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I took the comments from over here on HSB, combined them with the comments over on Blogger, cut all the little strips out, folded them, and my granddaughter drew the winner.

One Desert Rose won Long Ride Home and the lapbook that goes along with it. Congratulations! I will be sending that out this week.

Thanks, everyone, for all the great comments. And never fear, another giveaway for a book and a lapbook is coming up. Long Ride Home is now taken, but there are the other three books left for other contests.

I'll keep you posted!

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Ready for a Contest?

First off, I'm going to show off the cover Kregel decided on for Book 5, Trouble with Treasure! Want to learn more? Go HERE.

And now . . . drum roll . . . A Journey Through Learning, a Lapbook company, has spent the summer creating delightful Lapbooks for all of the CCA books.

If you're not sure what a Lapbook is, it's a hands-on approach to learning, made from 3 file folders and a packet of colorful booklets students cut out, fill out, and paste into the constructed file folders. The study guides and booklets tie in history and writing/literature with the novels. I wasn't familiar with Lapbooks before this summer, but I'm impressed with AJTL's professional look and full-color booklets. Here is an example from the Lapbook for Long Ride Home.




And now for the contest! I am giving away a Lapbook AND a copy of one of my CCA books. YOUR CHOICE!

Here are the rules:

1) Leave a comment, telling me which book and matching Lapbook you would like to win. (These will be combined with the comments on the blogspot blog. You may enter here or over there):
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Here are your choices:
#1-Long Ride Home
#2-Dangerous Decision
#3-Family Secret
#4- San Francisco Smugglers

2) Leave your E-mail address so I can contact the winner (if I can't find your contact info, I will draw a different name from the "hat")
3) I can ship only to U.S. or military addresses. Sorry!

*** Contest ends August 31 ***

If you would like to learn more about the Lapbooks for the Circle C Adventures, go to A Journey Through Learning, where you can buy them as a download to print out yourself!

Or you can see them on my website's Lapbook page and order a book and a Lapbook from there.
Good luck with the contest!

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Go on over to The Christian Pulse, who are giving away a free, autographed copy of Andrea Carter and the San Francisco Smugglers Friday, 5! I'm even including a little Chinese doll with the book.

Here's the link with instructions on how to enter to win:  THE CHRISTIAN PULSE

 

 

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Yesterday I printed out and cut up all the entries for the cover contest. Then my grandson folded all the little strips up. I put them in a bowl, and he drew out one name. Ready? Drum-roll:
The winner is Felicia Straley!
Congratulations, Felicia! I will send you The Trouble with Treasure last next fall (hopefully before Christmas), along with a vial of real gold flakes.

Thanks, everyone, for playing along. I sent my publisher a summary of your feedback (Taffy on the cover had a 2 to 1 lead). As soon as Kregel decides on the cover (yes, they get the final decision), I'll post the cover here.

Again, I hope you had as much fun entering as I had reading your responses! Go here to read the rest of the responses: RESPONSES.

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The draft covers for Circle C Adventures Book 5- Andrea Carter and the Trouble with Treasure are here. You can vote for you favorite cover by leaving a comment. Everyone who leaves a comment will be entered into a random drawing to win a copy of the new book when it is released late next fall. The lucky winner will also receive a small vial of REAL gold flakes. Why gold flakes? Well, Andi's friend Cory gets hold of an old survey map of the mountains, which shows gold diggings. Together with Andi's older brother Mitch, Andi, her new friend Jenny, and Cory head for the hills. But instead of finding gold, they find a heap of trouble!

Take a look at the covers, and then read the "Rules" below to enter:

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Howdy, partners! It's time for the quarterly Bloggy Giveaway Carnival. This carnival is so much fun! Click the graphic to join us! This time around, instead of telling you which book I'm giving away, I'm going to give you a chance to pick the book you want. Haven't read the latest adventure, San Francisco Smugglers? Here's your chance to win a copy. Never read the series? You can choose to start with the first book, Long Ride Home. However, since each book is a stand-alone adventure, it doesn't really matter which one you start with.
The contest rules: Please leave your e-mail address in a comment below. It is much easier for me to pop off an e-mail to the winner, rather than paste your URL blog address into my browser to track you down. I will post the winner of the contest here, also, when the contest ends.

Oh, and if you are already a reader of the Circle C Adventures series, take a moment to participate in the informal poll on the sidebar!

Thanks!

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There were 80 entries for the Circle C Roundup e-zine book giveaway! Random.org chose these two lucky winners: jls_wss2003 and kawaiineko2008. I sent them a congratulations e-mail, but I thought I'd announce it here so those of you who did not win (this time) will realize that there really ARE winners and that the e-zine contest is over.

However . . .  never fear! Next Monday (January 26), the quarterly Bloggy Giveaway starts. I am going to give away a couple more books for that, so try, try again!


P.S. Don't forget to participate in my informal poll (see the right sidebar)!

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The Random Drawing feature chose Desi (Horse Lover for Christ) as the winner of Andrea Carter and the San Francisco Smugglers, as well as the little doll from China. Congratulations. You can't imagine how badly I feel for some of you who have entered my contests multiple times and yet haven't won. I'm sorry!
However, it's still possible to get an autographed copy of the new book. You can go to my website and order an autographed copy using PayPal. (I figured out how that works, and it's slick). I'll also include a new Circle C bookmark.
In fact . . .  I have 5 of those little dolls left. I have to keep 2 on hand, but I have 3 I can give away. For the first 3 people (from the contest--I'll recognize your e-mail) who order an autographed copy of the book through my website, I'll include a doll.
Go here to order: ORDER SAN FRANCISCO SMUGGLERS 
Again, thanks to everybody for joining in the fun!

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In honor of my publisher's official release last week of Circle C Adventures #4, Andrea Carter and the San Francisco Smugglers, I am giving away an autographed and personalized copy of the book.  I'm also throwing in something extra: a little Chinese doll that my blogging and writing friend, Messenger, brought back from China for me. (She brought me six, so I have to think up some more contests). Cool, huh?
Here is a picture of what you can win:
To learn more about what you are winning, go here: MY WEBSITE

Here's how to enter:
Leave a comment with your e-mail address. That's it. Pretty simple. The comment is so I know you entered. The e-mail address is so I can contact the winner, which will be chosen by Random.org, which is ten times better than printing out all the responses, cutting them up, folding them, and then drawing one from a hat.

The contest ends Tuesday, October 7, 2008.

Have fun!