'Draculiza' Flies Into Bookstores

A young vampire girl wishes to be a fairy princess.

Having an imagination and wishing on that has always been something everyone does. Draculiza is no different. Her problem, though, is she wants to be a fairy princess; however as fate would have it that's a bit of impossible because she's a vampire. Despite her mother telling her why she can't have this dream, she refuses to listen. She comes up with a plan and with her advisor, her pet bat, Spike, Draculiza sets out on an adventure to make her dream come true.

First time children's book author Bianca Bagatourian says, "We all have a little princess inside, and they're not all necessarily blonde with blue eyes. When I was growing up, none of the princesses in fairy tales looked like me. It was confusing! I wanted to write a story that emphasized the idea that we can all shine!" (Draculiza (Cedar Grove Publishing, 2015, ISBN: 9781941958254, $17.95, www.cedargrovebooks.com)

"Draculiza" is targeted toward young girls. In the wake of all the messages targeted toward young girls about what is the "right" way to look, walk, talk, dress and do, Draculiza's simple and basic message stands out. The message: it's all right to just be yourself. Visit Draculiza and Spike at www.draculiza.com. There's a blog and lots of fun things to do.

Draculiza (Cedar Grove Publishing, 2015, ISBN: 9781941958254, $17.95, www.cedargrovebooks.com) can be purchased via Amazon and bookstores as a print book and as an eBook on Kindle, Nook, iTunes and most eReaders.

About the Author: Bianca Bagatourian is an experimental playwright who easily switches between genres. She's a graduate of the MFA playwriting program at Brooklyn College with lifetime Obie award-winning playwright, Mac Wellman. The Time of Our Lies, her play about the life of historian Howard Zinn, was nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Visit Bianca online at www.biancabagatourian.com.

Draculiza is her first children's book.

About the Book: Draculiza wishes she could be a princess in one of the fairy tales her mother
reads to her at bedtime. She dreams of castles and courts and crowns each night. Alas, she's from Transylvania and that kind of throws a monkey wrench into her plans. But that doesn't stop our feisty little vampire. Along with her top advisor, her pet bat Spike, she finds a clever way to break into
the fairy tale world and turn it upside down.

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