Twitter giveaway–today only!

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Tara Dairman

Hello, folks! Today only, on Twitter, I’m giving away a hardcover copy of All Four Stars AND an arc of The Stars of Summer to one lucky person! All you have to do to enter is retweet the status you’ll find at this link:

https://twitter.com/TaraDairman/status/577438379941347328

This is part of the larger #mgMarch project, in which a different middle-grade novel is being given away every day of the month. So follow the hashtag for more giveaways as March continues!

(And if you’re not on Twitter, don’t worry–I’ll be doing another giveaway soon. And even if you don’t win that one, you don’t have too long to wait for The Stars of Summer—it’ll be on bookstore and library shelves in less than two months!)

And the winner of UNDER A PAINTED SKY is…

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Tara Dairman

Melissa @Novelty Podcast!

Congrats, Melissa!

For those of you who didn’t win, I hope that you’ll consider supporting a debut author by preordering or purchasing a copy of Under a Painted Sky (it publishes one week from today), or by requesting it as a purchase in your local library system (if they don’t have it on order already!).

Thanks to all who entered, and keep an eye on this blog for upcoming giveaways, including as Krista Van Dolzer‘s brilliant debut middle-grade novel, The Sound of Life and Everything, and maybe even one or two more of my own Stars of Summer ARCs!

Giveaway: Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee!

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Tara Dairman

Greetings, friends! We haven’t had a giveaway around here in a while, so I’m excited to offer you a chance to win an advance copy of Stacey Lee’s incredible debut YA historical novel, Under a Painted Sky.

Stacey and I share an editor, so I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of her book a couple of months ago. I tore through this tale of adventure and friendship, and was awed by the author’s ability to bring a completely new twist to the Western genre. I couldn’t recommend it more highly. (And neither could Kirkus or Publishers Weekly, which both gave this book starred reviews!)

A powerful story of friendship and sacrifice, for fans of Code Name Verity

Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a professional musician—not an easy thing if you’re a girl, and harder still if you’re Chinese. But a tragic accident dashes any hopes of fulfilling her dream, and instead, leaves her fearing for her life. With the help of a runaway slave named Annamae, Samantha flees town for the unknown frontier. But life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls, so they disguise themselves as Sammy and Andy, two boys headed for the California gold rush. Sammy and Andy forge a powerful bond as they each search for a link to their past, and struggle to avoid any unwanted attention. But when they cross paths with a band of cowboys, the light-hearted troupe turn out to be unexpected allies. With the law closing in on them and new setbacks coming each day, the girls quickly learn that there are not many places to hide on the open trail.

This beautifully written debut is an exciting adventure and heart-wrenching survival tale. But above all else, it’s a story about perseverance and trust that will restore your faith in the power of friendship.

Stacey’s website (with preorder links)

GIVEAWAY ALERT! You can enter to win an ARC of Under a Painted Sky by leaving a comment on this post. You can also earn up to two extra entries by posting about this giveaway on Twitter and/or Facebook.(Please mention or link your follows and extra posts in your comment to get credit for them.)

Sample Tweet:
Win an ARC of @staceyleeauthor‘s riveting, multi-starred UNDER A PAINTED SKY at @TaraDairman’s blog! http://bit.ly/1DPLyvj #YA #giveaway

Sample FB status:
Win a copy of Stacey Lee’s riveting, multi-starred debut novel, UNDER A PAINTED SKY, Tara Dairman’s blog! http://bit.ly/1DPLyvj #YA #giveaway

I‘ll announce a winner next Tuesday, 3/10. Good luck!