The first book I'm giving away is a contemporary MG novel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall. If you want to read my review, you can find it here: http://marciahoehne.blogspot.com/2008/07/book-of-semi-month-club.html
This is a fun story about four sisters, their absentminded professor father, and what happens when their aunt decides her widowed brother should marry again. AND, the winner of this drawing gets a second, "mystery" book as an added bonus!
To be entered in the drawing:
- Comment on this post anytime on February 4, 5, or 6.
- For an additional entry, become a follower of this blog and post a second comment telling me so. If you're already a follower, post a second comment telling me that.
- For an additional entry, post a link to this contest and then post a comment giving the URL. For the sake of my own organization, if you post a contest link in more than one location, please give each URL in a separate comment. In this category, you can enter as many times as you have cyber-places to post the contest.
So, come one, come all--and meanwhile have a great day in the world of books.
21 comments:
I love the Penderwicks as does my daughter. These books have the old-fashioned storytelling feel. Perhaps because it's omniscient? I think it's the hardest to write ... because you have to have a great storyteller voice.
Oh, and I'm a follower, so please throw my name into the hat again.
Thanks.
I'd love to win this, as I am not familiar with this author and it sounds like my kids would love it!
I am following your blog!
Sharing this post on my own blog.
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Vijaya -- I was SO happy when the first book won the National Book Award. Yes, I definitely think that "old-fashioned" feel is due to the omniscient POV. I love the smooth movement from one POV to another among FOUR girls, and I also like the "dear reader" comments, although of course that phrase isn't used. It just works beautifully in these books. Thanks for entering x2!
Corinne -- Thanks for visiting, commenting, and entering x3! When I found the first book, I immediately searched for more by Jeanne Birdsall, but I believe it was her first book. I sure hope there will be more!
Oooh, fun! I'd love to win. Thanks, Marcia!
And I'm a follower :)
Thanks for stopping by, PJ. You're in x2!:)
Yes, yes, the Penderwicks! Add me to the pile!
Sounds like a fun read, so I'm throwing my name in the hat!
Hi, Ghost Girl and Katie. Thanks for coming! You're in the hat!
I'd just love to win a book in 2010, especially so early in the year. It might set the tone for the other ten months. Besides I think this giveaway is exactly what I'd enjoy receiving.
Your contest has also prompted me to tidy up the blogs I follow, and you're now among them. Since housekeeping isn't my strong suit, I appreciated the nudge. :)
Almost forgot. Here's a link to my fb post. Hope it drives some contestants your way.
http://www.facebook.com/cleemckenziebooks?ref=nf
I love the Penderwicks!! We have the first one, but checked the second one out of the library- would love to add it to our shelf :)
Sounds like a great book! I've never read the Penderwicks.
Sliding on the Edge -- Yes, wouldn't a win start the year off right? I've been blog-organizing too!You are entered x3:)
Boni -- I'm sure I'll collect all the Penderwicks books; I trust there'll be another couple at least. I hope so!
Christina -- The first Penderwicks book is about the girls and their dad on summer vacation. Since the subtitle is "A summer tale,"I was kind of expecting a book for each season. But book #2 doesn't really "stick to the script" that way, so maybe there'll be more!
Thank you all for entering!
Oh, this books looks good. I think my kids would enjoy it too.
Tweeted a link to your contest at http://twitter.com/Ahsitan
Natisha, thanks for entering, tweeting, and stopping by. You are entered x2!
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