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As part of the blog tour for Heidi Ayarbe's Compulsion(which was just released from Balzer & bray/HarperCollins on May 3rd!), she's allowed us to see what the twitter feed of some of the characters from her books might look like. Featured in this feed is Luc from Compulsion, Cappy from Compromised, and Jason from Freeze Frame! ~~~~~~~ Character Tweets: If some of your characters had Twitter accounts, what would their tweet convos be like? (Character tweets between Jason (from Freeze Frame), Cappy (from Compromised) and Luc (from Compulsion) …) Jason: Hey, Cappy. Thought you couldn’t read and write. Cappy: Listen, Dead Boy, if you can do some other-world tweeting, I’ll take care on my end. At least I can touch the fuckin’ keyboard. Jason: Mind over matter. Cappy: You’ve got neither, dead boy. Or do you have a mind? Do dead people keep their minds? Luc: Hijueputa. And I thought M&M was nuts. I’m tweeting with dead guy and illiterate. I’ll take OCD...

Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe Publication Date: May 1st, 2011 Published By: Balzer&Bray(HarperCollins Imprint) Hardcover, 304 Pages Source: ARC, Teen Book Scene Blog Tour Summary: "Today has to be perfect. Magic. I look at the clock. 10:14 am. Ten fourteen. One plus one is two plus four is six plus ten is sixteen minus one is fifteen minus two is thirteen. OK. I turn from the clock and walk into the hallway. "Ready.” Saturday will be the third state soccer championship in a row for Jake Martin. Three. A good number. Prime. With Jake on the field, Carson City High can’t lose, because Jake has the magic: a self-created protection generated by his obsession with prime numbers. It’s the magic that has every top soccer university recruiting Jake, the magic that keeps his family safe, and the magic that suppresses his anxiety attacks. But the magic is Jake’s prison, because getting it means his compulsions take over nearly every aspect of his life. Jake’s convinced the magi...