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Road Trip Wednesday #83: The Elevator Pitch

Welcome to our 83rd Road Trip Wednesday!


Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

We'd love for you to participate! Just answer the prompt on your own blog and leave a link - or, if you prefer, you can include your answer in the comments.

This Week's Topic:

You're re-reading one of your favs when someone asks the dreaded question: "What's that book about?" Give us your best off-the-cuff blurb of any book, any genre, and have your readers try to guess the title in the comments!

Example:

Well, this high school chick gets her first period in the gym showers and totally freaks. Her classmates pretend to like her, then humiliate her at the prom by dumping pig blood on her head, so she kills them all by using her telekinetic powers and burning down the school.


Road Trip Song of the Week:
“We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Michelle Schusterman

Michelle writes books for kids, screenplays for a tv/film production company, and music for anyone who'd buy a "groove matters" bumper sticker. She lives in New York City with her husband (and band mate) and their chocolate lab (who is more of a vocalist). She is the author of middle grade series I Heart Band - 2014, and The Kat Sinclair Files - 2015 (both from Grosset).

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32 comments:

  1. Lauren HunterJune 15, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Fun fun! :D http://lmoh.livejournal.com/

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  2. AlexisKGJune 15, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    Ohh, PUZZLES. I'm on board, with eerily similar Soviet and YA dystopians: http://litfromwoe.blogspot.com/2011/06/rtw-guess-this-dystopian-pitch.html

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  3. beck nicholasJune 15, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    i wanna play too. Mine is easy http://beck-nicholas.blogspot.com/

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  4. Milena MarchJune 15, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Great idea!

    Here's mine.

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  5. Alison MillerJune 15, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    This was super fun!

    http://alisonmiller20.blogspot.com/2011/06/rtw-pitch-it-to-me.html

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  6. KatOwens: Insect CollectorJune 15, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    great one ladies
    http://bit.ly/jkLGem

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  7. LoraJune 15, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Love this topic!

    http://lorarpfictionblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/elevator-pitch-hook-em-quickly.html

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  8. Holly HillJune 15, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    This was hard, but fun!

    http://hddodson.blogspot.com/

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  9. Katy UppermanJune 15, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    Ooh, cute idea! Here's mine:

    http://katyupperman.com/2011/06/15/rtw-the-elevator-pitch/

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  10. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Fun! Here's mine:

    Off-the-cuff blurb. Can you guess the book?

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  11. Jennifer HoffineJune 15, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Fun one! Can't wait to play!
    Here's mine:

    http://jennhoffine.blogspot.com/2011/06/road-trip-wednesday_15.html

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  12. Aubrey (real, live teenager)June 15, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    I don't have a blog, so I'll just post mine here.

    This is probably quite obvious, but...

    One girl, trained all her life to be selfless and humble, must examine herself for the first time. Who is she? Where does she belong? One choice can changer her forever. This novel is set in the future, and each 16-year old must choose a colony to live in determined by the virtues they treasure most deeply, intelligence, humility, kindness...
    Time is running out, and must make the ultimate choice: be true to her family, or true to herself?

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  13. Aubrey (real, live teenager)June 15, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    I don't have a blog, so I'll just post mine here.

    This is probably quite obvious, but...

    One girl, trained all her life to be selfless and humble, must examine herself for the first time. Who is she? Where does she belong? One choice can changer her forever. This novel is set in the future, and each 16-year old must choose a colony to live in determined by the virtues they treasure most deeply, intelligence, humility, kindness...
    Time is running out, and must make the ultimate choice: be true to her family, or true to herself?

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  14. RachaelJune 15, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    The hardest part of this one for me was deciding which book to do...here's mine.

    http://writerschasm.blogspot.com/2011/06/rtw-off-cuff-blurb.html

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  15. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    This was hard! http://bit.ly/lzBD3s

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  16. Rebecca BJune 15, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    I found this surprisingly hard! My attempt: http://www.rebeccabehrens.com/2011/06/rtw-blurbing-by-seat-of-my-pants.html

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  17. stephanie kuehnJune 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Pure silliness...

    http://bit.ly/lMl4KT

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  18. Cindy ThomasJune 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    So fun!

    Here is mine:

    http://cindythomasbooks.blogspot.com/2011/06/road-trip-wednesday-elevator-pitch.html

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  19. Writing Writerly thingsJune 15, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    OH THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!! Here's mine

    http://marilynalmodovar.blogspot.com/2011/06/road-trip-wednesday-one-way-to-find-out.html

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  20. Angelica R. JacksonJune 15, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    These are so much fun to read and write! Here's mine:
    http://angelicarjackson.blogspot.com/2011/06/rtw-paris-boy.html

    As usual, I'll make the rounds to everyone else's this evening.

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  21. Karen SandlerJune 15, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    This is very fun! Here's my "entry" into the pitchathon:

    http://karensandler.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/rtw-guess-this-pitch/

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  22. kJune 15, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Can't wait to figure out everyone else's!

    http://heyimkt.blogspot.com/2011/06/rtw-elevator-pitch.html

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  23. Jessica LoveJune 15, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Here's mine:

    http://jessicalovewrites.blogspot.com/2011/06/road-trip-wednesday-elevator-pitch.html

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  24. Bailey HammondJune 15, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    I'm baaack!

    http://overyonderlit.blogspot.com/2011/06/rtw-try-this-hat-on-for-size.html

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  25. Sarah NicolasJune 15, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    When I tell people about books I love i tend to ramble... http://sarahnicolas.com/blog/2011/06/road-trip-wednesday-elevator-pitch/

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  26. ChelseyJune 15, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    My response!

    http://www.chelseyblair.com/2011/06/rtw-taglines.html

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  27. The Pen and Ink BlogspotJune 15, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    I have a shared blog so I can't post to it as it's not my turn so here's mine.

    Vampire falls in love with snack.

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  28. Laurel SymondsJune 15, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Here's mine: http://theunemployedbooklover.blogspot.com/2011/06/elevator-pitches.html

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  29. KatOwens: Insect CollectorJune 15, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Pen and Ink-- love it! LMAO

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  30. Melanie StanfordJune 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Aaahhh, mine's too easy. Check it out here:

    http://daydreamertowriter.blogspot.com/2011/06/woo-hoos-and-road-trip-wednesday.html

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  31. Lindsay SmithJune 15, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    How I'd most likely attempt to describe some of my favorite books, uncaffeinated and unprepared:

    http://offcentre.net/blog/2011/6/15/rtw-describing-your-favorite-books.html

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  32. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Here's mine:

    http://writeaboutnothing.blogspot.com/2011/06/road-trip-wednesday-83-elevator-pitch.html

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