win a picture book or a teen fiction book – June 2008

It’s fun to get free books that you’ll enjoy reading.

Here are some current contests on the web:

YA Books:

Win 1 of 5 copies of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host, or 1 grand prize of all 4 Stephenie Meyer books at Mama Bear Reads. Contest open to US and Canadian citizens. Contest closes midnight June 30, 2008.

Win 1 of 25 copies of both The Nordlings and The Shining World, the first two books in Kathleen McDonnell’s fantasy-adventure series. To enter, write a short (500-1000 word) essay or story on imagination! Have you ever created a make-believe world of your own? Contest open only to Canadians. Contest closes June 30, 2008.

Win an autographed copy of the Australian edition of Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer at Cynsations (Cynthia Leitich Smith’s blog). To enter, you email Cynthia with your name and address, and “Missing Girl” in the subject line. Contest closes 10 p.m. CST, June 23, 2008.

Win an autographed hardcover set of First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover (Dutton, 2007) and First Daughter: White House Rules (Dutton, 2008), both by Mitali Perkins, at Cynsations. To enter, email Cynthia with your name and snail/street mail address, and “First Daughter” in the subject line. Contest closes 10 p.m. CST, June 30, 2008.

If you’re a YA public librarian, enter to win one of a number of sets of 25 autographed sets of Tantalize bookmarks (Tantalize, by Cynthia Leitich Smith). One set will also include a copy of the Tantalize audio, and one set will include a Sanguini’s T-shirt (Sanguini’s is the fictional vampire restaurant in the book). She may also add another T-shirt and audio. To enter the giveaway, email Cynthia with your name, the name of your library, and the library snail/street mail address, with “Summer Reading” in the subject line. Contest closes 10 p.m. CST, June 30, 2008.

Win 1 of 5 copies of The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson at A Patchwork of Books blog. Read her review, then leave a comment on her post here. Contest closes Sunday June 22, 2008.

Win a copy of Darkside Nighttrap by Tom Becker. To enter, you must tell Susan at her blog the name of Bram Stoker’s book about a vampire. Contest ends June 12, 2008.

Win 1 of 5 copies of Sovay by Celia Rees. Ends July 1, 2008. It doesn’t list restrictions as to country, so perhaps it’s open to all. Bloomsbury UK.

Win 1 of 8 copies of Cathy’s Key at TeenReads.com–and enter for a chance to win an iPod (the grand prize winner will receive an iPod Touch, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback; 2nd place winner will receive an iPod Nano, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback; 3rd place winner will receive an iPod Shuffle, a copy of CATHY’S KEY in hardcover and a copy of CATHY’S BOOK in paperback). Contest open to US and Canadian residents age 13 and older. Contest closes July 24, 2008.

Win 1 of a 100 ARCs of sci-fi YA novel THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins at TeenReads.com. Winners will be asked to write a review of the book, and those that comply will receive a hardcover copy. Contest open to US and Canadian residents age 13 and older. Contest closes July 29, 2008.

Win 1 of 5 copies of Triskellion by Will Peterson at YABooksCentral.com. Entrants must “Make up a family secret (not a real one! we don’t want to “out” a real family secret) — the stranger the better.” Open to residents of US, Canada, and Mexico. Contest closes June 30, 2008.

Win 1 of 15 copies of Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen at YAbookscentral.com. Entrants must write a poem about how they received help or gave help to someone. Open to residents of US, Canada, and Mexico. Contest closes June 30, 2008.

Win 1 of 3 copies of Avalon High: Coronation 2 by Meg Cabot at Yabookscentral.com. Entrants must answer the question “Which character from the Legend of King Arthur would you like to be and why (secondary characters are fine too!)?” Open to residents of US, Canada, and Mexico. Contest closes June 30, 2008.

Win 1 of a 10 collections of Narnia books from HarperCollins. Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 24, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Win 1 of 10 signed copies of Seekers: The Quest Begins by Erin Hunter from HarperCollins.com. Open only to US residents. Contest closes July 24, 2008 5:00 p.m. (EST).

Win a copy of Undone by Brooke Taylor. To enter, leave a comment on the post with your name and email address. Contest closes June 29, 2008 at midnight.

Win an 8GB Ipod Touch, and, if you’re in a library summer reading group, your group also gets 5 signed copies of Laurie Halse Anderson books. To enter, you need to create a book trailer for SPEAK or TWISTED, and post it on YouTube. You may not use clips from the SPEAK movie (it is copyrighted). ry to keep it under two minutes long. More details and full rules at Anderson’s blog.

Midlde-Grade Books:

Win 1 of 3 copies of A Girl, a Boy, and Three Robbers by Gail Guthier. Contest closes July 3, 2008.

Win 1 of 5 copies of the Spiderwick Chronicles DVD. The grand-prize winner will win 1 DVD plus 1 Collector’s Trunk with the five original Spiderwick chapter books and the notebook bundled inside from Holly Black. To enter, you must must make a lolcat on one of the following subjects: writing; any of Holly Black’s books; faery folklore, and upload it onto her post. Contest closes June 29, 2008.

Picture Books:

Win an autographed copy of Rattlesnake Jam by Margot Finke. Entrants must write Finke and tell her their encounter with a rattler. Contest closes June 30, 2008.

Non-Fiction Children’s Books
Win 15 non-fiction children’s books at I.N.K. blog, ranging from April Pulley Sayre’s TROUT ARE MADE OF TREES to Jan Greenberg’s SIDE BY SIDE: NEW POEMS INSPIRED BY ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD and many more. Most of the books are 2008 and 2007 titles. To enter, in one sentence or less, tell them why you read the I.N.K. blog, and in as much space as you need, describe what you’ve done to support and encourage nonfiction in your classroom, library, home, or community. More details on the blog. Contest ends Friday, September 5th, 2008.

Know of another contest to win a children’s or teen book? Post a comment and I’ll add it to this post.

June 5th, 2008