Blog Tour (Excerpt + Giveaway): Proxy by Alex London

Welcome to the Proxy blog tour! Below is an excerpt from the book and a giveaway!

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Proxy
(Proxy #1)
by Alex London

Published May 1st 2014 by Speak

Blurb (Goodreads):
Syd’s life is not his own. As a proxy he must to pay for someone else's crimes. When his patron Knox crashes a car and kills someone, Syd is branded and sentenced to death. The boys realize the only way to beat the system is to save each other so they flee. The ensuing cross-country chase will uncover a secret society of rebels, test the boys' resolve, and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who pay.
This fast-paced thrill ride of a novel is full of breakneck action, shocking twists and heart-hammering suspense that will have readers gasping until the very last page.


This edition includes a exclusive bonus story featuring Syd and Knox!

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EXCERPT

   Scare them with a few hairpin turns, show them a live polar bear and some real penguins and then, cue the melting into his arms. This wasn’t his first time down this road.   “You ready to meet a polar bear?” he asked her.   She giggled again.   “What’s so funny? Polar bears were deadly creatures. Carnivorous, fearless, and wild. You have to be careful around them.”   “Sounds like someone I know.”   “Me?” he feigned innocence. “I’m harmless as a puppy dog.”   “Yeah, but are you housebroken?”   Oh yes, Knox liked this one.   Emily? Ann? Sue?   He couldn’t ask her now. If they were at one his father’s parties he could introduce her to people, get her to say her name to the Vice President of Birla Nanotech or something. But it was just the two of them in the car and it would be just the two of them at the zoo. What did names matter, anyway? Knox didn’t plan to do much talking.

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About the Author

Alex London writes books for adults (One Day The Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War), children (Dog Tags series; An Accidental Adventure series) and teens (Proxy). At one time a journalist reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, he is now a full time novelist living in Brooklyn, NY, where he can be found wandering the streets talking to his dog, who is the real brains of the operation.

Find him: Website * Twitter * Facebook * Goodreads



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