Sunday, March 01, 2009
March Pay It Forward book exchange- 6 books up for grabs!
It's time for another one of my free Pay It Forward book giveaways! The first two books on my giveaway list were the ones that I should've given away at the end of July but didn't. And I didn't get an August giveaway up either. Sorry for falling off the wagon. I hope you'll all join me this month!
For those who may have missed out, please read about the guidelines right here.
So, I have two books to give away this month:
1) Love You, Mean It by Patricia Carrington, Julia Collins, Claudia Gerbasi, & Ann Haynes.!From Publishers Weekly
Four young women widowed by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center were so bereft, so inconsolable, that they ended up forming their own support group, the "Widows Club." True, they found sympathy everywhere—from in-laws, co-workers, friends, grief professionals—but even their dearest intimates couldn't offer the absolutely unconditional acceptance and understanding of a sister sufferer. Collins could weep and tell stories about Tommy for hours, days or years, and Haynes wouldn't find it tiresome. Gerbasi could tell Carrington she'd seen "signs" of Bart—a bird outside her window, a bedside light flickering—and Carrington would understand, because her Caz was also sending messages. None of these women were interested in being "the perfect September 11 widow," working on protest committees, testifying before Congress and organizing fund-raisers. They just wanted to get through a day without dissolving into tears. In interfolded accounts, they each discuss how they met their husbands, how they spent September 11 and all the many ways they grieved. In the end, they each found ways to open themselves to new love, careful to keep the "Boys" and the Widows Club ever dear.
2) Marked (House of Night, Book 1) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast.From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up—In 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres not only exist but are also tolerated by humans. Those whom the creatures "mark" as special enter the House of Night school where they will either become vampyres themselves, or, if their body rejects the change, die. To Zoey, being marked is truly a blessing, though she's scared at first. She has never fit into the human world and has always felt she is destined for something else. Her grandmother, a descendant of the Cherokee, has always supported her emotionally, and it is she who takes the girl to her new school. But even there the teen stands apart from the others. Her mark from the Goddess Nyx is a special one, showing that her powers are very strong for one so young. At the House of Night, Zoey finds true friendship, loyalty, and romance as well as mistrust and deception. She realizes that all is not right in the vampyre world and that the problems she thought she left behind exist there as well. Readers will identify with many of the characters, especially the protagonist. The story moves quickly (a little too quickly at the end) and purposely leaves many unresolved issues. A good choice for those libraries serving fans of the occult, but be aware that the book contains some suggestive language and sex.—Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY
If you'd like to win one of these books, here is what you must do:
1. On your blog, write a post about this giveaway, using my "Pay It Forward" button, and then link back to my post. I am sure your readers would appreciate learning about the chance to win a book. You must complete this step to be put in the drawing, unless of course you don't have a blog!
2. Sign the Mr. Linky (the Mr. Linky is that list of names at the end of this post - just type your name in the box) with your name and the specific URL of your PIF post. Note: If you are not a blogger, you may still enter to win. Just sign your name on the Mr. Linky without a URL and then email me your contact information. Please note on your email that it is for the PIF book giveaway.
I'll announce the winners on Saturday morning, 28 March, so be sure to check back.
Best of luck!
If you have any books you'd like to Pay It Forward yourself this month, please leave me a comment and I'll link you in this post!
Additional Pay It Forward Giveaways:
1) Cynthia at Springmont Cottage gave away the book 3 Seconds by Les Parrott on 25 March. Thanks, Cynthia.
2) Jubilee at Notes of Jubilee is giving away two books, Romancing Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson and Goodbye Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson on 28 March. Stop by her blog to enter win. Thanks, Jubilee!
3) Tamy at 3 Sides of Crazy is giving away the book Your Child's Strengths by Jenifer Fox M.Ed. on 30 March. Stop by her blog to enter to win. Thanks, Tamy!
Labels: books/reading, giveaways, Pay It Forward
4 Comments:
www.teenlitreview.blogspot.com and www.wannabethoughts.blogspot.com - both are having giveaways. Looking forward to your giveaway.
I think I'll join this time around.
Mike
http://somethingaboutparenting.typepad.com
Hi, mine is up and ready at http://www.3sidesofcrazy.com/2009/02/march-pay-it-forward-and-february.html. Thanks for hosting.
So glad you are back hosting this! Please sign me up for either of yours. They sound like good reads that I would enjoy.
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