Rambling Monday

I need a new series or book or something to read. I'm writing and reading like usual, but something is missing . . . You ever get that feeling? Like, you're reading a book, or the past five or ten books, and somewhere inside your brain you're thinking: "Have I read this before?" Not meaning …

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Free Audiobooks, Week 12

Today is the first day of week 12 in the SYNC Summer Reading Program. I know! I'm excited, too! It means I get to . . . . . . and listen to some really GREAT BOOKS! YA Selection of the week: by Geraldine Brooks | Read by Richard Easton Published by Penguin Audio As …

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Heads Up! #Free audiobooks!

Today is the last day to grab your free audiobooks in week 11 of Syncs summer reading giveaway sponsored by Overdrive. Tomorrow the new audiobooks for week 12 will be posted and today's deals will be forever gone. . . Click the link below to get your complimentary audiobooks. All you need is the overdrive …

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The Trailer

Yeah, the TRAILER!!! Not that kind of trailer! And here it is: the official trailer for first novel, Between Octobers. Available here and here. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Don't forget:

Week 10 of SYNC #Free Auidiobooks

Sync is offering new audiobook selections this week--as always one classic and one YA--and since I totally flaked last week (thanks for bringing that up, btw) and didn't post about what they were offering, I thought I'd jump right on this weeks selections. Are you curious yet? Me, too! Don't forget to download your free …

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Chapter One

They say the first chapter in any book is the most important. Within that chapter, the most important paragraph is the first. And within the first paragraph, the most important sentence is the first. Below, I am pasting all three of those things, from my first novel, Between Octobers. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ …

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This weeks FREE Sync Audiobooks Are. . .

Remember all summer long, SYNC is giving away two free audiobooks every week! One YA title along side one classic title. All you need is the Overdrive Media Console App (used by libraries across the U.S for checking out digital titles. So download it and dust off those library cards!) and you can download and …

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Free Audiobooks! This weeks SYNC Selections Are . . .

I thought I'd give everyone a little reminder and update about the fee SYNC audiobook program.  Every week this summer, SYNC is giving away two complete audiobook downloads: a current Young Adult title paired thematically with a Classic or Required Summer Reading title.  This Week, 06/11 - 06/18, SYNC is offering: by Matt de la …

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It’s alomst here!

Just a quick reminder that the SYNC/Audiofile summer "YA Lit for your earbuds" is almost upon us! MAY 7th . . . That's this Thursday! Every week this summer you can download two free audiobooks. They are offered in pairs, one YA  title and one classic title. So grab your headphones and don't forget to …

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Are Public Libraries Becoming A Thing Of The Past?

The number of people visiting a library at least once a year has dropped by 25% since records began in 2005-06, as the the number of libraries has declined by 9% between 2005 and 2012. Source: Here As a mother of four boys and home school teacher for the past six years, I find the …

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