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This giveaway is part of the YA Book Carnival being hosted at Shooting Stars Mag all week. Check it out! There are reviews, author interviews, and YA book giveaways.

There are 4 books/ARCs up for grabs. Each will go to a different person, so you can only receive one, but you can try for as many as you like.



The first one is my own, The Secret Year, due in January 2010. This ARC will be signed. Synopsis: After his secret girlfriend’s death, seventeen-year-old Colt finds the notebook she left behind, but he is unprepared for the truths he discovers about their intense relationship.



Next up: Watersmeet, by Ellen Jensen Abbott. Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Abisina flees the prejudice and hate of her village and heads north in search of her father, accompanied by the dwarf, Haret. On their journey they face mythic creatures, benevolent spirits, challenges to their survival, their own prejudices, and dreams that look like nightmares. Read an interview with the author here.



Next: Initiation by Susan Fine. Synopsis: What comes from going to high school with eight hundred blue-blazered boys? That’s what freshman Mauricio Londoño discovers, along with a few things about Macbeth and geometry, during his first long year at the St. Stephen’s School for Boys in New York City.



Finally: Crash Into Me, by Albert Borris. Delivery of this book will be a bit delayed, since it won't be officially released for a few weeks. Read more about Albert Borris here. Synopsis: Four troubled teens embark on a road trip to visit the graves of celebrity suicides prior to their own planned demise in Death Valley.

The rules:

Just leave a comment on this blog post by Saturday, June 27, at 5 PM EDT. One entry per person. If you don't have a LiveJournal or Open ID and you post anonymously, include some name or nickname in your comment so that I can identify you. Anonymous comments will be hidden until I get a chance to screen them. You need not put your address in the comment; I will only ask for the winner's address.

In your comment, please identify which book(s) you want to be in the drawing for. I will draw for the books in the order listed above, so if you win the first one, you would not be eligible for the others. If you don't specify which book(s) you want, you will be entered in the drawing for all of them.

Who's eligible:

You must be at least 13 years old and able to receive your book via the mails in the US or Canada. The recipient will be chosen at random.

Happy reading!

ETA: This giveaway is now closed! Thank you for participating. Please stay tuned for the results.