Today marks the beginning of Children's Book Week, the national celebration of books and reading for youth. This year there will be events in 25 cities throughout the United States.To celebrate Children's Book Week, I will give away two Advance Reader's Copies of books I have reviewed over the past few months for Kidsreads.com, a great site to learn about upcoming children's books--as well as contests to win books for kids.
The first ARC I'm giving away is "Girl's Best Friend" by Leslie Margolis, a mystery featuring Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair. Brief summary: While walking dogs in her Brooklyn neighborhood, Maggie notices several pups have gone missing. "Girls Best Friend," published by Bloomsbury Children's Books, is appropriate for young readers aged 8-12 years old.
The second ARC is "Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School: Fear Itself," by Andrew Clements, the author of Frindle. Brief summary: Best friends Ben and Jill have less than a month to save their historic Massachusetts shoolhouse, which is going to be destroyed to make way for an amusement park. "Fear Itself," published by Atheneum Books for Yound Readers, is appropriate for readers aged 7-10 years old.
To win one of these ARCs:
* Sign up and become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post.
* If you're already a follower, leave a comment on this post by the end of the week.
* Be sure to include which book you would like to win
* Include your e-mail in your post.
* I will select two names at random.
* Winners' names will be announced on or around May 8th.
Now, on to mothers:
To honor of mothers, my friends at Bookreporter.com are sponsoring their Sixth Annual Mother's Day Contest by giving away a basket filled with books and other goodies.If you want to enter, act FAST. The deadline to enter is TODAY, May 2.
While you're at the Bookreporter.com site, check out my review of the late New York Times bestselling author Beverly Barton's romantic suspense "Dead by Morning."
Tomorrow I will announce details about this week's special guest blogger. Stay tuned!
