Thursday, January 28, 2010

Contest: Win Some ARCs!

I got some extra ARCs at ALA, so I thought I'd offer them up. There are three sets of ARCs: one middle-grade and two YA.

ARC Pack #1 (Middle-Grade)
Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Girl Vs. Superstar
Robin Palmer
Publication Date: May 2010
When Lucy B. Parker was friend-dumped right before school starts, she figures things can't get much worse. But then her mom announces that she's dating Laurel Moses's dad. THE Laurel Moses--the TV-movie-music star whose face is on the cover of every magazine. Suddenly, Lucy's life is turned sideways! Up until now, her main goal has been to just get through the day without totally embarrassing herself. And now she's going to be the less-pretty, less-talented stepsister of the most famous girl in the world!

Palace Beautiful
Sarah deFord Williams
Publication Date: April 2010
Everyone dreams of finding a secret room in their house that they can escape to, and Sadie is thrilled when she finds one in her new house. It has a sign that says "Palace Beautiful," and she finds a journal written over sixty years ago by a girl her age. But Sadie never imagined her own life could get almost as dramatic as the one she reads about in the journal!

ARC Pack #2 (YA)
This World We Live In
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publication Date: April 2010
It's been a year since a meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering the earth's climate. For Miranda Evans, life as she knew it no longer exists. The struggle to survive intensifies when Miranda's father and stepmother arrive with a baby and three strangers in tow. One of the newcomers is Alex Morales, and as Miranda's complicated feelings for him turn to love, his plans for his future thwart their relationship. Then a devastating tornado hits the town of Howell, and Miranda makes a decision that will change their lives forever.

The Eternal Ones
Kirsten Miller
Publication Date: August 2010
Everyone has experienced deja vu. And love at first sight? Most of us believe it's possible. Maybe it's happened to you already--or maybe it's about to. The Eternal Ones is a novel about discovering that someone you are meant to be with, and knowing in an instant--even if everything else seems set against you. It's a novel that will make you experience for yourself the chilling, tantalizing sensation of having lived many times, of knowing that more awaits you than just this life. That you are a part of something bigger. That you are part of forever.

ARC Pack #3 (YA)
Incarceron
Catherine Fisher
Publication Date: February 2010
Incarceron is a prison unlike any other: its inmates live not only in cells, but also in metal forests, dilapidated cities, and unbounded wilderness. The prison has been sealed for centuries, and only one man, legend says, has ever escaped. Finn believes he came from Outside Incarceron. He's going to escape, because he's found a crystal key and through it, a girl named Claudia. Claudia claims to live outside--her father is the Warden of Incarceron and she's doomed to an arranged marriage. But they don't realize that escape will take their greatest courage and cost far more than they know. Because Incarceron is alive.

The Sky is Everywhere
Jandy Nelson
Publication Date: March 2010
When her fiery older sister Bailey dies abruptly, seventeen-year-old Lennie, bookworm and band geek, is catapulted to center stage of her own life--and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby was Bailey's boyfriend; his grief mirrors Lennie's own. Joe is the new boy in town, a transplant from Paris whose nearly magical grin is matched only by his musical talent. For Lennie, they're the sun and the moon; one boy takes her out of her sorrow, the other comforts her in it. But just like their celestial counterparts, they can't collide without the whole wide world exploding.

Rules for Entry
Please leave a comment with your name, your contact info, and if you have a preference on which ARC pack you'd like to win. You have until Friday, February 5 at noon EST to leave a comment. Spread the news about this contest and share some great books!

28 comments:

Wendy said...

Couldn't make it to ALA this year, and I would love prize pack #1. Thanks for offering!

Melissa said...

Great contest! I'd like to enter for #2. Thank you!

melissa@bibliochic.com

Christina T said...
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Katie said...

Definitely entering for prize pack #2.

readwhatyouknow [at] gmail [dot] com.

library lass said...

How cool! Would love ARC pack #2. Natalie Marshall, library.lass@gmail.com

melissa @ 1lbr said...

Man oh man, I have been experiencing ARC envy. I am hoping that it won't be too much longer until I get to ALA. I would love to have #1 or #3. Thanks so much!

librariansbook(at)gmail(dot)com

Emily said...

Pack #3 - Thanks for sharing!

Emily Hunt
ehunt_7@hotmail.com

GreenBeanTeenQueen said...

I wish I could have been at Midwinter-I'll be there in DC! And I see you're on the Printz committee-that's awesome!:)

Please enter me for pack #3.

greenbeanteenqueen at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to read Susan Beth Pfeffer's new book so I would love to get that pack!
Stephanie Roff
roffs@ccpl.org

jpetroroy said...

I'd love pack #3!

jpetroroy at gmail dot com

donnas said...

I would love to be included for Pack 3.

Thanks!

bacchus76 at myself dot com

Shelli (srjohannes) said...

pack 2 or 3 :)

Sarah said...

Thanks for including my book Palace Beautiful!

-Sarah DeFord Williams

Precious said...

Wow! Awesome contest! ENter me, if this is open internationally.

I'd like Pack # 3! :)

Precious
precious_shusky@yahoo.com

Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Would enjoy ARC Pack #2. Thanks!

Jay Wise jay dot wise at gmail dot com

Fire and Ice said...

I would love ARC Pack #2 and I retweeted @fireicephotos

Erica said...

I would love to be entered for #3. Both 2 and 3 look amazing!

:) Erica
thebookcellar@wi.rr.com

Travis said...

Awesome contest! I like ARC pack #3.

Travis
spongyman1026@yahoo.com

Catie S (Book Bound) said...

This is a fabulous contest.

I would love to win ARC pack #3

meow_mix85(at)hotmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

I've been eagerly waiting for the new Susan Beth Pfeffer book, so I'd love to win prize #2. Thanks for the generous contest!

mearley22 {at} yahoo {dot} com

Catherine Elizabeth said...

I would love to receive ANY of those ARC packs! Thanks for the offer.

CatherineEliza at gmail dot com

Shannon said...
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Anonymous said...

No preference! My contact info is bette_harrison@yahoo.com

Bette

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for this chance to win ARCs. I'd like #2 or 3!

Beth
daileyb@memphislibrary.org

Kristen said...

I'm hoping to make it out DC for the big ALA conference. I went to the one close by in Chicago this past summer. Really had a ton of fun.

I'd really take any pack.. but I guess if I had to choose...

#2

Thanks for the opportunity!

dragonzgoil at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

I'm nearing completion of my MLIS and taking a teen materials class this semester. Love that you are sharing the wealth of ARCs! I'd appreciate #3.

Tammy said...

Great giveaway! I'm interested in Pack #3 Thank you!
Tammy Dahle
tmdahle@centurytel.net

S.F. Robertson said...

Great contest!
I'm entering for Prize Pack #3 please!

Susan Robertson
wastepaperprose(at)gmail(dot)com