2012 YA DEBUT AUTHOR CHALLENGE




It’s that time of the year again! It’s time for the FOURTH ANNUAL DEBUT AUTHOR CHALLENGE!!

I know I say this every year, but I am extremely excited to be hosting the challenge this year and I think this will be the BEST YEAR YET! For those of you that have participated in the challenge before, there are some changes that might affect you!

I want to thank all my DAC 2012 Helpers! They have been busy working behind the scenes helping me get everything ready! I can’t thank you all enough!!

CHALLENGE OBJECTIVE:
To read & review a minimum of twelve young adult or middle grade debut novels between the dates of January 1, 2012 - January 31, 2013.*

*The 2013 extension is so that December Debuts can be read and count toward the challenge.

RULES & GUIDELINES:
You must have a Blog to post your reviews or be a member of Goodreads.
Your blog must be written in English.
Deadline to join is May 31, 2012.

BOOK GUIDELINES:
Must be a young adult or middle grade title.
Must be the author’s YA or MG debut, released in 2012.
If an author has a previous novel published for adults or children, they can still qualify for the challenge.
If an author has a previous YA or MG title, they do not qualify for the challenge.

(Information taken from The Story Siren's blog. Or you can view her website here: http://www.thestorysiren.com/)