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Sign of the Green Dragon- Blurb Blitz and Giveaway

7/25/2016

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​                               Sign of the Green Dragon
                                                           by C. Lee McKenzie
                                                             GENRE
: Middle Grade

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​When a wall of their cave hideout crumbles, three boys discover a skeleton, clutching a treasure map. They set off to trace the story of an old murder, but stumble into a modern crime, and confront ancient Chinese dragons.
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​Sam inched forward and aimed the flashlight inside. “Uh oh.”
“What?” Joey gasped.
“It’s a ... well, kind of a ... skeleton.”
“Awww,” Roger screamed, ran, tripped, and sprawled on his stomach.
“It can’t hurt you, Roger,” Sam said. “Come on.
Take a look.” One thing about being in a family of paleontologists, you got used to bones.
Roger quick-shook his head. “No. No. No.”
Joey took three slow steps and stood next to Sam. “Sweet. A dead guy. Man, let’s get out of here.”
“Hold this.” Sam handed Joey the flashlight. “Keep the light on him, okay?”
The skeleton was partly covered by a tattered shirt and pants. Bony fingers clutched a wooden box with a piece of thin metal about two inches long on its top.
Reaching inside, Sam tried to pry the box from the skeleton’s grasp, but the finger bones fell through the rib cage and clattered to the bottom of the chest. The box lodged between the ribs.
The light jiggled in Joey’s hand. “Come on Sam, enough already.”
Sam picked up the thin metal piece from the top of the box, and held it under the light. One end of it was bent at a right angle. A faded red tassel looped through the other end.
“Here, take this.” Sam handed Joey the strange object, then reached inside the chest and gripped the box. He lifted it slow and easy. It could be a trap. It could be dangerous. His hands twitched and the edge of the box caught on a rod that held the chest lid open. He barely snatched the box free before the lid crashed down.
What sounded like an angry dragon exploded around the cave. 
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C. Lee McKenzie has a background in Linguistics and Inter-Cultural Communication. Her greatest passion is writing for young readers. Sign of the Green Dragon is her third Middle Grade novel. Alligators Overhead and the sequel, The Great Time Lock Disaster were her first two. She has traditionally published four young adult novels: Sliding on the Edge, The Princess of Las Pulgas, Double Negative and Sudden Secrets.


AUTHOR’S NOTE:
I'd like to highlight the fact that I always have a free ebook (a different one every few months) available on my website for visitors. http://cleemckenziebooks.com


Website: http://cleemckenziebooks.com
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2809083.C_Lee_McKenzie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/signofgreendragon/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleemckenzie/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cleemckenzie/movie-cast-for-sign-of-the-green-dragon/


Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sign-Green-Dragon-Lee-McKenzie/dp/1532721250
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sign-of-the-green-dragon-c-lee-mckenzie/1123482000 ​
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22 Comments
Goddess Fish Promotions link
7/25/2016 03:26:30 am

Thanks for hosting!

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Lisa Brown
7/25/2016 05:27:30 am

Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance :)

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Peggy
7/25/2016 07:28:07 am

Who are some of your favorite authors; what strikes you about their work?

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C. Lee McKenzie link
7/25/2016 10:37:44 am

Atwood's one of my favorite authors. I love her off-beat stories and her writing style.

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Mason Canyon link
7/25/2016 07:42:51 am

Great excerpt. This is an enchanting book you don't be able to put down. Congrats, Lee.

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C. Lee McKenzie link
7/25/2016 10:36:44 am

Hi. Thanks for stopping by today. Love your blog. You always have such great books featured.

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Elizabeth Sullivan
7/25/2016 09:11:27 am

That's a very interesting cover.

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Marcy Meyer
7/25/2016 10:32:09 am

I enjoyed the excerpt. It sounds very interesting. Thanks for the giveaway chance too.

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C. Lee McKenzie link
7/25/2016 10:35:08 am

Thanks for letting me be here today. Great to meet some new people and see some friends here as well.

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Tarissa link
7/25/2016 02:18:12 pm

Looks good! Question for the author. How did you decide to get into writing middle grade books?

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C. Lee McKenzie link
7/25/2016 05:48:43 pm

I find them fun and very different from writing for teens. I think of the middle grade stories as my break from angst.

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Victoria
7/25/2016 04:33:51 pm

Great post, sounds like a book I'll enjoy. Thanks for sharing :)

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Becky RIchardson
7/25/2016 04:33:58 pm

Do you have a special time to write or how is your day structured?

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C. Lee McKenzie link
7/25/2016 05:50:22 pm

I have no structure. I just write when I have time and ideas. It's getting those two things together that's the challenge.

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Maia Silverdagger
7/27/2016 10:33:15 am

Looks like an awesome adventure!

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C. Lee McKenzie link
7/28/2016 06:36:05 pm

I hope readers have fun reading it.

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Ally Swanson link
7/31/2016 04:39:42 am

I have added this book to my TBR list and look forward to reading this book!

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Stephanie
8/2/2016 04:38:41 pm

This sounds like s great book for my daughter.

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Maia Silverdagger
8/4/2016 09:15:17 am

Looks so interesting!

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Debra Holloway
8/4/2016 05:47:21 pm

How long did it take you to write this book? It has an appealing cover and an intriguing plot.

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Bailey Dexter
8/5/2016 06:29:51 pm

Congrats on the tour! Love the excerpt.

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Jerry Marquardt
8/5/2016 10:21:20 pm

I would love to thank you so much for featuring the Sign of the Green Dragon Blurb Blitz and Giveaway. I look forward to following C. Lee and reading this book.

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