, the Florida Writer's Association, and the founder and leader of three active writing groups in Central Florida. Long interested in book marketing, he co-created and hosts Author's Beat, broadcast world-wide at www.blogtalkradio.com\/authorsbeat and has now created the How To Sell Your Books Checklist which he hopes will help writers everywhere tame the marketing monster. Mark was a teacher in Central Islip, Long Island, New York, and adjunct professor of education at SUNY Old Westbury. He was named Teacher of the Year by the New York State Reading Association in 1989 and currently lives in Florida with his very patient wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45415484588147,"sku":"9781492845133","price":9.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_09ef4cc6-9a76-4013-803d-1631b5264d75.jpg?v=1787919493","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-midnight-diet-club-9781492845133","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}