Mother/Daughter Book Club Winner!

The winner of the Mother/Daughter Book Club by Scholastic is:

Tammy S. (entry #5)

I'll email her now.  She has 72 hours to respond or it will get passed on to another.

Thanks for entering and reading The O.W.L.!!

WINNERS!!!!!!! (Finally)

Hey everyone! 

I'm soooooooo sorry that it has taken forever for me to get the winners of all the March of Middle Grade giveaways.  

Easter.  School conferences blah blah blah got in the way.

So here we go!!!!!

After this posts I will begin emailing the winners.  

You'll need to respond within 48 hours or another winner will be picked.

Possum Summer

Krista - Bookreview

5 Lives of Our Cat Zook

Carolsue A.

3 MG Book Pack

Gina (My Precious)

Mystery Pack

Debbie B.

MG Books of Color

Megan - already announced and emailed!

Wolf Storm

Nancy R.

Scary School ebook

Katie (Call Me Crazy)

Fantasy Book from Deb

TL Conway

E.D. Baker Pack

Maria S.

Love Puppies and Corner Kicks

Tricia C.

MG Boy Pack

Hg195@.......

Renagade Magic

Terri Lynne

Goddess Girls

Nevey

Your Choice

 Sara selected Jenn Reese's Above World

Evie selected Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember.

And the big ones for posting reviews!!!

I'll email you as the person before you picks her books so you'll know what is left.

#1 Melissa@1lbr - choice of 3 books

#2 Cecelia - choice of 2 books

#3 Jasmine - choice of 1 book

Winners

I have a few winners to announce.

YA Giveaway Hop

Katie who email starts with ka*****@yahoo****

Signed The Book of Wonders

Natalie A.

The Fault in Our Stars

Samantha M.

All winner have been emailed! Congrats!

Winner of Destined!

Hey all the winner of Destined is:

Samantha M.!!!

Congrats!

  I have passed your info along, so you should be getting the book soon.

IMM The Book Order Edition! and Some Winners

In My Mailbox is a fun feature that shares what books I got this week in my mailbox, from the story or from the library. This week I'm got Scholastic book orders in.  

Wanna see MY haul??? 

Here's the books I got! Well with a few others from Paperback Swap and Won!

I won't list them all but some of the ones I'm excited for are:

This Dark Endeavor

The Eleventh Plague

A Tale Dark and Grimm

If I Stay

Beyonders

Dirty Little Secret

And not pictured:

Forever (Shiver #3)

Darth Paper Strikes Back

The Medusa Plot

Beautiful Darkness

To Die For

Virals

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A Few Winners 


With a Name Like Love


Heather/you_were_almost_right


My Life Undecided


Jamie L


Thanks all for entering!

WINNER! IMM Two Weeks Worth! and Owl of the Week

Oh I should announce the winner of my BDAY giveaway.  

It's Morg-Nicole!
I've already contacted her! Congrats!



In My Mailbox is a great meme where I get to share with you the books I got in my mailbox, shopping bag or from the library.  It's hosted by The Story Siren each week.  

I didn't get one done last week, so I have two weeks worth!

Last Week

For Review

All These Things I've Done Gabrielle Zevin (my daughter read and loved it!)

Won

The Eleventh Plague Jeff Hirsch (my students are really interested in this one!)

The Dead Charlie Higson (wahooo more zombies!)

Paperback Swap (I've been using it to round out some series that I need books for)

Shadow Kiss Richelle Mead

Max James Patterson

Conspiracy 365 July Gabrielle Lord

Among the Betrayed Margaret Peterson Haddix

This Week

Paperback Swap

Among the Impostors Margaret Peterson Haddix

Conspiracy 365 August Gabrielle Lord

Clarity  Kim Harrington

For Review

Dreamland (Riley Bloom #3) by Alyson Noel

And I have to do an OWL OF THE WEEK!

For my birthday I got these fantastic owls from my family :)

Winners

I have a few winners to announce!

Dreamland

Ashley H. (info has been sent to publisher)

Map of Me 

(info has been sent)

Kayla B.

Maria (pronounced Mariah)

Debrah M.

Congrats everyone!  I'll have a few new giveaways coming up soon!

Winner of All These Things I've Done!

I have a winner to announce!  Congrats.

All These Things I've Done

Tiffany D.

I've got all your address, so I'll be passing in on to the proper people to get your book out to you!

Congrats again and thanks for entering!

Don't forget to enter the two giveaways still happening.
Dreamland - Go HERE to see how to enter.
Map of Me - Go HERE to enter.

Yes the Blog Looks Different! and a WINNER

UPDATE:  I'VE DECIDED TO GET A CUSTOM BLOG DESIGN, SO THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK, BUT THAT'S WHY I'M BACK TO MY OLD DESIGN :)

As you've probably noticed, things look a little different around here.  I really hadn't planned on changing things up so much, but I came across this great blog that had this cute owl template.  I decided to try it out and liked what I saw.  The other reason I changed had to do with my sidebars.  For over a year I hadn't been able to move a good chunk of my sidebar around! I could add a gadget but not move anything.  That was getting really really old.  With this template I can move things around again! 

 Hope you like it as much as I do :)

I also have the winner of Shrouded Secrets to announce:

Liz T (email starts with Tap.......@yahoo.com)

Please get me your address, so I can get the book sent to you! Congrats!

Some Winners!

I have a few winners to announce!

SIGNED Nightshade

Brookea_2006 (will email but email if you see this first!)

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes

Kristen (contacted and replied back!)

Two books in the Hello Gorgeous Series

Nevey (contacted and replied) 

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If you didn't win - enter my other two giveaways!!! 

Shrouded Secrets (ends 8/19)

The Power of Six (ends 8/23)

Winner of EVERLASTING!

The winner of EVERLASTING is:

Brooke S.

email starting with ajd.....

Please get your address, so I can pass it on to the publisher! (themgowl at gmail dot com)

Winner of Cinderella Ninja Warrior!

Ok so I'm a bit slow on this!

The winner of Cinderella Ninja Warrior is:

Beverly @ The Wormhole

who said she'd twist

Jack and the Beanstalk.

Beverly - the email you gave me isn't working! Please email me!
themgowl at gmail.com

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Winner!

The winner of Abandon for the Hoppy Easter Eggstravanganza is:

DJL!

I'll be emailing you!

She'll have 72 hours to reply.

Check out her blog Denim-Jacket Librarian Dishes.

Book with Love Blog Hop Winner

The winner of Shade is:

Lindsay C. who said her favorite Valentine's candy is Reeses Hearts.  I'm right with her on that one!!!

I'll be emailing her.  She has 48 to reply or I pick a new winner. 

Thanks everyone who entered and became followers! I <3 U all!!!!!!!!

Winners!

I have two winners to announce.

Dogsled Dreams:  Meredith M.

Dreaming of Book - Radiance: Allisonrocks

I'll be emailing both of you. 

You'll have 48 hours to respond.  Congrats!

Two Winners and a Holiday Break

Good Wednesday everyone! I have two winners to announce:

For The Lost Saint and nail polish:

Mandy (twinmom101)

For Keeper

Holly (Lily's Bookshelf)

I'll be emailing you both today.  You have 72 hours to respond!

A Holiday Break

Also, as of today The O.W.L. is on holiday break until the first week of January. 

Have a fantastic holiday season!!!!!

WINNERS!!!!

I've got some winners to announce! First for my birthday giveaway. 

 I loved seeing all the books you thought everyone should read! I was happy that I had read many of them already, and I added some great ones to my list!

Remember this is what the winners win:

First prize winner will win $15 gift card to either Barnes and Noble, Amazon or Borders plus two books from the list.

Second prize will win 2 books from the list.

Third Prize will win 1 book from the list.

Go to THIS POST to see the list!

Winners

First Place: Ree at Literary Obsession

Second Place: Supremevision at Vision Supreme

Third Place: Katieb at Mundie Moms

I've also got the winner for The Tilting House:

Karen (email starts with son..)

I'll be emailing everyone today but if you won feel free to email me at

themgowl at gmail.com

Book Review: The Magnificent 12: The Call +WINNER!

Title: The Magnificent 12: The Call

Author: Michael Grant

Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens

From Goodread
Twelve-year-old Mack MacAvoy suffers from a serious case of mediumness. Medium looks. Medium grades. Medium parents who barely notice him. With a list of phobias that could make anyone crazy, Mack never would have guessed that he is destined for a more-than-medium life.
And then, one day, something incredibly strange happens to Mack. A three-thousand-year-old man named Grimluk appears in the boys’ bathroom to deliver some startling news: Mack is one of the Magnificent Twelve, called the Magnifica in ancient times, whatever that means. An evil force is on its way, and it’s up to Mack to track down eleven other twelve-year-olds in order to stop it. He must travel across the world to battle the wicked Pale Queen’s dangerous daughter, Ereskigal—also known as Risky. But Risky sounds a little scary, and Mack doesn’t want to be a hero. Will he answer the call?

My Review
What a fun book!  Here's why.  Mack is awesome! He's this perfect combination of stupid bravery and sheer terror.  He's human, and he's not your typical hero. The book starts, "David MacAvoy - whose friends called him Mack - was not an unlikely her.  He was an impossible hero." How could you not like a hero described that way?  To top it off he has tons of phobias, many of which come into play during the course of the book.  I also love that through all his heroic scenes he's often screaming out of fear.  Isn't that something we'd all do - scream in fear but also react? It made him so much more relateable. 

I also loved, loved, loved the humor in the book.  I was reading it during silent reading in class one day and the kids were laughing at me because I was giggling and making faces as I read.  Not every book gets me doing this.  The best parts of the humor come from Mack's "replacement" Golem.  He's keeping a journal for Mack, and his entries made me laugh every time.  I'd almost like to see a book told from Golem's view point of view.  Another funny character was Stefan, the school bully.  His lack of smarts made him pretty funny, but I also liked that he didn't turn out to be what I expected him to be! I love when characters surprise me.

The action in the story was great. My students that needs books with tons of action will defiantly enjoy this book.  It jumps from one dangerous situation to another - from avoiding bullies to avoiding death! It rarely slows down.  I've got a lot of books with good action, but I think the action in this one tied to the humor push it to the top of my suggestion list.

What I really like is how great this book will be for my reluctant readers.  The action and humor will be good draws, but the style of the writing will also be great for my reluctant and struggling readers.  Michael Grant keeps the writing simple with short sentences that move the action along, even within the more difficult chapters set in the past, all readers will have very little problem following the story. 

My one small complaint - it's very clear that this is the first book in a series. It sets up a lot of what is yet to come and why the events are happening now.  All things we need to know, but it doesn't carry the story much farther.  I would've maybe liked a bit more indepthness of the current story, but I get why it was written the way it was.

Final Thought: Great story that I can't wait to get my students reading.  They'll love the humor as well as the action.
Best stick-with-you image: Golem making a stomach :)
Best for readers: who love action and laughing
Best for ages: 8-13

Now to announce the winner of a copy of this book!:

This winner is:

Erick W!

Congrats! I'll be emailing you and you'll have 48 hours to respond :)

Two Winners

I have two quick winners to announce!

Blogfest Winner (I had 339 entries!!!!!!!!)

Inspired Kathy from I Am a Reader, Not a Writer

Spaceheadz and MG Book Pack

Beverly from The Wormhole

Congrats to both of you! I'll be emailing you tonight but feel free to email me at foltzsfantasticbooks at gmail.com if you see this first.

Didn't win? Enter my giveaway for a SIGNED copy of the Magnificent Twelve by Michael Grant. 

Go HERE HERE HERE to enter!

Lots of Winners to Announce!

Ok so I've got a bunch to announce.  I've been slow about this sorry!  If you are a winner I will try to get you emailed by the end of the day, but feel free to email your info if you see this first.  My email is foltzsfantasticbooks at gmail.com

Winner of The Pack by LM Preston

Natalie A.

Winner of Dork Diaries and DIY Lip Balm Set

Meredith M.

Winner of In the Middle Reading Challenge Update

Kathy from Ms. Martin Teaches Media.  You can pick from the following books:

Mamba Point

Mackenzie Blue

SIGNED COPY OF Karma Bites plus some fun swag!

Bran Hambric

A Place for Delta

Countdown

Middleworld: The Jaguar Stones

STAYED TUNED FOR ANOTHER GIVEAWAY WHERE I CLEAR MY SHELVES
and
ONE FOR A GREAT, FUN MG BOOK!