Ballads of Suburbia Giveaway! 07/21/2009
 Summary: Ballads are the kind of songs that Kara McNaughton likes best. Not the cliched ones where a diva hits her highest note or a rock band tones it down a couple of notches for the ladies, but the true ballads: the punk rocker or the country crooner telling the story of their life in three minutes, the chorus reminding their listeners of the numerous ways to screw things up. In high school, Kara helped maintain the "Stories of Suburbia" notebook, which contained newspaper articles about bizarre and often tragic events from suburbs all over and personal vignettes that Kara dubbed "ballads" written by her friends in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. Those "ballads" were heartbreakingly honest tales of the moments when life changes and a kid is forced to grow up too soon. But Kara never wrote her own ballad. Before she could figure out what her song was about, she was leaving town after a series of disastrous events at the end of her junior year. Four years later, Kara returns to face the music, and tells the tale of her first three years of high school with her friends' "ballads" interspersed throughout. Open to anyone! Ends August 15th. (It's a signed copy!!!) How to enter: Leave a comment on this post +1 If you subscribe to the blog (RSS Feed on the right----->) +2 If you blog about the giveaway (leave link in a comment) +2 If you're already a subscriber +8 If you snag the button CommentsTue, 21 Jul 2009 19:38:26 I've heard so many good things about ballad! Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:50:49 The book sounds good. I am already subscribed to your blog :) Adrienne Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:44:31 Awesome, thanks! I'm also a subsriber. Donna S Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:56:32 Please include me. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:06:00 I so want this book. Please enter me. I have subscribed to the blog using google reader. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:45:36 +1 get your feed from google Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:47:12 This looks fun! Please enter me! maria jose Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:51:05 sounds like an awesome book (: please enter me. Llehn Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:57:45 I'd love to play please! Thanks! Sara L Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:02:36 Sounds like a great book! Raelena Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:09:40 count me in please! megan Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:01:41 wow it sounds like a relly good book Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:22:24 +2 I'm already a subscriber Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:24:17 I really want to read this book. It seems so interesting and completely different than any other teen book. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:03:51 +1 Subscribed to RSS feed. Samantha LeAnne Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:04:49 I forgot to add my email! Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:04:58 This book sounds striking. I'd love to be entered! Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:07:23 Enter me please :) Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:26:50 I've been hearing great things about this book! Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:51:22 Great Giveaway! Sylvia Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:29:18 This is such a wonderful giveaway! I would love to be entered! 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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:03:01 Would love the chance to win this book! Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:22:57 Want book so flipping bad! Andrea Schiffner Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:59:30 This book sounds really cool! Id love to win a copy! Casey Chuckry Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:49:57 this book sounds really good count me in Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:14:20 Thanks for having this giveaway! It sounds like an awesome book! Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:37:06 +2 already a subscriber Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:35:55 Gosh, that sounds amazing. Hailey Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:33:02 This sounds like an awesome book! Please enter me. Mary Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:01:15 This one sounds like a book I would truly enjoy reading :) Please count me in to win and thank you so very much ! Ashley Rudder Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:58:20 i heard good things about the book, cant wait to read it. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:23:21 The reviews of this book sound awesome. I'd love to be entered into this contest. Thao Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:43:25 Count me in please. I'd love to have a signed copy ^^ Jenny N Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:58:55 I would love to win this book. The reviews on this book have been positive. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:27:11 thanks! i'm already a subscriber Ninja Fanpire Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:21:53 +1 Leave a comment on this post Ninja Fanpire Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:22:13 Oh E-Mail sorry Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:23:17 Enter me please! Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:52:28 this looks fun - please count me in Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:33:33 This book sounds really great. Plus, a lot of blogs I follow are coveting it (or already have it). Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:39:07 +1 I thought I was already a follower. Alexa Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:06:24 This book sounds really good. Leave a Reply | Carol and YanFounders of Traveling to Teens Steph Su and KelseyModerators for weebly |
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