Getting books in the mail is so much fun–especially when they’re gifts or prizes.
Check out these contests to win children’s or teen books in July 2008.
YA Books
Be 1 of 5 winners to win a beach bag full of 10 new YA books–THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX by Mary E. Pearson, BLACK RABBIT SUMMER by Kevin Brooks, GENERATION DEAD by Daniel Waters, HOW TO BE BAD by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle, RUMORS: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen, SAVVY GIRL by Lynn Messina, SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH by Walter Dean Myers, THAT’S WHAT’S UP!: A Del Rio Bay Clique Novel by Paula Chase, UNBELIEVABLE: Pretty Little Liars #4 by Sara Shepard and WHAT WAS LOST by Catherine O’Flynn–at TeenReads.com. Read the book summaries, then fill out the form. The beach bag will also contain other summer goodies. Must be a US or Canadian resident to enter, over the age of 13. Contest closes Thursday, July 31, 2008.
Win 1 of 5 copies of Airhead by Meg Cabot. Grand prize winner also gets a copy of Queen of Babble Gets Hitched. Contest closes July 15, 2008, 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Win YA books Wake by Lisa McMann; Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers; Dreamland by Sarah Dessen; The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock; Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen; and Rumors: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen at The Story Siren Must answer survey giving feedback about the blog. Open worldwide. Contest closes July 31st 2008.
Win 1 of 3 copies of Split by a Kiss by Luisa Plaja. Must be a member of Kiwi Families online. Probably open only to Australians. Contest closes at 5pm on 4th July 2008.
Win 1 of 8 copies of Cathy’s Key at TeenReads.com–and enter for a chance to win an iPod (the grand prize winner will receive an iPod Touch, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback; 2nd place winner will receive an iPod Nano, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback; 3rd place winner will receive an iPod Shuffle, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback). Contest open to US and Canadian residents age 13 and older. Contest closes July 24, 2008.
Win 1 of a 100 ARCs of sci-fi YA novel THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins at TeenReads.com. Winners will be asked to write a review of the book, and those that comply will receive a hardcover copy. Contest open to US and Canadian residents age 13 and older. Contest closes July 29, 2008.
Children’s/Middle Grade Books
Win 1 of 3 copies of Gail Guthier’s A Girl, a Boy, and Three Robbers. Contest closes July 3, 2008.
Win a copy of Virus Games by G.L. Sheerin. Your comment on the blog must include a book recommendation for ages 9 to 12.Open worldwide. Contests closes July 27th at 11PM.
Win 1 of 4 children’s books at Jabberwocky; you choose from their list. Weekly giveaway. This week’s books include The Dragon’s Apprentice by Linda McNabbMay; Trixie Fights for Furry Rights by Ros Asquith; Wombat Goes Walkabout by Michael Morpurgo & Christian Birmingham; and Prince Caspian by C.S Lewis. May only be open to Australians (it doesn’t say).
Win 1 of a 10 collections of Narnia books from HarperCollins. Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 24, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Win 1 of 10 signed copies of Seekers: The Quest Begins by Erin Hunter from HarperCollins.com. Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 24, 2008 5:00 p.m. (EST).
Win 1 of 3 copies of Ossie Kingsford by Val Bird. Must be a member of Kiwi Families online. Probably open only to Australians. Contest closes at 5pm on 4th July 2008.
Picture Books
Win an autographed copy of In My Backyard by Valarie Giogas at BayStateParent. Contest closes Saturday, July 5 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Win 1 of 5 sets of board books from Gymboree, including Gymboree Alphabet, Gymboree Colors, Gymboree Number and Gymboree Shapes. Contest closes August 9, 2008.
Win 1 of 5 DVDs of picture book Corduroy (and other picture books) from La Parent. Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 24, 2008, 12:00 pm (EST).
Win 1 of 5 sets of 5 Scholastic picture books: Peek-a-Zoo, Star, Numbers, Petting Farm &Twinkle Twinkle Panda, at Classy Mommy Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 14th, 2008. (scroll down part way.)
Non-Fiction Children’s Books
Win 15 non-fiction children’s books at I.N.K. blog, ranging from April Pulley Sayre’s TROUT ARE MADE OF TREES to Jan Greenberg’s SIDE BY SIDE: NEW POEMS INSPIRED BY ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD and many more. Most of the books are 2008 and 2007 titles. To enter, in one sentence or less, tell them why you read the I.N.K. blog, and in as much space as you need, describe what you’ve done to support and encourage nonfiction in your classroom, library, home, or community. More details on the blog. Contest ends Friday, September 5th, 2008.
eBook Readers
Win a Sony ereader and 6 titles from James Patterson from Work It, Mom. Must be a sole or primary breadwinner mom and complete their online survey. Contest open only to US residents Contest closes July 7th, 2008.
Win a Sony Reader Digital Book, James Patterson edition. Must sign up for James Patterson newsletter first (link on the left). (James Patterson wrote the awesome YA series Maximum Ride.) Contest open to US and Canadian residents. Contest closes July 02, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. ET. (You get taken to a page that looks like an error after entering, but the url looks valid.)
Know of any other contests that should be listed here? Let me know, and I’ll update this post.
It’s fun to get free books that you’ll enjoy reading.
Here are some current contests on the web:
YA Books:
Win a copy of Darkside Nighttrap by Tom Becker. To enter, you must tell Susan at her blog the name of Bram Stoker’s book about a vampire. Contest ends June 12, 2008.
Win 1 of 5 copies of Sovay by Celia Rees. Ends July 1, 2008. It doesn’t list restrictions as to country, so perhaps it’s open to all. Bloomsbury UK.
Win 1 of 8 copies of Cathy’s Key at TeenReads.com–and enter for a chance to win an iPod (the grand prize winner will receive an iPod Touch, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback; 2nd place winner will receive an iPod Nano, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback; 3rd place winner will receive an iPod Shuffle, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback). Contest open to US and Canadian residents age 13 and older. Contest closes July 24, 2008.
Win 1 of a 100 ARCs of sci-fi YA novel THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins at TeenReads.com. Winners will be asked to write a review of the book, and those that comply will receive a hardcover copy. Contest open to US and Canadian residents age 13 and older. Contest closes July 29, 2008.
Win 1 of 5 copies of Triskellion by Will Peterson at YABooksCentral.com. Entrants must “Make up a family secret (not a real one! we don’t want to “out” a real family secret) — the stranger the better.” Open to residents of US, Canada, and Mexico. Contest closes June 30, 2008.
Win 1 of 15 copies of Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen at YAbookscentral.com. Entrants must write a poem about how they received help or gave help to someone. Open to residents of US, Canada, and Mexico. Contest closes June 30, 2008.
Win 1 of 3 copies of Avalon High: Coronation 2 by Meg Cabot at Yabookscentral.com. Entrants must answer the question “Which character from the Legend of King Arthur would you like to be and why (secondary characters are fine too!)?” Open to residents of US, Canada, and Mexico. Contest closes June 30, 2008.
Win 1 of a 10 collections of Narnia books from HarperCollins. Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 24, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Win 1 of 10 signed copies of Seekers: The Quest Begins by Erin Hunter from HarperCollins.com. Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 24, 2008 5:00 p.m. (EST).
Midlde-Grade Books:
Win 1 of 3 copies of A Girl, a Boy, and Three Robbers by Gail Guthier. Contest closes July 3, 2008.
Picture Books:
Win an autographed copy of Rattlesnake Jam by Margot Finke. Entrants must write Finke and tell her their encounter with a rattler. Contest closes June 30, 2008.
Know of another contest to win a children’s or teen book? Post a comment and I’ll add it to this post.
I hope everyone's holidays are going/went well. I hope that Hanukkah Harry, Solstice Sam, Santa, and Kwanzaa Kofi were good to you and yours and that now you're all full of cookies and goodness and curled up with the parts of your family that don't drive you crazy and a good book.
I had to leave Wisconsin much too soon, but it was a lovely time even if the Packers totally sucked in Sunday's game. (ouch. seriously. ouch.) It even snowed...
Also, I got a lot of reading done. I now have 21 books to read before Monday turns to Tuesday. I can totally pull that off, right? Yeah, I know. But, it will be fun to see how far I get.
Anyway, here are a few of the books I read in various airport lounges, airplanes, and my parents' living room.
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko
Someone remind me to stay away from really well done non-humorous realistic fiction about junior high. They make all the memories I've worked so hard to repress come up.
Anyway, Kirstin's best friend is hanging around the mean girls they used to hate. Kirsten could maybe be included if she just tried a little harder to fit in. That's what her mom wants--to the point where she'll call up the other mothers. Kirsten's not dumb. She knows that Ms. Queen Bee doesn't want her there. She also knows she doesn't want to be there, so she starts hanging out with some other people.
Boys. Scholarship students.
Walk is one of those scholarship students-- one of a very few non-white students at this exclusive private school. He wishes he were back at his old school, with his friends...
Choldenko could have had a beautiful story, just on that. But there's also a deep dark looming secret. I'm not sure how I feel about that. It wasn't really necessary.
I did, however, love Kirsten's little sister, Kippy.
Thanks to
Kelly for turning me onto this title!
You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! Fiona Rosenbloom
This was the very last book I read in 2006. I remember racing to the end so it would be done before we went out for New Years Eve so it would firmly end up in th 2006 pile.
Anyway, it's Bar and Bat Mitzvah season in Westchester County. So, 13 year olds dealing with the opposite gender, social ranking, friendships, divorced parents and geeky little brothers.
It's true to life while still being funny enough that it doesn't send me back into therapy.
It's a very nice coming-of-age (literally!) story.
My one complaint is that the time line is really screwed up. There are a few things that happen where the times of various events are mentioned, but it doesn't make any sense when you try to reconstruct the day. Plus, geeky little bro undergoes big changes over the book. But the book only takes place over the time span of 1 week, so that also doesn't make sense.
But this old review leads us to a new review!
We Are SO Crashing Your Bar Mitzvah! Fiona Rosenbloom
In this sequel (which I just read) Stacy and Lydia have a whole new look and can't wait to show Kelly.
Only Kelly's full time hanging out with the Chicas (mean girls!) and Stacy and Lydia aren't invited.
Literally. Queen Bee Kym's cousin Eben is having the Bar Mitzvah to end all Bar Mitzvahs and everyone else is invited.
So, Stacy and Lydia do the only sensible thing-- crash. Coupled with the outlandish lies they've been telling to make themselves seem cooler, they've spun a web that's about to catch them.
I think I liked it even better than the first one!
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