Lenore Appelhans: LEVEL TWO

BIO: Lenore writes speculative fiction for young adults and is represented by Stephen Barbara of Foundry Lit & Media. Though a US citizen, she lives in Frankfurt, Germany where she works as an award-winning freelance advertising copywriter, collaborates on picture books with her husband (illustrator Daniel Jennewein) and gives into the frequent demands of her three fancy Birman cats. She started reviewing books on her blog Presenting Lenore in April 2008 and won the BBAW (Book Blogger Appreciation Week) awards for Best YA Blog and Best Author Interviews in 2010.  Check out her personal blog, group blog for Sci-fi YA debuts in 2012 and follow her on twitter!

DEBUT: LEVEL TWO (Simon & Schuster BFYR, Fall 2012)

In Level Two, the liminal place between our world (Level One) 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 knew when she was still alive. There’s about to be an uprising in Level Two, and Julian wants to recruit her to the cause. But unsure whether she can trust Julian, and still in love with her boyfriend Neil on Earth, she finds herself torn between two loves—and two worlds.

5 ITEMS TO STOCK UP ON FOR THE APOCALYPSE*:

Rice & Powdered Soup Mixes

Bottled Water

Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur (to drink) & Whisky (to trade)

Chocolate (preferably dark)

Blankets

(*note that I am really taking this seriously!)