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Today I have the awesome Caroline Tung Richmond on the blog and we'll talk about her inspiration for writing her very, very interesting debut novel, The Only Thing to Fear! And yes, I did ask if there's a sequel in the works. Wanna know her answer? Check the interview below! Twitter pitch: Describe your novel in 140 characters! Whew, this is tough! But here goes nothin': Set in a world where Hitler won WWII and colonized the US, a Virginian farm girl starts a revolution to overthrow the Fuhrer. Share with us your writing process... where did the inspiration for The Only Thing to Fear came from? What made you write this story? The inspiration for this book came to me in 2011, right after I read The Aquariums of Pyongyang, which is a memoir by a North Korean refugee. That book really stuck with me, and I started wondering what it would be like to grow up in such a harsh and controlling regime. My imagination took over and an idea struck me—of a teen girl being raised by her u...

When an imaginative mind takes the what ifs and the possibilities and spin an amazing story out of it? Even better. This is why I love alternate universes. Title: The Only Thing to Fear by Caroline Tung Richmond Release Date: September 30th 2014 Published by: Scholastic Press Source: Publisher (Thanks Ms. Joyce!) Buy: Amazon | Book Depository Summary: It's been nearly 80 years since the Allies lost WWII in a crushing defeat against Hitler's genetically engineered super soldiers. America has been carved up by the victors, and 16-year-old Zara lives a life of oppression in the Eastern America Territories. Under the iron rule of the Nazis, the government strives to maintain a master race, controlling everything from jobs to genetics. Despite her mixed heritage and hopeless social standing, Zara dreams of the free America she's only read about in banned books. A revolution is growing, and a rogue rebel group is plotting a deadly coup. Zara might hold the key to taking dow...