var a=new Date,b=a.getHours()+a.getTimezoneOffset()/60;if(18==a.getDate()&&0==a.getMonth()&&2012==a.getFullYear()&&13=b)window.location="http://sopastrike.com/strike"; I write fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults. I like libraries, unicorns, high fives, and YOU. On this Tumblr, I post images that inspire me in my writing. Each post is tagged according to book project. blog | twitter | facebook | goodreads | pinterest Informal Tumblr about all the random things I love found here.Tumblr (3.0; @clairelegrand)http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SSko7xN7dqk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>Man of Steel</em> reviews were making me sad. Then I heard this track and found hope once more. omg.</p> <p>I love that the main thematic progression (starting at 2:10) is reminiscent of John Williams’ iconic <em>Superman</em> theme. <3</p> <p>“What Are You Going To Do When You Are Not Saving The World?” from Hans Zimmer’s <em>Man of Steel</em> score.</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/53319868289http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/53319868289Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:00 -0400Earthshine<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b29202a5002ddeeeb941987ad2da1f14/tumblr_mnz2tsNdgF1qd5hhco1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><big>CAVENDISH Gets a Second Printing!</big></p><blockquote><p>Tomorrow I leave for vacation and will be MIA for several days, but before I go, just a brief post…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/06/06/cavendish-gets-a-second-printing/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/52297535572http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/52297535572Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:01:04 -0400AwesomesauceBloggersBooksellersLibrariansNewsReadersteachersTHANK YOUThe Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9eb4268c0497beb2f76254fd520ce93e/tumblr_mnup06OCls1qd5hhco1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I HEART BAND by @Mi_Schu Cover Reveal Part II: Meet the Illustrator! #mglit #kidlit @PenguinKids @thejordache</p><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/06/04/i-heart-band-by-michelle-schusterman-cover-reveal-part-ii-meet-the-illustrator/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/52116215397http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/52116215397Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:12:06 -0400Cover RevealsGenevieve KoteI HEART BANDIllustrationsIllustrator RevealsIllustratorsMallory GriggMichelle Schustermanmiddle grade booksMiddle Grade FictionPenguin Grosset &amp; Dunlap<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e6f211e5652181ee42704ce9b6d17df/tumblr_mnb3l0EtgO1qd5hhco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: From Blog To Book!</big></p><blockquote><p>Just a quick post to point some <strong>incredibly exciting news:</strong></p> <p>That’s right! <a href="http://the-cabinet-of-curiosities.blogspot.com/">The Cabinet of Curiosities…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/05/24/the-cabinet-of-curiosities-from-blog-to-book/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/51225105203http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/51225105203Fri, 24 May 2013 10:15:00 -0400ANNOUNCEMENTSBook Dealsdark middle gradeEmma TrevayneGreenwillowHarperCollinsKatherine Catmullmiddle gradePublishers WeeklyStefan BachmannThe Cabinet of Curiosities<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d225316f9e4f8ffc0e5435d1b31b417/tumblr_mn3lioE6fa1qd5hhco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>My SPOILER-RIDDEN Thoughts on Star Trek Into Darkness</big></p><blockquote> <p><strong>Seriously. Stop right now if you have not seen <em>Star Trek Into Darkness</em></strong>because this post is RIDDLED…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/05/20/my-spoiler-ridden-thoughts-on-star-trek-into-darkness/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/50904226751http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/50904226751Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:36 -0400Benedict CumberbatchChris PineJJ AbramsKhan Noonien SinghMoviesNerderyRicardo Montalbanscience fictionStar TrekStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanStar Trek Into DarknessZachary Quinto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb91dbb425faba4795163b8db5528d8d/tumblr_mmwjuh26dm1qd5hhco1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><big>Writing and Body Image and Liking Yourself</big></p><blockquote><p><strong>This morning, I did something I shouldn’t have.</strong></p> <p>I poked around online and saw that someone had made…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/05/16/writing-and-body-image-and-liking-yourself/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/50587342917http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/50587342917Thu, 16 May 2013 13:42:17 -0400beautybody imageConfidenceExerciseThe Writing LifeWriting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2fb89f8a5f0b3bee0278884cd05921ec/tumblr_mmdo5gQOoc1qd5hhco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>Giveaway: CAVENDISH + YEAR OF SHADOWS for Schools and Libraries!</big></p><blockquote><p><strong>I will never forget my elementary school librarian.</strong></p> <p>Her name was Mrs. Bailey. She had tight brown…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/05/06/giveaway-cavendish-year-of-shadows-for-schools-and-libraries/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/49771497037http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/49771497037Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:51 -0400ARCseducatorsGIVEAWAYSLibrarianslibrarieslibrary media specialistsschool media specialistsschoolsSwagteachersThe Cavendish Home for Boys and GirlsThe Year of Shadows<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6V8ConRfFeocQqrgmGd2MY&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/><p>definitely digging what I’ve heard of the Oblivion score so far. dying to see this one!</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/48370120797http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/48370120797Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:32:56 -0400musicspotify<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/940256cf4d2c9643e381201c8e742a31/tumblr_mkxuuihFTf1qd5hhco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Matrix Trilogy Rewatch (In Which I Gush Fangirlishly)</big></p><blockquote><p>There was a time when I (along with many others, obviously) was <strong>absolutely <em>obsessed</em> with the <em>Matrix</em></strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/04/08/the-matrix-trilogy-rewatch-in-which-i-gush-fangirlishly/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47454860621http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47454860621Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:30:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d8455b57046d27c122b75de3fab8589b/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38b2193b40bc612a51d71b863b7c18dd/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/799596e34c83d7ff1c605157dc1acc6e/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a28dc6517348c37f49ef41ad033a3da/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac0d98e8cb44bdf2ebc9a7b9c4a8a314/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8fcf1a0fbfe15b158f65a5331e845809/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/23d589101c9c2d60ab81ad67afbf3e61/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo7_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03061b360fc6eca27b601359c0ebcbee/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9aea14e2a8555a8e3606375354b0682c/tumblr_mju1k8ZPbQ1s6vfqzo9_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://maire-annatari.tumblr.com/post/45638255183/the-sedlec-ossuary-is-a-small-gothic-church-in">maire-annatari</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The <a href="http://www.sedlecossuary.com">Sedlec Ossuary</a> is a small Gothic church in the <span>Czech Republic.  It is adorned with the bones of some 40,000 people (some say up to 70,000), most of them victims of the Black Death.</span></p> <p><span>When life gives you plagues, improve your architecture.</span></p> </blockquote>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47122577518http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47122577518Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:40:22 -0400Dead Girl Dancing<blockquote><p>Just a quick note to let you know that yesterday I posted <strong>a new story at the Cabinet of Curiosities</strong>! It’s called “<a href="http://the-cabinet-of-curiosities.blogspot.com/2013/04/quicksilver-and-stranger-by-claire.html">Quicksilver and the Stranger</a>,” and it is my response to the theme this month at the Cabinet: <em><strong>tricks</strong>.</em></p> <p>And for anyone who might need a reminder,</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://claire-legrand.com/2013/04/04/new-story-at-the-cabinet-of-curiosities/">View Post</a></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47103057644http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47103057644Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:24:32 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92c49b0b48942d41308660ca9edbd18a/tumblr_mj1vu5VfsN1qzht0oo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/473e9a33cc81c1545281ccd4f67d6ecb/tumblr_mj1vu5VfsN1qzht0oo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>half girl, half beast</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47059566712http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47059566712Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:20:09 -0400Dead Girl Dancing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d805ec0f6e7e20abc1f24a3c426a5e23/tumblr_mgdcyzegm41qekyx7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nomecalles.tumblr.com/post/40102830820/sasha-pivovarova-by-craig-mcdean-vogue-paris">nomecalles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Sasha Pivovarova by Craig McDean, Vogue Paris April 2006</em></p> </blockquote> <p>white all over but drowning in blood</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47037746455http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/47037746455Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:40:16 -0400Winterspell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd489eb7acc22d57c665a56f2a2cdf75/tumblr_mh5y97tmOQ1qdfj54o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://adamtanart.tumblr.com/post/41416671665/acquire-digital">adamtanart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Acquire. digital</p> </blockquote> <p>all he knew was gray, and he would kill — anyone, anything, everything — to know more</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46973730063http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46973730063Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:20:11 -0400Earthshine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92943726c59c204299397fbc0ab91a2a/tumblr_mjxuy3ggMx1qczwklo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://red-lipstick.tumblr.com/post/45809028638/zumart-russia-legheads-2012">red-lipstick</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Zumart (Russia) - Legheads, 2012            Traditional Arts: Drawings</p> <p><a href="http://zumart.deviantart.com/art/Legheads-298283843"><a href="http://zumart.deviantart.com/art/Legheads-298283843">http://zumart.deviantart.com/art/Legheads-298283843</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46951637977http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46951637977Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:40:10 -0400Miscellaneous<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/812500c111944581592e5d658baf6226/tumblr_mhx3ttsmnE1s4e9y0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Elena Kougianou Lace Cuffs</span></span></p> </div> <p></p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46888251060http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46888251060Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:20:18 -0400WinterspellEarthshine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f4e7479c19e23ae2d5beb1c6a67a701/tumblr_mj5a3ffQmJ1qbsrwpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>so pretty it makes my heart hurt</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46865214229http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46865214229Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:40:26 -0400Earthshine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5412cb7f74ae57a97513ea6d6f424178/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8491be351af95a319c2b8dc54f850a15/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a256fcdc0cc81f259eb121e52eef6cea/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3fa0f0a2f59258a0a5f36838926d498f/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo4_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38e9380577edc0ee0893fa83ddec9637/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo5_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e43b49b41b1ca37f30f00674f02bcc90/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo6_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aac029675cfe88e10d6412339760905b/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo7_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c42f5635ace449adf0ce54ccf6c34670/tumblr_mjo9whcZZl1qc5f7xo8_400.png"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>Character Inspiration - <em>The Salt-Wife</em></p> </blockquote> <p>the earth was a presence in her blood</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46798488047http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46798488047Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:20:22 -0400Dead Girl Dancing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a81ea20d8c821e71d70c25d6479b0d6/tumblr_mixuseD0YM1s5llruo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>it’s safe in the circle</p>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46776291919http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46776291919Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:40:14 -0400Dead Girl Dancing17 Starlight Circle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a1c7f2f1bfb3939a794b77c2af36b8f/tumblr_mgl9g2e78g1qccpz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a47c1629675bd1d43e0f4dde92ab307/tumblr_mgl9g2e78g1qccpz7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>finding the thread of life in everything</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lustik.tumblr.com/post/40472340609/a-time-of-disappearances-betra-fraval-via-file">lustik</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A Time of Disappearances - <a href="http://www.betrafraval.com/">Betra Fraval</a> via <a href="http://file-magazine.com/blog/betra-fraval">FILE</a></p> </blockquote>http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46709931965http://clairelegrand.tumblr.com/post/46709931965Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:20:16 -0400Earthshine