Let the Countdown to Pub Day Party commence! The Key & the Flame will be hitting the shelves on the first Tuesday in April, and I'm celebrating the countdown for the next four months. The first Tuesday of every month up till pub date, I'll give away a copy of a marvelous middle-grade novel. On April 2, 2013, our party will culminate in a wowza palooza giveaway of a hardback, signed copy of The Key & the Flame, accompanied by much swag and fanfare. So let's get started with the very first Countdown to Pub Day Party Giveaway, which is ...
(trumpets please)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
author website (which is quite cool in its own right)
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.
Charming, fun, fabulous--you will love this book, which is the first in a series. Enter below to win your very own paperback copy, and a few signed The Key & the Flame bookmarks too.
awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Prerna! Good luck!
DeleteI think I am almost as excited about the signed bookmarks as the giveaway itself. :) You must be so excited to be reaching the final stretch!
ReplyDeleteIt does seem like a very LOOONNGG process, Faith, so yes, it's finally seeming real!
DeleteOoooh....This is one on my Want List!! Thanks for the giveaway, which is a fab idea, too :)
ReplyDeleteI love giving away good books! But also getting good books. No pressure, everyone, but my birthday IS tomorrow ...
DeleteI pray to win this because any good news can be used right now :) ...
ReplyDeleteYour Egyptian Fan;
Nevey...
Best of luck to you, Nevey! There will be more giveaways in the months to come, too, including one on New Year's Day.
Delete