Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This tri-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive TWENTY signed books, one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. Yellow Team--but there is also a red team and a blue team. You can enter all three contests--which has a total prize bucket of SIXTY signed books!









If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage.


SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE


Directions: Hidden within my post is a single letter that is yellow. Make a note of that letter! It's a part of a scrambled phrase. When you go to all the author sites of the yellow team, you'll have all the letters you need to enter the contest. Entry Form: Once you piece together all the clues to the hunt, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the completed phrase will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by April 1st. Entries sent without the correct puzzle code or without contact information will not be considered.Today, I am hosting Myra Mcentire on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Myra McEntire knows the words to every R&B hit of the last decade, but since she lives in Nashville, the country music capitol of America, her lyrical talents go sadly unappreciated. She's chosen, instead, to channel her "mad word skills" into creating stories. She's an avid Doctor Who fan, and will argue passionately about which incarnation is the best. You can visit her online at www.myramcentire.com.
Find out more information by checking out the author website or find more about the author's book here!


A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking.Kaleb Ballard was never supposed to be able to see ripples -- cracks in time. Are Kaleb's powers expanding, or is something very wrong? Before Kaleb can find out, Jonathan Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, reappears. Why is he back, and what, or whom, does he want?In the wake of Landers' return, the Hourglass organization is offered an ultimatum by a mysterious man. Either they find Landers and the research he has stolen on people who might carry the time gene, or time will be altered--with devastating results for the people Kaleb loves most.Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their extraordinary powers to find Landers. But where do they even start? And when? Even if they succeed, just finding him may not be enough….The follow-up to Hourglass, Timepiece blends the paranormal, science-fiction, mystery and suspense genres into a non-stop thrill ride where every second counts.Now for the Exclusive Content! A Playlist for Kaleb!

"Kaleb has rather eclectic taste in music. There are some big clues to who he is here, so listen carefully!"

Sinister Kid - The Black Keys
Untitled (How Does It Feel) - D'Angelo
Suffocate - J. Holiday
Jar of Hearts - Christina Perry
Sundrenched World - Joshua Radin
Trouble - Ray Lamontagne
Bloodstream - Stateless
Give Me Everything - Pitbull
Doctor Feelgood - Aretha Franklin
Re: Stacks - Bon Iver

Find the secret letter? If you get stuck go here and to enter go here.

For the next letter head over to Amy Plum's blog.

Happy Hunting! And remember: The best things in life are always worth fighting for!