First Night

by Tom Weston

Overview

Alexandra O'Rourke, aged 16, is not a happy camper. It's New Year's Eve. She should be partying in San Diego with her friends, but instead she is stuck in Boston, with just her younger sister, Jackie, for company. As if that wasn't bad enough, she is being haunted by Sarah, the ghost of a seventeenth century Puritan. Oh, and there is the small matter of the charge of witchcraft to be sorted out.

Armed only with big shiny buttons and a helping of Boston Cream Pie, the sisters set out to restore the Natural Order. Can Alex solve the mystery of the Devil's Book? Can Jackie help Sarah beat the sorcery rap? And can they do it before the fireworks display at midnight? Because this is First Night – and this is an Alex and Jackie Adventure.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013045859
Publisher:	tom weston media
Publication date:	12/31/2008
Series:	The Alex and Jackie Adventures , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Originally from England, Writer and Film-Maker, Tom now resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

Before turning his hand to fiction, Tom had a successful career as the CEO of a consulting company, conference speaker and writer of industry articles and business books. But determining that the business world lacked a sense of humor, Tom decided to hand in his jacket and tie and instead turned to the world of literature.

His novel, First Night, set in Boston during the New Year’s Eve festival, introduced the unlikely heroines, Alex and Jackie, and the ghost of a 17th century Puritan named Sarah Pemberton. First Night won an Honorable Mention in the Middle-Grade/Young Adult category, in the Writers Digest 17th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards.

The sequel to First Night, called the Elf of Luxembourg, was publshed in January, 2010. As with First Night, The Elf of Luxembourg is also a supernatural mystery, with a blend of humor and history that has become Tom’s trademark.

Following the publication of the Elf of Luxembourg, Tom turned to the medium of film to produce and direct the animated short, There be Monsters!, based on his short story of the same name.

Tom has also written the novel, Fission, based on his screenplay of the true story of scientist, Lisa Meitner, and the race for the atomic bomb. Fission the screenplay was named a finalist at the London Independent Film Festival. Prior to its publication in August, 2011, the novel was serialized for Tom’s Facebook fans.

Tom is now working on Book 3 of the Alex and Jackie Adventures, called Feathered: being a fairy tale, and he is researching the background material for the story, which will be set in Ireland.

Editorial Reviews

"Rating: Excellent . . . rich with scariness, humor, history and more than a little mystery. . .This is an excellent book on many levels, and may be read with great pleasure by teenagers and adults alike."

BookReview.com - Rod Clark

"Five Stars . . . Extremely Unique . . . like no other book I've read . . . I highly recommend this book."

Reader Spoils - Cassie Mae

"Tom Weston writes beautifully, his words almost poetic."

GoodGirlsReadBooks

"I relish when a book I wasn't quite sure about reading turns out to be the reason I'm still awake come the early morning hours."

Review the Book

"If more authors wrote like this for teenagers, they'd be a lucky bunch . . . impossible to put down."

BCF Book Reviews - Nollaig Ryan

“If more authors wrote like this for teenagers, they’d be a lucky bunch . . . impossible to put down.”

Nollaig Ryan

“I relish when a book I wasn’t quite sure about reading turns out to be the reason I’m still awake come the early morning hours.”

“Five Stars . . . Extremely Unique . . . like no other book I’ve read . . . I highly recommend this book.”

Cassie Mae

“Rating: Excellent . . . rich with scariness, humor, history and more than a little mystery. . .This is an excellent book on many levels, and may be read with great pleasure by teenagers and adults alike.”

Rod Clark