And the Winner of RAVEN STOLE THE MOON is...

Sorry I'm so late posting the winner guys. I just got home from a local SCBWI meeting. Connie Hsu, Editor from Little Brown, gave a nice workshop on the craft of world building in a novel. I hope one day, you all will want to buy a book that I've written! But enough about me. You want to know who won this great book right? Right.

Once again I want to thank everyone for stopping by and becoming a follower. You know I appreciate it. So, without further ado, the winner of Raven Stole the Moon is...

So Many Great Books Awaited Me This Week in My Mailbox!

There were so many wonderful books coming my way this past week. The photo is a sampling of what I received from publishers to review. It's like diving into a literary treasure chest. I'm so grateful for the opportunity and I like to pass on my good fortune to others. Several of these books will be available as a giveaway to my followers whom I deeply appreciate.

We're starting with Raven Stole the Moon, which will end on Monday, March 15. I'll be reviewing and selecting another one of these books as a giveaway, probably over the weekend if not before. Stay tuned and as usual, my sincerest thanks for stopping by!

New Book Giveaway: New York Times Bestselling author, Garth Stein's RAVEN STOLE THE MOON

If you haven't read my review of this book, please do. I enjoyed it so much, I want to get it into the hands of a faithful follower! If you read this blog, you guys know I truly appreciate those who take the time to stop by this tiny piece of the internet and see what I've got rocking over here.

For your chance to win a copy of Raven Stole The Moon, become a follower if you're not already, leave a comment and a way to contact you. If you're on twitter, please tweet about the giveaway and if you have a blog, post it on your site. Leave a link to those. It's not mandatory, but I'd appreciate it.

Thanks to Sarah Daily of Terra Communications for making the book available.

Giveaway open to residents of the US and Canada only.
Ends Monday, March 15, 2010 at 5pm                                  
Toodles!

Book Review: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, Garth Stein. His novel, RAVEN STOLE THE MOON

Title: RAVEN STOLE THE MOON
Author: Garth Stein
Publisher: Harper Collins
Format: Finished book
ISBN: 978-0-06-180638-4
Price:14.99, 445 pages
Release Date: March 9, 2010

You may be familiar with Garth Stein from his writing of the New York Times best seller The Art of Racing in the Rain, but did you know that Mr. Stein wrote a couple of books well before that one, one of which we'll be discussing today. Due to the overwhelming success of Racing in the Rain, the publisher thought it a good idea to release a new addition of Raven Stole The Moon. Lucky for us that they did. If you missed the book the first time around as I did, you certainly don't want to pass up your chance to read it again. Let's start with the blurb on the book.

When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to visit Wrangell, Alaska, it's a wrenching return to her past. The hometown of her Native American grandmother, Wrangell is located near the Thunder Bay resort, where Jenna's young son, Bobby disappeared two years before. His body was never recovered, and Jenna is determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death. But whispers of ancient legends begin to suggest a frightening new possibility about Bobby's fate, and Jenna must sift through the beliefs of her ancestors, the Tlingit, who still tell of powerful, menacing forces at work in the Alaskan wilderness.
Armed with nothing but a mother's ferocious protective instincts, Jenna's quest for the truth about her son--and the strength of her beliefs--is about to pull her into a terrifying and life-changing abyss.