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THE LATEST FROM KELLY ⇒GRAFFITI GIRL ⇒THE BUZZ ⇒ ⇒ Graffiti Girl is recommended by a V.I.T. (Very Important Teen) as a "page-turning" read in TEEN magazine, Winter 2008 issue! ⇒ "Graffiti Girl shows us that the only thing better than discovering your talent is finding yourself along the way." ⇒ "'Graffiti' a strong debut novel for teens...Five out of five gold pens for 'Graffiti Girl.'"
⇒ "Kelly Parra is an impressive new voice in YA literature--keep an eye out!
Read more buzz @ Raves & Reviews! CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ⇒2008. GRAFFITI GIRL is a double RWA® RITA® finalist for Young Adult Romance and Best First Book. 2008. The National Book Foundation chooses GRAFFITI GIRL to be part of the "BookUpNYC" program. 2008. GRAFFITI GIRL is recommended by a V.I.T. (Very Important Teen) as a "page-turning" read in TEEN magazine, Winter 2008 issue! 2007. GRAFFITI GIRL is named a 2007 Latino Young Adult Novel Top Pick by Latinidad® in December '07. 2007. Kelly is featured in the Monterey County Herald and the Monterey Bay Ink in July of 2007. 2007. GRAFFITI GIRL is given a "Five out of Five Gold Pens" review in the Salinas Californian in June of 2007. 2007. Kelly's debut Young Adult novel, GRAFFITI GIRL, is published by MTV Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster in May 2007. QUICK FACTS ABOUT KELLY ⇒
01. Kelly has several webpages. Her most popular blogs are YA Fresh, a blog devoted to YA fiction and Words of an Author, where she interviews authors on their writing and latest releases. 02. Kelly's mother and father have 12 siblings each! Holidays were a blast growing up. 03. Kelly's favorite author as a teen was V.C. Andrews. 04. Overall, Kelly wrote for 3.5 years before selling a novel. 05. Kelly's first book sale was actually a Romantic Suspense that was never published. GRAFFITI GIRL was her second sale and did make it to a book shelf. |
