Hi! I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of the Stranje House novels, your hostess for this leg of the hunt.
I love adventure in books and in real life. Taught rock climbing in the Rockies. Survival camped in the desert. I was stalked by a mountain lion, lost an argument with a rattlesnake, spent way too long in college, fell in love at least a dozen times, and married my very own hero. (That’s him, being so patient with me while we’re navigating the Colorado.) We have four free-spirited adventurous children.
BOOKS ONE AND TWO OF THE STRANJE HOUSE NOVELS
You are currently hunting on TEAM GOLD.
Looking for my exclusive bonus content? Stay on the GOLD TEAM hunt. Hidden in the YASH blog hop scavenger hunt is an early look at the cover for book 3 and a blurb about Lady Jane’s upcoming tale. Before you go hunting for it, check out the amazing author I’m hosting.
But, first, a few rules…
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE RULES
DIRECTIONS: Below, you’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on TEAM GOLD, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!)
HINT: My SECRET NUMBER IS BOLDED in GOLD!
ENTRY FORM: Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number 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 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9th, at midnight. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
On this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each participating YA author, you also find secret numbers. Add up the numbers, and enter it for a chance to win a major prize–one lucky winner will receive at least one book from each author on my team in the hunt! But play fast. This contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online until noon on Sunday, October 9th!
There are SIX team contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the GOLD TEAM but there is also a RED TEAM, BLUE TEAM, ORANGE TEAM, PURPLE TEAM, and GREEN TEAM! Check out each team for a chance to win nine different sets of 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 page.
Now that all the technical stuff is out of the way, I’ll introduce the author I am hosting on this hunt.
I am super excited to be hosting David Kudler!
David Kudler is an author, editor, and publisher living just north of San Francisco, California with his wife, teacher/author Maura Vaughn, his author-to-be daughters, and their (apparently) non-literary cats. He is best known as the editor of Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
His children’s picture book The Seven Gods of Luck was adapted from a Japanese folktale. Two books that he edited for Joseph Campbell Foundation (Sake & Satori andMyths of Light) explore Japanese mythology and religion. He has written about places other than Japan — but his imagination keeps returning to the Land of the Rising Sun.
Risuko is his first novel.
David graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B. in English Literature and Language. He received his J.D. at Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the YALE LAW JOURNAL. I published an article in the YALE LAW JOURNAL, entitled, “How Judges Overrule: Speech Act Theory and the Doctrine of Stare Decisis,” and received the Barry S. Kaplan Prize for best paper in Law and Literature.”
Kathleen says: Japanese history is amazing. I can’t wait to read his books. Speaking of his books. David is giving ALL of you a FREE eBook! FREE you guys. How cool is that? The FREE Book is this one—WHITE ROBES.
Here’s a link to his FREE eBook: risuko_-a-kunoichi-tale-david-kudler
ABOUT WHITE ROBES
One of history’s most amazing armies is born
And its soldiers wear silk robes
Lady Mochizuki Chiyome is mired in grief. Recently widowed by Japan’s endless civil war, she has become tired of mourning, tired of wearing the white robes that are the traditional Japanese garb of grief. On the road, she encounters two young women who open her eyes to a whole new purpose in life — and a new way to end Japan’s century of bloodshed.
This is the first of six Kunoichi Companion Tales, prequel stories to David Kudler’s historical novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
- White Robes— Mired in her own grief, Lady Mochizuki Chiyome encounters two young women who give her a whole new, much more interesting opportunity
- Silk & Service— A young Takeda warrior meets a servant who is much more than she seems (coming soon!)
- Ghost— When Lady Chiyome receives a note from the shōgun, she finds that the messenger is much more intriguing than the message
- Shining Boy— Plucked off of the streets of the capital, an orphan girl tries to figure out what story she’s wandered into
- Blade— Toumi doesn’t want anyone messing with her business
- Little Brother— Returning to the monastery turns out to be as hard as leaving it
Today David is showcasing his NEW novel, RISUKO
ABOUT THE BOOK
Samurai, assassins, warlords — and a girl who likes to climb
An artfully crafted novel that evokes a heavy sense of place and enchantment…. Risuko’s development and evolution are fascinating to watch in this powerful and relentless coming-of-age adventure. — Foreword Reviews
Though Japan has been devastated by a century of civil war, Risuko just wants to climb trees. Growing up far from the battlefields and court intrigues, the fatherless girl finds herself pulled into a plot that may reunite Japan — or may destroy it. She is torn from her home and what is left of her family, but finds new friends at a school that may not be what it seems.
Magical but historical, Risuko follows her along the first dangerous steps to discovering who she truly is.
BONUS MATERIAL STRAIGHT AHEAD!
In case you’re as curious about the story as I am, you’re in luck!
Here’s a great book trailer telling all about it:
You can now add RISUKO to your TBR list on Goodreads!
Don’t forget to pick up his FREE eBook, WHITE ROBES—I feel like I’ve said that 8 times. Maybe I have??? 8 is such a perfectly wonderful number. It’s my favorite number in the whole wide world.
Are you as interested in David’s book as I am? Here’s how you can get your hands on it!
Buy his latest book HERE!
Check out more on David’s Website, Twitter, or Facebook pages
And don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me and many more! Just check out all these books on team gold, To enter, you must write down my favorite number, find all the other numbers on TEAM GOLD, add them up, and you’ll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
Thank you so much for visiting my website! While you’re here, enter my Cover Reveal Contest for another chance to win books. The instructions are easy and the prizes are:
Three lucky winners will receive all this stuff! Good luck everyone!
Ready to move on to the next stop in the GOLD TEAM hunt?
Then head on over to visit author Erica Cameron’s page.