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Teaser Tuesday-Bumpy Landings

11 Jan, 2011 by in Uncategorized 2 comments


Teaser Tuesday is weekly meme hosted by Mizb at Should be Reading. Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page, be careful not to include spoilers. Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser Tuesday is Bumpy Landings by Donald J. Carey

“When her grip finally slackened, Jordan started to pull away, but Malia quickly caught him by his head and kissed him full on the mouth. “There. Did She see that?” p.148

Bumpy Landings was just released January 8, 2011 by Cedar Fort Books. Watch for our post and review as a part of his blog tour coming January 21st. And, if you are close by stop in on Don’s launch party!

Book Review- DINGO by Anne Bradshaw

06 Jan, 2011 by in Uncategorized 3 comments

DINGO
by Anne Bradshaw
Paperback, 210 pages
Published Sept. 16, 2010
by CreateSpace
ISBN 9781452384
4 stars

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Zack Novak and three friends, Joel, Erin, and Libby, meet a strange English inventor, Hunter MacMurray. He introduces the four to a gizmo named DINGO that transports them from the USA to England, with only a few hours in which to prevent a bomb attack on Yankee Stadium.

Can Zack unravel a mystifying clue fast enough? Or does their impossible task end in disaster? Many lives depend on the toughest decisions Zack and his friends will ever make.

DINGO is a quick, fun fantasy adventure for middle grade to Young Adult readers. It starts out in Minter’s Poll Connecticut and moves to England with a team full of four teens on a mission to help save US citizens from terrorist attack. I enjoyed main hero Zack’s tenacity and bravery. He takes on the world as a neglected youth who finds safety in the friendships of others. Erin and Libby are endearing and feisty. The plot moves along quickly and the resolution has a few surprise twists of fate. DINGO is one I would purchase as a clean, intriguing read for tweens and teens. I think it’s also a story that would hold particular appeal for boys. Thanks so much to Anne Bradshaw for sending us a copy for review and giveaway! What an awesome author.

To enter to win your own ebook copy of DINGO simply fill out this form. Open internationally ends 2/14/2011.

Contest Winners

27 Dec, 2010 by in Uncategorized Leave a comment

Congrats to Greenray who won our Forgive My Fins giveaway: Blue Sand Dollar necklace http://fireandicereads.com/2010/11/blue-sandollar-necklace-giveaway.html

Malkatz who won the Beautiful Sailor Necklace http://fireandicereads.com/2010/11/colorful-sailor-necklace-giveaway.html

and Wolfsrain who won the Mermaid Bookmark from Etsy seller Waterwaif http://fireandicereads.com/2010/11/mermaid-bookmark-giveaway.html

Please send me your mailing address!

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Giveaway Winners

06 Dec, 2010 by in Uncategorized 1 comment

Today we kicked off our Best I’ve Read giveaways which will run from December 6-15th on our blog and several other sites. Check out all of the details here:

Congratulations to Tracy Maddox who won Growing Up Gracie by Maggie Fechner http://fireandicereads.com/2010/11/author-interview-maggie-fechner.html

Janelle S won My Ridiculous Romantic Obsessions by Becca Wilhite http://fireandicereads.com/2010/11/review-my-ridiculous-romantic.html and

Tally/ Fairy Whispers who won the Provo Library The Lost Saint ARC prize package http://fireandicereads.com/2010/11/teen-book-fest-provo-city-library.html

Please email us your mailing address and we will ship out your prizes!

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Books I Can’t Wait To Read

18 Nov, 2010 by in Uncategorized 6 comments

Retyalinis by Cory Poulson
Chalice by Robin McKinley
Yearbook by Ally Condie
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Where She Went by Gayle Foreman
Back When You Were Easier to Love by Emily Wing Smith
Haunted by Joy Preble
Soul Stalker by Laura Kreitzer
Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
Stolen Nights by Rebecca Maizel
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delany
Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston
Shadowspell by Jenna Black
Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Deadly Little Lies by Lauire Stolarz
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Bitterfrost by Kailin Gow
The Midnight Tunnel by Angie Frazier
Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Not Pictured:
Sweetly By Jackson Pearce
Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
Hourglass by Myra McEntire
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
Possession by Elana Johnson
What’s on your Christmas list?
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Contest Winners

16 Nov, 2010 by in Uncategorized 3 comments

Congrats draconismoi who won a signed copy of Scorch Trials by James Dashner.

Sharli de Entre Libros, Kayla Bookman, Cass Says, Raquel Vega- Greider, and Yelania Nightwalker all won bookmarks from the Provo City Library Teen Book fest

Charity Matheson, Alison Eardley, @mom4carlyle, @aminablack won Sara Zarr bookmarks and

Rachael Renee Anderson won a signed copy of “Blink of An Eye” by Gregg Luke http://www.blogger.com/win%20a%20signed%20copy%20of

Email us your mailing address, if you haven’t already, and we’ll send out your prizes!

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Giveaway Winners

08 Nov, 2010 by in Uncategorized 2 comments

Congrats @elenarudaya who won a MATCHED vintage compact necklace inspired by Ally Condie’s new YA book. Send us your snail mail! http://fireandicereads.com/2010/10/vintage-compact-giveaway.html

and Myranda at the Book Nymph, you won bookmarks from Rachael Renee Anderson http://fireandicereads.com/2010/10/author-interview-with-rachael-renee.

Janet Fayes is our winner for the Sands of Time necklace inspired by Cyn Balog’s book Sleepless http://fireandicereads.com/2010/10/sands-of-time-necklace-giveaway.html

Coming in December is the Best of 2010 multiple blog giveaway with swag from Becca Fitzpatrick, Andrea Cremer, Becca Wilhite, Jennifer Laurens, and many more! We’ve added the button to our sidebar and will fill you in on details soon 🙂

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Contest Winners

29 Oct, 2010 by in Uncategorized Leave a comment

Congrats to Nikki who won the Pieces of Paris necklace http://fireandicereads.com/2010/09/pieces-of-paris-by-gg-vandagriff.htm

and to Vicky http://vickyvak.blogspot.com/ who won our Lost Saint Etsy giveaway! Email us your mailing address and we’ll send out your prizes.

Our other winners this week were Christine Hellewell Jensen who won the Night World Trilogy on Facebook and Kimmispink who won Revelations by Melissa DeLa Cruz on Twitter. Thanks to all who entered. Check our right sidebar for more great giveaways!

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