Name Your Prize + iPad Mini Giveaway

Well, it’s not quite that good ... ever heard of too good to be true? But it’s close! BestsellingReads is at it again, giving away an iPad mini on June 1st at 6 pm EST as well as four $25 Amazon gift cards. All avid readers are eligible. Just click here to go to the contest. But there’s more this time. BestsellingReads wants you to name your dream prize so they can come up with unique prizes to please you better in future giveaways. Look for a question on their rafflecopter asking that you leave a comment naming your dream prize. The first 50 commenters win a free e-book of their choice from any of the BSR member authors. Enter to win an iPad mini or a $25 Amazon gift card now, and while you’re at it name your dream prize!

Reading Olympics 2014 List Released!

Both Crystal and I participate in Reading Olympics, aka "sporting competitions for nerds."  The 2013 competition was just earlier this month.  We got the blue ribbon. No surprise, hahaha.  I was obviously the MVP having read 4/45 books.  I hope you caught the sarcasm there...

I'll definitely be reading these books over the summer.  The list actually includes books that I'm excited to read.

Voila, la liste:

High School 2014 Book List

1. Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
2. Bad Boy: A Memoir Walter by Dean Myers
3. Book Thief by Markus Zusak
4. Boy 21 by Matt Quick
5. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
6. Cinder by Marrisa Meyer
7. Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
8. Dawn by ElieWiesel
9. Enclave by Ann Aguirre
10. Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
11. Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S.King
12. Fat Kid Rules the World by Kelly Going
13. Final Four by Paul Volpini
14. Geeks by Jon Katz
15. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
16. Haunting of  Hill House by Shirley Jackson
17. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
18. If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
19. Inherit the Wind by Jerone Lawrence
20. Invasion by Robin Cook
21. Journey Back by Johanna Reiss
22. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
23. Level Up by Gene Luen Yang
24. Luna by Julie Ann Peters
25. Miss Peregrine Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
26. Mister by Pip Lloyd Jones
27. Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
28. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
29. Never Fall Down by Patrica McCormick
30. Paper Towns by John Green
31. Pastwatch by Orson Scott Card
32. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
33. Pregnancy Project by Gabby Rodriguez
34. Raft, The by S.A. Bodeen
35. Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
36. Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
37. Saving Gracie by Carol Bradley
38. So Yesterday by Scott Westerfield
39. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
40. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
41. Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
42. The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
43. Timeline by Michael Crichton
44. Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchet
45. Year of Wonders by Geraldien Brooks

YASH Winners!

From the YASH blog:

WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Posted: 08 Apr 2013 03:30 PM PDT Hi everyone! We're very pleased to announce the winners of the Spring 2013 Scavenger Hunt! For Red Team: Candy For Blue Team: Gabby A Each of these winners has been contacted by email already.  Many of the authors also held individual giveaways on their blogs for people to win smaller prizes. Below are all the ones that have selected winners so far--for other winners, visit the individual authors' webpages: Beth Revis gave away a signed copy of SHADES OF EARTH, along with DEFY THE DARK swag to Mel B. Maureen McGowan gave away: Hardcover copy of DEVIANTS:  Rachael Matthews and Elizabeth Kotkiewicz Hyatt Kindle copy of DEVIANTS: Alaiel Kreuz, Tamara Theresa Nathan, Stelina Papagianneli, Birgitte and Deanna Babcock CD mp3 audio copy of DEVIANTS: Gwenola Hamelin Amalie Howard did the ARCs of Awesome Giveaway to Melissa Robles and Kelsey Dietrich Lea Nolan gave away: Francine Soleil won the digital copy of CONJURE Jessica Jackson won the signed paperback copy of CONJURE Lisa Burstein's winner of The Next Forever digital copy: Kaitlin Snider Colleen Houck gave away: Tiger's Curse books: Ivana Maric, Mary Perez, Katherina Barney, Nichole Springer, Shanon Vuong, Megan Kyser, JenniferG W, Chantelle Ip, Brandon N Amanda Hamer, Kristia Militiadou Grand Prize: Angela Reads Jenn Johansson gave away a bonus signed ARC of Insomnia to "Kim V."  Scott Tracey gave away signed ARCs of THE GODDESS TEST, THE RAVEN BOYS, and TEN to Jocelyn Rish Aprilynne Pike gave away an ARC of both LIFE AFTER THEFT and EARTHBOUND to Justine Winans Rachel Carter gave away a signed hardcover of SO CLOSE TO YOU and a signed ARC of THIS STRANGE AND FAMILIAR PLACE to Roxanne McCleary Erica O'Rourke's winner is Tessa Van Diest.  Winner of Scorched ARC giveaway by Mari Mancusi was Anastasia Montero Megan Miranda's winner was Ali Kiki Victoria Scott gave THE COLLECTOR swag to Kristina Haecker Kathleen Peacock gave away an annotated copy of Hemlock and the ARC of Thornhill to Megan K. Alyxandra Harvey gave away: Drake Chronicles Books 1-6:  Eli Y A Killer First Date: Rose P, Lea, Stephanie P, Holly R, Destiney R Languish: Maud G, Danny M, Fatema A, Rachel S, Kim Vampire Bites: Tal R Mindi Scott gave away a copy of FREEFALL and LIVE THROUGH THIS for Kris and Kim. Jessica Shrivington gave away: 1. From my Facebook page                =    Katherine Adams 2. From Embracetheseries FB Page   =    Nicole Kha 3. From Twitter @jessShirvington      =    Vahhaba Lamis @nz_crazy_chick 3. From my blog comments                =    Angelica Joy Erin Underwood gave away a copy of FUTUREDAZE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF YA SCIENCE FICION to Tonya Cool Jennifer Armentrout gave away a signed copy of Apollyon plus Hebel Designs' Wait for You inspired bracelet to Marissa Walker Kat Evangelista's winner was Tessa Van Diest Amy Plum's winner was Lis Carcamo Amber Argyle's winners are:  Alisha M Blanchard wins a signed copy of Witch Born, 3 bookmarks, and 3 bookplates Grace wins an ebook of Witch Song Jen Stasi wins an ebook of Winter Queen

Last Day of YASH

The Young Adult Scavenger Hunt ends today at 12 PT so if you want a chance at some awesome signed bookish swag, enter before it's too late!

I'm a Winner, Winner! : Reading Olympics 2013

I am a winner!  Well, I showed up to the competition and was on a team that got over 50 points so I got a blue ribbon automatically.  However, I really shouldn't have gotten this ribbon because I didn't answer any of the questions. I only read 4/45 books, so I was next to useless besides the questions on Divergent by Veronica Roth, but then again everybody read that book so I stand by my original position that I was next to useless.

The entire team owes it to Meghan and her twin for being an awesome captain! She knew the majority of the answers, having the devotion to actually read the titles and really was a huge part in our victory.  No one else could be more deserving of this ribbon, and I'm glad she was able to end senior year with a victory!

I have participated in Reading Olympics from 5th-8th grade and then again this year in 11th.  Last night I was reminded of the excitement, laughs, and competition that comes with the club.  I wish I had read more books, but now I know what to do for next year.  Watch out other schools in the county!

To any people in my school: This is a really cool club.  Or just join for the free shirt and pizza.

Reading Olympics Competition Tonight!

Tonight's the big night!  It's the night of the competition.  reading Olympics is a county wide thing, the list varying for each area but the premise is simple.  You've got all year to read the books on the list, and then in April you get your team together and meet at one school where a whole bunch of other teams from all over come.  there are 3 rounds.  20 random but specific questions about the books are asked.  If the other team doesn't get the answer right, you have the opportunity to answer.  It's actually very fun, especially if you read the books, but I have only read 4/45 books so I think I'm going to be the LVP (Least valuable player).  And our team name is NERDS GONE WILD.  Wish us luck!!!!!!!


If you want to check out the list, look under "book challenges" because Crystal challenged herself to read them all.

YA2U Author Event Announced

Remember that old competition thing to bring YA authors to your town?  Well, details on the winning town and the events (notice the s on the end of "events") were released   Here's the email Mrs. Beth Revis sent me:

Winning Cities Announced

Read below to discover when and where our YA2U stop will be.

Hello All!

First, we want to thank you for participating in the YA2U program. This was a unique program, and the first we've ever done, and we never dreamed it would be as big as it became! More than 12,000 people entered, and we are so inspired by your participation and enthusiasm.

The winning cities were announced online, but before we talk about that, we want to emphasize that even if your city didn't win, that doesn't mean we won't be stopping by. We've shared the information about which cities were eager to have us with our publishers, and hope that means your city is more on the radar for future tours. And we're working behind the scenes to visit more cities on our own. Travel is often expensive for authors, but because we know you want us in Boise and Calgary, Shreveport and Toronto, and even more cities beyond, we're going to do our best to include you in future travels. We also encourage you to get in touch with your librarians and teachers, and ask them to request us for events. We can work with you on grants and other means to fund events in your area.

WINNING CITIES:

The winning city of the 2013 YA2U program was....Cookeville, TN! And because the third-place city, Shelby, NC, is close enough to Cookeville, we're able to do two events! We're also going to be making a video just for the second-place winning city, Lewisville, TX (parts of the video will be accessible online at a later date for everyone).

EVENTS INFORMATION:

COOKEVILLE, TN:

School Visit: Open only to students at Algood Middle School
Day & Time: April 9, 1pm
Location: Algood Middle School Auditorium
Books Sold On Site By: Books-a-Million
Event: We'll be doing a panel discussion with the students, followed by a question and answer session and signing. This is just for the kids at Algood, as it was their votes--organized by the wonderful Ms. Young--that led to Cookeville winning.

Public Visit: Open to EVERYONE!
Day & Time: April 9, 6pm
Location: Algood Middle School Auditorium
Books Sold On Site By: Books-a-Million
Event: We'll be doing a panel discussion with the students, followed by a question and answer session and signing. This event is open to everyone, is free, and should be a lot of fun! Please come by with your questions. You're welcome to bring your books from home, but BAM! will be on-site to sell copies as well.

SHELBY, NC:

School Visit: Open only to students in the Cleveland County School District
Day & Time: April 10, 1pm
Location: The Board Room in the new central office building (formerly Shelby Middle School). Seating limited to 200 people.
Books Sold On Site By: TBD
Event: We'll be doing a panel discussion with the students, followed by a question and answer session and signing. Each school in the district will be coordinating which students attend this function.

Public Visit: Open to EVERYONE!
Day & Time: April 10, 7pm
Location: The Board Room in the new central office building (formerly Shelby Middle School). Seating limited to 200 people.
Books Sold On Site By: TBD
Event: We'll be doing a panel discussion with the students, followed by a question and answer session and signing. This event is open to everyone, is free, and should be a lot of fun! Please come by with your questions. You're welcome to bring your books from home, but there will be a vendor on-site to sell copies as well.

LEWISVILLE, TX:

Video Visit: The logistics of having a Skype visit open to everyone may be a little prohibitive at this time. We're currently working to record one of the visits, with a special message to Lewisville, and present the DVD to libraries and the school district. We're also going to try to have a visit later on in the year, if we can get funding. More info as this comes available.

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Beth Revis

Author of the New York Times bestselling Across the Universe series
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Across the Universe: Available now

A Million Suns: Available now

Shades of Earth: Available January 2013

It's On!: YA Scavenger Hunt 2013

Just got my email that YASH is coming up again!!!Here's what it said:

Participating in the YA Scavenger Hunt is easy! Here's all you have to do:

On April 4 at noon (Pacific Standard Time), the hunt is open.

During that time, you can go to the participating authors blogs and websites--you can find them all here. The first thing on the page should be their hunt information--there you can find out about new authors and get exclusive content.

Take note of the highlighted number on each author's hunt page. You need that number to enter the contest!

Each author is on either the RED Team or the BLUE Team. Add up the numbers of all the authors on the red team, and you have the secret code you need to enter the contest. The prize is all the books from the authors on that team! You can only enter once, and your entry only counts if you have the right number, so make sure you get the right code! Break out those calculators!

You have to submit your entry by April 7, noon, Pacific Standard Time. You can submit your entry for each team HERE.

On April 8th, we'll announce the winners! There's one winner for the red team, and one for the blue team. The hunt IS open internationally, to all ages, so you have no excuse to not join in the fun!

See you April 4!