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THE WHITE ASSASSIN Wicked Awesome Blog Tour

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The White Assassin
Book II of the Nightshade Chronicles
by Hilary Wagner


Publisher: Holiday House
Pub Date: October 2, 2011
ISBN: 9780823423330
Ages: 9 up

Website: www.nightshadecity.com
Blog: www.hilarywagner.blogspot.com


About the THE WHITE ASSASSIN: 
Book II in the Nightshade Chronicles begins three years after Juniper and his rebel band of rats liberate the Catacombs and defeat their oppressors.

A sense of peace has settled over Nightshade City, but it is a false one. Billycan, the white assassin, has been found. Deep in the southern swamps, he now rules a primitive horde of savage swamp rats eager to overrun Nightshade City and claim it for their king. With the help of an ancient colony of bats and an uneasy alliance with the swamp snakes, Juniper and his Council set out to thwart Billycan’s plans. When an old secret is revealed—one so shocking it shakes both Billycan and Juniper to the core—the fate of Nightshade City and the life of Juniper’s only son depend on Juniper’s decision: should he help his mortal enemy? The past resurfaces with devastating impact in this exciting sequel to Nightshade City, a dark tale of intrigue, deception, and betrayal.

Nightshade City, Book I of the Nightshade Chronicles, is a CBC Best Book of 2011 and a Crystal Kite finalist.

Enter to win an advanced reader copy of The White Assassin:

What middle-grade novel including mice and/or rats is Hilary’s favorite? Leave your answer in the comments section. Those with the correct answer will be entered to win. Contest closes Tuesday, 20 October.

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  1. Natalie Aguirre says

    October 13, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    I’m not going to enter the contest because Hilary was kind enough to give me an ARC to giveaway too.

    I loved The White Assassin and Billycan, which was a total surprise. Hilary did an awesome job in her sequel.

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  2. Hilary Wagner says

    October 14, 2011 at 12:26 am

    Thanks for having me, Caroline! 🙂 You are the best!

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  3. GinaRosati says

    October 14, 2011 at 2:16 am

    Oh no!!! There is a right and a wrong answer to this question! Okay, I’m going to say either Stuart Little (EB White) or Poppy (Avi).

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  4. Liesl Shurtliff says

    October 14, 2011 at 2:28 am

    Oh, so many good ones! I will guess Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.

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  5. Megan Bostic says

    October 14, 2011 at 2:45 am

    I’m going to say Witches by Roald Dahl.

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  6. gae polisner says

    October 14, 2011 at 2:56 am

    you know I’m going to answer Of Mice and Men even though it’s totally wrong. 🙂

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  7. Tess says

    October 14, 2011 at 3:00 am

    Without question – The Tale of Despereaux. That’s a fabulous one (not the movie…NOT. But the book … YES!)

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  8. Jennifer Wolf says

    October 14, 2011 at 5:35 am

    Dang I was going to say Mrs. Frisby. How about The Mouse and the Motorcycle or Ralf S. Mouse (although I don’t know if there are rats in either of those). Does REDWALL have rats? I can’t remember. Is that too many guesses? Anyway the story sounds awesome, I’ll have to check it our for my 10-year-old.

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  9. Kimberly Sabatini says

    October 14, 2011 at 11:11 am

    My boys like anything MG that has the word Chronicles…pretty please…could I win???? *waves hi to Hilary*

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  10. Sarvenaz Tash says

    October 14, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    I will say MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH….which was one of my favorites for sure!

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  11. Lynne Kelly says

    October 14, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    I’m going to guess RATS OF NIMH too– still one of my favorites!

    Congrats on the new release, Hilary, and on the Book I success!

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  12. Hilary Wagner says

    October 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    I’ll give you guys a hint. A rat is an MC, but not necessarily the only animal MC in the book! 😉

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  13. Carole Estby Dagg says

    October 14, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Wasn’t there a rat in Charlotte’s Web?

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  14. Katherine Longshore says

    October 14, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    OK, I guess it doesn’t really fit with the hint, but I’m going to follow in Carole’s footsteps and say Templeton from Charlotte’s Web. He’s definitely my favorite rat!

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  15. Debra Driza says

    October 15, 2011 at 3:34 am

    WOO HOO HILARY! *waves*

    Oh, this is TOUGH. Watership Down? No, wait, those are bunnies and it’s not MG.

    /fail

    Okay, read guess: The Wind in the Willows?

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  16. Debra Driza says

    October 15, 2011 at 3:34 am

    ETA: I meant REAL guess, not READ.

    D’oh.

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  17. Carolina Valdez Miller says

    October 15, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    Aw, I’m so disappointed I haven’t had a chance to read this yet! I hope to do so soon! I really enjoyed Nightshade City.

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  18. Faith E. Hough says

    October 18, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    I’ll have to say Charlotte’s Web, now that we know it was a rat. But I would have guessed a Cricket in Times Square…

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