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ACCUSATIONS, ACCUSATIONS....

You know you're not the author of the "Ivy Insider" articles. But how are you going to prove it?

Callie Andrews returns from spring break to find herself facing expulsion. Someone has framed her as the author of a series of anonymous articles vilifying an elite social club and now, unless she can prove her innocence, she can kiss her college education good-bye. 

So who is the Ivy Insider?



ALEXISthe girl who has had it out for Callie since day one

GREGORYthe guy who told her he loved her (at least she thought she heard that) but then he vanished in the middle of the night

MATThis friendship supersedes his hatred for social clubs—right?

or VANESSACallie's best frenemy

. . . or is it someone else entirely? Callie's made more than a few enemies during her freshman year, but can she count on her true friends—and the (missing, just-maybe-meant-to-be) love of her life—to pull through?

Today marks the last stop in THE TEASER TOUR for SECRETS, the sequel to THE IVY set to drop in just a few short weeks on May 31st. 
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the *fabulous* bloggers who participated in the tour:
Pam @ Bookalicio.us 
Taschima @ Bloody Bookaholic 
Faye @ Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm
Valorie @ Truth Be Told 
Brianna @ The Book Vixen 
Arena @ The Nerd's Wife 
Lauren @ Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf 
Eleni @ La Femme Readers  
Let's give all these seriously awesome bloggers a huge virtual round of applause!!! And readers: just in case you missed part of the tour featuring never-before-seen exclusive excerpts from the soon-to-be-released second installment in The Ivy Series, or are just tuning in now, you can still check out all the teasers by clicking on the links to the blogs above!
And now, without further ado, the final teaser...

I think it would be best if we didn't talk for a while. Please don't try to contact me. It will just make everything harder.Silent tears were leaking out of her eyes when she finally reached the end of the e-mail.
Holy smokes! What on earth is happening here??? (Well, I obviously know the answer, but I am absolutely loving all the speculation and online chatter surrounding these tantalizing teasers...)
AND WAIT! Just one more thing: since we did promise ten teasers, here's ONE MORE (originally meant to be featured on May 5th) as an extra bonus!!!
As she watched her ex-boyfriend and her "favorite mentee" wrestle in the snow, the girl who was working alone in the offices whispered words that fell on empty ears, "Callie Andrews: you are so dead."
Yowzers! ...And that concludes our tour. I hope you all are as excited as I am for the upcoming release of SECRETS on May 31st, and that you will have as much fun--if not more--reading it as I did writing it! 

Reputation, Reputation, Reputation.You're a student at the most prestigious university in the country, and you've been tapped for the most elite social club. You've made it!Now Don't Blow It!Callie Andrews triumphed during her first semester at Harvard: she made incomparable friends, found the perfect boyfriend, and received invitations to the most exclusive secret societies. But she may have ruined every-thing with one ill-fated night. Now she's keeping secrets from everyone, including…
Clint
the upperclassman who's too good to be trueVanessa
the best friend turned backstabberGregory
the guy who's a total(ly hot) mistakeand Lexi
the social queen who wants to bring Callie down.But Callie didn't get into Harvard by giving up, and she isn't about to now. Besides, she's not the only one with something to hide...

THE IVY ended with a cliffhanger that left readers dying to know more; SECRETS, the sequel to the THE IVY, will hit shelves on May 31st. For those who simply cannot wait, we've put together a "Teaser Tour" featuring never-before-seen excerpts from the soon-to-be-released sequel on some of our favorite YA blogs! Each participating blogger will be provided with a snippet from Secrets--to be published on the dates listed in the schedule below--and it's up to you, the reader, to see whether or not you can piece together what happens in this exciting, scandalous, second installment in The Ivy series!!!

And now, to kick off the tour, please enjoy the very first TEASER:

Callie almost giggled. From the sound of it Mimi was telling OK that she was too mature for him; well, that was certainly true.
"Look, I'll pay. Just name your price."Wait a second—that couldn't be right.She poked her head out from under her covers and, like a warrior surfacing from a bunker after the dubious declaration of cease-fire, she opened her door a crack.Left: no Vanessa.Right: no Vanessa.Common room: OK and Mimi . . . and Dana, her face set in a characteristic frown, were sitting on the futon couch. No Vanessa.All clear!

TEASER TOUR: The Schedule
                                                              25-Apr: Here! (The Ivy Website)                                                              26-Apr: Bookalicio.us                                                              27-Apr: Bloody Bookaholic                                                              28-Apr: Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm                                                               29-Apr: Truth Be Told                                                               3-May:  Book Vixen                                                               4-May:  The Nerd's Wife                                                               5-May:  Bookwormygirl                                                               6-May:  Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf                                                               9-May:  La Femme Readers                                                              10-May: Here again! (The Ivy Website) 
Simply check in with these blogs on the dates listed above to discover the next new excerpt featured on the Teaser Tour! And a very special thanks to all of our participating bloggers: you guys rock!!!

Psssst!

SECRETS, the sequel to THE IVY, isn't out until the end of May... But you can enter to win an Advanced Copy RIGHT NOW via Harperteen over at Goodreads!

In the meantime, here's what some of the reviewers who've gotten their hands on an early copy have to say about SECRETS:

"If you thought The Ivy was scandalous and full of secrets, just wait until you read Secrets, the latest addition to the series! It's even better than the first, and while the ending is evil in a cliffhanger sort of a way, it makes me love the series even more. Though, can I have the third one now, pretty please? I need to know what happens next! :) ...
Grade: A+"
--Lauren from Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf via Goodreads
 
"The drama kept me turning the pages... Book one left off with a huge cliff hanger, so I was immediately hooked into book two. I think if you liked book one, you'll love the second one in this series. I think I liked it even better than the first one. I'm seriously chomping at the bit for book three, because yes this one left me wanting to know what happens next!"
--Annie McElfresh via Goodreads 

"Secrets was well written, and I definitely felt for Callie and the giant mess of her life... Engaging characters, and an interesting look into college life, not all that different in some ways from what I witnessed when I lived in dorms."
--Kelly Bryson via Goodreads

"I was very excited to read an early copy of this book before it hit the shelves and I am already anticipating what I hope will be a third installment of the series. Truly, sometimes all I want from a book is to visit a lifestyle that is markedly different from my own, and Secrets provides that in spades. The high life is indeed high but so is the fall for Callie and her crew in Secrets."
--Sarah via Goodreads

"A very fun followup to The Ivy."
--BookChic Club via Goodreads

Dying to know what happens next? Then be sure to enter the giveaway and check back here for an upcoming Teaser Tour featuring never-before-seen excerpts at some of our favorite blogs!

In case you missed it on The Ivy's Facebook Page, check out this awesome book trailer submitted for The Ivy, Volume I.

Secrets, the much-anticipated sequel to The Ivy, is set to drop in May, 2011. For those who need something to tide them over between now and then, take a look at what just popped up in Lauren & Rina's inbox:


That's right! The cover to Secrets is here, purple, and we LOVE it!!! Check it out in the Greenwillow Catalog to learn more. 

Wow-oh-wow... What a crazy few weeks these have been! You'll all have to excuse my temporary silence--and I think you will--because I was sequestered in what my friend Kye calls my "hobbit hole" finishing (are you ready? drum roll please...) THE IVY, VOLUME II! The title of which, by the way, is...

SECRETS
True to its title, the contents of the second installment are going to have to remain top-secret (!)--but I'm definitely going to be dropping hints along the way as edits kick into full gear...
For now let's just say that those of you who felt dissatisfied (or, as a more colorful reader put it, wanted to "hurl the book against the wall") at the cliffhanger ending to Volume I, rest assured that Callie will manage to unwind *some* of the tangled messes she made over her first few months of freshman year. BUT that's enough for now! Let's get you updated on what happened while I was writing away inside my hobbit hole...
--The Ivy (Volume I) hit shelves on August 31st. If you haven't already picked up your copy--what are you waiting for?!? Browse inside or click here to buy it now!
--Lauren and Rina recorded a podcast: Visit Harperteen Podcast to listen to them discuss how the seed for the series was born, what their college experience was like, and hear Lauren reading the first five pages of The Ivy aloud!
--Curious to take a tour of Harvard and see places from the book? Then check out Lauren's youtube video that Greenwillow launched earlier this week!

--Check out what some of the latest reviewers are saying:

            "I've wanted to read this one since I first heard about it months back... So for someone like me who's not a teen anymore it definitely appealed to me. " 
-- Jenny N., Dreaming of Books

            "Reading this book was a jaw-dropping experience for this gal from Texas. I mean, is college really like this for you guys on the East Coast? This story was like a mix between Sex and the City and Gilmore Girls (You know, after Rory has left and gone to college...)" 
-- Arena, a.k.a. The Nerds Wife


                     "This book was wildly addicting and honest, when I wasn't reading about it I was wondering about what would happen next." 
-- Miss Remmers, Miss Remmers' Review


                   "It's a guilty pleasure read... a fun, makes you wish you were in college book. ...Callie will experience a lot of "first" during the first few weeks of college, I can't wait to see what happens in the second half of her freshman year!" 
-- "Pixie," Page Turners


Well, now you're all caught up--but for even MORE up-to-date news check in with me on Twitter and The Ivy on Facebook and Goodreads! And of course, check back here because you never know when I may start to spill some *secrets* from Volume II...

Well, it's that moment we've all been waiting for...
THE IVY is in stores TODAY!!!
Check out what the latest reviewers are saying, Visit Harperteen to Browse Inside, Or BUY IT NOW!!


And, in the meantime, here are two ways you can help us CELEBRATE:

1) Get on Twitter and tell us *your* advice for a freshman about to head off to college and tag it with #theivy
2) Take a picture of The Ivy in your local bookstore--or with you holding it!--and tweet it to@laurenkunze or @rinaonur or email it to ivyseriesbooks@gmail.com and we'll repost it here!
(Thanks to @Irisheyz77 for posting this pic of THE IVY @B&N!)
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