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Dastardly ‘Rogue’ Blog Tour Announced

Dodie Ownes — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:36:41 +0000

Fans of Gina Damico’s titles Croak and Scorch don’t have much longer to wait for the final title in the series (Houghton Harcourt), Rogue, due on shelves soon. To keep readers’ baited, Damico has just announced her 2013 Rogue Blog Tour. You’ll need strong powers of observation to keep up with her on this tour, and you’ll need to know all the letters of the English alphabet, too.

From now until Rouge‘s release on September 10th, each stop on the blog tour will reveal an image that represents a chapter in the book, such as the setting, plot, an important object, or mood. Each image also contains a hidden letter. Collect the letters every day, and on the final day, Tuesday, September 10th, return to the blog tour page, where you will use the letters you collected during the tour to solve a puzzle. Enter your answer, and you will be entered into a random drawing to win signed copies of all the books in the series.

Do You Have What It Takes to Pass The Testing? | Houghton Harcourt Giveaway

Dodie Ownes — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:50:58 +0000

It’s an honor to be chosen for The Testing. But it’s not enough to pass it. Cia Vale will have to survive it. Cia is honored to be chosen as a Testing candidate, eager to prove her worthiness as a University student and future leader of the United Commonwealth. But on the eve of her departure, her father’s advice hints at a darker side to her upcoming studies—trust no one.

Five lucky winners will discover Cia’s fate in this new dystopian series when they receive the ultimate Testing prize pack which includes a copy of The Testing, an ARC of Book 2 in the series, Independent Study, as well as a t-shirt, bracelets and more!

Enter to win The Testing Giveaway at http://goo.gl/aX0Nrz by 8/28/13. Winners will be chosen at random, and will be notified via email by 8/30/13.

News Bites: Help Hurricane Sandy’s Victims

Phyllis Levy Mandell — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:57:31 +0000

Books for devastated libraries: Hurricane Sandy devastated scores of schools and libraries across the East Coast. You can help provide books for these libraries and children in need by making a tax deductible donation of at least $2.50 to First Book. Every $2.50 you donate will buy one book. First Book’s publishing partners—Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Abrams Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Macmillan, Candlewick, Sterling, Hachette, and others—will match each contribution by donating an additional book.

Founded in 1992, First Book provides new books to children in need. To date, the organization has distributed more than 90 million free and low cost books in thousands of communities.