Alibi Junior High by Greg Logsted

ALIBI JUNIOR HIGH

by Greg Logsted

Commercial Young Adult
Aladdin Books
www.GregLogsted.com

2 Signed Copies will be given away on Friday, July 31, 2009



About the Book:

Thirteen-year-old Cody Saron has never lived in one place longer than a few weeks, and has never attended a regular school. Growing up on the run with his father, an undercover agent for the CIA, Cody has traveled the entire globe; he speaks five languages, and he has two black belts. What Cody isn't prepared for is...junior high.

When the danger surrounding Cody's dad heats up, Cody is sent to stay with the aunt he's never known, Jenny, in her small Connecticut suburb. Cody has no idea how to fit in with other kids, how to handle his first crush, or how to make it through a day of classes.

As Cody struggles to adapt to the one thing he's never experienced -- a normal life -- he starts to fear that his father's world has followed him and no one he loves is safe. Greg Logsted weaves together action, humor, and heart, building to a surprising revelation about what Cody has always believed to be true.




Read our exclusive interview with author Greg Logsted!


1) ALIBI JUNIOR HIGH sounds like a really fun read! How’d you come up with the idea?

The idea for ALIBI came in complete reverse of how I normally get an idea for a book. Most of the time I’ll get the outline of a plot in my head, a vague idea of the characters and then I’ll come up with a title. Sometimes I even change the title. My last book Something Happened was originally titled Sock Puppets In Love. This time the title came first. It just popped into my head and I proceeded to build a plot around that title.

2) So tell us, are you really an author, or are you a CIA agent in hiding, pretending to be an author?

I could answer that…but then I’d have to kill you.

3) This book is jam packed with action—karate and fun fight scenes—where’d you pull the inspiration for this? Are you a black belt in Karate or just a black belt in watching Kung Fu films?

My nine-year-old daughter’s been taking karate for about five years now but for her it has more to do with having fun than becoming a lethal weapon. Taking her to karate class is just part of our normal weekly routine so I guess it’s easy to see how it would pop into one of my books. That said…I did loved karate movies when I was a kid.

4) If you had to live undercover like your character, Cody, what life would you choose?

Oh, maybe living on a small Caribbean island. I’d be the tanned charter-fishing captain with the faded New York Mets baseball cap. I’d make sure everyone had a good time but I doubt they’d catch a lot of fish.

5) What’s up for you next? Are you working on anything new?

I just finished a YA titled The Stuttering Tattoo. It’s a gritty mystery. Boy meets girl takes her home and finds her family dog chewing on a severed arm. It’s filled with action, motorcycles and of course karate. My agent’s shopping it right now.

About the Author:

Greg Logsted has lived in Connecticut his whole life. He occasionally escapes but always comes back. He suspects that strings are attached. When he's not writing he's climbing ladders, drinking coffee and turning night into day. He presently lives in Danbury with his wife Lauren Baratz-Logsted and their daughter Jackie. Visit his web site at: www.GregLogsted.com

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