Exclusive Cover Reveal: GOLDEN BOY by Tara Sullivan PLUS Giveaway!

Today, I'm excited to reveal the cover for GOLDEN BOY by Tara Sullivan (Penguin, Summer 2013) Scroll down to read the synopsis, check out the cover, and enter to win an ARC!

A shocking human rights tragedy brought to light in a story of heartbreak and triumph.

Thirteen-year-old Habo has always been different— light eyes, yellow hair and white skin. Not the good brown skin his family has and not the white skin of tourists. Habo is strange and alone. His father, unable to accept Habo, abandons the family; his mother can scarcely look at him. His brothers are cruel and the other children never invite him to play. Only his sister Asu loves him well. But even Asu can’t take the sting away when the family is forced from their small Tanzanian village, and Habo knows he is to blame.

Seeking refuge in Mwanza, Habo and his family journey across the Serengeti. His aunt is glad to open her home until she sees Habo for the first time, and then she is only afraid. Suddenly, Habo has a new word for himself: Albino. But they hunt Albinos in Mwanza because Albino body parts are thought to bring good luck. And soon Habo is being hunted by a fearsome man with a machete. To survive, Habo must not only run but find a way to love and accept himself.

Tara Sullivan was born in India and spent her childhood living in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic with her parents who were international aid workers. She received a BA in Spanish Literature and Cognitive Science from the University of Virginia, and a MA in Latin American Studies and an MPA in Non-Profit Management from Indiana University. To research Golden Boy, Tara traveled to Tanzania where she interviewed those working to rescue and educate Tanzanian people with albinism. She currently teaches High School Spanish and lives in Malden, Massachusetts. Golden Boy is her first novel.

Adventurous, touching, and all-around awesome, isn't it?
And now for the cover! What do you think?

In Tara's own words: And here is my AMAZING cover. The art is by Jesse Joshua Watson and I can't even tell you how thrilled I am by it!!

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And now for the giveaway! Tara was generous enough to donate an ARC of GOLDEN BOY to one lucky INTERNATIONAL winner! Just fill out the Rafflecopter below. Good luck!

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