Australian author, Carole Wilkinson, has written a great post for My Best Friends Are Books to celebrate the release of Book 4 in the Dragonkeeper series, Blood Brothers.
Thanks to Walker Books Australia I have a full set of the four books in the Dragonkeeper series to give away. All you have to do to get in the draw for the books is leave your name and email address below. Competition closes Monday 4 June (NZ only).
I love YA science fiction! You’ll probably be able to tell that by reading my reviews. Some of my favourite stories are set far in the future, on other planets or deep in space. One of my favourite science fiction series is The Maze Runner Trilogy by James Dashner (which I think is even better than Hunger Games).
Thanks to Scholastic New Zealand I have 2 YA science fiction book packs to give away, including a copy of The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials by James Dashner and Six Days by Philip Webb.
All you have to do to get in the draw is enter your details in the form below. Competition closes Wednesday 30 May (New Zealand only).
16-year-old Callie lost her parents when the ‘genocide spore’ wiped out everyone except those who were vaccinated first – the very young and very old. She and her little brother must go on the run, living as squatters, fighting off unclaimed renegades who would kill for a cookie. Hope comes in the form of the Body Bank run by a mysterious figure, known only as The Old Man. The Body Bank allows teenagers to rent out their bodies to ‘Enders’ – the elderly members of society – who want to be young again. But Callie discovers that her renter intends to do more than party in her body. She intends to commit murder…
Starters by Lissa Price sounds amazing and it’s out now in NZ. Check out Lissa’s website for more about Starters and her writing – lissaprice.com. I have 2 copies to give away so enter your details below to get in the draw. Competition closes Wednesday 23 May (International).
Thanks to everyone who entered. The winners are Blake and Sandra.
Australia’s funniest children’s author, Andy Griffiths was in Christchurch on Sunday and he visited The Children’s Bookshop to meet his fans and sign books. I was one of the lucky people who got their books signed and I got a copy of Andy’s latest book, Just Doomed, signed to giveaway here.
To get in the draw just enter your details below. Competition closes Friday 11 May (NZ only).
Thanks to everyone who entered. The winner is Andrew.
Today (4 May) is the official NZ release day for Insurgent, Veronica Roth’s sequel to the amazing Divergent. I loved Divergent even more than Hunger Games and I’m sure Insurgent is going to blow me away.
Thanks to HarperCollins NZ I have 2 copies of Divergent and Insurgent to giveaway to celebrate the release of Insurgent. All you have to do to get in the draw is enter your details in the form below. Competition closes Friday 11 May (NZ only).
Thanks to everyone who entered. The winners are Kimberley and Sarah.
If you haven’t discovered Cat Patrick yet this is your chance to get your hands on two books from an amazing new author. I’ve just read Revived (you can read my review here) and Forgotten was one of my favourite books of 2011.
In Revived, Daisy and her family have to relocate to a new city or town every time she is revived. To go in the draw to win a copy of Forgotten and Revived leave a comment with your name and email address telling me What city would you relocate to if you were Revived?
Competition closes Monday 7 May (International).
Thanks to everyone who entered. The winner is Melannie.
Normally I only give away books on my blog, but one of my favourite movies of 2011, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, is released tomorrow (Wednesday 25 April) on DVD so I want to celebrate by giving a copy away. I’m a huge Tintin fan and I thought Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson did a fantastic job making this movie (couldn’t believe that it didn’t get nominated for the Oscars!).
To get in the draw to win a copy of The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn on DVD leave a comment on this post with your name and email telling me what is your favourite Tintin adventure. Competition closes Wednesday 2 May (NZ only).
Ken Catran is one of New Zealand’s most prolific authors for children and young adults. He’s an incredibly flexible writer because he writes for different age groups and in different genres. One of my favourite books by Ken Catran is the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2011 finalist, Smiling Jack. A lot of Ken’s books deal with war and the way that it affects those both at war and at home.
Ken has recently had two new books published which focus on New Zealand’s role in war. These two new books focus on two wars that most New Zealanders know very little about, the second Boer War (1899-1902) and the Malayan Emergency (1948-60).
When the Empire Calls – published by Scholastic New Zealand
It is 1899 and the Boer War has just begun in Africa. The Boer War is the first overseas conflict that New Zealand as a nation is involved in. Young men and women are eager to sign up to help the British Empire. Patriotism sweeps through New Zealand, even reaching small farming communities like Huia.
James McDonald is a teenage boy who lives on a farm in Huia with his parents and brothers and sisters. When his two older brothers sign up James is left to help his father run the farm. Left behind by his brothers and two sisters who are training to be nurses James has to assume extra responsibility and also grow up quickly. The reality of war is illustrated vividly by James’ brother Edward in his letters home and James begins to worry that he may never see his brothers alive again.
“Croaky Fred” who owns Fred’s Grocery Emporium is a person who believes that war is neither glorious nor justified. He challenges James to question his assumptions and ideas about the war. Fred’s outspoken views are considered unpatriotic by many townsfolk, who are unaware that Fred is himself a war hero who knows only too well the horrors of war. Unfortunately for James and his family, Fred’s concerns and dire predictions don’t turn out to be unfounded.
Earth Dragon, Fire Hare – published by HarperCollins New Zealand
New Zealand’s forgotten war, fought in the deep green jungles of Malaya. In 1948, Britain and her allies are pitted against Communist terrorists in a struggle for freedom. On opposing sides are Peter Hayes, a young Kiwi soldier, and Ng, a dedicated guerrilla. They are enemies but, as the bitter conflict deepens, both will ask questions. Who fights for freedom? Who is the oppressor?
And then a chance horoscope links them … to meet in battle. Destiny also decrees that Peter and Ng will become unlikely comrades. But in this treacherous and bloody war, nothing is as it seems – not even trust. The path to honour and the search for peace promise to be hard-fought and come at the highest cost. EARTH DRAGON, FIRE HARE is the ultimate tale of war.
Enter my Anzac books giveaway to win a copy of When Empire Calls and Earth Dragon, Fire Hare.
Michael Grant is lucky enough to have two books released within a couple of months, the first book in his BZRK series and the fifth book in this Gone series, Fear. They’re both amazing books and perfect for teenage guys.
Thanks to Hardie Grant Egmont I have a copy of both BZRK and Fear to give away. All you have to do to get in the draw is enter your details below. Competition closes Friday 20 April. Open to New Zealand and Australia only.
Kyle Mewburn is one of my favourite New Zealand authors. He has an incredible imagination and writes some wonderful stories, for all ages. Kyle’s latest picture books, Seesaw Po and Melu are among my favourite books at the moment.
Thanks to the wonderful people at Scholastic New Zealand I have a Kyle Mewburn book pack to give away, which includes a copy of Seesaw Po and Melu. To get in the draw just tell me ‘What is your favourite Kyle Mewburn book?” and enter your details below. Open to NZ and Australia only. Competition closes Wednesday 18 April.
Thanks to everyone for entering. The winner is Rosie.
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