I've recently read a ton of graphic novels and memoirs - some I loved and others not so much but were still a thrill to read. Guts by Raina Telgemeier I am always on the lookout for Raina Telgemeier's comics, so when I found Guts available at my library's Overdrive catalog last year, I had to request it right away. Her comics are always delightful, designed for the middle-grade audience, and written very well. Guts is a continuation of her Smile nonfiction graphic memoir series (see Smile and Sisters ) and recounts a period in her childhood when she experienced IBS for the first time. When Raina wakes up one night with an upset tummy, she just assumes it's a stomach bug as her mom is also showing the same symptoms. But when it doesn't go away soon but is instead influenced by the daily highs and lows of being a middle grader - good friends, not so good ones, and then the bullies, she realizes there's something else going on. If you have not read the previous
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It's the second day of the week-long BBAW, and today I'm featuring six books from my stacks for a giveaway. I'll be giving away two of those books to one winner who will be chosen on Sep 17. All you have to do is select the one set (out of three) that you would love to win. The winner will receive the set that he/she chose. Some are ARCs I received, and five are books I've read and enjoyed. The sets available for the giveaway are:
* My copy of South of Superior is an ARC.
Set 1 (Literary Fiction): South of Superior* by Ellen Airgood (my review) and Hello Goodbye by Emily Chenoweth (my review).
** My copy of The Girl in the Garden is an actual bound galley.
Set 2 (Literary Fiction set in India): Someone Else's Garden by Dipika Rai (my review) and The Girl in the Garden** by Kamala Nair (my review).
To enter,
Set 3 (YA books): Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz and Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten (my review).
- You don't have to be a follower of my blog.
- You must be over 13 years of age.
- You must be a Book Blogger (My apologies to my non-blogging readers, but since BBAW is an event celebrating blogging, I have to put this clause.)
- Open worldwide.
- Enter by Sep 16, 2011, Friday, 11.59 p.m. US Eastern time.
- Fill the form.

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Thanks for the giveaway! Glad to have found you via BBAW , I've added you to my RSS reader
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