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Pre-order Joshua and the Lightning Road & win an iPad Mini + 5-star review!

By Donna Galanti

So many fun things are popping about with Joshua and the Lightning Road (coming May 19th!) that I had to share in the excitement with all of you folks!

First,
Joshua and the Lightning Road is now available for pre-order on some outlets! Amazon & Barnes & Noble

And I’m so giddy that I’m doing a pre-order giveaway with lots of goodies!
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How awesome is this?! Even if you don’t win an iPad Mini look how cool this 18 x 24 map poster of the world of Joshua and the Lightning Road is that you could win!
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Second, I had so much fun in my first interview about Joshua and the Lightning Road and received my first review – 5 stars! I’m also giving away a print galley (a pre-publication copy). Check it out on This Kid Reviews Books . Even more amazing is that this book blog is run by 13-year-old Erik, who also happens to have his first book published! He is truly inspiring. Watch for his interview on my site this month featured in my Kid Heroes series.

Here’s some of what Erik had to say:

The descriptions in this book were so vivid I could feel, smell and envision the setting. The characters were solid. Joshua was totally believable. He had all the right characteristics of a great main character – brave, smart and kind, but he also acted like the kid he is. The story has a lot of action but also a great plot line that strings everything together. The ending is satisfying but leaves the reader buy ambien wanting to get into the next book in the series. (Read more)

In other bookish news, I also had an amazing time presenting at my first two writer’s conferences in March, at Liberty States Create Something Magical Conference in Iselin, NJ, and The Write Stuff in Bethlehem, PA . I spoke about how to position yourself as an author before you get a book deal, foundations of world building, and revision techniques. I finally got over my anxiety of teaching (eek!) and met some great new folks and met up with old friends.

YAFESTJR POSTERYou can also catch my latest post on Project Mayhem about blurring the line between good and evil in fiction. Stop in and chat about your favorite villains, heroes, and anti-heroes!

And you can see me speak this month in NJ at the The South Jersey Writers’ Group at the Barrington VFW on April 16th, and at the Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, PA, on April 25th at YA Fest Jr. where I’ll be signing free copies of Joshua and the Lightning Road that my amazing publisher Month9Books is giving away – plus I’ll be hanging out with tons of cool authors!

Check out all my events that keep growing. Would you like me to come speak to your group or school? Just email me! See what I include in my school assembly presentation.

So come party with me as Joshua and the Lightning Road blasts to Earth. My favorite space traveler Captain Picard says “make it so”!

 

 

Middle Grade Book Bundle Giveaway!

By Donna Galanti

I’m over at Project Mayhem this week talking about how to catch a leprechaun! Stop on in. And don’t forget to check out my new Kid Heroes series and nominate your very own kid hero to be featured.

I’m also cleaning out my bookshelves this week and made some awesome finds in fabulous condition. A great mix of fantasy, historical, and contemporary. And since I’ve got spring fever soooooo bad I’m giving them away!

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Check out this great middle grade book bundle of award winning books and authors:

Pillage by Obert Skye
Crispin The Cross of Lead by Avi
Squashed by Joan Bauer

Plus levitra generic These Special Advanced Reader Copies of:
Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

And the golden jewel! An 11-Disc Audio Book Set of The Flame in the Mist by Crystal Kite Award-Winning Author Kit Grindstaff ($50 value!) You will want to listen to this fabulous tale and guaranteed to be mesmerized (and a wee bit scared!).

Love to win this amazing bunch of goodies? Enter below. And don’t forget to leave these great authors a review after reading. 🙂

U.S. only. Simply leave a comment on this post to enter to win! Ends 3/21.

Being a Kid Again: Have You Tried It Lately?

By Donna Galanti

I’m excited to have my inaugural post this week over at Project Mayhem, a cooperative of cool middle grade authors that blog together! I’m over there talking about Finding Your Childlike Wonder.

And, in writing about finding your childlike wonder, it got me thinking about other ways I get to be a kid again through my son like reading the same books and discussing them. My big to-be-read list at the moment is (some I am in the middle of reading right now. I have a problem with one at a time):

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And I won a signed advanced reader copy of Mark of the Thief by Jennifer Nielsen. Woohoo!

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9997719525_13fe5a81cd_kTaking silly selfies. Videotaping each other in random skits. Making up nonsense songs and phrases (chunky butt nuggets is a favorite…umm, don’t ask!). And creating our very own Dancing Sock Wars. This I recommend!

Dancing Sock Wars
All you need are:
Lots of socks
Music that gets you moving (We like Irish jiggy music by Gaelic Storm)
A big space (clear space in the living room)
Goal:
To not get hit with socks. And if you get all of the other person’s socks you win the war!
Start:
Turn on music loud and dance as fast as you can while trying not to get hit by the “enemy’s socks”. At the same time whap your enemy with your socks and grab away theirs (jumping on couches totally allowed here, Mom and Dad.)

I dare ya not to jig to Gaelic Storm’s The Hills of Connemara that was featured in Titanic. My husband and I saw them play years ago in the park behind our house.

Do you enjoy being a kid again with your own children, or grandchildren? What kind of silly things do you do with them?

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