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TJ Perkins
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TJ Perkins is a gifted and well-respected author in the mystery/suspense genre. Her writing style has been compared to that of Mildred Wirt Benson A.K.A. Carolyn Keen (Nancy Drew). TJ has expanded into the world of fantasy for teens. Published by Silver Leaf Books is the Shadow Legacy series, the only cross-genre of its kind -fantasy/manga.
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Her short stories for young readers have appeared in the Ohio State 6th Grade Proficiency Test Preparation Book, Kid's Highway Magazine, and Webzine "New Works Review" , just to name a few. You can also find fantasy at Storiesmania.com, and her earliest stories were Star Wars Fanfiction, which can be found at Fanfix.com. TJ is available for school appearances; please feel free to leave a query message and she will get back to you.
All of TJ's book through GumShoe Press are set up with all major distributors, therefore any bookstore, library, school, etc. anywhere in the US will be able to purchase the books as returnable and at a discount.
Silver Leaf Books is the publisher of TJ's latest teen fantasy, Shadow Legacy, which is 5 book series. Now available on Kindle., Nook, ipad, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004K1EVGE
and B&N.com http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Art-of-the-Ninja/TJ-Perkins/e/9781609750398/?itm=2&USRI=tj+perkins
Book Trailer for Art of the Ninja: Earth http://www.silverleafbooks.com/Authors_Perkins_Trailers.htm
Radio Interview, please scroll to time slot 57:32 http://www.geekradiodaily.com/podpress_trac/web/5665/0/grdsweekly167.mp3
Birth Place: Gettysburg, PA USA
Accomplishments: A former member of the Maryland Writer's Association and Sisters In Crime, she's been published in the Who's Who in America 56th addition. TJ placed four times in the CNW/FFWA chapter book competition. Her mystery/suspense books for kids are, "Wound Too Tight" "Mystery of the Attic" & "On Forbidden Ground". The Kim & Kelly Mystery Series, promises to set a new stage for young teens everywhere. "Fantasies Are Murder," "The Secret in Phantom Forest," "Trade Secret" and award winning "Image in the Tapestry" and "In the Grand Scheme of Things".
Articles on TJ Perkins have appeared in the Carroll County Times, Chartley Chatter, Maryland Family Magazine and The Community Times. She has appeared for interview spotlights on 'Focus On Carroll' and WTTR Radio, Westminster, MD. several times. Her appearance at many Maryland elementary & middle schools has sparked excitement as all of her books speed through the popularity charts and are being carried by bookstores all over the USA. Her biggest seller "Mystery of the Attic" has been made into a play; brought to life by the Cafe Theater Company in Brick, NJ.
TJ's mystery series for ages 10+ is available through GumShoe Press. The Kim & Kelly Mystery Series is a new and exciting storytelling style much in the remnants of Agatha Christie meets Nancy Drew, but put into first person and spiced up with a new flavor of suspense that only TJ can create. With 2 main characters, the person telling the story changes from book to book; you never know who's going to be doing the talking until you start reading - Kim or Kelly. Book 4 "Image in the Tapestry" won an award in 2005 and "Fantasies Are Murder" will become a play.
Shadow Legacy is TJ's latest work for teens. It placed in the 2009 CNW/FFWA writing competition.
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Books
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 | Art of the Ninja: Earth by TJ Perkins
The Chiao village produces the best ninja in the world - even governments still have need of them. Duncan is among the many in training, but his rampant rages threaten to destroy his future and anyone else involved with him. Deep inside a power is growing and realizing it has a mind of its own. Duncan is on a path of destruction unless he can master the mysterious force dwelling deep inside....
Kindle (eBook)
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Kindle Books
B&N.com
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 | In the Grand Scheme of Things by TJ Perkins
Book 5 of the Kim & Kelly Mystery Series. What actually happened at an old abandoned insane assylum, and what is the link to stolen local art, and mysterious happenings to keep people out of the buildings? Kim & Kelly are on the case and solve a most sinister, twisted caper....
Kindle (eBook)
Nook (eBook)
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com
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 | Mystery of the Attic by TJ Perkins
Melissa is just an average thirteen year old with a semi average life until she moves into an eighteenth century farmhouse. There she discovers that the house is haunted by two ghosts - one good and one evil. With the help of her stepsister, they unravel an age-old mystery and solve an unsolvable crime; one that was never intended to be solved. Many evil hauntings attempt to prevent the girls f...
Kindle (eBook)
Nook (eBook)
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com
Locust Books Westminster
Mystery Loves Company
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Short Stories
The Midnight Watch by TJ Perkins
This story is based on something true that happened to me when I was serving in the U.S. Navy onboard an old aircraft carrier....
The Crystal Llama by TJ Perkins
This story was published in the Ohio State 6th Grade Proficiency Test Preparation Book....
The Dairy Barn by TJ Perkins
This story is based on a true happening from when I was a kid....
The Adventures of Liz Bond, The Incident with the Tag by TJ Perkins
Liz is a girl with a HUGE imagination....
The Adventures of Liz Bond, The Alien Invader by TJ Perkins
Liz is at it again, but this time she's got a problem with the new kid in town....
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Articles
Writing Manga by TJ Perkins
The Shadow Legacy series is being called a cross-genre of fantasy/manga and TJ offers insight on how to write manga....
Local Author Inspired by Spooky Childhood House by Laura Peterson by TJ Perkins
What was it about the attic?...
New Author in Town By Fred Hyman, Chartley Chatter by TJ Perkins
TJ Perkins, Baltimore's newest sensation of children's/young adult's mystery/suspense, is among us!...
Reisterstown Author Pens Children's Books From Experiences By Susan Ingram by TJ Perkins
This mystery/suspense author really knows the meaning of the word. So much that some of her books are written from her own experiences. Of this, two new mystery sleuth characters are born and an exci...
An Evening with TJ Perkins By Melissa Richter, Gettysburg Times by TJ Perkins
Share one journalist's thoughts and opinions as she spends a few hours chatting with mystery author TJ Perkins about her life, her writing, and her new mystery series....
A Round Table Interview with TJ Perkins By Tricia Goss by TJ Perkins
Tricia Goss, reviewer and interviewer for Round Table Reviews, talks with TJ Perkins about her latest book, inspirations, and future works....
Mysterious Baltimore Interviews TJ Perkins By Louise Titchener by TJ Perkins
TJ talks about backgroud and how her childhood sparked an interest in mysteries....
Author Shares her Passion for Stories By Jamie Bloss, Carroll County Times by TJ Perkins
Exciting new mystery books still to come from this unstoppable author!...
Local Author Rings in the Week By Melissa, Gettysburg Times by TJ Perkins
TJ Perkins talks about her new mystery series about to be released....
Star on the Rise BY Melissa, Gettysburg Times by TJ Perkins
"This is a woman going places. This is a twinkling star on the rise." Melissa, Gettysburg Times...
Local Children's Author Finds Writing for her Audience Thrilling by TJ Perkins
Kids are imaginative. They want to engage with the storyline......
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News
Books Accepted by Huge City Library by TJ Perkins
Books by TJ Perkins to be carried throughout Baltimore City....
Book 2 Accepted by TJ Perkins
Silver Leaf books has accepted book 2 of the Shadow Legacy series....
Shadow Legacy Available May 2011 by TJ Perkins
Enjoy the sample? Now get the whole story!...
Shadow Legacy Blog by TJ Perkins
Don't miss out on my new blog!...
Kindle Release of Shadow Legacy! by TJ Perkins
Book 1, Art of the Ninja: Earth is finally available on Kindle....
Old Books, New Looks by TJ Perkins
Kim & Kelly Book Covers to get a Face Lift!...
Publisher Accepts New Series by TJ Perkins
Book 1 in new series coming soon......
Another Award by TJ Perkins
TJ's new adult unpublished fanatsy/adventure book Shadow Legacy has placed in the 2009 CNW/FFWA writing comp....
Fantasies Are Murder to be a Play! by TJ Perkins
Fantasies Are Murder is to be a play.......
Dark Ride Concept by TJ Perkins
Mystery of the Attic to be a ride!...
Excellent Links by TJ Perkins
To enhance knowledge of your book...
Get Cool Stuff! by TJ Perkins
T-Shirts, etc....
Available for School Appearances by TJ Perkins
This author is always available to do school and library appearances. Feel free to inquire!...
Award Winner! by TJ Perkins
Image in the Tapestry is an award winner!...
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Events
Balticon 2013 5/23/2013
Join me for author workshops!...
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Links
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| Get ATTIC shirts & Cool Stuff Here!
Get T-Shirts, mouse pads, tote bags and throw pellows with the cover designs of Mystery of the Attic and On Forbidden Ground! Great prices, easy ordering.
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Books Now on Kindle
All of my kid's mystery books are now available on Kindle, Nook & Smashwords.
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Silver Leaf Books
TJ's latest work has been accepted by Silver Leaf Books. Small but growing, SLB has signed TJ for a 5 book series entitled Shadow Legacy. The series follows a group of modern day teen assassins trained in the ways of the ninja. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004K1EVGE
Now available on Kindle.
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Additional information
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| Click on my List of Signings to see where I'm going to be next! I'm now writing fantasy/manga for teens. My lastest book is an award winner and published by Silver Leaf Books.
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Contact
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Silver Leaf Books, LLC
PO Box 6460
Holliston
MA
01746
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