About Secrets of Truth & Beauty

Secrets of Truth & Beauty — When Dara Cohen was little,
she was crowned Little Miss Maine. That was then. Now
Dara’s seventeen and she’s not so little anymore. That’s just
one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak
mom won’t get off her case about anything. Yet the one that
hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister
her parents tried to erase from their lives.

About Megan Frazer

Megan Frazer studied English literature and creative writing
at Columbia University. She lives with her husband and baby
in Maine, where she is a high school librarian. She loves cheese
and cooking, and both of these make their way into Secrets of
Truth & Beauty. She was not, however, ever in a beauty pageant.

the cindy interview!

1. who is your literary character crush?

From YA lit it’s definitely Wes from Sarah Dessen’s
The Truth About Forever.

another deb who loves sarah dessen! i have two of
her books in my TBR pile!

2. who is your author crush? (does not have to
be romantic!)

Rick Moody — his sentences that go on for pages,
his word choice, his readings, swoon.

3. what is your favorite pastry?

Cream horn. No, cream puff. No, chocolate croissant –
warm from the oven. Or maybe apple turnover.

you are my kind of pastry girl! YUM!

4. what is the favorite scene from your novel?

Dara and Milo go swimming and play this game called
Floater that Milo and his brother Owen made up. Basically
you see who can do dead man’s float for the longest. I can’t
say why I like it without giving away too much of the plot,
but as I wrote it, I felt like I was swimming with them,
and I hope that readers do, too.

oooh. sounds intriguing. a little creepy and a little funny/odd!

congrats megan on your debut release! sorry it’s a few
days late due to scbwi conference absence!

to learn more about megan : meganfrazer.com

and amazon linky love!!