Monday, January 28, 2013

YOUNG ADULT GIVEAWAY HOP: SIGNED COPY OF THE GIVER


For this giveaway I happy to tell you that I am giving away a SIGNED copy of The Giver. Do you want it? I waited in line a long time for it...;)

Lois Lowry was in Provo, Utah this past fall promoting the next book in The Giver series. She shared that the books became a series because people kept asking questions about certain characters in the books and the stories just came to her.

One thing that she mentioned that I was glad to have cleared up is that The Giver is not meant to be sharing a particular message or agenda. Lowry said that your own personal belief system will mold this book to what YOU as a reader sees in it, not what she as an author was trying to say. I really loved that since I feel like too many books are about an author's agenda and aren't about just telling a story and letting you decide what it means. That is so very opposite to how we were taught to read literature in school isn't it? We were always so busy having to dissect what an author was trying to say that we couldn't just enjoy the darn books. Because of this, I didn't read until I was 15 years out of school, it is a shame really.

Anyway Lois Lowry is an icon, and I am happy to give away a book she touched with her very own hands.

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35 comments:

  1. the superhero princessJanuary 29, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I *love* Lois Lowry and The Giver is my favorite of her books. I'd love to own a signed copy!

    Something interesting..."cleave him to the brisket!" is a fighting-on-the-high-seas term that means 'run your sword through him and pin him to the mast'. Oh, pirates.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

    Something interesting...did you know? A hummingbird weighs less than a penny!!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 29, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  4. MichelleJanuary 29, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    thanks for the giveaway. I don't have a lot of time to read for leisure since I'm a full-time student right now, but this book seems very intriguing. I'd encourage my daughter to read it too!

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  5. Dorothy ReadingJanuary 29, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    Oh, man. The Giver. I LOVED this story in middle school. Couldn't tell anyone, though, because it wasn't cool to like assigned reading! Lol. This is a great prize. Thank you!

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  6. UnknownJanuary 30, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    That is awesome that you got to talk to the author and even better that she explained that their was no agenda with The Giver. I love that too! I am really happy she decided to write more books in this series, I was one of those people with questions after reading The Giver. I wanted to know more.
    Thank you for your wonderful giveaway!

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  7. MeghanJanuary 30, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    My favorite book of all-time is "Outlander." That interesting, right?

    mestith@gmail.com

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  8. Ashley G.January 30, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    That's so awesome!!! Thanks for the amazing giveaway!!

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  9. SheeshaJanuary 30, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    would love this!!

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  10. BebeJanuary 30, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    ok something interesting; well, I'm 62 yrs old and still like YA novels, you are as young as you feel.
    vera28546 at yahoo dot com

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  11. RINJanuary 30, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    Interesting? In Minnesota, it is not legal to walk across state lines with a duck atop your head.

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  12. CassandraJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    Hmmm I've read 27 books this month lol
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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  13. SayomayJanuary 30, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    Did you know the force u use to bite a carrot in half is the same amount of force needed to bite off a human finger :D

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  14. Aly C.January 30, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    I've heard so much about this book! Hope to get a chance to read it!

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  15. AMERICAN ARTICLESJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    I am about to be a Grandfather for the eight time..Yeah!!!

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  16. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    Reading can help you learn to write.

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  17. DebbyJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    Yesterday it was 72 degrees outside...today it dropped to 34.

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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  18. Kirsten!February 2, 2013 at 4:10 AM

    This was one of my favorite books growing up, and I was just thinking how I wanted/needed to reread it soon- crossing my fingers for this one :)

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  19. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    This book has been on my to read list for a LONG time. I would love to win it.

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  20. MisusedinnocenceFebruary 2, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    I have never read this book! Somehow it just slipped under my radar, thanks for the great giveaway!

    misusedinnocence@aol.com

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  21. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Anything? I read this book with my class in the 6th grade. :P I really liked it! I read the second one too.

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  22. Ashley ApplebeeFebruary 2, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    I have read this book and LOVED it!!! Thanks so much for such a great giveaway!! You ROCK!!
    Ashley A
    ash_app at hotmail dot com

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  23. ElisquaredFebruary 2, 2013 at 9:17 PM

    I was at NCTE two years ago when Lois Lowry was there. My friend bumped into her, and started talking all about books, even mentioning The Giver. Needless to say she had no clue who she was talking to (that happens sometimes with authors). But I had just come up to find her when Lois said her goodbyes. I ran up to my friend, yelling if she knew who she was just talking to. She replied no, and when I told her Lois Lowry, she did a little scream of embarrassment and excitement. It was the funniest thing ever. The rest of the conference, she couldn't shut up about it.

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  24. Ellen ThompsonFebruary 3, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    Thanks for the great giveaway! I remember reading Lois Lowry's books when I was younger but I haven't read any in a while. Thanks for the recommendation.

    thompsonem3 at aol dot com

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  25. celina kFebruary 3, 2013 at 4:08 AM

    I still have a Christmas tree in my living room, my husband hasn't taken it out yet. It has no ornaments except a solitary angel on top that I can't reach, and it loses needles every time you walk by it. :)

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  26. JessFebruary 3, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    Can you believe I've never read The Giver? Great giveaway!

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  27. BrittneyFebruary 3, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    I loved this book! I mean LOVED.

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  28. Katie AmandaFebruary 3, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    I volunteer at a local animal shelter. It's not interesting, but I'm proud to help out in my community. Thanks!

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  29. Emily @ Falling For YAFebruary 3, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    I'm watching Doctor Who at this very moment and Crowley from Supernatural is in this episode (Season 6 Episode 2)! And he has the most adorable American accent =D

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  30. UnknownFebruary 3, 2013 at 7:58 PM

    I've always wanted to read this book! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  31. UnknownFebruary 3, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    The giver is one of the first books I remember reding and it's my dads all time favorite yay for books

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  32. Karen MaldonadoFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:14 PM

    I got my RSVP confirmation for the Veronica Rossi event at my local bookstore. I am excited.

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  33. Robin BlankenshipFebruary 4, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    This is an awesome giveaway. This is one of my all time favorite books. It started me on my path of loving dystopian and lead me to being an editor of an anthology of Dystopian stories.

    Thanks

    Robin Blankenship

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  34. CaitlinFebruary 4, 2013 at 5:42 PM

    High altitudes can exacerbate fibrosis symptoms. (lol. I am studying for my grad school exams right now)

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  35. UnknownFebruary 4, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    I have always wanted to read this!!

    Something interesting? I don't know if it's interesting, but by the time I was 25 years old I had to have 2 spinal fusions (TERRIBLE surgeries) because of problems with my spinal cord usually after car accident or sports injury, and I never even injured myself. Plus 4 herniated discs in my L and T spine and a spondylolisthesis at L3-l4. As my neurosurgeon says, I just have awful luck.

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