I have three book giveaways going right now. Click on the links below to enter!
 
 
 

Book: Blue Like Play Dough
Author: Tricia Goyer

I extended the giveaway deadline for the book, Blue Like Play Dough by Tricia Goyer. You have a couple more days left to enter so get on over there and leave me a comment or click the reTweet button. It’s that easy! It is really a great and inspirational book for every mom or mom to be.

 
 
Book: The Hope of Refuge
Author: Cindy Woodsmall

This book is an Amish themed romance novel. It’s about a girl who grew up in New York foster care. She is now grown and has a child of her own but they are on the run from a man who has been stalking her. Desperate, out of job, penniless and homeless, she relies on a vague, residual memory that leads her to the Amish country of Pennsylvania. Little did she know that this is the road to home. Read more about this novel on my review and giveaway for The Hope of Refuge.

 
 
Book: Off Season!
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons

I am reading this book right now and so far I am enjoying it. Since I’m a slow reader, I thought I would give you a chance to catch up by posting this giveaway right away. Hachette Books has allowed me to giveaway 5 copies of this book to my readers.
 
 

I opened the door to find a small box on the front porch. I opened it and was very pleased to find it was full of books!

For posting about the 2009 Summer Activities Challenge by education.com, they sent a sampling of books from their collection. I am thrilled because everyone of the titles in the selection was something I would read and look forward to reading. A couple of the books, my daughters were really happy to find among the loot. They weren’t expecting something they would be interested in, but hey, this was from education.com so you’ve got to figure they know what kids like; even teens.

Here are the titles in the box:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mother’s Need Time Outs Too by Susan Callahan, Anne Nolen, Katrin Schumann.

Great Peacemakers – True Stories from Around the World by Ken Beller and Heather Chase. A great book highlighting some of the great peacemakers of modern times. I look forward to reading through this one.

Partly Cloudy – Poems of Love and Longing by Gary Soto. A collection of poems from the point of view of teens.

The Compound – by S.A. Bodeen. A young adult novel about a family who retreats to an underground compound after a nuclear attack, told from the point of view of a 15-year old boy.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Manga Edition by William Shakespeare, Adam Sexton, Tintin Pantoja. This is a graphic novel and elicited a squeal from my manga loving daughters.

We’ll let you know how this book and the others mentioned are on our review blog, Found Not Lost.

We have a lot of books lined up for reading and reviewing so make sure you visit our review site, Found Not Lost once in a while to see if there’s anything you may want to read too.

Our latest reviewed book is Blue Like Play Dough by Tricia Goyer about a mom who found peace amidst the chaos of motherhood by the grace of God. If you’d like to read this book, I also happen to be giving away a copy to one lucky reader. So go on over there and sign up!

Do you find yourself screaming a little too often and too loud? Do you hear a lot of slammed doors and whining? Then maybe you’d want to take a look at Our Family Constitution by Scott Gale. Learn how Scott and his family turned the dynamics of their house around and maybe you can pick up some tips to use in yours.

A big thanks to Education.com for the books in the box!

This is the last week for the Pantene Giveaway! Visit my review blog now for a chance to win a year’s supply of Pantene Shampoo AND a $100 Visa gift card.

While you’re on my review blog, don’t forget to check out my new book review and giveaway. I am giving away this book to one reader:
BLUE LIKE PLAY DOUGH – The Shape of Motherhood in the Grip of God is a book by Tricia Goyer where she “shares her unlikely journey from rebellious, pregnant teen to busy wife and mom with big dreams of her own. As her story unfolds, Tricia realizes that God has more in store for her than she has ever imagined possible.”

Read the rest of my review…

I just learned that today is World Book and Copyright Day! Who knew there was such a thing? According to the UNESCO site, the World Book and Copyright Day was established “to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.”

April 23 was chosen as a symbolic date for world literature because this day, 23 April and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

To celebrate, Toni of Wifely Steps devised a bookworms meme of sorts. If you love reading, I invite you to join the celebration by answering these questions:

1. What books are you currently reading?
2. What books are on your to-be-read list?
3. What book/s would you recommend?
4. What book made you fall in love with reading?
5. Do you have a book collection you’re proud of? Tell us about it!

Here are my answers: Read the rest of this entry »