Giveaway: Hostage Three

We have a great giveaway for September!  Win an ARC of Printz Award winning author (for In Darkness) Nick Lake's new book Hostage Three.

As Amy sets out to sea with her family on a yacht, she's only thinking about the peaceful waters and the warm sun. But she doesn't get either after a group of pirates seize the boat and its human cargo, and the family becomes a commodity in a highly sophisticated transaction. Hostage One is Amy's father--the most valuable. Hostage Three is Amy, who can't believe the nightmare she's in. But something even stranger happens as she builds a bond with one of her captors, making it brutally clear that the price of life and its value are two very different things.

Hostage Three will not be released until November 12, 2013.

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Giveaway: Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block

 A fabulous giveaway for you!  An ARC of Francesca Lia Block's Love in the Time of Global Warming!

Seventeen-year-old Penelope (Pen) has lost everything—her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother. Like a female Odysseus in search of home, she navigates a dark world full of strange creatures, gathers companions and loses them, finds love and loses it, and faces her mortal enemy.

In her signature style, Francesca Lia Block has created a world that is beautiful in its destruction and as frightening as it is lovely. At the helm is Pen, a strong heroine who holds hope and love in her hands and refuses to be defeated.

This is a short one! Giveaway runs until Friday, August 2, 2013.

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Giveaway: Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati

Our first giveaway of 2013 is an ARC of Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati!

He tossed her into the air as if she were weightless, and just for a moment she seemed suspended there, defying gravity. I couldn't take my eyes off her. I knew what she was feeling. It was in every movement of every limb.

Here was a power I had never seen before, a kind of haunting loveliness I had never imagined. Seeing it made me long for something, I didn't know what . . .

Ditty was born to dance, but she was also born Jewish. When her strictly religious parents won't let her take ballet lessons, Ditty starts to dance in secret. But for how long can she keep her two worlds apart? And at what cost?

A dramatic and moving story about a girl who follows her dream, and finds herself questioning everything she believes in.

Dacning in the Dark comes out February 8, 2013.

Giveaway ends January 16, 2013.

Giveaway: Delusion by Laura L. Sullivan

Win an ARC of Delusion by Laura L. Sullivan!  Giveaway ends December 19.
 
When two beautiful teenage stage magicians in World War II England meet a pair of handsome men who can do real magic, sparks fly. But is it illusion, or delusion? Opening-night jitters are nothing new for Phil and Fee Albion, who come from a long line of stage illusionists. The girls love to dazzle London audiences, but in the aftermath of the Blitz they're bundled off to the countryside, where they're safe from bombs and Nazis--and bored to pieces. Phil, always the passionate one, discovers a hidden college of real magicians led by the devastatingly handsome Arden. If only Phil can persuade these unworldly magicians to help England win the war! Daredevil that she is, she'll risk anything to give her country a fighting chance, even if it means losing her heart . . . or her life.

Delusion comes out January 8, 2012.

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Giveaway: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

We have an exciting giveaway for you!  Win an ARC of Printz Honor author Maggie Stiefvater's new book The Raven Boys.

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

The Raven Boys comes out September 18, 2012.


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Giveaway: Prodigy by Marie Lu

A very exciting giveaway for you!  An ARC of the next book in Marie Lu's Legend series, Prodigy!

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 vengence, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong?

Prodigy comes out January 29, 2013.

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Day 3 Giveaway!

I'm going to admit that we're getting a bit tired. So many books, so little sleep. This is an international giveaway, just so we're clear. This is open until 7pm PST. Anyway, here's day three's giveaway:

• Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed, and Larkin Reed
• Pinned by Sharon G. Flake
• Chasing the Skip by Janci Patterson
• Auracle by Gina Rosati

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Day 2 Giveaway

It's the second day of the conference, and the initial frenzy has worn off (for some of us at least) and we're being a bit more picky about what books we take and ask about. The next couple of books are up, you have 24 hours. Here's what's up for grabs:

• Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan
• Flock by Wendy Delsol
• Lost Girls by Ann Kelley
• The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

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Day One Giveaway

Whoops! A little late, but you know how these things are. Here's what we'll be giving away in the next 24 hours. Enter, and I'll try and ship them out Monday, priority.

• Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama 8/12
• Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck 9/12
• Betrayal by Gregg Olsen 9/12

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Because I'm doing this a bit late I'm also doing a second giveaway for the next 24 hours.

• Cascade by Maryanne O'Hara 8/12
• In Need of a Good Wife by Kelly O'Connor McNees 10/12

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200 Followers Giveaway: A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan

We have 200 followers!  So exciting!  Because we love each and every one of you so very much we have a special giveaway for you.  If you are one of our fabulous followers, +2 entries!

Farrah "Digit" Higgins may be going to MIT in the fall, but this L.A. high school genius has left her geek self behind in another school district so she can blend in with the popular crowd at Santa Monica High and actually enjoy her senior year. But when Farrah, the daughter of a UCLA math professor, unknowingly cracks a terrorist group's number sequence, her laid-back senior year gets a lot more interesting. Soon she is personally investigating the case, on the run from terrorists, and faking her own kidnapping-- all while trying to convince a young, hot FBI agent to take her seriously. So much for blending in..

A Girl Named Digit comes out June 5.

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Giveaway: Purity by Jackson Pearce

A fabulous giveaway for you, our fabulous readers!

Before her mother died, Shelby promised three things: to listen to her father, to love as much as possible, and to live without restraint. Those Promises become harder to keep when Shelby's father joins the planning committee for the Princess Ball, an annual dance that ends with a ceremonial vow to live pure lives -- in other words, no "bad behavior," no breaking the rules, and definitely no sex.

Torn between Promises One and Three, Shelby makes a decision -- to exploit a loophole and lose her virginity before taking the vow. But somewhere between failed hookup attempts and helping her dad plan the ball, Shelby starts to understand what her mother really meant, what her father really needs, and who really has the right to her purity.

Purity comes out April 24, 2012.

Giveaway ends April 9th. 

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Dead End in Norvelt Audio Book Giveaway!

Thanks to the kind folks at Macmillan Audio, we have the audio book version of Newbery Medal winner Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos to give away!  I read it recently and loved it.

Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents, and whose nose spews bad blood at every little shock he gets. But plenty of excitement (and shocks) are coming Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore—typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his utopian town. As one obituary leads to another, Jack is launced on a strange adventure involving molten wax, Eleanor Roosevelt, twisted promises, a homemade airplane, Girl Scout cookies, a man on a trike, a dancing plague, voices from the past, Hells Angels . . . and possibly murder. Endlessly surprising, this sly, sharp-edged narrative is the author at his very best, making readers laugh out loud at the most unexpected things in a dead-funny depiction of growing up in a slightly off-kilter place where the past is present, the present is confusing, and the future is completely up in the air.

Here's a clip from the audio version.   





 

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Dystopian Domination

This month long celebration of all things of the dystopian genre is hosted by Amaterasu Reads and Fragments of Life. I can't believe that I didn't pick up on this earlier ( you all know I love the dystopian) and pimp it out for all it's worth. It started January 9th, and they have author interviews and giveaways almost every day of January. Here's a description from the blog.

"It's just this month long celebration for books in the wonderful and all too awesome dystopia genre. And for those who participated last year, it was a month filled with awesome interviews, reviews, insights from various authors and fabulous giveaways."

So check it out and glory in the wonder of dystopia.

Giveaway: Audio Book of Cinder by Marissa Meyer

We have an exciting giveaway for you!  Thanks to the kind folks at Macmillan Audio, we have the audio book of Cinder by Marissa Meyer for you! I reviewed Cinder a few weeks ago, and it was a lot of fun.  Listen to the first six minutes of the audio book.

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

In this thrilling debut young adult novel, the first of a quartet, Marissa Meyer introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine and a masterfully crafted new world that’s enthralling.

Cinder will be coming out January 3, 2012.

Giveaway ends January 1 and is limited to the U.S. only.


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The Future of Us Giveaway

Oh it's an exciting one!  Win an ARC of The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler!

It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet.

Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM.

Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future.

Everybody wonders what their Destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.

The Future of Us comes out November 21.


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100 Follower Giveaway!

Don't forget that the giveaway for four awesome sci-fi and fantasy books is still open until the 18th. These are not ARCs, but the actual finalized books (Well three of them are A Beautiful Friendship is an ARC). So fill out the form and we'll ship all four off to you if you win!

100 Followers Sci-Fi Bundle Giveaway!

WAHOO! Wandering Librarians now have a little over 100 followers! Pretty crazy huh? To celebrate the fact that we are now I would say in the awkward teenage development of blog size, we are giving out a huge number of fantasy and science fiction books! Four titles will be given to one lucky person!

The giveaway will close Sept. 18th at 8PM.

The titles to be given away are:

Wisdom's Kiss Giveaway

We are on giveaway fire!  Our next fabulous giveaway is an ARC Catherine Gilbert Murdock's new book Wisdom's Kiss, which will be coming out in September.

Princess Wisdom, known as Dizzy, longs for a life of adventure far beyond the staid old kingdom of Montagne.

Tips, a soldier, longs to keep his true life secret from his family.
Fortitude, an orphaned maid, longs only for Tips.

These three passionate souls might just attain their dreams while preserving Montagne from certain destruction, if only they can tolerate each other long enough to come up with a plan. Tough to save the world when you can't even be in the same room together.

Magic, cunning, and one very special cat join forces in this hilarious, extraordinary tale by the author of Dairy Queen and Princess Ben. An incredibly creative tale told with diaries, memoirs, encyclopedia entries, letters, biographies, even a stage play, all woven together into a grand adventure.

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The Way We Fall Giveaway

For our next giveaway we have an ARC of The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe, which comes out January 24.  This giveaway will close on August 17.

When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn's community, the government quarantines her island-no one can leave, and no one can come back.

Those still healthy must fight for dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. As everything familiar comes crashing down, Kaelyn joins forces with a former rival and discovers a new love in the midst of heartbreak. When the virus starts to rob her of friends and family, she clings to the belief that there must be a way to save the people she holds dearest.  

Because how will she go on if there isn't?

Megan Crewe crafts a powerful and gripping exploration of self-preservation, first love, and hope.  Poignant and dizzying, this heart-wrenching story of one girl's bravery and unbeatable spirit will leave readers fervently awaiting the next book in this standout new series.

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Giveaway! Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac

In honor of our fabulous trip to ALA, we're going to have some ARC giveaways for you!  Our first one is Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac.  Some romance, some supernaturalness, some werewolves.  What more could you want?  Giveaway will be open until until midnight July 10th.

Luke King knows a lot of things. Like four different ways to disarm an enemy before the attacker can take a breath. Like every detail of every book he’s ever read. And Luke knows enough—just enough—about what his father does as a black ops infiltrator to know which questions not to ask. Like why does his family move around so much?

Luke just hopes that this time his family is settled for a while. He’ll finally be able to have a normal life. He’ll be able to ask the girl he likes to take a ride with him on his motorcycle. He’ll hang out with his friends. He’ll be invisible—just as he wants.

But when his dad goes missing, Luke realizes that life will always be different for him. Suddenly he must avoid the kidnappers looking to use him as leverage against his father, while at the same time evading the attention of the school’s mysterious elite clique of Russian hipsters, who seem much too interested in Luke’s own personal secret. Faced with multiple challenges and his emerging paranormal identity, Luke must decide who to trust as he creates his own destiny. 

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