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4th Annual 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza ~ Day 5

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Welcome to YABC's Fourth Annual 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza! We're featuring some of the hottest titles of the year--perfect for the book lover on your holiday list!--with exciting prize packs every day for the first twelve days of December. Each giveaway will run for seven days. Giveaways are US...
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Michelle R.
Amber & Dusk sounds really good!
Wednesday, 05 December 2018 12:14
Alyssa Annico
I'm most excited about 'Try a Little Kindness'!
Wednesday, 05 December 2018 14:36
Sandy S
There’s a lot of great titles in this packages- I’m most excited about Tales From the Inner City. Happy holidays!
Wednesday, 05 December 2018 16:47
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Lyra Selene (Amber & Dusk), Plus Giveaway!

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Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing  Lyra Selene , YABC's Author of the...
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Candice Gigous
The cover is very cool and I like the colors. The synopsis draws me in for more. I am excited for this one.
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 09:45
Debra Branigan
The cover is very pretty and the storyline sounds interesting. Good luck with your book.
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 08:44
Tiffany Engler
I love this cover! This book sounds so good!
Wednesday, 28 November 2018 09:52
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Kristie Lowry, Promotions Manager

Giveaway: THE HANDBOOK (US Only)

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The Handbook (US Only) by: Jim Benton Release Date: September 26, 2017 Publisher: Scholastic Press About the Book: There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his elderly neighbors move out and leave an especially promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it....
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The cover is cartoony! The plot sounds hard-hitting!
Monday, 23 October 2017 17:08
Penny Olson
The cover and synopsis are both really fun.
Tuesday, 14 November 2017 10:04
Danielle Hammelef
The cover is fun and unique to me. I think the synopsis has made me want to read this book.
Thursday, 16 November 2017 13:51
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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Rockstar Book Tours Blog Tour, Excerpt, & Giveaway: The Knowing (Sharon Cameron)

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Hello! Today YABC is hosting the blog tour stop for Sharon Cameron's  The Knowing !   Read on for more about Sharon, an excerpt and a tour-wide giveaway!                    Meet  Sharon Cameron !   Sharon Cameron was awarded the 2009 Sue Alexander Most...
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Rockstar Book Tours Blog Tour, Interview, & Giveaway: Umberland (Wendy Spinale)

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Hello! Today YABC is hosting the blog tour stop for Wendy Spinale's    Umberland   Read on for more about Wendy, an interview, and a tour-wide giveaway!                 Meet Wendy Spinale !     I must admit, I have lived an extraordinary life and...
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FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

Giveaway: Awesome Achievers Prize Pack (US/Canada Only)
Title of Books: Awesome Achievers in Technology and Awesome Achievers in Science Written by: Alan Katz Illustrated by: Chris Judge Release Date: August 6, 2019 Publisher: Running Press Kids   Abo...
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Spotlight on Stormrise (Jillian Boehme), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US/Canada Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight Stormrise by Jillian Boehme.  Read on for more about Jillian and her book, plus an giveaway!            Meet Jillian Boehme ! JILLIA...
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Derek Milman (Swipe Right For Murder), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a givea...
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Author Chat with Rebekah Crane (Postcards For A Songbird), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Rebekah Crane author of Postcards For A Songbird.  Read on for more about Rebekah and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Re...
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Author Chat with Jill Criswell (Beasts Of The Frozen Sun), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Jill Criswell author of Beasts Of The Frozen Sun.  Read on for more about Jill and her book, plus an excerpt and an giveaway!        &n...
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Author Chat with Susan Forest (Bursts Of Fire), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway!
  Today we're excited to chat with Susan Forest author of Bursts Of Fire.  Read on for more about Susan and her book, plus an excerpt and an giveaway!          Meet ...
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Tell Me How You Really Feel
 
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Nightingale
 
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"Amy Lukavics is one of my favorite horror writers. All of Lukavics's books are a little odd (in the best..."
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The Cold is in Her Bones
The Cold is in Her Bones
 
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"What I Loved About THE COLD IS IN HER BONES: Milla lives an isolated life on..."
Wilder Girls
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"The top 3 reasons you need WILDER GIRLS by Rory Power on your shelf: 1.) The characters:..."
Butterfly Yellow
Butterfly Yellow
 
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"BUTTERFLY YELLOW is a heartfelt and engrossing historical fiction. H?ng is in the US, searching for her younger brother. After..."
The (other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce
 
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong #1)
 
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"Tristan Strong isn't doing too well. He lost his best friend, Eddie, in a bus accident, lost a boxing match,..."
A Dream So Dark (A Blade So Black #2)
 
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"*This review contains spoilers for book one, A BLADE SO BLACK* A DREAM SO DARK, sequel to A BLADE..."
Cog
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"Cog looks like an ordinary twelve year old boy, but he is an advanced android that the scientists at uniMind..."
Hazel's Theory of Evolution
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"Hazel lives on a farm with her two mothers and her older brother Rowan. They have a heard of goats..."
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Homerooms and Hall Passes
 
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Susan B. Anthony: The Making of America #4
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Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black
 
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Awesome Achievers in Technology: Super and Strange Facts about 12 Almost Famous History Makers
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