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  • Celebrating The Hunger Games with an ASHES giveaway

    Celebrating The Hunger Games with an ASHES giveaway

    Guess what everyone? It is almost time for The Hunger Games movie!! Who's excited? *raises hand!!* To celebrate this epic movie release, EgmontUSA will be doing a lot to introduce people to another wonderful book and series, ASHES by Ilsa J. Bick. Like many of you, I will be at my local movie theater on Thursday night, March 22nd but I will be there for an extra reason as well. I'll be handing out some copies of ASHES to some lucky Hunger Games fans. Cool, right?! I'm sure they will be super surprised: )
    If you are thinking"Well darn, I want a chance to get a copy too" this is your lucky day! EgmontUSA has been kind enough to provide me with an extra 2 copies for blog readers. YAY! I'm going to make entering super easy and fun (details below).

    SHADOWS (the 2nd book in the ASHES series, will be out September 11th, 2012.

    Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
    Publisher: EgmontUSA (September 6th, 2011)
    Reading Level: Young Adult
    Hardback: 480 pages
    Series: Ashes Trilogy #1
    It could happen tomorrow..

    An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.

    Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.

    For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.

    Author Ilsa J. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling novel about a world that could be ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation.

    Prize:

    • 2 winners will receive a copy of ASHES.
    Rules:
    • You must be at least 13 (or have permission) to enter.
    • Email must be provide.
    • Contest is US Only and ends March 23rd.
    • Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
    • LEAVE A COMMENT TO ENTER.

    To enter, just leave me a comment telling me when (or if) you plan on seeing The Hunger Games movie. Or, you can explain what you look forward to seeing the most in the movie (certain character/certain scene). PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!

  • Haunted Halloween: YA Giveaway #2

    Haunted Halloween: YA Giveaway #2

    Last year we did a couple of these larger giveaways and we're doing the SAME thing this year too! Don't ya just LOVE all the author and book love we have going around for Halloween! Seriously guys, it's a fantastic time of the year and we couldn't think of anyone else we'd want to spend the Spookiest time of the year with that YOU! So, here's the next amazingly HUGE giveaway we have for you all and what you just might win. FIRST PLACE WINNER
    Will receive 10 books + a swag pack!

    Crash By: Lisa McMann
    Temptation By: R.L. Stine
    Ashes By: Ilsa J. Bick
    Shadows By: Ilsa Bick
    TEN By: Gretchen McNeil
    Blink Once By: Cylin Busby
    Fated By: Alyson Noel
    Anew By: Chelsea Fine
    Violins of Autumn By: Amy McAuley
    A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth

    SECOND PLACE WINNER
    Will receive 8 books + a swag pack!

    Blink Once By: Cylin Busby
    The Unquiet By: Jeannine Garsee
    Dead to You By: Lisa McMann
    Fated by Alyson Noel
    A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth
    The Horse Road By: Troon Harrison
    Smart Girls Get What They Want By: Sarah Strohmeyer
    Never Fall Down By: Patricia McCormick

    THIRD PLACE WINNER
    Will receive 6 books + a swag pack!

    Fury By: Elizabeth Miles
    Things That Go Bump in the Night by Patrick Carman
    A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth
    All the Right Stuff By: Walter Dean Myers
    Just Write By: Walter Dean Myers
    The Book of Night By: Pearl North

    NOTE: Some books are ARC's and some are finished copies in Hardback and Softback.

    More AMAZING Prize Packs, right? We think they are pretty epic if we do say so myself! So, now it's time for everyone to get to entering.

    • Each winner will receive one of the above prize packs depending on what place they have won.

    Rules and how to enter -

    • Please fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter this giveaway.
    • Name & Email Address must be provided. (Easy Entry, just click the form & it does it for you!)
    • You must be at least 13 years old to enter.
    • This giveaway is open to US residents only. SORRY! Postage is killing us this month. I hope you understand.
    • Giveaway ends: November 14th, 2012 (12:01AM EST)

    NOTE: This is the SAME Rafflecopter form you will find at A Life Bound By Books.
    a Rafflecopter giveaway

    A HUGE THANK YOU to all the many publishers who have donated this month for our Haunted Halloween Event. Without you and the many authors and friends, this event would be nothing that it is today. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU! Reminder: If you are interested in the COMMENT CONTEST, remember to include your email address with your comment for an extra entry! Please read full entry rules here.

  • Going Into the Wild: Exploring New YA (January 16th-31st)

    Going Into the Wild: Exploring New YA (January 16th-31st)

    Stolen Away by Alyxandra Harvey (Walker Childrens 1/17/2012) The Asylum (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #5) by L.J. Smith (HarperCollins 1/17/2012) Hallowed (Unearthly #2) by Cynthia Hand (HarperCollins 1/17/2012)

    Truth (XVI #2) by Julia Karr (Speak 1/19/2012) Try Not to Breathe by Janenifer R. Hubbard (Viking Juvenile 1/19/2012) Havoc (Deviants #2) by Jeff Sampson (Balzer + Bray 1/24/2012)

    Fallen in Love (Fallen #3.5) by Lauren Kate (Delacorte Press for Young Readers 1/24/2012) Daughter of the Centaurs (Centauriad #1) by Kate Klimo (Random House Books for Young Readers 1/24/2012) Forbidden by Syrie James & Ryan M. James (HarperTeen 1/24/2012)

    The Way We Fall (The Way We Fall #1) by Megan Crewe (Disney 1/24/2012) Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick (Lerner Publishing Group 1/28/2012 Destiny and Deception (13 to Life #4) by Shannon Delany (St. Martin's Griffin 1/31/2012)

    Lenobia's Vow (House of NightNovellas #2) by P.C. and Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin 1/31/2012) Wings of the Wicked (Angelfire #2) by Courtney Allison Moulton (Katherine Tegen Books 1/31/2012)

    Fracture by Megan Miranda (Walker & Company 1/17/2012) Halflings (Halflings #1) by Heather Burch (Zonderkidz 1/17/2012) Tempest (Tempest #1) by Julie Cross (St. Martin's Griffin 1/17/2012)

    Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic (HMH Children's Books 1/17/2012) Everneath (Everneath #1) by Brodi Ashton (Balzer + Bray 1/24/2012) Incarnate (Newsoul #1) by Jodi Meadows (HarperCollins 1/31/2012)

    Article 5 (Article 5 #1) by Kristen Simmons (Tor Teen 1/31/2012) New Girl by Paige Harbison (Harlequin Teen 1/31/2012)
    What books are you most excited to read?

    If you know of any other new releases for January 16th-31st feel free to add them in the comments so others will know about them!

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