Junior Samantha Crouch’s self-published book Under the Full Moon will be featured at a book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Creekwalk Village on Saturday, April 2 from 2-4 p.m..

“I wrote it (at the) end of my eighth grade year,” Crouch said. “It took a little over six months to write, and then it took a long time to get it edited.”

Once Crouch finished the book on a Word document and had it edited by her uncle, she began the long process of writing to distributors, getting a barcode number so it could be sold, putting her book on Amazon and applying to put it on the Barnes & Noble online site.

“It’s a lot of little letters that I’ve had to write,” Crouch said.

Crouch’s 300-page book is a young adult novel featuring werewolves and a warlock. (Listen to her summary here.)

“We sold a bunch just handing them out to friends and family, and we sold a lot on Amazon,” Crouch said. “We’ve sold some on Barnes & Noble, but we’re hoping the book signing will be able to sell more and maybe, hopefully, they’ll get it in stores.”

The book signing is a part of the Allen High School PTSA’s book fair at Barnes & Noble, where on Saturday the PTSA will receive up to 15% in proceeds back from the sale of Under the Full Moon if they are mentioned at check-out. The PTSA also put a code on their Facebook page, so books ordered online through April 8 with the code will support the PTSA as well.

“Especially since we’re partnering with the PTA, it’s generated more interest,” Crouch said. “For the book signing, (Barnes & Noble) ordered 25 copies, which is really unusual that they would (order) so many of them. Hopefully they think there’s going to be a big turn-out.”

Although Crouch is nervous for the upcoming event, fellow author and e-mail correspondent Heather Ostler, who wrote The Shapeshifter Secret series, has given her advice to ease her nerves.

“She just gave me tips like put candy on the table, have bookmarks, which we’re going to make and they’ll be on the counter, and make a little slogan instead of personalizing every book because there’s a lot of people,” Crouch said. “That definitely helped a lot, so I’m glad she was there, but otherwise I’m really excited.”