Blurb:
“Everyone
trusted me back then. Good old, dependable Diana. Which is why most people
didn’t notice at first.”
"Your eyes are
blue."
"You have to
stop running away from your problems."
"You're too
skinny."
Fifteen-year-old Diana
Keller accidentally begins teaching The Obvious Game to new kid Jesse on his sixteenth
birthday. As their relationship deepens, Diana avoids Jesse's past with her own
secrets -- which she'll protect at any cost.
Praise
for The Obvious Game:
“I couldn’t put down The Obvious Game.
Arens perfectly captures the hunger, pain and uncertainty of adolescence.” --
Ann Napolitano, author of A GOOD HARD LOOK and WITHIN ARM'S REACH
"THE OBVIOUS GAME is a fearless,
honest, and intense look into the psychology of anorexia. The
characters—especially Diana--are so natural and emotionally authentic that
you’ll find yourself yelling at the page even as you’re compelled to turn
it." -- Coert Voorhees, author of LUCKY FOOLS and THE BROTHERS TORRES
"Let’s be clear about one thing:
there’s nothing obvious about The Obvious Game. Arens has written a moving,
sometimes heart-breaking story about one girl’s attempt to control the
uncontrollable. You can’t help but relate to Diana and her struggles as you delve
into this gem of a novel." -- Risa Green, author of THE SECRET SOCIETY OF
THE PINK CRYSTAL BALL
Book
Information:
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Release Date: Feb 7th, 2013
ISBN: 978-0-9856562-7-0 (ebook),
978-0-9856562-8-7 (Paperback)
Paperback Price: $13.99
E-book: $4.99
About
The Author:
Rita Arens is the author of The Obvious
Game and the editor of the award-winning parenting anthology Sleep Is for the
Weak. She writes the popular blog Surrender, Dorothy
(www.surrenderdorothyblog.com) and lives in Kansas City with her husband and
daughter. The Obvious Game is her first young adult novel. She is at work on a
second.
Rita has been a featured speaker at BlogHer
2012, BEA Bloggers Conference 2012, BlogHer Writers 2011, BlogHer 2011,
Blissdom 2011, Alt Summit 2010, BlogHer
2010, BlogHer 2008 and BlogHer 2009, the 2008 Kansas City Literary Festival and
2009 Chicks Who Click and appeared on the Walt Bodine Show in 2008.
She’s been quoted by Bloomberg
Businessweek, The Associated Press, Forbes Woman, the Wall Street Journal,
Businessweek and Businessweek Online and featured in Breathe magazine, Get Your
Biz Savvy, The Kansas City Star (archived material available on request), Today
Moms (Today Show blog) and Ink KC.
Website/blog:
http://www.surrenderdorothyblog.com or http://www.ritaarens.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ritaarens
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/rita.arens
BlogHer:
http://www.blogher.com/member/rita-arens
LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=4048495&trk=tab_pro
Pinterest:
https://pinterest.com/ritajarens/
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002KRLEHE
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1371209.Rita_Arens
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