THE REAL BOY BLOG TOUR

For the month of October blogs around the kidlitosphere will be celebrating THE REAL BOY with reviews, giveaways, interviews, and posts from author Anne Ursu, illustrator Erin McGuire and editor Jordan Brown. Also be sure to check out all the exclusive reveals of illustrations from the final book. 

Here's the itinerary of all the upcoming tour stops: 

THE REAL BOY BLOG TOUR: 

Monday, 9/30 - Maria's Melange - Maria's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Tuesday, 10/1 - There's a Book - Danielle's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Wednesday, 10/2 - sharpread - Colby Interviews Anne

Thursday, 10/3 - Novel Sounds - Elena's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Friday, 10/4 - Word Spelunking - Aeicha Interviews Anne

Saturday, 10/5 - The Hiding Spot - Sara's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Sunday, 10/6 - The Brain Lair - Kathy's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Monday, 10/7 - Read, Write, Reflect - Anne Talks Oscar with Katherine

Tuesday, 10/8 - Librarian's Quest - Margie's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Wednesday, 10/9 - Buried in Books - Heather's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Thursday, 10/10 - The Book Monsters - Kristen's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Friday, 10/11 - Cari's Book Blog - Cari's Take on The Real Boy + An Interview with Anne

Saturday, 10/12 - Unleashing Readers - Kellee Interviews Illustrator Erin McGuire

Sunday, 10/13 - Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers - Gina's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway

Monday, 10/14 - Heise Reads and Recommends - Editor Jordan Brown Interviews Anne
Tuesday, 10/15 - Bulldog Readers Blog - The Bulldog Readers Debut Their Book Trailer

And here are all the blogs featuring exclusive artwork from THE REAL BOY. 

EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK REVEALS

Friday, 9/27 - Styling Librarian

Monday, 9/30 - Bunbury in the Stacks

Tuesday, 10/1 - The Book Rat

Thursday, 10/3 - Buried in Books

Friday, 10/4 - The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow

Tuesday, 10/8 - The Book Smugglers

Thursday, 10/10 - Fat Girl, Reading

Happy blog hopping!

THE REAL BOY SWEEPSTAKES

Celebrate Oscar of THE REAL BOY as he makes his first steps into the world. Oscar loves books. So books you shall have. Bound books, e-books, paperback books, hardcover books. Books in whatever format you want. $300 in books to be exact* for your classroom, your family, your friends, your library or your organization. Welcome to the world, Oscar!

Click anywhere on the image below to be brought to the sweepstakes.

If you have any image getting to the entry form through the image below, click directly on this link: https://www.facebook.com/WaldenPondPress/app_392505194102704 

*In the form of a gift certificate to the vendor of your choice. 

Off to Oz Giveaway Hop

Brighten up your back-to-school blues with fairy tales! In the Off to Oz giveaway, all participating blogs are offering giveaways of classic books, classic re-tellings, or time travel books. We're giving away five signed copies of one of our favorite books of all time: BREADCRUMBS by Anne Ursu, a re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen."

"Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into the forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," BREADCRUMBS is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us."

Praise for BREADCRUMBS:

NPR Backseat Book Club Selection
Amazon.com Best Middle Grade Books of the Year
2011 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of the Yeaer
2011 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2011 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book
2012 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List
Nominated for six state book awards


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