Thanks to Bookhounds and I Am A Reader for hosting the Best of 2014 Book Giveaway Hop. Fairday's Blog is giving away our top two book picks for the year. Enter the rafflecopter form below for your chance to win, and give yourself the gift of a story this holiday season!
The Best of 2014 Book Giveaway Hop will run from December 11th-18th, so, join in the fun! This is a huge hop, and there are lots of great blogs participating, giving away all sorts of books and other fabulous prizes.
Fairday's Top Pick for 2014
Maggie's learned how not to be friendly. Ever since her parents died, she's been shipped off to so many boarding schools that she's got the routine down. So when she's sent to live with her two strict aunts, she's not the least bit surprised when they find her disagreeable. After strange Uncle Morris drops her off at the old house known as Adelphi Hills Academy, which resembles all of the other gloomy girls' schools she's been through... read more!
Lizzy's Top Pick for 2014
It's only a year after Little Rock became an integrated school, and now the folks in Marlee’s town are putting up a fight to stay segregated. Marlee’s a bundle of nerves before school starts and she has to begin at the junior high. Although she has always been a wiz at math, she suffers from an extreme fear of public speaking and doesn’t talk in public... read more!
Book giveaways happening this month
Middle Grade
Click to win 25 Roses by Stephanie Faris
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Children's Picture Book
Click to win Fartiste by Kathleen Krull
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Upcoming book giveaway
Friday, December 12th: Bella and Stella Come Home by Anika and Christopher Denise- plus a bonus holiday surprise!
The Begonia House keeps its secrets. Everyone knows that. Everyone, that is, except for clever eleven-year-old Fairday Morrow, whose family has just moved in. Being the Senior Investigator in the Detective Mystery Squad, more commonly known as the DMS, she’s ready to uncover the mysteries hidden within the strange manor. As the investigation gears up and the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place, the DMS enters into a world where anything is possible, and the danger is most definitely real. Can the members of the Detective Mystery Squad piece together the puzzle before it's too late? Or will whatever's causing trouble find Fairday and her friends first?
Stop by our cover reveal post, and enter the book giveaway for a signed hardcover of this new middle grade mystery!
Stop by our cover reveal post, and enter the book giveaway for a signed hardcover of this new middle grade mystery!
Represented by Rachael Dugas with Talcott Notch Literary
Scheduled to hit bookstores everywhere in December of 2015!
Scheduled to hit bookstores everywhere in December of 2015!
Brought to you by Krista Vitola at Delacorte/ Random House
Fairday's Riddles are posted on Mondays- they can be written about anything and everything, all at the same time!
Lizzy's Book Reviews are posted on Wednesdays. Lizzy has read just about every middle grade novel out there, and she loves to share her thoughts and, of course, her opinions.
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Jessica Haight is a true New Englander, with a deep desire to be near the ocean and a love of the four seasons. She enjoys drawing while standing up and cultivating magic in her garden. She easily floats away in the pages of a good story and is still waiting for her owl from Hogwarts. Jessica lives in Connecticut with her charming fiancé, James; their dog, Jack; their cat, Bill; and a very entitled bunny named Alice.
Stephanie Robinson lives with her husband in a quiet town, though it is not as quaint as Ashpot. After teaching fifth grade for almost fifteen years, she is now enjoying her role as a school media specialist. One of the many benefits of her job is that she learns something new every day. When Stephanie isn't isn’t working, she spends her time creating stories, getting lost in books, and traveling to new places.
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What a very generous offer for any bookaholic. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSuch an amazing array of books. I also love seeing your book cover around.
ReplyDeleteI have so many favorites this year, but Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier is my top pick. Thank you for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDelete(Carla C. on the rafflecopter)
Amazing books! I I think Behind the Attic could be amazing!!
ReplyDeletelovely giveaway!
YAY, giveaways!!! I don't want a free copy of Fairday Morrow--I'm buying it! I don't enter giveaways for free books but when I see one I like, I add it to my Goodreads TBR list and pay for it when it comes out. I think once you're published, you learn what a difference every purchase makes!
ReplyDeleteAwesome collection of books indeed
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaways! And I love your cover! Every time I see it, I smile. It looks like such a fun read.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing selection, I also very much enjoyed 25 Roses and as for your The Secret Files? Well, I can't wait for my two great-nephews to be old enough so that I can share it with them.
ReplyDeleteI just received my scary books from you, so I won't enter this giveaway, but it is tempting. These books are all going on my TBR list. Thanks for the recommendations. Good luck with your launch.
ReplyDeleteAww the elephant one :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book was Percy Jackson: The Titan's Curse.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on joining a book hop. Those are always so much fun. Good idea to tell a bit about your blog too. I look forward to the new sketches topic. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaways! These two books sound like my kind of reads. The best book I read this year though published years ago is Lonesome Dove.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the,release that is so exciting. I wish you success
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book of 2014 was Blue Rose (The Noru #1) by Lola St.Vil .
ReplyDeleteI'm awfully behind in my reading. Maybe next year I'll figure out my fave book of this year.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book of 2014 was The Cure For Dreaming by Cat Winters. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite books of 2014 is "Akin" by Robin Murarka.
ReplyDeleteI love this time of year when readers reveal their favorite books of the year. It gives me some great ideas. The Lions of Little Rock sounds like a wonderful story.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite MG book was Heirloom (seed Savers #3) by S Smith
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book this year was Flawless by Jan Moran
ReplyDelete(Alisha Sienkiel in rafflecopter)
ReplyDeleteCress was one of my favorites.