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To

Sabrina H you have won a copy of
The Maze Runner!

Spotlight on The Calling by David Mack

***Due to circumstances beyond my control I was not able to finish this book in time to post a complete review today. I will however mention that what I have read so far is pretty darn awesome! I will post a complete review when I have finished the book so please do look for it in the very near future! For now I'll give ya a wee little taste courtesy of the back of the book!

Back Cover
No one would guess by looking at Tom Nash that he's extraordinary, and that's just fine with him. A tall, broad-shouldered jack-of-all-trades from Sawyer, Pennsylvania. Tom has a knack for fixing things. He also hides a secret talent: he hears people's prayers. Stranger still, he answers them. Maybe it's because he's a handyman, but Tom feels compelled to fix people's problems. Which is all well and good-until the soul-shattering please of a terrified girl sends him on the darkest journey of his life....

duh duh dummmmmmm...okay it's me again. Doesn't this sound exciting? Well so far it is! I'm almost mid-way through this one and it's just good. I can totally see this becoming some sort of TV show or movie! Stay tuned for my full review :)

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Winner! -Strange Future

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Elaina!!!!

Quick Review-It's a Snap!

Amazon Info:
In 1877 in Rochester, New York, George Eastman couldn’t understand why picture-taking was so difficult. Having left school at fourteen to support his mother and two sisters, George decided to find out by making photography his hobby. He packed up glass plates, a plate holder, a tent, a heavy tripod, a thick piece of black cloth, a water jug, and chemicals and set off to take his first photograph.

George realized that not many people could own a camera — they were too expensive and the size of today’s microwave ovens! But how could he make picture-taking easier? Eventually, George created dry plates, and they were such a success that he opened his own dry-plate company in 1881. But this was only the beginning — George went on to invent film and the Brownie camera. The rest is history.

My review:

Ever heard the phrase, "a picture is worth a thousand words?" Well this guy , George Eastman, was the one who said it first! This kids book tells the story of a man, George, who wanted a hobby. He picked up a camera and history was made. He turned a fun hobby into a HUGE company! From George Eastman's ideas Kodak was born.

This book was very pretty. The cover and the art on the pages was very well done! My son loved the pictures and so did I! This book is being released August 11th and is perfect (and I mean it!) for kids ages 4 and up.

Quick Review-Milestones

Amazon Description:
One day. Just one day. That's how long it took for fourteen year-old Faye Martin's ordinary life to take a dramatic and completely unexpected turn. First, she gets struck by lightning a strange and awful experience in itself, but then made worse because Benjamin Parker, the object of her obsession, witnessed her near-death experience. Then she comes home to find her parents are forcing her to leave her friends and hometown of Seattle to attend a summer camp, aptly named Camp Milestone. After several failed attempts to change her parents mind Faye finds herself on a plane headed across the country to a camp she has never heard of.

Only, Camp Milestone is no ordinary camp. There are no phones allowed, shabby cabins and only a handful of campers. The only good turn of events is Benji her longtime crush is among the sparsely populated camp. This highlight of her summer is overshadowed by the camps strange and harsh rules given out by the head of the camp Galiana Moore, who seems crazy most of the time, and who unfortunately has taken a liking to Faye. As if things were not bad enough she notices an odd rash that has consumed most of her back from the lighting strike that seems to not only be growing larger but glowing slightly. Before she knows it, Faye finds herself caught in a whirlwind of uncertainty, torture, calamine lotion and romance....All in the name of summer camp. But as the summer unfolds, she realizes there is much more to Camp Milestone than meets the eye. Will she be able to unravel the mystery that surrounds this unusual camp? And more importantly, will she be able to survive the madness long enough to put the pieces together?

Milestones is a delightful story about the true meaning of self-discovery, love and friendship, book one of the Milestones trilogy takes readers into an imaginative and amazing new world which gives a whole new meaning to summer vacation.

Milestones is the debut young adult novel for Samira Armin Hodges a fresh and exciting new voice in the literary world.

My Review:

I went into this one kinda blind, but hopeful. The website captured my attention and sealed the deal for me. I dived in without really knowing what I was getting into. To be honest It took about 20+ pages to get really into it. Faye is a character that reflects, pretty much every teenage girl in the world. She's a bit of an outsider, she loves a boy that doesn't know she exists..oh and she's best friends with the most popular and prettiest girl in school! Super! So basically she gets shipped off to camp by her parents after a very crazy thing happens (won't give too much away as this is kinda important) and finds herself sitting on a plane with who might you ask? The boy she loves! They have no idea why they are going to the camp and no idea what its really all about.

This book really took me by surprise. I loved the "twist" and really didn't see it coming. I really enjoyed the surprises and loved the characters. It had a slow start but after that it was a pretty fast read. Milestones was a very good read! I can't wait for the sequel!

Giveaway-The Maze Runner

I just so happen to have received an extra copy so I'm passing the second one off to you guys! So here you go! ***The book is an ARC so the cover is different.

Book Description:
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.

Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.

Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.

Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.

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I am sending this book out with my own money so I have to restrict this one to just the U.S. Contest ends on August 11th and winners will be announced on the 12th! Good luck!

Mailbox Monday-August 3rd

This week was pretty decent! I'm pretty impressed with my loot! So here it goes!

Hush, Hush-Becca Fitzpatrick
The Neurology of Angels-Krista Tibbs
Chosen by Desire-Kate Perry
The Year of the Flood-Margaret Atwood
To Beguile a Beast-Elizabeth Hoyt
The Maze Runner-James Dashner
After-Amy Efaw
It's A Snap-Monica Kulling