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Apr 19, 2011 
It’s that time of year when neighbors throw open their windows, lean over the back fence or stop to chat on the sidewalk. We wish we could host you all for a big potluck, but the next best thing is…give away some books!
This time we’ve got four, plus a sneak-preview ARC, all signed by their authors.
From Trudi Trueit’s terrific series, Secrets of a Lab Rat, it’s SCAB FOR TREASURER?
from IndieBound: Scab McNally has set his sights on a new challenge–proving once and for all that his classmate, Missy Malone, is really an alien in disguise. Scab and his friends have nicknamed Missy “Never Missy” because her hand is always first in the air every time the teacher asks a question, and Missy never gets one wrong. Come on, how is that really possible? When Missy decides to run for class president, Scab sees the perfect opportunity to challenge her by running against her. Scab’s sister Isabelle doesn’t miss a beat reminding Scab that he should be busy creating an agenda of what he’ll do as class president, preparing a speech, and making signs. Instead, Scab focuses on launching wild enough stunts to win the popular vote . . . but will Never Missy be the first to beat Scab at his own game?
Julie Crabtree’s THE CREPEMAKERS’ BOND makes our mouths water! It’s the sequel to her popular DISCOVERING PIG MAGIC.
from IndieBound: Ariel is the head chef in her family kitchen. Cucumber salads, fettuccine carbonara, fish tacos, and peanut butter pie are just a few of the dishes she crafts when she’s feeling frustrated by the world. And it’s turning into a frustrating year. Ariel, Nicki, and Mattie have been inseparable friends since they were little kids, but now Mattie’s mom has decided to move away. It’s the girls’ last year in middle school, and they can’t fathom being separated. The friends concoct a plan that will keep Mattie in the Bay area — she’ll move in with Ariel and her family. But before you can say “bff,” the party is over. Everything Mattie does gets on Ariel’s nerves, and it’s not long before the girls are avoiding each other. This was supposed to be their best year ever, but some painful lessons are threatening to tear their friendship apart. Can the girls scramble to make things right before the bond crumbles?
It’s the second book in the… Accidental Adventures series. First we were (happily) not eaten by yaks, and now WE DINE WITH CANNIBALS!
from IndieBound: When we last saw Oliver and Celia Navel, they had fallen into the clutches of Sir Edmund S. Titheltorpe-Schmidt III and were doomed to spend their entire summer vacation doing his deadly bidding.
In their second unwanted adventure, We Dine with Cannibals, Oliver and Celia will travel from the ruins of ancient temples to the shadowy forests of the Amazon. They’ll need all their reality TV survival skills when they ride a llama, race the rapids, and even fly an airplane! If that’s not enough excitement for you (it is decidedly too much excitement for Oliver and Celia Navel), they’ll be forced to learn the proper etiquette for a cannibal feast and confront the strangest and most brutal rite of passage ever devised by human imagination: dodgeball.
And from Barbara Dee, it’s a title we can all relate to– TRAUMA QUEEN.
From IndieBound:
Every tween girl knows what it’s like to have a mom who can be a little embarrasing at times. But for Marigold, it goes way beyond embarrassing. Marigold’s single mom is a performance artist, meaning she stages dramatic, wacky performances to express her personal beliefs. Things like wrapping herself in saran wrap for a piece on plastic surgery, or inviting people over in the middle of the night to videotape her sleeping. In fact, Marigold’s mom’s performances caused such a ruckus in their last town that the two of them, along with Marigold’s little sister, have just had to move. Now Marigold’s starting a new school, missing her best friend like crazy, and trying to fit in all over again in the shadow of a mom who’s famous for all the wrong reasons. As if that’s not bad enough, Marigold’s mom takes on a new job–teaching drama at Marigold’s school! Now all the kids know instantly just how weird her mom is, and Marigold’s worried she’ll never be able to have a friendship that can survive her mother.
So, comment below for your chance to win all five signed copies delivered to your door! For this giveaway, you can garner bonus entries by sharing this on Facebook or Tweeting about it. (You must list each action separately in the comments.) The winner must live in the US or Canada. The winner will be announced April 21st. Happy spring!
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