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Friday, December 4, 2009

City of Glass News!!

Cassie shared this exciting news with us tonight on her google group:
It looks like the paperback of City of Glass is going to be released August 3, 2010. It's going to contain both a full chapter of City of Fallen Angels and a full chapter of The Clockwork Angel.
We can not wait for August!!

Book Angel Charity Give Away


This is truly an amazing story! You can find the story here-
http://reveriemedia.blogspot.com and here http://www.thestorysiren.com/

Recently Kami Garcia had a post about a community in Virginia that was building a library to be within walking distance for the kids and families. Michelle is the generous and amazing lady behind this library has been funding this library out of her own pocket. So in light of the holidays, we thought we should ask her to share her story and with a little surprise coming tomorrow for her and you, guys! Kami, Kristi (from the Story Siren) and I have some stuff planned.

If this doesn’t tug at your heart string, I don’t know what will!

Michelle says:

Drugs, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, those are some of the everyday problems of the children who live in my community. My community is a public housing complex that has almost 200 units and almost every single unit has at least two or more children. Out of the amount of children that live in this community over half have suffered the problems I mentioned before.

How do you help? How do you make a difference? Is there any hope? I say yes. After researching ways to help in the community and being a book enthusiast my entire life, I found a way to help. I found out that 80% of the children living in my community had never visited a public library except when they visited when on a field trip with their school. Out of that 80%, only 15% of those children owned any books themselves. I found the need I could help with the most. There is no public library within walking distance of the complex for the children to go to by themselves.
On the property of the complex is a small cafeteria like community center. We have started an amateur library onsite to assist the children in the area.

The children are between the ages of 1 yr and 18 years. The kids in this community were at times involved in gang activity, some were fighting right in the streets of this community, and some were suffering daily at the hands of their parents (and still do). But with the hope of helping in some small way we started this library. At first the kids were skeptical and nervous. After time passed they became used to us and the fact that all we wanted to do was provide a way for them to discover the love of literature. Some kids weren’t very good readers, some were embarrassed to even like reading. A few children couldn’t keep books in their homes because of the circumstances that they lived in. There are four volunteers that started with the program as enrollees. Now the four volunteers assist the other children with their homework as well as help with activities we provide for the children. The children in this community have a growing hunger, and that hunger is for books and stories and reading! We want to provide that as much as possible!

Here's where you can send the books to:

The books are for children ranging in ages from 1 to 18. They do not have to be brand new, gently used books are welcome.
Donate some books... at least 3-5 books would be fantastic!
Send them to Michelle (address at the end of the post)
Send the books by the January 1, 2010 deadline
Add a little note, with your books sent. Include: your name, address, email, and blog if you have one.
You can send the books to Michelle at the following address:
Michelle Wright
1687 Queen Ann Dr.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
*all taken from Vania's blog.*

Besides feeling wonderful for helping those in need, you can entered to win some amazing prizes here http://reveriemedia.blogspot.com/2009/12/yesterday-i-posted-about-book-angel.html
Giving the gift of reading not only inspires and opens young minds, but it allows them to reach out into new worlds they never thought possible.

New Mortal Instruments Art Work

Our very talented Mundie Moms artist kara-lija has created an amazing picture of Jace.

Our Beautiful Creatures Give Back Give Away Winners!!

Congratulations to everyone and thank you so much to everyone who joined us in making a difference this holiday season!! Thank you to Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl for sending us these wonderful prizes that made this give away possible.

We use random.org for picking our winners, as WOW we had a lot of great points to add up.

Grand Prize Winner *the signed Beautiful Creatures book*- Georgia

1st Place Winner- *SIGNED Beautiful Creatures book plate, a BC bracelet, blow pop and a BC sticker*- The Book Pixie

2nd Place Winner- *a 5x7 BC picture (done by Vania), milk duds, the lemonhead lip balm and BC sticker* -JennyN

3rd Place Winner- *a BC bookmark, a BC sticker, a BC bracelet and the popcorn*-Nikki **PLEASE contact me with your email address, so I can send your prize out** :)

4th Place Winner- *BC dog tags, a BC bracelet, BC sticker, sour apple lip balm and red hots*-BC Jenn

Our 3 Runner Ups and winners of * a signed Chasing Brooklyn book mark by Lisa Schroeder, Bree Despain's The Dark Divine bookmark and sticker, and Heidi Kling's Sea book mark* are:
* ShawnL
*Stacy
*Ella Press

Please don't forget about our upcoming chat with both Kami Garcia on Dec. 7th and Margaret Stohl on Dec. 15th. Please join us in discussing Beautiful Creatures here.
We'll be emailing all of you for your contact information. Congratulations and thank you again!!

Enter to Win a copy of The Seven Rays


Late Bloomers is having a great contest today. They're giving away some copies of The Seven Rays. Visit their site here to enter.

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