Giveaways
Erin L. Schneider
Goodreads Giveaway: SUMMER OF SLOANE
Goodreads Giveaway: SUMMER OF SLOANE
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Welcome To My New Home, Giveaway!

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To officially celebrate my new website getting up and running, I'm giving away TWO Barnes & Noble e-gift cards - each worth $15 USD!

With everyone moving towards digital e-readers, I thought instead of giving away a hard copy book, contestants should have the option on which format they'd prefer! And well, $15 can buy two eBooks - or one hard / soft copy, if you're still into the "old school" way of reading like me!

Easy-peasy Contest Rules:

1. You need to be a follower of my new website (via the Google Friend Connect option on the left side of my page...yep, it's right over there! <-------). +1 entry for new folks, +2 for those that have been around.
2.  Follow me on Twitter (@elschneid)? +1 entry for newbies, +2 for existing tweeps!
3.  Tweet about the giveaway? +2 entries (you'll need to submit your twitter handle in the comments section, so I can take a look!).
4.  Please leave a comment below with your name and total number of entries.
5.  Winners will be selected on Wednesday, April 20th. 

NYT's Best Sellers: Children's / YA for Week Ending March 26, 2011

For week ending March 26, 2011, here are the New York Times Top Selling YA / Children's Books. For more information and all top 10's that made the NY Times Bestseller lists, check out their site: NYTimes.

In YA chapter books, three new titles make their debut on the list, coveting the #1, 8 & 9 positions - with two new appearances on the paperback list. It's nice to see some fresh content on the lists for a change!

Key:

Position on the list, Title / Author, # of weeks on the list

CHAPTER BOOKS

1   INVINCIBLE (THE CHRONICLES OF NICK), by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99.) Next assignment: raise the dead. (Ages 12 and up) 1
2   A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES, by Brandon Mull. (Aladdin, $19.99.) A young boy is transported to a world ruled by an evil wizard. (Ages 8 to 12) 2
3   THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up) 24
4   I AM NUMBER FOUR, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Members of another civilization live secretly among Earth-dwellers. (Ages 14 and up) 16
5   THE RED PYRAMID, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99.) Ancient gods (this time from Egypt) and a mortal family meet. (Ages 10 and up) 47
6   JUSTIN BIEBER, FIRST STEP 2 FOREVER, by Justin Bieber. (HarperCollins, $21.99.) Short takes and photos from the pop star. (Ages 6 to 12) 17
7   TALES FROM A NOT-SO-POPULAR PARTY GIRL, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) Further reflections of Nikki Maxwell on enduring middle school; a “Dork Diaries” book. (Ages 9 to 13) 35
8   BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY, by Ruta Sepetys. (Philomel, $17.99.) A girl, her mother and her brother are deported to Siberia. (Ages 12 and up) 1
9   BEST OF THE BEST, by Tim Green. (Harper/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A Little League player tries to keep his family together. (Ages 8 to 12) 1
10   MOON OVER MANIFEST, by Clare Vanderpool. (Delacorte, $16.99.) Abilene, 12, solves a mystery in Depression-era Kansas. (Ages 9 to 12) 11

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 03.27.2011

Thursday, March 30, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 03/27/2011.  For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.

Note of the week:  YA continues to struggle to gain ground in the top 25 books on the list this week. Other than the addition of INVINCIBLE - a new Vampire / Zombie title which debuted at #23 - no new news from our teen friendly genre. I will say, I just finished reading UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand (currently #11) - and what an absolutely amazing read this was. While a departure from all the YA I've been clawing my way through at a wicked pace, this story is a must read and highly recommended (please see my review posted just below this entry). 

Legend:

Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price

1 2 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo, Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99

2 1 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99

3 5 The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly (Little, Brown), $9.99

4 0 Live Wire, Harlan Coben (Dutton), $14.99

5 3 Toys, James Patterson, Neil McMahon (Little, Brown), $27.99

My Review: UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Summary:

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.

The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 03.20.2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 03/20/2011.  For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.
Note of the week:  Another tough week for YA reads, with only 5 titles making it into the top 25. Aside from Suzanne Collins trilogy - which are bound to gain more ground with recent movie news - the only new title comes to us from L.J. Smith's Vampire Diaries series. Hey, I'm willing to offer up a title or two for the list...yanno, if they're looking and all?
Come on YA, we need some excitement - and soon!
Legend:
Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price

1 1 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99

2 2 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo, Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99

3 0 Toys, James Patterson, Neil McMahon (Little, Brown), $27.99

4 363 The 17 Day Diet, Mike Moreno (Free Press), $25.00

5 0 The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly (Little, Brown), $9.99

Scholastic Book Talk: March 2011 Best Sellers

Book Talk

YOUNG ADULT

1. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore ($12 in TAB)
2. Missing by Catherine MacPhail ($4 in TAB)
3. Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender ($6 in TAB)
4. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher ($9 in TAB)
5. Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson ($8 in TAB)

 

 

MIDDLE GRADE

1. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine ($4 in Arrow)
2. The Lost Children by Carolyn Cohagan ($4 in Arrow)
3. The Batboy by Mike Lupica ($5 in TAB)
4. Empty by Suzanne Weyn ($10 in TAB)
5. Dream of Night by Heather Henson ($5 in TAB)