UPDATE: The winner is ClayOnWords!! Congratulations :-D
I am pleased to break my Renaissance-saturated blogging sabbatical to announce that I am having my very first giveaway!!
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairy Land in a Ship of Her Own Making is a new book (with a fantastic title, might I add) from author Catherynne M. Valente. I will let PR people who are much more articulate than myself tell you a bit about this new fantasy title:
"Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn?t . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends, including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.
With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, Fairyland lives up to the sensation it created when the author first posted it online. For readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass, here is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful."
The giveaway has ended! Tomorrow, I will use Random.org to select my winner and contact you via email as well as announcing it on my blog, Twitter, etc. Huzzah!
I will be reviewing the book here soon, so even if you don't win, make sure to keep checking back and see if you think it sounds like a keeper. Assuming you care what I think, that is :-)
Future winner, just so you know, the book will be shipping directly from Macmillian, so if they take a long time, please don't shower me with Hater-aid! The book can shipped to US and Canadian addresses only.
If you'd like, spend some time learning more about the book, the author, and enjoy the book trailer below. I look forward to reading your comments!
I'd like to read this book because of the awesome title and that it compares it to the Golden Compass which was an awesome book! Also, it's very nice of the author to get someone out of Omaha because it's probably very boring there!
ReplyDeleteI just heard about this book a few days from a friend, at least I think it's the book she was talking about (she said it had a very long title that contained the word circumnavigation). Count me in for the giveway!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read this book because it sounds like something Eden would love and we could read together.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read this book because it has one of the best trailers ever, and the MC's name is September. Come on, you can't beat that! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read this book because my TBR pile/list is severely lacking in anything remotely resembling a book-loving wyvern! I need this in my life.
ReplyDeleteI would like to read this book because I absolutely love adventure books. It reminds me a lot of the book "Peter and the Starcatchers," which was-and still is- one of my favorite books. I love books with strong female characters, especially ones that I can introduce to my students as great role models.
ReplyDeleteI would like to read this book because the title hooked me! I am not even looking beyond it until I read it (not even the book jacket) - predicting adventure and a twist on the traditional fairy tale. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read this book because my friend just did and she said it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteI would like to read this book because it looks like a great MG title as well as a GREAT novel. I have also seen it compared to Phantom Tollbooth, so SOLD! :)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read this book because I hav heard that out is an excellent read that needs to be savored. I also enjoyed the trailer. I'd the book I'd anything like the trailer it will be amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI have heard so much buzz about this book I would love to read it. In addition as a school librarian I read as much as possible in order to put the perfect book in the hands of my students. I already have a couple of students in mind for this book.
ReplyDeleteI've heard lots of great things about this book and I'm a sucker for delightful titles.
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