Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop

The Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop will run from Dec. 2nd to 6th. Thanks to Kathy from I am a reader. Not a writer for inviting me to co-host.

The winter holidays are just around the corner. Celebrate by participating in this holiday giveaway hop with prizes just for book lovers.

What is a giveaway hop?

Simple - Each participating blog hosts a giveaway and then we link up together allowing our followers & blog readers to hop easily from one giveaway to another.

For blog readers this means lots of chances to win.

For blogs hosting a giveaway it means lots of new visitors. It's a win-win!

Each participating blog will host their own giveaway. There is no requirement on the minimum or maximum value of your giveaway. It's up to you to decide. You can giveaway anything you would like. It does not have to be a book or gift card but should be something a book lover would enjoy.

All participating blogs will be linked up through a Giveaway linky. Please keep the process to enter your giveaway as simple as possible. This hop has a limit of 4 entries per person. 1 mandatory entry and up to 3 optional entries.

As you prepare your giveaway post please remember the following:

1. The Book Lover's Giveaway Hop Images needs to be part of your post.

2. Include the linky list with all the participating blogs at the end of your post OR link to this giveaway hop page or the post on I am a reader. Not a writer.

3. Keep It Simple!! Keep the way to enter your giveaway as simple as possible. 1 Mandatory entry and no more than 3 optional extra entries. All entries must be able to be done on one visit to your blog - Entries such as tweet once a day are NOT allowed (tweeting once is fine).

4. This must be a giveaway specifically for this hop and must run only the 5 days this hop is scheduled.

5. Keep your giveaway easy to find for the 5 days this hop is open. If you post often and your post does not stay near the top of your main blog page then please post a link to your giveaway at the top of your blog or sidebar. If we can't easily find your giveaway you will be deleted from the linky.

Please mark your calendars.

A reminder email will be sent out a few days before the hops starts.

Questions can be emailed to: kidlitfrenzy at gmail dot com

To Sign Up To Host A Giveaway:
Add your blog to the linky! Be sure to include your shipping info in parenthesis after your blog name.

Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop

"Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment." - American Library Association  

To kick off, Banned Books Week, I am participating in a Giveaway Hop.  Thanks to Jen from I Read Banned Books and Kathy from I am a Reader. Not A Writer for hosting a Banned Books Giveaway Hop. The hop runs from Saturday, September 24th to Saturday, October 1st.

Though I recognize that in the United States, we do not usually have banned books, many amazing books are challenged or restricted on a regular basis.  What also shocks me is that books are frequently challenged by individuals or groups based on what they have heard about the book.  Some committees have even elected to remove a book from a school's librarian when they haven't even read the book in question.  In situations like that, I am always glad that there are librarians, teachers, parents and individuals who speak out on behalf of books.  Often times, loudly, and very passionately. 

Recently, I was in the situation where I was giving a group of people some examples of books that would fit in certain categories.  As I held up a book (Coraline, The Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman), a woman in the audience exclaimed that the book I was holding was not for children.  I was a bit taken a back and tried to move on by stating that maybe it wasn't for very young children but that it was considered a Middle Grade novel.  The woman in the audience became more adamant that this was not a book for children and automatically assumed that I would agree with her.  While this exchange was happening, I could see several of the children's librarians in the room nearly jump out of their seats to defend this book. I was so proud of those librarians.

I bring this real life situation up because it is one example where an individual, if given the power, would have sought to take away from others their right to determine what book is appropriate for themselves or for their children.  This is really the key for me with Banned Books Week.  No one individual or group of individuals should take away the rights of many to have access to a book or a story just because they feel it has questionable material or a controversial topic.

I do; however, support parents' rights to decide which books their child is ready for or not ready for.  I would hope that even with more than one child at home that the criteria would reflect the individual personality differences of each child (one child at 9 might be ready for a book and another child at 9 is not ready).  Additionally, I would hope that parents respect their child as a reader and talk with their child about different books and decisions to read a book or not read a book at a particular time. 

Finally here are two resources for how you may learn more about Banned Books Week and even see how many challenged books you have already read. 
American Library Association
www.ala.org

Banned Books Week
http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/resources


To kick off Banned Books Week, you have a chance to enter to win a Banned or Challenged book of your choice from Amazon - $15 or less. 

Rules for the Contest:

1. Please do not enter any personal information in the comments section (including your email, website, etc.), you must complete the Entry Form to officially enter the contest.
2.  The Contest runs from 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time on September 24, 2011 to 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on October 1st.
3.  You do not need to be a follower of this blog to enter, but if you like what you see, feel free to subscribe.
4.  You must be 13 or older to participate in this contest.
5.  Comments are not required but always welcome.
6.  If you are selected as a winner, I will notify you by e-mail.  If you do not respond within 48 hours, I will select a new winner.
7.  International participants are welcome to enter the contest.

Freedom Giveaway Hop

Time to celebrate with another Giveaway Hop.  Thanks to Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Simply Stacie for co-hosting this hop.

Giveaway:
The winner of this giveaway will receive a prize pack with the following books:

A signed hard cover of The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma

A copy of Pam Allyn's Best Books for Boys: How to Engage Boys in Reading In Ways That Will Change Their Lives

Rules for the Contest:

1. Please do not enter any personal information in the comments section,you must complete the Entry Form to officially enter the contest. Any comments with personal information WILL BE deleted.
2. The Contest runs from 12:00 a.m. PDT on Friday, July 1, 2011 to 11:59 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
3. You must be 13 or older to participate in this contest.
4. You must be a follower of the blog.
5. If you are selected as a winner, I will notify you by e-mail. If you do not respond within 48 hours, I will select a new winner.
6. International participants are welcome to enter the contest.

Midsummer's Eve Giveaway Hop

I love the Giveaway Hops hosted by Kathy of I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.  This one celebrates Midsummer's Eve but I am using it to celebrate two of the authors that will be featured at the YA in Bloom Event sponsored by Bridge to Books.

The Winner of the Midsummer's Eve Giveaway Hop has a chance to win a set of signed books by either Katie Alender or Cindy Pon.

Giveaway Choice #1:
A signed paperback copy of Bad Girls Don't Die and a signed hard copy of her recent release From Bad to Cursed.

Giveaway Choice #2:
A signed paperback copy of Silver Phoenix and a signed hard cover of Fury of the Phoenix.

Rules for the Contest:

1. Please do not enter any personal information in the comments section,you must complete the Entry Form to officially enter the contest.  Any comments with personal information will be deleted.
2.  The Contest runs from 12:00 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 to 11:59 p.m. PDT on Friday, June 24, 2011.
3.  You must be 13 or older to participate in this contest.
4. You must be a follower of the blog.
5.  If you are selected as a winner, I will notify you by e-mail.  If you do not respond within 48 hours, I will select a new winner.
6.  International participants are welcome to enter the contest.

Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and to Pixie @ Page Turners.

The Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop runs from Wednesday, May 25th to Tuesday, May 31st.  There are over 200 blogs signed up to host a giveaway so have fun checking out all the giveaways.

The Giveaway:
I love adding books to my To-Read pile for the summer when I have more time to read.  And I imagine that if you are participating in this Hop, you do too.  I would love to know what is on your To-Read pile for the summer.  In the entry form below, tell me about one book on your list ($15 or less - on Amazon or Book Depository) and why you are interested in reading it.  If you win the giveaway, I will have the book sent to you from either Amazon (US participants) or Book Depository (Canadian, International participants).

Good-luck everyone!

Rules for the Contest:

1. Please do not enter any personal information in the comments section,you must complete the Entry Form to officially enter the contest.  Any comments with personal information will be deleted.
2.  The Contest runs from 12:00 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 to 11:59 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, May 31st.
3.  You must be 13 or older to participate in this contest.
4.  If you are selected as a winner, I will notify you by e-mail.  If you do not respond within 48 hours, I will select a new winner.
5.  International participants are welcome to enter the contest.