Help Me Get My Photo on a Library Card!

Hey everyone! I am in the running to have one of my photos on a library card- that's right, my photo on a library card! I would really appreciate it if you would go to the photo and "like" it to vote for my image. You can vote by going here. Thank you so much!


Happy Reading!
-Melly

"Noah Zarc: Cataclysm" by D. Robert Pease

Some of you may remember that I read D. Robert Pease's Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble.  Well Noah is back, this time in Noah Zarc: Cataclysm!   This time around, Noah ends up grounded (quite literally) and can only wait helplessly when his parents and the ARC get attacked.  But does he sit around and wait for answers?  Of course not!  That sets him on a whirlwind adventure that leaves him working with Haon, his nemesis from the first novel.  If the two can set aside their differences, maybe they can stop whatever it was that happened that made the planet Earth inhabitable. 

I have to say, I enjoyed this book even more than the first one.  I powered through it in only a few hours, just wanting to know what was going to happen next (it also helped that I had a Kindle version this time around.  I think back on the days where I sat a computer reading .pdfs of books and cringe.  I love the Kindle!!).  If I had to find something I didn't like about this book (and this is me being nit-picky here), was that Adina wasn't featured as heavily as I would have liked.  I am always glad when non-girl oriented books feature a strong female character.  So even though her somewhat lacking presence made sense as a part of the story, I was a little sad to see less of her.  I'm hopeful she'll have a bigger role in the next book. 

I really did enjoy this book.  I certainly think that it will appeal to middle school readers, especially boys.  I think it will appeal to those that are fans of science fiction and (somewhat) history- though that isn't as big of an influence in this novel.  I'm anxious to read the next book and hope to see it soon (congrats to Pease on completing NaNoWriMo!).

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Noah Zarc: Cataclysm, the second book in the Noah Zarc series, is about a boy named, surprisingly enough, Noah Zarc. If you haven’t read the first book, Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble, then you probably want to start there. But if you are well-versed in all things Zarc, then take a gander at the description of the next book below. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
OVERVIEW
Thirteen-year-old Noah Zarc rockets to Venus in a quest to learn more about his past. He refuses to believe his father is really the monster everyone says he is. Could there be valid reasons for everything he’s done, including abandoning Noah at birth?

While searching for answers to secrets no one wants to talk about, even those that have remained hidden for over a thousand years, Noah becomes embroiled in a mission which could cause the greatest cataclysm in the history of the solar system. And the name, Noah Zarc, might be forever linked to the most devastating crime in humanity's existence, all because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Get your copy today by visiting Amazon.com (available in paperback or as an eBook.) Other online retailers listed below.

CASH and PRIZES
Guess what? You could win a $50 Amazon gift card as part of this special release party. That’s right! Just leave a comment below saying something about the post you just read, and you’ll be entered into the raffle. I could win $50 too by having the most comments. So tell your friends to stop by and comment on this post too! You have until the end of December to comment.
Also, we will be giving away one pair of signed books (Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble, and Noah Zarc: Cataclysm) to one winner as well.

THE AUTHOR
D. Robert Pease has been interested in creating worlds since childhood. From building in the sandbox behind his house, to drawing fantastical worlds with paper and pencil, there has hardly been a time he hasn't been off on some adventure in his mind, to the dismay of parents and teachers alike. Also, since the moment he could read, books have consumed vast swaths of his life. From The Mouse and the Motorcycle, to The Lord of the Rings, worlds just beyond reality have called to him like Homer's Sirens. It's not surprising then he chose to write stories of his own. Each filled with worlds just beyond reach, but close enough we can all catch a glimpse of ourselves in the characters.

Discover ways to connect with the author by visiting his site at www.drobertpease.com


THANK YOU! for visiting. And don't forget to comment below for that chance to win the $50 Amazon gift card. And of course head on over to your favorite online book store and buy a copy of Noah Zarc: Cataclysm, for you or for the kids in your life.

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Happy Reading!
-Melly

"The Prize Winner Of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids On 25 Words Or Less" by Terry Ryan

Lately I have been on a kick of reading non-fiction.  I just re-read one of my favorite books, The Prize Winner Of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids On 25 Words Or Less by Terry Ryan.  Terry is one of Evelyn and Kelly Ryan's 10 children.  Growing up in the 1950s, it was normal for the father to work outside of the home and the mother to take care of the children and the house.  So how does a family with an extremely small income manage to keep a roof over the heads over the heads of their brood?  By contesting of course!

Evelyn Ryan entered contest after contest in hopes of winning some prize- either something that could be sold to pay the bills or that could in some way support her children.  If the family needed it, she won it.  The lives of the Ryans are chronicled in this wonderful book.  Evelyn kept stacks of notebooks with her contest entries- these are sprinkled throughout the book as well.  This book is an excellent documentation of how many people lived during this era.  Things were very similar as they are today.  Families faced hardships and financial problems.  Sometimes my generation isn't aware of how things used to be as we are spoiled with re-runs of Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best.  This book captures the reality a real family lived and how they overcame what life threw at them.


The movie is pretty spectacular too!

Happy Reading!
-Melly

Essay Contest for Aspiring Writers -- What You Wish For (YA) -- Feb. 1, 2012 deadline

*Please note Beauty and the Armageddon is not running this contest, just promoting it.


Win a literary agent or acclaimed author's feedback on your unpublished manuscript for young adult or middle grade readers.  This rare opportunity is being offered to the six winners of an essay contest recently announced by the literacy charity Book Wish Foundation.  See http://bookwish.org/contest for full details.



You could win a manuscript critique from:

• Laura Langlie, literary agent for Meg Cabot

• Nancy Gallt, literary agent for Jeanne DuPrau

• Brenda Bowen, literary agent and editor of Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal winner Out of the Dust

• Ann M. Martin, winner of the Newbery Honor for A Corner of the Universe

• Francisco X. Stork, winner of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award for The Last Summer of the Death Warriors

• Cynthia Voigt, winner of the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song and the Newbery Honor for A Solitary Blue

All that separates you from this prize is a 500-word essay about a short story in Book Wish Foundation's new anthology, What You Wish For.  Essays are due Feb. 1, 2012 and winners will be announced around Mar. 1, 2012.  If you win, you will have six months to submit the first 50 pages of your manuscript for critique (which means you can enter the contest even if you haven't finished, or started, your manuscript).  You can even enter multiple times, with essays about more than one of the contest stories, for a chance to win up to six critiques.

If you dream of being a published author, this is an opportunity you should not miss.  To enter, follow the instructions at http://bookwish.org/contest.

Good luck and best wishes,

Logan Kleinwaks
President, Book Wish Foundation

What You Wish For (ISBN 9780399254543, Putnam Juvenile, Sep. 15, 2011) is a collection of short stories and poems about wishes from 18 all-star writers: Meg Cabot, Jeanne DuPrau, Cornelia Funke, Nikki Giovanni, John Green, Karen Hesse, Ann M. Martin, Alexander McCall Smith, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joyce Carol Oates, Nate Powell, Sofia Quintero, Gary Soto, R.L. Stine, Francisco X. Stork, Cynthia Voigt, Jane Yolen.  With a Foreword by Mia Farrow.  Book Wish Foundation is donating 100% of its proceeds from the book to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, to fund the development of libraries in Darfuri refugee camps in eastern Chad.

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