Contest is now closed. Thanks to all that entered!
I'm sure a lot of you have heard about the YA Book Carnival that is going on over at Shooting Stars Magazine. I've posted some past giveaways up this week, but I wanted to throw in a Dessen book just for this event.
"Ruby, where is your mother?"
Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she's been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.That's how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn't seen in ten years, and Cora's husband Jamie, whose down-to-earth demeanor makes it hard for Ruby to believe he founded the most popular networking Web site around. A luxurious house, fancy private school, a new wardrobe, the promise of college and a future—it's a dream come true. So why is Ruby such a reluctant Cinderella, wary and defensive? And why is Nate, the genial boy next door with some secrets of his own, unable to accept the help that Ruby is just learning to give?
For your chance to win a hardback copy of Lock & Key, leave a comment with your email address telling what book you've read recently that completely blew you away. Mine is If I Stay by Gayle Forman.
For some extra entries:
+3 for being a follower prior to this post
+2 for becoming a new follower
+1 per place you link this contest up
One of my goddaughters is named Ruby, so if you can drop a title of another book with a character named Ruby in it, you will get +5.
Contest will end when the carnival ends: June 27th and it only open to those with a US or Canada mailing address
♥amber
63 comments:
This is one of the few Dessen books I still need to read! Please enter me!
I was already a follower!
The book I read recently that blew me away was Airhead by Meg Cabot, I didn't realize I would like it so much!
thanks for hosting!
mssjos(at)gmail(dot)com
The Clarice Bean novels by Lauren Child have a character named Ruby Redfort who is about to star in her own books :) and my neice loves the book Ruby Holler (but that's a place not a character)
Willow by Julia Hoban totally blew me away. It was way better than I expected it to be and I recommend it to everyone who likes to read serious books (it deals with death and cutting).
+3 for being a follower prior to this post
+1 per place you link this contest up. My sidebar:
http://caprubia.blogspot.com/
+5 The Ruby Oliver series by E. Lockhart--- The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, and The Treasure Map of Boys. I've read the 1st two, the 3rd comes out in July. It's YA, it's good. : )
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My favorite Dessen novel to date! Unless I finally visit the bookstore and get Along for the Ride ;)
I was already a follower! Yeah, I'm glad I decided to follow after The Truth About Forever contest!
And a book that I recently read that completely blew me away was Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. I found myself counting calories and weighing myself constantly after I finished it! I was definitely moved after finding myself in the shoes of a girl who has anorexia. It made me feel foolish to underestimate them just because they had an eating disorder.
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There are actually a couple books that blew me away recently. They were Willow and The Chosen One.
I was already following you in Google Reader.
dasuzuki at yahoo dot com
Oh, and do picture books count? I remember reading the Max and Ruby books to my younger sister and my cousins a couple years back.
And I posted about this contest on my blog!
http://heyyitsseums.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaway-for-lock-and-key-from-just.html
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A book that blew me away recently was Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. Dealing with survival, death, anger, despair, all basic ingredients of human existence, is hard.
+1 I'm linking this contest to my blog sidebar at: http://ceceliabedelia.blogspot.com.
+5 Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain (recently made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman and Jude Law) has a character named Ruby.
celialarsen(at)gmail(dot)com
Hm, a recent book that blew me away was probably...hm...this is a hard one. I guess "Life of Pi." I thought it was a pretty good book.
I follow!
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This is one of the few Sarah Dessen books I still haven't read. A book I've read recently that blew me away would have to be Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern. It was a much more emotional story than I thought it would be.
+2 for being a new follower
un3xpectedfate [at] hotmail [dot] com
Oh, I've wanted to read this one for a long long time, so please enter me. Thanks for spreading the word about the carnival by the way.
+3 prior to this follower.
-Lauren
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com
Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita I loved the book it was so cute. I also was blown away by If I Stay
I was a follower before this post
Megan
bookworm8675309@yahoo.com
Oh I hate copying people but, sadly, I just finished If I Stay, and if you don't believe me, lol, I just put up a review last night. It was so much better than I ever expected it to be.
+3 follower prior to this post
+1 link on my contest side-bar: http://lilibethramos.blogspot.com
Ah! Forgot my email address:
lilibethramos@live.com
please enter me in the giveaway
The book that blew me away was Prey by Rachel Vincent.
+3 Already a follower
elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net
Please enter me! I agree with you If I Stay is the latest book that's captured a place in my heart.
+3 follwer prior to this post.
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A recent book that blew me away was Wild Roses by Deb Caletti. Amazing book.
amandagignac[at]gmail[dot]com
+3 for being a follower prior to this post
+1 per place you link this contest up
A book that i just recently read is called Impulse by Ellen Hopkins. Ellen Hopkins is such a great wrtiter and i really love all of her books! They make me cry!
Christina
flipthepageplease@gmail.com
Rampant. What an amazing book!
I'm already a follower. Thanks for the contest.
sharonluvscats(at)gmail(dot)com
I just read "One deadly Sin". It was fantastic.
ssummmer(at)gmail(dot)com
Just finished Testimony and it was good.
msboatgal at aol.com
I'm already a follower
msboatgal at aol.com
I LOVE Sarah Dessen! I really want this book!!!
+3 Im already a follower
Liz
liztapioka14 [at] yahoo [dot] com
wooops, I didn't think my comment before sent, but here's my book that I just read recently and LOVED answer:
Willow by Julia Hoban
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
-Lauren
My book would be Cuty of Glass! I LOVED it!!
I am already a follower.
sabrisabel@gmail.com
I love Sarah Dessen, please enter me!
The book that blew me away recently was What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell. I've never read a book like that one before!
Bee
otelo36@hotmail.com
+2 I became a follower!
+5 the Ruby Oliver series by E. Lockhart! Everyone calls her Roo, and she's really sweet and going through tough times in high school. I recommend them a lot!
My book would be Wasteland by Francesca Lia Block. She is amazing.
+3 for already being a follower!
virtuallynever@gmail.com
Other than her new one this is the only Sarah Dessen book I haven't read! I've been wanting to get my hands on it for ages!
A book that has recently blown me away is IDENTICAL by Ellen Hopkins. I just can't get enough of her writing.
+2 I became a follower not too long ago.
+5 Another book with the name Ruby in it is Ruby Gloom's Keys To Happiness by Clam Lynch :)
I love the name Ruby. It's so cute.
-Breanna
breanna20f@gmail.com
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
+3 already a follower
+1 blogged:
http://throuthehaze.blogspot.com/2009/06/book-giveaways-pt-7.html
+5 Tea for Ruby by Sarah The Duchess of York Ferguson and Robin Preiss Glasser
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I am a new follower. Follow me is the most recent book that blew me away. I am going to let mt sister read it too. thanks!jacquecurl1@gmail.com
One book I've read recently is Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater typically I'm not drawn to this type of book in that it's not entirely happy but there was this weirdly raw emotion in it that transfixed my attention plus the not so subtle pushing my sister gave me to finish the book, but hopefully i can move this book to the "blew me away" list
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A book that I read recently that amazed me was Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson. She's such an amazing author! The book really made me think.
This books sounds great and a new author for me.
Strange Angels is a recent read that rocked my socks, can't wait for The Betrayals.
Please count me!
Dottie :)
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I'm a new follower!
Dottie
gymmom_027@yahoo.com
How old is your goddaughter? I love the picture books of Max and Ruby (Ruby is the big sister, added bonus, they're bunnies)!
Dottie :)
gymmom_027@yahoo.com
I posted your contest on my blog sidebar at http://myblog2point0.blogspot.com/
Thanks for a great giveaway!
Dottie
gymmom_027@yahoo.com
One Deadly Sin was a great read for me.
djeanq(at)gmail(dot)com
enter me please :)
The most recent book was The Host by Stephenie Meyer.
+3 already a follower
cindy_pliego[at]yahoo[dot]com
I recently read Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews and it was amazing.
+3 for being a follower prior to this post
+3 added to my sidebar here:
http://hookedonyabooks.blogspot.com/
http://paranormalobsession.blogspot.com/
http://violeteyesroaming.blogspot.com/
+5 Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
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One recent read that really blew me away was NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL, by Justina Chen Headley. My review on my blog goes more in depth, but basically it was just a really beautiful story told with really beautiful writing.
+1 Sidebar linked on my blog
+1 Tweeted here: http://twitter.com/lucidconspiracy/status/2333018866
+5 Max & Ruby, that show/book series about the two sibling bunnies :)
lucidconspiracy at gmail dot com
I just finished EYES LIKE STARS and ASH and they both left me speechless!
I've been following you via google reader before :D
There's Ruby And The Booker Boys by Derrick Barnes, Ruby Hollowe by Sharon Creech, and Ruby Lee the Bumble Bee by Dawn Matheson ;P
I'll stick this in my sidebar :D
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Not to sound like I'm copying, but my answer's Eyes Like Stars, too--and ghostgirl:Homecoming, too but I haven't finished that one, yet...
and +2 for following your blog now (which I totally thought I already was, oops)
Thanks for all the great contests!
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I would love to win this book! I have to agree with you, I loved If I Stay and I also loved The Hunger Games.
+2 I am a new follower
+1 have added a link at http://xbookcontestsx.blogspot.com/
+5 I would have to say When Ruby Tried to Grow Candy by Valorie Fisher. I thought it was great!
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This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen was a really good one I've read recently.
I just became a follower.
& another book with the main character named Ruby is "One of those books where the mother dies" by Sonya.. oh man I forgot her last name, but that is the title. :)
leavemespeechless@redwall.net
I would really love to win this one. Sarah Dessen is one of my favorite authors. Count me in. :)
I haven't really read a book lately that has blown me away. One I have read sort of recently though was Song of the Sparrow and it was totally awesome and way better than I expected.
+3 Already follower
+1 Link to contest on sidebar here: http://thebookpixie.blogspot.com/
+1 Tweeted: http://twitter.com/thebookpixie/status/2341413396
+1 Blogged about on myspace: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=131322089&blogId=496994569
~Briana :D
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Sorry this wasn't in the first comment of mine.
+5 Girl's Poker Night by Jill A. Davis has a main character named Ruby. It is more of an adult book, I think.
~Briana
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Dreamdark: Silksinger by Laini Taylor!
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I just read Thirteen Reasons Why and it completely blew me away!
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Blown away by Scared by Tom Davis.
Became a follower early today on another giveaway!
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I also recently read If I stay and I blown away too.
Kaylee
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The books I recently read that blew me away was Burned by Ellen Hopkins. That book was awesome!
+5 The Ruby Oliver series by E. Lockhart.
+2 for being a new follower
+1 for twittering: https://twitter.com/xXEmmyBXx
+1 for blogging on Myshttp://bulletins.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bulletin.read&authorID=440386934&messageID=6485210756077267&ref=profilepace:
+1 for blogging on Facebook:
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+1 for blogging on Gaiaonline:
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I'd love to be entered! towerofbooks(at)gmail(dot)com. One book I recently read that blew me away was A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian. Incidentally enough, the main character is that novel is named Ruby.
I became a follower just now, and I posted this on my blog (towerofbooks.wordpress.com).
Book I've read recently that completely blew me away: Going Bovine by Libba Bray
For some extra entries:
+3 for being a follower prior to this post
+5 Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson
paradoxrevealed (at) aim (dot) com
Hi, I just found this site, and am
now a follower daily, please enter
me in for this great novel, thank
you for this giveaway.
So far my favourite novel has been
Still Life by Joy Fielding, it is
so mysterious I could not put it
down.
Hope it's not too late! I just became a follower.
two_of_hearts_101@yahoo.com
A book I read recently that blew me a away was Generation Dead by Daniel Waters. It was fantastic!
I am already a follower!:D
jenniferduttle@hotmail.com
I would love to read this!
The recent book that blew me away was Hunger Games!
I am a follower already.
marielay@gmail.com
I just read Beginner's Greek and liked it very much.
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
If I Stay blew me away when I read it too!
Anyway, a recent book that blew me away is Coffee House Angel by Suzanne Selfors. It was such a fantastic book!
I'm now a follower. (+2)
Please enter me!
+2 Became a new follower
+1 Linked this contest on my blog
http://butterflybookreviews.blogspot.com/
A book that I was blown away was Swoon by Nina Malkin. I really enjoyed that!
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