New Releases by Elizabeth Craft

Plunder weaves the voice of the pirate Anne Bonny with that of a contemporary speaker unafraid to question the status quo, resist narrow conventions, and carve out paths that are as bold as they are promising. The oscillation between the two creates an enthralling read where no subject is off limits: root canals, football, Sex and the City, womanhood, marriage, love, death, and a range of imaginative situations that traverse landscapes and time. With long-lined and lyrical poems, Plunder invites readers to "love [the] excess and [the] stillness," and whether the page jumps from Anne Bonny advising Jane Eyre to the speaker contemplating the women her husband ought to love, the collection does so knowing that a body and mind should never know their place.

A relationship with a mysterious pop star turns a girl’s life upside down in “a great novel about first love . . . a very touching book” (Fresh Fiction). These are the things that I’ve always wanted: To get the top grades in my class. To make my grandmother proud. And most of all, proof that I could succeed where the rest of my family had not: a Stanford acceptance letter, early admission. My mother and my sister were obsessed with boys and love and sex. So obsessed that they lost sight of their futures, of what they wanted. And in the end, they lost everything. I’ll never let a boy distract me. I promised myself that. But that was before Tate. Before the biggest pop star on the planet took an interest in me. Before private planes and secret dates and lyrics meant for me alone. There’s so much I don’t know. Like why he left music. Where he goes when we’re not together. What dark past he’s hiding. But when we kiss, the future feels far away. And now . . . I’m not sure what I want. “Fun and enjoyable to read . . . Fans of musicians and YA contemporary romance will devour it like I did.” —Buried in a Bookshelf

The following report describes the writing process of the television pilot Magnificent, including early ideas, initial conception as a feature, rewriting, feedback, and finally re-imagining as a one-hour pilot. This report also contains commentary on the entire creative endeavor, and reflection on its various stages.

Charlotte quiere ser la primera mujer de su familia en ir a la universidad. Pero todo se trastoca cuando conoce a Tate Collins, la joven estrella del rock. Una historia de amor en la que está prohibido el contacto físico... pero ¿quién puede controlar los juegos de la imaginación y el deseo? «Esto es lo que siempre he querido: sacar las mejores notas de la clase, que mi abuela esté orgullosa de mí y, sobre todo: ser la primera de mi familia en ir a la universidad. »Mi madre y mi hermana estaban obsesionadas con los chicos, el amor y el sexo. Tanto, que se olvidaron de lo que querían para el resto de sus vidas. Y lo perdieron todo. Por eso, yo he jurado que nunca perderé la cabeza por un chico. »Pero eso fue antes de Tate. »Antes de que el cantante con más éxito del mundo se fijara en mí. »Antes de los aviones privados, las citas secretas y las letras de canciones sobre nosotros. »Hay tanto que no sé... como por qué dejó la música, dónde va cuando no estamos juntos, qué secreto oculta su pasado. Pero cuando nos besamos, el resto de mi vida queda muy lejos. Y ahora... ya no sé lo que quiero.» Charlotte, de 17 años, no está nada segura de las intenciones de Tate, la joven estrella del rock que parece haberse enamorado de ella. ¡Ni siquiera está segura de que él vaya en serio! Pero Tate la visita en el trabajo y le manda flores al instituto, y Charlotte no puede resistirse... Tate acaba estableciendo unos límites hasta que ella se gradúe: nada de contacto físico. Lo que comienza como una atracción física se transformará en algo mucho más profundo a medida que van poniendo a prueba los límites que se han impuesto. TODO ESTÁ ABIERTO A LA IMAGINACIÓN Los lectores dicen... «Elizabeth Craft y Shea Olsen han escrito conjuntamente una novela que es adictiva. La he disfrutado de principio a fin y he podido conocer la pluma de estas dos escritoras, a quienes pienso seguir la pista de ahora en adelante». «Las autoras tienen una forma de escribir tan fresca, tan soñadora y elegante que me ha dejado sin palabras. Una historia preciosa con un toque muy especial. Casi mágica». «Un libro con el que he disfrutado mucho. No os va a dejar indiferentes». «La historia me ha parecido maravillosa. Una historia de amor sencilla y dulce, con sus complicaciones y una evolución en los personajes importantes.» Pandora Magazine «Una historia apasionante. Difícil, bonita y penetrante a partes iguales. De las que nos hacen vibrar y nos encienden. Ese tipo de historias que son capaces de poner en marcha el mecanismo de nuestro interior para hacernos subir y bajar. Reír. Llorar. Entrar en calor. Enternecernos. Sufrir. Odiar. Amar... Nos mantiene en vilo desde la primera hasta la última página.»

Pollywogs, box turtles and cardinals are all part of the natural world of the South Carolina low country. This story about Molly and her companions is a tale of friendship and about accepting yourself as you are and others as they are. Chet and Tina are cardinals whose striking features, bright colors and ability to fly capture the attention of a dreamy pollywog. Holly the turtle may walk slowly, but she makes up for it with her kind-heartedness. Plus, it is Holly’s shell that sparks the imagination and excitement of our protagonist, Molly the pollywog.

Brown bears growl and eat fish from streams. Giant squid eat the fish that are caught in their tentacles. Animals are all so distinctive and unique. What would it be like to be another animal? What would it be like to dream of being another animal? Every day, our waking world is just a dream or illusion. The world of dreams can be just as real as this illusory waking life. Anattas Dreams is born from a classic philosophical and spiritual question: Am I a boy who dreams of being a butterfly or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a boy?

Meet the staff of @café: Natalie, Dylan, Blue, Sam, Tanya, and Jason. They run the hippest coffee shop in San Francisco -- and they have the coolest site on the Internet. Dylan can''t stand watching Natalie and Sam together for another minute -- he needs to get away. Leaving Sam and Tanya in charge of the café, Dylan heads up to Portland to take care of some business. At the last minute he gets an unexpected passenger -- Natalie. She insists she needs to go to Portland, too. Dylan knows he can trust Sam with the café, but can he trust himself with Natalie? The special of the day could turn out to be betrayal...

Best friends Harper Waddle, Sophie Bushell, and Kate Foster committed the ultimate suburban sin: bailing on college to pursue their dreams. Middlebury-bound Becca Winsberg was convinced her friends had gone insane until they reminded her she just might have a dream of her own. Now the year is half-way through and their dreams seem within reach. Well, almost. Harper has managed to gain the freshman fifteen without ever being a freshman, though locked in her basement bathroom she finds inspiration and finally seems to be writing from the heart. Sophie is forced to leave her cushy Beverly Hills quarters and crashes on Sam''s couch while looking for her big Hollywood break. Kate is doing aid work in Ethiopia, where she encounters family ghosts - along with Darby, the handsome but antagonistic Princeton student who thinks she''s a dumb blonde who couldn''t possibly care about Ethiopia "since there are no celebrities here." And when Becca finally emerges from her lovers'' nest, it seems her relationship with Stuart isn''t as perfect as she thought. Even if "the year that changed everything" has sometimes been less than dreamy, these four best friends will always have each other.

For fans of the New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl and hit tv show The Sex Lives of College girls here is a smart and highly commercial first novel about four best friends who, after graduating high school, decide to postpone the standard college route to pursue their creative dreams. Harper Waddle, Sophie Bushell, and Kate Foster are about to commit the ultimate suburban sin-bailing on college to pursue their dreams. Middlebury-bound Becca Winsberg is convinced her friends have gone insane? until they remind her she just might have a dream of her own. So what if their lives are bass-ackwards and belly up? They''ll always have each other. Harper is going to be the next Jane Austen. Or Sylvia Plath. Or Plum Sykes. Figuring out which should be easy. It''s living with the lie she told her three best friends that''s going to be hard. Kate doesn''t know exactly what she wants. But whatever it is, she won''t find it at Harvard. Maybe the answer is in Paris, or Athens? or anywhere Kate can be someone besides the girl with perfect grades, perfect hair, and the perfect boyfriend. Sophie is a star. She''s already got the looks, the talent, and a list of demands for her dressing room. Now that she''s wrangled a furnished guesthouse in Beverly Hills, it''s only a matter of time before she''s discovered. Unless she isn''t. Becca is dysfunctional. At least, her family is. Which is why she can''t wait to flee the drama and get to college. But Becca''s friends know she needs more than a spot on the Middlebury ski team and a cozy dorm room. They know she needs to fall in love.

Three complete young adult novels that detail how different couples are preparing for prom season.

Hoping that Lindsay has information on the Senior Partners'' ultimate plans, Angel, Spike and Gunn track him down in a bizarre and terrifying suburban hell. Meanwhile, a nearly invincible stranger sent by the Senior Partners, infiltrates Wolfram & Hart looking for Eve.

Erin tries to find out how Keith really feels about her, even if she must invade his privacy to do so.

Nicole has to find a date for the prom and she is going to track down this cute guy at the mall.

Christy''s mom thinks Jake is the perfect guy for her. Sure, he''s cute and smart, but he''s also pretty obnoxious. But it just so happens that Christy and Jake''s mothers are best friends. That''s why when Jake surprised her by asking her to the prom, Christy found herself saying yes. Her mom has been sick for a long time, and she hates to let her mom down, even if it means spending the most romantic night of her life with Jake. But can she really go through with it? It''s only one night, but it''s a memory for a lifetime.

Jane plans to make Max invite her to the prom.

Sara Connelly gets Tim Kaplan to play her boyfriend to make Josh Nelson jealous but she falls for Tim.

Meet the staff of @cafe: Natalie, Dylan, Blue, Sam, Tanya and Jason. They run the hippest coffee shop in San Francisco - and they have the coolest site on the Internet! The staff of @cafe know the rule about mixing business with love: don''t ever do it! But Natalie''s dating Sam - and dreaming about Dylan. Blue and Jason would be the perfect couple... if they were speaking to each other. And Dylan won''t be happy until he has Natalie - even if it means losing his best friend, Sam. After all, rules are made to be broken... aren''t they?

Dylan and his friends work in a coffee shop and he wants to tell Natalie how much he loves her but he''s waiting for the perfect moment.

The staff of @cafe run the hippest coffee shop in San Francisco - and they have the coolest site on the Internet. They''ve been best friends forever. Nothing, and no one, can tear them apart ... until the day Dylan realizes he''s in love with Natalie. Because the staff of @cafe has only one rule: Don''t fall in love. An now everything is about to change.