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07 December 2011

Bio: League Member Lenore Appelhans

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Name: Lenore Appelhans

Title: Level 2 (Simon & Schuster BFYR, Fall 2012)

Short plot: In Level 2, the liminal place between our world (Level 1) and heaven, seventeen-year-old Felicia Ward spends her days in her pod reliving her favorite memories - until she gets broken out by Julian, a boy she once knew who wants her to join a dangerous rebellion.

Favorite Dystopian Works: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Feed by MT Anderson, 1984 by George Orwell, Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness, and so many more.

Why write dystopian? The idea for Level 2 came to me years ago, but it wasn’t until I became obsessed with dystopians and then thought about Level 2 in that context that everything really clicked. I wrote the story I wanted to read – a dystopian afterlife thriller, but one that’s grounded by
realistic characters and “contemporary” memories.

Whimper or Bang? Bang followed by whimper.

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Blog: http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com
Twitter: @lenoreva
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4737695.Lenore_Appelhans
Email: lenore.appelhans@googlemail.com
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10 comments:

  1. MichelleDecember 7, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    Hooray! Glad to see Lenore joining in.

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  2. Lissa PriceDecember 7, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    Hi Lenore! Lenore was my first interview ever, at her wonderful blog site. So glad you're here too.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    I really enjoy your blog and am glad to see you here. You've spotlighted so many great books, now it's your turn :-)

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  4. Bonnie @ A Backwards StoryDecember 7, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    I'm so glad Lenore is one of the new recruits. I've enjoyed her(your) blog for a long time and can't wait for LEVEL 2!

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  5. UnknownDecember 7, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Yay! Hi Lenore!

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  6. Elana JohnsonDecember 7, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    I am immensely happy to have you join! Can't wait for Level 2!

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  7. MeganDecember 7, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    So excited to see you here, Lenore. You already know I am a HUGE FAN!!! :D

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  8. Angie SmibertDecember 8, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Welcome Lenore!

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  9. Lenore AppelhansDecember 8, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

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  10. Beth FDecember 12, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    So glad to see Lenore here!

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