BNG FRIDAY: Arch Nemesis

Every Friday until its publication, I'm going to blog something about Brave New Girls: Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme, a YA sci-fi anthology featuring tech-savvy heroines. The goal is to encourage more girls to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math careers. Revenues from sales of the anthology will be donated to a scholarship fund through the Society of Women Engineers. 

Today, I'm spotlighting one of the stories that will be featured in the anthology: Arch Nemesis by Jamie Krakover! This exciting, action-packed story follows a spunky, innovative teen girl on her superhero-esque quest for justice. When I read this one, I fell in love with the concept at once, and I especially enjoyed the comic book-ish feel of the the story (I'm a sucker for comics-style stories!). Can't wait to share it with y'all when the anthology comes out!

TITLE
Arch Nemesis

AUTHOR
Jamie Krakover 

STORY DESCRIPTION
After a genetically mutated creature who uses the St. Louis Arch as a science facility to study humans murders her family, a young inventor uses her smarts to seek revenge. 

AUTHOR BIO

Growing up with a fascination for space and things that fly, Jamie turned that love into a career as an Aerospace Engineer. Combining her natural enthusiasm for Science Fiction and her love of reading, she now spends a lot of her time writing Middle Grade and Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. 


Jamie lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and her dog Sophie. When she isn't being a Rocket Scientist by day and a writer by night, she can be found catching up on the latest sci fi TV, books, and movies as well as spending time on Twitter (maybe a little too much time :-P). And no, the rocket science jokes never get old! 

Blog: http://jamiekrakover.blogspot.com
Twitter: @Rockets2Writing


THOUGHTS ON BRAVE NEW GIRLS

As a female engineer, women in STEM is a topic I'm extremely passionate about. I've personally struggled with adversity, watched others face challenges, and even mentored young women in areas of STEM. While women make up 48% of the workforce, only 24% of women work in areas of STEM, and even fewer in engineering. Biases against women in STEM fields develop in kids as young as age 3 or 4. Even worse, young women stray from STEM topics in school starting as young as 4th or 5th grade. Young women need to see strong examples of women in STEM in real life, on TV, and in literature in order to help build and maintain the confidence to pursue STEM careers. As both a Rocket Scientist and a writer, I'm in a unique position to inspire young women to pursue STEM fields. This anthology is a great way to show young women, strong examples of females operating within STEM topics, and I'm extremely honored and humbled to be a part of this amazing project.

BRAVE NEW GIRLS: STORIES OF GIRLS WHO SCIENCE & SCHEME will be released in August 2017!

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