PRODIGY Giveaway!

Have you been eagerly awaiting PRODIGY, the sequel to Marie Lu's electrifying debut Legend? Here's your chance to win a copy of Legend plus some cool swag!

About Prodigy

Prodigy is the long-awaited sequel to Legend, the must-read dystopian novel for all YA fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Divergent by Veronica Roth. A brilliant re-imagining of Les Miserables, the series is set to be a global film sensation as CBS films have acquired rights to the trilogy.

June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—-June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.

It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long.

But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong?

About Legend

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

About the author

Marie Lu writes young adult novels, and has a special love for dystopian books. She likes food, fighter jets, afternoon tea, happy people, electronics, the interwebz, cupcakes, pianos, bright colors, rain, Christmas lights, sketches, animation, dogs, farmers' markets, video games, and of course, books.

She left Beijing for the States in 1989 and went off to college at the University of Southern California. In her past life, she was an art director in the video game industry, but now she writes full-time.

Related links:
Legend official website
Marie Lu's official author website
Legend series on Facebook
@PenguinTeen on Twitter
@Marie_Lu on Twitter

About the Giveaway

One (1) winner will receive:

• a copy of Legend by Marie Lu
• a limited-edition Prodigy t-shirt
• a limited-edition Prodigy flashlight

To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only and ends Saturday, November 17, 2012. Good luck!

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Speechless Giveaway!

For Speechless, Hannah Harrington's sophomore novel, Harlequin Teen has partnered with the Love Is Louder movement to spread the word about the power of love and support and help those who are bullied know that they are not alone. Therefore, I have a special giveaway for you today. One (1) winner will receive a finished copy of Speechless and a branded iPhone skin!

About the book:

Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret. Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast – and nearly got someone killed. Chelsea has taken a vow of silence – to learn to keep her mouth shut and to stop hurting anyone else.

Speechless explores the real-life teen issues of bullying, mean girls, LGBT awareness and hate crimes. Compared to the many books already out about bullies, Harrington’s novel stands out for its authentic voice and unflinching portrayal of what it means to be part of the bullying. In October 2012, Harlequin TEEN will be releasing a brand new survey that has interviewed 1,500 girls between 13-18 years old on the subject of bullying.

Hannah's author website: www.hannahharrington.com
More about Speechless' partnership with Love Is Louder: www.speechless.com/loveislouder

Check out the book trailer:


The special Speechless/Love Is Louder phone skin you could win!

About Love is Louder:

Harlequin TEEN has partnered with the nonprofit Love is Louder, a movement that started when actress Brittany Snow, MTV and the Jed Foundation decided to do something to help those feeling mistreated. Hundreds of thousands of people just like you have come together to raise the volume around the message that love and support are louder than any internal or external voice that brings you down.

To enter, just fill out the Rafflecopter form below. One entry per household, please. This giveaway is open to entrants with a US or Canadian mailing address, and ends Saturday, October 6, 2012. Good luck!

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BBAW 2012: LEVEL 2 Giveaway!

What highly anticipated 2013 ARC am I giving away today as part of the Book Blogger Appreciation Week celebrations? Oh, only the debut novel that people have been talking about for over a year already... the YA blogging community's very own Lenore Appelhans and her genre-defying, life-after-death thriller LEVEL 2!

About the book:

Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow prisoners, Felicia passes the endless hours downloading memories and mourning what she’s lost—family, friends, and the boy she loved, Neil.

Then a girl in a neighboring chamber disappears, and nobody but Felicia seems to recall she existed in the first place. Something is obviously very wrong. When Julian—a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life—comes to offer Felicia a way out, she learns the truth: a rebellion is brewing to overthrow the Morati, the guardians of Level 2.

Felicia is reluctant to trust Julian, but then he promises what she wants the most—to be with Neil again—if only she’ll join the rebels. Suspended between Heaven and Earth, Felicia finds herself in the center of an age-old struggle between good and evil. As memories from her life come back to haunt her, and as the Morati hunt her down, Felicia will discover it’s not just her own redemption at stake… but the salvation of all mankind.

About the author:

Lenore Appelhans is the debut author of a YA novel LEVEL 2 (due January 15, 2013 from Simon and Schuster BFYR) as well as a picture book CHICK-O-SAURUS REX (under the name Lenore Jennewein) with her husband, illustrator Daniel Jennewein (due Spring 2013 from Simon and Schuster BFYR).

...But, obviously, you should visit Lenore at her famous blog, Presenting Lenore, or her author website for more info!

ONE international winner will receive:

• a signed ARC of Level 2
• Level 2 postcards + magnets from the author herself!

To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below, making sure to answer the question: "If you were to go to a Level 2 in your afterlife, what favorite memory of yours would you revisit?" There are other options as well to gain more entries! This giveaway is open internationally and ends September 30, 2012. Good luck!
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Why You Should Enter This STORMDANCER Giveaway

Yes, the cover is astonishingly gorgeous, but here are other reasons why STORMDANCER, Jay Kristoff's debut novel, is worth your notice:

1. It's a different kind of fantasy. It's hard to find fantasies out there that aren't set in Medieval England, and STORMDANCER does Japanese steampunk right, with an almost overwhelming assault of detailed world-building on the reader. You may feel like the first 50 pages are too clunky, with all the world-building, but then, as the plot progresses, you slip right into the world and can really envision it cinematographically. You know how some speculative fiction have underwhelming world-building where inconsistencies and gaps get in the way of the story? Yup, not here.

2. Buruu and Yukiko's relationship is one for the books. Fictional human-creature relationships are often a lot of fun to read about. In STORMDANCER, Buruu has a personality we grow to love, and there are moments when I cracked up from his snark. Jay Kristoff deftly writes how an unshakeable friendship connection can change both parties irrevocably.

3. STORMDANCER is arguably the most relevant book I've read all year. Tears welled in my eyes as I read, for I recognized, in the midst of the different speculative setting, the pain and the frustration of attempting to improve some of the huge problems in our world. And I hope that this is something other readers will be affected by as well.

Synopsis:

A DYING LAND
The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have departed forever.

AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST
The hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shōgun to capture a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and the price of failing the Shōgun is death.

A HIDDEN GIFT Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shōgun’s hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in Shima’s last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is he’d rather see her dead than help her.

But together, the pair will form an indomitable friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.

STORMDANCER will be published in hardcover by Thomas Dunne Books on September 18, 2012. Visit Jay Kristoff's author website for more info.

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I was fortunate enough to be able to read STORMDANCER early, thanks to the generosity of some lovely people. And now, I want to pass this story on to you, if you're interested. There will be 1-3 winners (I'm not certain how many copies of this ARC I have, haha). This giveaway is open internationally and ends Tuesday, August 14, 2012. I will not be announcing the winners here; you will get an email from me if you win. Good luck!

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SHADOW OF NIGHT Giveaways and News!

On July 10th, Viking Adult, an imprint of Penguin, will be publishing SHADOW OF NIGHT by Deborah Harkness, the sequel to the bestselling A Discovery of Witches of last year.

Synopsis:

SHADOW OF NIGHT picks up right where A Discovery of Witches left off. Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont, a witch historian and vampire geneticist respectively, have timewalked to Elizabethan England on their hunt for a magical alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782—its sudden appearance and sudden disappearance have upended the delicately ordered world of magical creatures (witches, vampires, and daemons), threatening to unleash unprecedented metaphysical chaos.

Though Diana and Matthew have escaped the threats of the present, they soon find the past holds its own challenges—Diana must find a witch to continue her magical education, a task made difficult by a rash of witch hunts across the British Isles. And Matthew finds himself back in a life he thought he left behind, reuniting with friends and family that had long been reduced to memory, opening wounds he thought had healed. Some of those friends comprise the infamous School of Night, a coterie of visionaries that includes Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Raleigh. Together, Matthew and Diana must navigate the new dangers of an old century—bringing them closer and closer to solving the mystery of Ashmole 782.

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About the Author:

Deborah Harkness is a professor of history at the University of Southern California. Her publications include works on the history of science, magic, and alchemy. Her most recent scholarly book is The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution. She has received fellowships from the Fulbright Association, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Humanities Center, and the American Council of Learned Societies, among others. She is also a noted wine critic and blogger. A Discovery of Witches was her fiction debut. Learn more at Deborah's author website.

A combination of history and magic? Sounds awesome, right? I hope to get around to reading A Discovery of Witches--and then Shadow of Night--sometime this year!

For those who haven’t gotten around to reading A Discovery of Witches: Amazon is offering the e-book as their “Deal of the Day” on June 10th, where readers will be able to buy it for just $2.99 on that day only. Put it on your calendar!

For even more goodness, on Deborah’s Facebook page, Viking is hosting a contest leading up to the book’s publication. Every Friday from June 1st to July 6th, four winners will be selected to receive an advance copy of SHADOW OF NIGHT signed by Deborah and sample bottles of two perfumes specially selected to represent the scents of Matthew and Diana. To enter, click on this link to the contest page!

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As if that wasn't enough, I get to give away a set of specially designed Ashmole 782 temporary tattoos, 6 All Souls Trilogy-related buttons, and a finished copy of SHADOW OF NIGHT! Check out the goods below:

Sooo pretty.... alright, Steph, enough goggling. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below. One winner, open to US mailing addresses only, ends Friday, June 22, 2012. Good luck!

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Sarah Dessen New Cover Reveal: THIS LULLABY (+ Giveaway!)

I'm honored to be working with Penguin to reveal the NEW cover for my favorite Sarah Dessen book of all time, This Lullaby. Without further ado...

I love the richness of the purple, and that heart-shaped guitar pick. Hubba hubba.

Book Synopsis:

When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn't mess around. After all, she's learned all there is to know from her mother, who's currently working on husband number five. But there's something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy's rules. He certainly doesn't seem like Mr. Right. For some reason, however, Remy just can't seem to shake him. Could it be that Remy's starting to understand what those love songs are all about?

My favorite Sarah Dessen book, I'm telling you. Don't miss out! You can purchase THIS LULLABY at your local bookstore or on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Indiebound.

Other links you might be interested in:

• Sarah's website: www.sarahdessen.com
• Sarah's Twitter: @sarahdessen
• Sarah's Tumblr: authorsarahdessen.tumblr.com
• Sarah's blog: http://sarahdessen.com/blog/
• Penguin Teen on Facebook: www.facebook.com/penguinteenbooks
• Penguin Teen on Twitter: @PenguinTeen
• Penguin Teen on Tumblr: penguinteen.tumblr.com
• The Sarah-land community on Ning: http://sarah-land.ning.com/

See the cover reveals for Sarah's other books at the following blogs on the following days:

May 28: That Summer (Mundie Moms) - http://mundiemoms.blogspot.com/
May 29: Someone Like You (Penguin Teen Tumblr) - http://penguinteen.tumblr.com
May 30: Keeping the Moon (Frenetic Reader) - http://www.freneticreader.com/
May 31: Dreamland (Green Bean Teen Queen) - http://www.greenbeanteenqueen.com/
June 1: This Lullaby (Steph Su) - http://stephsureads.blogspot.com/

June 4: The Truth About Forever (Forever YA) - http://www.foreveryoungadult.com
June 5: Just Listen (Princess Bookie) - http://www.princessbookie.com/
June 6: Lock & Key (Presenting Lenore) - http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/
June 7: Along for the Ride (The Story Siren) - http://www.thestorysiren.com

Giveaway Info

Thanks to Penguin, I have THREE paperbacks of This Lullaby featuring the new cover to give away to 3 lucky winners! Enter using the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only and ends Friday, June 15, 2012. Good luck!

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The Letter Q Giveaway!

How utterly wonderful! Scholastic is giving me the opportunity to give away TWO copies of their recently published anthology, The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to Their Younger Selves. It's hard to imagine a timelier publication, what with all the support (and, sadly, the continuation of archaic opponents) there has been for gay marriage lately. This would be a great book to have in your collection!

About the book:

In this anthology, sixty-four award-winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline, Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan, and Armistead Maupin, make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked to know then about their lives as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people. Through stories, in pictures, with bracing honesty, these are words of love, messages of understanding, reasons to hold on for the better future ahead. They will tell you things about your favorite authors that you never knew before. And they will tell you about yourself.

Learn more about The Letter Q on their Facebook page.

Two (2) winners will receive a copy of The Letter Q. Enter using the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only and ends Monday, June 4, 2012. Winners will be notified via email; sorry, I won't be able to announce winners on this page. Good luck!

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HMH Prom Book Giveaway!

Thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I have an incredible set of 3 books to give away, just in time for prom season! Check 'em out below, and I dare you to not want this awesome prize.

Illuminate by Aimee Agresti

Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit.

As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s jazz-age past that leads her to the heart of the evil agenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeed in wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able to thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at the hotel?

Illuminate is an exciting saga of a teen’s first taste of independence, her experience in the lap of luxury, and her discovery she may possess strength greater than she ever knew.

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber

Perry Stormaire is a normal high school senior– he is busy applying to college and rehearsing with his band –until he agrees to go to the prom with the Lithuanian exchange student who is staying with his family. It turns out that Gobi Zaksauskas is not the mousy teenager that she seems but rather an attractive, confident trained assassin. Instead of going to the prom, Perry finds himself on a wild ride through the streets of New York City as Gobi commandeers the Jaguar his father lent him for the prom in order to take out her targets. Perry learns a lot about himself – and ends up with some amazing material for his college application essays.

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

The undead can really screw up your senior year ...

Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiancé. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess. But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war—and save Lucius’s soul from eternal destruction.

One lucky winner will get all three books. Enter via Rafflecopter below, answering the mandatory question of what your favorite thing about prom (your own, a fictional one, the general concept) is. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only, and ends Sunday, May 6, 2012. Good luck!

The Immortal Rules Giveaway!

Like vampires? Like Julie Kagawa? Thanks to Harlequin, I have one copy of Julie's latest book, The Immortal Rules, to give away to a lucky person!

About the Book

In a future world, Vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.

Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked—and given the ultimate choice. Die… or become one of the monsters.

Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.

Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend—a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.

But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what—and who—is worth dying for.

This is my first time using Rafflecopter, so bear with me if things go awry. One entry for leaving a blog comment about how you feel about vampires, plus extra entries you can earn, yadda yadda you know the drill. Open to US and Canadian mailing addresses only and ends Monday, April 30, 2012. Good luck!

#DivergentNation: Team Amity, Unite!

Unless you have been living under a blogging rock (e.g. me), you have probably been encountering posts regarding Veronica Roth's upcoming novel, Insurgent, the sequel to last year's totally cool Divergent, and about the faction teams that are planning some fabulous events, giving away jaw-droppingly wonderful prizes, and are just all-around promoting some great bookish online community. A little late to the game, I declare myself to be a proud member of #TeamAmity (what?! they're a bit too nice for my taste, but, d'aww, the bloggers are so cool) and will now show you why you, too, should join #TeamAmity.

The #TeamAmity Group Giveaway

The first thing #TeamAmity decided on when we got together was that we wanted to come up with a way to thank all of you for your support. We pooled our resources and assembled the #TeamAmity Group Giveaway. We hope that you’re as excited about it as we are.

The giveaway starts Monday, April 9th at 12:01 EST and ends Monday, April 30th at 12:01 EST.

There will be a total of 15 winners. Here are the prize packages you could win :

• Prize #1: Kindle Touch, 1 Kindle Copy of Divergent, and 1 Kindle Copy of Insurgent (US Only)
• Prize #2: Kindle Touch, 1 Kindle Copy of Divergent, and 1 Kindle Copy of Insurgent (US Only)
• Prize #3: 1 Copy of Insurgent for NOOK, 1 Divergent Bookmark, 1 Insurgent Bookmark, 1 Amity Bookmark made by Designs by Leesa (US Only)
• Prize #4: Grab Bag of 10 YA ARCS (US Only)
• Prize #5: 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent and 1 Copy of Divergent (US and INT)
• Prize #6: 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent (US and INT)
• Prize #7: 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent (US and INT)
• Prize #8: 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent (US and INT)
• Prize #9: 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent (US and INT)
• Prize #10: 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent (US and INT)
• Prize #11: 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent (US and INT)
• Prize #12: Amity Necklace* made by The Green Forrest, 1 Insurgent Bookmark, 1 Divergent Bookmark, and 1 Amity Bookmark made by Designs by Leesa (US Only)
• Prize #13: Custom Made Divergent/Insurgent Clipboard and Bracelet designed by Kassiah (US Only)
• Prize #14: Book Lovers Prize Pack #1- Includes a Canvas Barnes and Noble bag, a book light and a bookmark (US Only)
• Prize #15: Book Lovers Prize Pack #2- Includes A Canvas Barnes and Noble bag, a book light and a bookmark (US Only)

So there it is, the #TeamAmity Group Giveaway. Thank you again for supporting us and #DivergentNation! Fill out the form below and keep those fingers crossed.

Want more entries? Members of #TeamAmity receive 5 bonus entries. If you haven’t joined us yet, fill out the form by clicking here. If you’re already a member, post about joining #TeamAmity on your blog and you’ll receive an additional 5 entries.

The #TeamAmity Group Giveaway

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This giveaway was put together by the following #TeamAmity blogs:

A Life Bound By Books

All Things Urban Fantasy

Better Read Than Dead

Divergent Lexicon

Emily's Reading Room

Forever Young Adult

Hippies, Beauty, and Books Oh, My!

I Swim For Oceans

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Special thanks to the following prize providers:

Sign up for #TeamAmity using the form here!

For joining #TeamAmity, you will receive:

• A "Four Thinks I'm Beautiful" bookmark
• A welcome email from our marvelous organizer
• The Team Amity "Four Thinks I'm Beautiful" graphics to post on your sites, twitter, etc.
• 5 extra entries in the Team Amity Group Giveaway
• Other bonuses throughout the month

After you've joined #TeamAmity, post the graphic you will receive via email to your blog and/or as your twitter avi, and help us tweet/pimp this link: https://bitly.com/amityfaction. If you make a blog post about joining Team Amity, you will receive extra entries into the Team Amity Group Giveaway!

Join the #TeamAmity Facebook page!

Check out the giveaways hosted by #TeamAmity members:

• http://www.angelsdemonsandvampires.com/2012/04/giveaway-and-special-event-insurgent.html
• http://www.hippiesbeautyandbooksohmy.com/2012/03/team-amity-news-insurgent-by-veronica.html
• http://www.iswimforoceans.com/2012/04/insurgent-by-veronica-roth-arc-giveaway.html
• http://www.squeakybooks.com/2012/04/choose-amity-win-insurgent_03.html

I will be putting up weekly posts summarizing #TeamAmity activity and mentioning more giveaways open to you. May the best faction win!

http://bit.ly/choose_amity || https://bitly.com/amityfaction

Chopsticks Giveaway!

Thanks to Penguin Books, I have one copy of Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral and a $10 iTunes gift card up for grabs! Chopsticks is a cool conceptual novel, filled with text, photographs, illustrations, and multimedia interactions. In fact, that's what the iTunes gift card is for: so you can access the Chopsticks app!

Check out some of the gorgeous visuals in the book:

And a demo of the Chopsticks app:


Watch the book trailer here!


About the book

CHOPSTICKS was born out of the desire to tell a story with multiple medias, without losing the fundamental truths which make reading fiction an emotional human experience.

The novel’s digital format will still allow you to encounter the lives of Frank and Glory, the characters that fill the pages, but the additional videos, songs and digital links will create a new novel experience.

CHOPSTICKS is a novel, an app, a website. It is a collage of original drawings, objects, text, sounds, and video. It is a love story. It is a mystery. Read it. View it. Experience it.

About the authors

Rodrigo Corral runs Rodrigo Corral Studio and is the creative director at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He has designed covers for the Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz and the bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk among many others. He also designed the New York Times bestselling books Decoded by Jay-Z, Classy by Derek Blasberg, and Influence by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and lectured around the country. Through it all, he remains deeply committed to transcending the visual possibilities in art, in culture, and throughout the universe. www.rodrigocorral.com

 Jessica Anthony’s debut novel, The Convalescent (McSweeney’s/Grove 2009), was an ALA Adult Notable Book, a B&N “Discover Great New Writers” selection, an Editor’s Choice in the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been taught in several universities across the country. Her short fiction can be found in Best New American Voices, Best American Nonrequired Reading, McSweeney’s, New American Writing and elsewhere. She was raised amidst the farms and bowling alleys of Upstate New York, and currently teaches at Bates College and Southern New Hampshire University.

Check out the book's official website and the Chopsticks app.

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To enter, please fill out the form below. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only and ends Sunday, April 22, 2012. Good luck!

The Rivals and The Mockingbirds Winners!

The three winners of a set containing the paperback of The Mockingbirds and a hardcover copy of The Rivals, both by Daisy Whitney, are:

Bianca!
Kayleigh!
Heather!

Congratulations! Winners have been emailed. Hope you enjoy the books!

Video Interview with Daisy Whitney + GIVEAWAY!

Hi blog readers! Daisy Whitney is back again on Steph Su Reads, this time promoting her latest novel, The Rivals, the sequel to The Mockingbirds. Thanks to Little, Brown, I was able to send Daisy a few interview questions, which she kindly answered in the exclusive video below. Enjoy!

The Rivals summary:

When Alex Patrick was assaulted by another student last year, her elite boarding school wouldn't do anything about it. This year Alex is head of the Mockingbirds, a secret society of students who police and protect the student body. While she desperately wants to live up to the legacy that's been given to her, she's now dealing with a case unlike any the Mockingbirds have seen before.

It isn't rape. It isn't bullying. It isn't hate speech. A far-reaching prescription drug ring has sprung up, and students are using the drugs to cheat. But how do you try a case with no obvious victim? Especially when the facts don't add up, and each new clue drives a wedge between Alex and the people she loves most: her friends, her boyfriend, and her fellow Mockingbirds.

As Alex unravels the layers of deceit within the school, the administration, and even the student body the Mockingbirds protect, her struggle to navigate the murky waters of vigilante justice may reveal more about herself than she ever expected.

The Rivals is now out in hardcover from Little, Brown!

The previous stops on this blog tour were at Books Complete Me and Eve's Fan Garden.

Also, thanks to Little, Brown's generosity, THREE winners can get a set of a paperback of The Mockingbirds and a hardcover of The Rivals! To enter, please fill out the form below. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only and will end Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Good luck!

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As some of you may know, I am currently back in the States for a brief week of vacation. Sorting through all the books that came for me while I was gone is no joke! I've been busy reading through as many of them as I can... but I also want to share some of them with you. And so, I'm doing a quick impromptu giveaway. Next Monday (my last full day in the States), I will mail out several boxes full of books for several winners (final number to be determined). The boxes will contain a combination of ARCs and finished copies, soon-to-be-published books and recently released books... it's hard to say what, exactly, I will put in your box if you win. If you're willing to take the risk, fill out the form below! US only, ends Sunday, January 29, 2012, and winners will be notified through email. Good luck!

This Is Teen Giveaway!

Thanks to Big Honcho Media, I have a trio of boy-friendly books from Scholastic to give away to one lucky person! Just in time for the holidays, eh? Here is some info on the books:

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

In the aftermath of a war, America’s landscape has been ravaged and two thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived and became salvagers, roaming the country in search of material to trade for food and other items essential for survival. But when Stephen’s grandfather dies and his father falls into a coma after an accident, Stephen finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to be true, where there are real houses, barbecues, a school, and even baseball games. Then Stephen meets strong, defiant, mischievous Jenny, who refuses to accept things as they are. And when they play a prank on the town bully’s family that goes horribly wrong, chaos erupts, and they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s Landing forever.

Underdogs by Markus Zusak

Before The Book Thief, Markus Zusak wrote a trilogy of novels about the Wolfe brothers: The Underdogs, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, and Getting the Girl. Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are champions at getting into fights, coming up with half-baked schemes, and generally disappointing girls, their parents, and their much more motivated older siblings. They’re intensely loyal to each other, brothers at their best and at their very worst. But when Cameron falls head over heels for Ruben’s girlfriend, the strength of their bond is tested to its breaking point.

iBoy by Kevin Brooks

Before the attack, Tom Harvey was just an average teen. But a head-on collision with high technology has turned him into an actualized App. Fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain. And they’re having an extraordinary effect on his every thought. Because now Tom knows, sees, and can do more than any normal boy ever could. But with his new powers comes a choice: Seek revenge on the vicious gangs who rule the South London housing project where he lives, and who violated his friend Lucy? Or keep quiet and move on? Not even the search engine in his head can predict the shocking outcome of iBoy’s actions. A wifi, thriller by YA master Kevin Brooks.

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One winner will receive all three books. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only, and ends Tuesday, December 13. To enter, fill out the form below. Good luck!

Hooked Giveaway!

How can you resist a book when it's touted as the literary Juno? I have for you today an opportunity for ONE winner to win a copy of Hooked by Catherine Greenman, which is about a pregnant teen, but I'm not going to copy the synopsis here because I think it's a bit spoilery, but you can read it here on Goodreads if you want. Anyway, to enter, fill out the form below. One winner, open to US mailing addresses only (publisher's rules), and ends Friday, September 16, 2011. Good luck!

Two-Box Giveaway!

Two months ago, in the midst of packing for an across-the-world move and getting rid of half my book collection, I packed up two differently sized boxes, each containing a smattering of recently released finished copies, upcoming ARCs, and random books that I thought were good and would be nice to share with other bookish people. In all the excitement of, y'know, starting a full-time job and living in a new and exciting city all by myself, I, well, uh, didn't get around to posting about the boxes until now.

So yeah. There are two boxes. No, I do not remember what I put in them. (That's part of the fun, right?) I am giving them away. Enter if you're interested. (Please, please enter!)

To enter, fill out the form below, making sure to answer the question relevantly. This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only (sorry, but my parents are going to be paying shipping, even though they don't know it yet), and ends Friday, September 16, 2011. Good luck!

Thirteen Reasons Why Giveaway!

To celebrate the paperback release (finally!) of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, and to announce the start of the 13RW Project, Big Honcho Media is offering TWO (2) winners the chance to win a paperback copy of this marvelous book! Here's a bit about the book:

Thirteen Reasons Why is the story of a girl named Hannah Baker who takes her own life. But before she does, she records several cassette tapes explaining why and sends them to the people she feels pushed her toward that decision. The story is told from the point of view of Clay Jensen who spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah’s voice as his guide. He becomes a first-hand witness to Hannah’s pain, and learns the truth about himself—a truth he never wanted to face.

The anti-bullying anthem was published in hardcover in October 2007 by Razorbill, and quickly became a word-of-mouth favorite among teenaged readers with fans claiming, “This book changed my life.” The novel has been on the New York Times children’s hardcover bestseller list for 65 weeks, foreign rights have been sold into 30 countries and it has been acquired by Universal Pictures and will star Selena Gomez.

Penguin launched the 13RW Project at www.13RWProject.com as a place for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why to record their thoughts, stories, videos and photos relating to the book, and to view what other readers from all across the country have shared. Each review is logged on a map to show the many locations that viewers are posting from, and all content is shareable through Facebook and Twitter.

If you've read this book, or it has affected your life or the lives of those you know, I recommend that you check out the website and maybe even share your own story. To enter the giveaway, please fill out the form below. This giveaway is open to US only, and ends Friday, July 1, 2011. Good luck!

Giveaway Winners!

I've got a slew of giveaway winners to announce.

The winner of a copy of Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier is:

#148 Daniel!

The two winners of the June ARC Giveaway, Pt. II are:

#114 Amy K!
#122 Asheley T.!

The two winners of the June prize pack giveaway are:

#116 Hannah B.!
#206 Briana (The Book Pixie)!

The four winners of an ARC of Withering Tights by Louise Rennison are:

#38 Elise!
#21 booksNyarn!
#120 Victokirsh!
#75 Tahleen!

The winner of the Diversity in YA prize pack is:

#40 Bianca (Wicked Good Books)!

The winner of the This Is Teen prize pack is:

#201 Jessica (Jessica's Bookshelf)!

Congratulations to all the winners! I have emailed you all.

June Giveaway, Part III

Several more ARCs that you can win here this week!

All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin (ARC)
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins (ARC, signed)
Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez (ARC)

I've read All These Things I've Done, and it's quite an exciting take on a future dystopia, featuring organized crime families. Will get to the other ones this week!

Oh... and just 'cause I haven't had one for a while, this giveaway will be open internationally. To enter, fill out the form below. This giveaway ends Tuesday, June 20, 2011. Good luck!



(Psst, did you enter the other giveaways I have going on? Info in the left sidebar!)