Giveaway: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

I have one copy of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente to give away, thanks to Tara from Zeitghost Media!

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

"Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn?t . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends, including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.  

With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, Fairyland lives up to the sensation it created when the author first posted it online. For readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass, here is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful."

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Open to US and Canadian residents only.

Entrants 13 years or older.

Ends June 27th, at Midnight.

To enter, please fill out the form below:

Help pick a question to ask Alyssa Diaz from The Nine Lives of Chloe King!

For successfully completing The Nine Paths to Chloe King, the Mai are giving me the opportunity to submit a question to Alyssa Diaz (who plays Jasmine in The Nine Lives of Chloe King). Alyssa will then make a video response to the question! 

But honestly, I'm horrible at coming up with awesome questions. I've got a couple in mind, but nothing solid, and I want to make sure that my readers get the question they want. So that is where you (yes, I'm looking at you) come in! What question would you like to see Alyssa Diaz answer? What are you dying to know about the show/cast?

Leave your questions in the comments!

Deadline is up - I've randomly chosen one of the questions from those that were in the comments and sent via email.

Blog Tour Interview w/ Amanda Ashby

Quick! Describe Fairy Bad Day in 7 words or less! 

Cute boys, tough girls, skittles and swords 

Where did the idea for Fairy Bad Day come from? 

I sent my agent a proposal for a book called Fairy Bad Day about a girl who was a fairy. Anyway, my agent (who is very wise and clever) hated the first chapter but loved the title so we brainstormed a new premise and in the end she suddenly came up with the idea of a fairy slayer who was the laughing stock of her slaying academy. The funny thing was as soon as she said it, I remembered that I’d actually half written another book that had some evil killer fairies in it so from that small start, the whole book suddenly fell into my head! 

Okay, scenario time: You see a fairy. It sees you. It walks (flies?) over to you – what do you do next? 

Well there are two types of fairies. If saw a little one, first I would swear and mutter because seriously, who wants to be a fairy slayer? Then I would grab my slaying kit and search for the hairspray and Skittles so I could lure them over and then I could attempt to kill them.  

However, if I saw the big kind, then I would grab my sword and try and remember everything that Caleb has taught me (Caleb is a real life friend who works at the library with me and as well as having a cool pink mohawk, he is a total sword expert and every week in-between issuing books, he helps explain the best way to kill paranormal creatures! Every writer should know a Caleb!!!)

If you could switch places with any character for one day (book, movie, tv show), who would it be and why? 

It would be Temperance Brennan from Bones not just because she is totally brilliant but because she gets to work opposite David Boreanaz all day long and I love him just a little bit too much for a grown up married woman!!!!! 

What are you working on right now, writing-wise?

I’m actually in-between books right now! I’ve written three middle grade books and one YA book in the last year and a half and now I’m waiting on the edits, which I think are going to come in all at once! I’ve also just sent off a new YA proposal to my agent so once I know if she likes it, I can start work on that! 

Thanks for the fun interview, Amanda! And now, the giveaway information:

This tour is also a scavenger hunt. Be sure to visit each of the stops on the blog tour and collect the bolded letter at the bottom of the post. On June 25 you will have the opportunity to enter the word you created from the mixed up letters on Amanda's blog (http://amandaashby.blogspot.com/) to win a fun prize pack. The pack includes a signed copy of Fairy Bad Day, some candy, and cute cell phone charms. 

The letter for this stop is S

Thanks to Amanda and The {Teen} Book Scene for the interview! :)