Last chance to win! Love a librarian!

Do you love your librarian??  Is there some helpful, funny guy behind the desk at, say, Muhlenberg College?  Or that librarian guy at the information desk at the Parkland Community Library?  Or maybe the reference ladies at the Bethlehem Area Public Library?  Do you appreciate how awesome librarians are?

TRUE STORY:  On a librarian bulletin board, one librarian asked for help finding a title for a borrower.  The borrower only knew the opening line of the book.  The borrower also wanted to find a book that had Coca Cola addicted elves in it.  With just that little bit of info, the librarians of PA were able to answer that borrower's questions.  How?  With their super book-finding library powers that's how!!!

You can nominate your FAVORITE librarian from now until September 12th - almost two weeks -  by clicking here.  Read "About the Award" for any restrictions or rules.  And nominate TODAY.

Last chance to enter the Jack Gantos audiobook of Dead End in Norvelt giveaway.  The whole shootin' match ends today at 11:59 pm. (Did you know that Jack's Mom once shot off a gun with awful results? I don't think that's in this book, but I could be wrong.)  Just leave a comment on this blog with your first name and where you are located and you are entered.

Giveaway extended

I have decided to extend the Jack Gantos audiobook giveaway for two reasons:
1.  The original requirement of  a minimum number of comments was NOT reached.
2.  I did a poor job of marketing this giveaway.

SO, if you would like to win an Advance Listening Copy of Jack Gantos' new book, Dead End in Norvelt, READ by Jack Gantos himself - AND including an interview with the very self-same Jack Gantos - comment on this blog.  Mention the Jack Gantos giveaway, your first name, and where you live so I can identify the winner in my blog post on September 1st.  The giveaway ends on August 31st at midnight EST.

This time there is no minimum amount of comments required.  I WILL give this audiobook away.

Check out this book trailer for Dead End in Norvelt.  I haven't opened the audiobook so I was not aware that there was a homemade airplane in this book,  as well as the Hell's Angels and a possible murder to say nothing of the bloody nose.  There is a sample of this audiobook on the publisher's website.  Listen to it here.  If the plastic wrap on the audiobook accidentally gets, um, broken, you won't care, right?

I will try very hard to get the audiobook to you BEFORE it hits the stores on September 13th.

Irish Improv story

On Thursday - last week during the Amazing Storytelling Workshop - the kids demanded that Kelly tell a story.  Kelly is the Queen of Off-the-Top-of-Her-Head stories.  So, Erik had no idea what she was going to say.  Enjoy.

The Jack Gantos audiobook giveaway is still on.  Comment on yesterday's  post - if you comment anonymously give me a way to identify you when I announce the winner - and you could win a pristine, never listened to, Advance Listening Copy - complete with bonus author interview - of the new Jack Gantos novel for the middle school set, Dead End in Norvelt.   Jack's stuff appeals to all ages.

Jack Gantos audiobook giveaway!

Jack Gantos has a new book out and I have a giveaway!!  Gantos' book, Dead End in Norvelt, which seems to be semi-autobiographical, takes place in the government built town of Norvelt.  The town was built after the mine that kept the surrounding area alive closed down.  Jack is grounded for the summer and spends his time with the area's historian and coroner, a feisty older lady.  This sounds like true Gantos, full of do-not-try-this-at-home antics and subtle insights.

Well here's the giveaway part.  I have, sitting next to my keyboard, a pristine, never opened, "advance listening copy" of Dead End in Norvelt read by the author and including an interview on disc 6!!!!!!!!!!!  I hardly want to give it away.  BUT if you comment on this blog post by August 15th, you will be entered automatically to win this amazing audio offering.  There are restrictions involved.  I need a minimum of 10 different people to comment on this blog for the giveaway to happen.  And you must include your email address so I can contact you if you win.

So, tell all of your friends about this giveaway, please.   Jack Gantos is (falsetto voice) awesome! (I met him at the Kutztown University Children's Literature Conference in 2010 - so funny and a great presenter!)

OK - Here's an update.  Comment on the post - say something, not just your name.  And use a user name.  I will try to contact you THAT way.  No email addresses floating around on the blog.