Who knows? Maybe other real-live-Candors are lurking out there too...

The people at Audi seem to be picking up the brainwashing waves from CANDOR... I wonder if all these people have been listening to the same Messages? :)

I don't want to spoil CANDOR's ending for anyone, so I suggest that you skip this post if you haven't finished the book! 

Zee Avi's song "Honey Bee" is a song that some CANDOR fans might think Nia would sing to Oscar after the book ends... check it out here:

What a fantastic way to start 2010--CANDOR is a finalist in the Cybils Award category of Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction! The Cybils are awards given by the community of bloggers who review books for children and teens.  The award is aimed at books with the "highest literary merit and kid appeal".

What amazing company CANDOR is in--fellow Debutante Sarah Rees Brennan's THE DEMON'S LEXICON, A.S. King's THE DUST OF 100 DOGS, Kristin Cashore's FIRE, Laini Taylor's and Jim Di Bartolo’s LIPS TOUCH, Kathleen Duey's SACRED SCARS, and Antonia Michaelis's TIGER MOON. The winner of each category will be announced on February 14...check out the finalists in all categories and go congratulate your favorites!

Thank you very, very much, Cybils!

I love carving jack-o-lanterns. This year I decided to make a tribute to CANDOR. I mean, c'mon, pumpkins are ORANGE, after all!

I started by carving a surprised face. Then I got out the drill and used dots to write a message (or should I say Message?) across the back of the pumpkin: U R WHAT U HEAR. If you've already read CANDOR, you know where that came from.

A favorite naughty, naughty CANDOR snack found its way in front of my jack-o-lantern, too. Is that pumpkin shocked? Or is it just making a move on the M&Ms?