tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60105166698547155392024-02-21T10:59:50.686-05:00Walden Pond BooksUpdates and giveaways from Walden Pond Press, a children's book imprint of HarperCollins and Walden Media. Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-70359570532539062852013-10-13T17:16:00.001-04:002013-10-13T17:16:18.607-04:00Spooktacular Giveaway Hop<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>It's that time again...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.mariaselke.com/" target="_blank">Monday, 9/30 - Maria's Melange</a> - Maria's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://novelsounds.net/" target="_blank">Thursday, 10/3 - Novel Sounds</a> - Elena's </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thebrainlair.com/" target="_blank">Sunday, 10/6 - The Brain Lair</a> - Kathy's </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://wwwburiedinbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wednesday, 10/9 - Buried in Books</a> - Heather's </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway</span></b></div>
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Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-77651112301624785982013-09-25T10:59:00.002-04:002013-10-04T10:35:23.154-04:00THE REAL BOY SWEEPSTAKES<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebrate Oscar of THE REAL BOY as he makes his first steps into the world. Oscar loves books. So books you shall have. Bound books, e-books, paperback books, hardcover books. Books in whatever format you want. $300 in books to be exact* for your classroom, your family, your friends, your library or your organization. Welcome to the world, Oscar!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Brighten up your back-to-school blues with fairy tales! In the Off to Oz giveaway, all participating blogs are offering giveaways of classic books, classic re-tellings, or time travel books. We're giving away five signed copies of one of our favorite books of all time: BREADCRUMBS by Anne Ursu, a re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into the forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," BREADCRUMBS is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">NPR Backseat Book Club Selection</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Amazon.com Best Middle Grade Books of the Year </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">2011 <i>Publisher's Weekly </i>Best Books of the Yeaer</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">2011 <i>School Library Journal</i> Best Books of the Year</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">2011 <i>Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books </i>Blue Ribbon Book</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">2012 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Nominated for six state book awards </span><br />
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Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-22162268364378663832013-08-15T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-15T00:00:06.192-04:00Celebrate #IndieThursday with Lemuria Bookstore!<div class="MsoNormal">
Happy birthday to #IndieThursday which turns two years old today! In honor of this special day, we're back with another #IndieThursday feature. This week, we're chatting with Emily Grossenbacher, children's bookseller at Lemuria Bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi. </div>
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about your store.</b></div>
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tour—what do we see when we first walk in? Is there a certain section that
jumps out at us? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The first things I see when I enter OZ, our kid's section,
is the floor to ceiling red bookcases. They line every wall in OZ and are
filled with books that lead the eye to the vaulted circus tent of a ceiling.
Yes, the ceiling really looks like a circus tent, red and white stripes and
all. OZ holds books for kids, baby to teen, and really feels like you are
stepping into someone's exotic library. I am personally biased, but I must say
I feel very at home back there. </div>
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child or a parent with a book? What questions do you ask? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The first question I
usually ask a parent is what kind of book they want. There are those who want
classics, and then there are those that want books that are unique, maybe
something they wouldn't find on their own. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As for kids, it
differs between the non readers and the voracious readers. For the non-readers,
I ask what their favorite things in life are. I have gotten answers such as
kittens and trucks, to dirt bike racing and cheerleading. I try to think about
these types of answers when I am buying for the store. As for the readers, I
ask them what the last book they loved was and I try to get them to answer
fast. I have found that kids usually have two different kinds of answers for
this question: what they think adults want for an answer, and what they really
think. I want the latter. Even if it is Wimpy Kid. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Right now, I am loving Steam Train, Dream Train and Raven
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We do! We have really revamped our relationship with schools
in the last five years. We take almost every kid's author who comes to the
store to a school and we offer great discounts and resources to teachers and
librarians. This is one of my favorite parts of my job. I love helping the
right people reach the right kids. We all have the same goal: to get kids
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Community is an
integral part of our store and kids are a huge part of our community. Not to
mention that OZ creates future adult customers. Our store has been around for
37 years; long enough for me to know for a fact that if you create a reader
young, they will stay a reader as they grow. We have so many adult customers
who started their relationship with Lemuria as children. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I thought about this
one a lot, for while it is something that I believe to be true, it's hard to
put into words why. Independent bookstores are unique from online sellers in
that they are in the community, working and living with their customers and
creating a reading conversation in their community. I think, at least in our
community, that our presence is a large factor in what keeps that conversation
going and binds the readers in our community.
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<b>Find Lemuria Bookstore: </b><br />
202 Banner Hall 4465 I-55 North, Jackson, Mississippi 39206</div>
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Website: <a href="http://www.lemuriabooks.com/" target="_blank">http://www.lemuriabooks.com</a></div>
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Contact Information (general phone/email): 601.366.7619/emily@lemuriabooks.com</div>
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Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LemuriaBookstore%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/LemuriaBookstore</a></div>
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Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lemuriabooks" target="_blank">@lemuriabooks</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/emilyofoz" target="_blank">@emilyofoz</a></div>
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<a href="http://msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monday, 7/8 - Ms. Yingling Reads - A Collection of H.E.R.O. Haiku </span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.theresabook.com/" target="_blank">Tuesday, 7/9 - There's a Book - An Interview with the Author</a></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.readnowsleeplater.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday, 7/10 - Read Now Sleep Later - A Podcast Chat with the Author </span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://ceceliabedelia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, 7/11 - Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia Top Ten Lamest Superpowers</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://wordspelunking.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Friday, 7/12 - Word Spelunking A Comment on Superheroes Today</a></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://readeroffictions.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, 7/13 - A Reader of Fictions - A Chat with the Cover Artist</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.heisereads.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monday, 7/15 - Heise Reads and Recommends - Editor Jordan Brown Interviews the Author</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://literacytoolbox.com/literacytoolbox/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday, 7/16 - Literacy Toolbox - The Writing of Superhero Novel</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.thebrainlair.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, 7/18 - The Brain Lair -<span style="font-size: small;"> A Never<span style="font-size: small;">-Bef<span style="font-size: small;">ore-Read Scene</span></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.mariaselke.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday, 7/19 - Maria's Melange - The Top Ten Innocent Bystanders</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" target="_blank">Saturday, 7/20 - Unleashing Readers - A Review of SIDEKICKED</a></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://irunreadteach.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sunday, 7/21 - I Run Read Teach - </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A Review of SIDEKICKED</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://librarianincuteshoes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monday, 7/22 - Librarian in Cute Shoes - </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A Review of SIDEKICKED</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://bookegg.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday, 7/23 - Book Egg - </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A Review of SIDEKICKED</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://thiskidreviewsbooks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday, 7/24 - This Kid Reviews Books - </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A Review of SIDEKICKED & an Author Interview</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://smallreview.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, 7/25 - Small Review - <span style="font-size: small;">The Titan</span> </span></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>RT @<a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/WaldenPondPress">WaldenPondPress</a> Happy book birthday to #SIDEKICKED! To celebrate enter to win a Nook HD & more! RT 2 Enter: <a href="http://ow.ly/mcoUz" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/mcoUz </a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Part of your prize: Andrew Bean's favorite books (in electronic form)!</span></b></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><b>Sidekicked</b> by John David Anderson (okay, we know, but don't you want to read the book now that you've won?)<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>Powerless </b>by Matthew Cody<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><b>The Lightning Thief</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> </b>by Rick Riordan</span><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><b>The<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Hero<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">'</span>s Guide to Saving <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your</span> Kingdom</b> by Christ<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">opher Healy </span>(not superheroes, but Drew would appreciate it's philosophical
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Sweepstakes will commence on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tuesday, June 25<sup>th</sup>, 2013 </b>at 12:00 noon (ET).The last entry will be accepted <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thursday, June 27<sup>th</sup>, 2013 </b>at 12:00 noon (ET).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">One potential winner will be selected by a random drawing from among the eligible entries. Winner will be chosen by no later than four (4) days following the end date above. The potential winner will be notified by Direct Message or @ Reply via Twitter. If the potential winner does not respond to the notification within three (3) days of delivery, an alternate winner will be chosen. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">The potential winner will be required to complete, sign, return and have notarized an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where imposing such condition is legal, a Publicity Release</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> (the “Prize Claim Documents”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">If a selected potential winner fails to return the signed Prize Claim Documents within five (5) days of the </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">receipt of the Prize Claim Documents</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">w</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">inner may be selected.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">There will be one (1) grand prize winner who will receive: One (1) 7 inch - Nook HD 8 GB Tablet and six (6) e-books chosen by Walden Media. E-books will be delivered to winner’s email address.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Estimated retail value (“ERV”) of prize is $189.00. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">By participating, entrants affirm that they have read these Official Rules, agree to be bound by<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">them and the selection of the winners, which shall be final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules. All federal, state and local tax liabilities arising<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">prohibited or restricted by law.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The entrants release, discharge, and hold harmless Walden Media and its parent, affiliates,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sweepstakes and the acceptance, possession<span style="color: #666666;">,</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">use or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the following: (i) late, lost, incomplete, delayed, misdirected or unintelligible entries, (ii) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes, and (iii) any damage to the entrant's computer, related equipment, data files,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">participation in the Sweepstakes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Walden Media reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes beyond Walden Media's control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. Walden Media may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking or employing other unfair practices or by abusing other entrants or the representatives of Walden Media.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND, IN SUCH EVENT, WALDEN MEDIA RESERVES THE<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">RIGHT TO PURSUE ITS REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Any dispute arising from the Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">California, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in the State of California<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">over them and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">THE ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES AND THE RATE AT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For the names of the prize winners, e-mail your request to </span></span><a href="mailto:waldenpondpress@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">waldenpondpress@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> no<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">earlier than Tuesday, July 2<sup>nd</sup>, but no later than Tuesday July, 9<sup>th</sup>. You may also send a self-addressed stamped envelope (postage not required from Vermont residents) to Walden Media, 17 New England Executive Park, Suite 305, Burlington, MA 01803 during the time period above.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This Sweepstakes is conducted solely by Walden Media, LLC and is not sponsored or otherwise<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">affiliated with Twitter, Inc. </span></span></div>
Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-47334603529469745762013-06-16T00:00:00.000-04:002013-06-16T00:00:05.767-04:00Celebrating Dads<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! To celebrate, here is a quotation from our own "ode to fathers" - the book COSMIC by Frank Cottrell Boyce: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“Florida rang up to make sure I was watching. "Remember the surprise?" she said. <br /><br />I'd completely forgotten about it. But I saw it now. Spelled out across the lunar surface, two words – ‘Hello, Dad!’…</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My Dad looked across at me. He looked puzzled. Like he knew it had something to do with me. I said, ‘Hello, Dad.’ And he looked even more confused. When he hears this story maybe he’ll think I got them to write it there for him. And maybe he’ll be right. Maybe it was for both of us, and other dads too. For all the dads on Earth. And for all the dads not on Earth. And for their dads, outward in space and backward in time, all the way to Dad of the Universe. <br /><br />And looking out into space, it sends a greeting from Earth to the Universe. Hello, Dad.”<br /><br />- Frank Cottrell Boyce, COSMIC</span></span></div>
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Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-18653034393918251352013-06-05T13:37:00.000-04:002013-06-05T13:37:44.902-04:00Celebrate #IndieThursday with Kid's Ink!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's #IndieThursday once again! This week we're celebrating a very special store: <a href="http://www.kidsinkbooks.com/" target="_blank">Kid's Ink</a> in Indianapolis, IN. The owner, Shirley Mullin, kindly agreed to chat with us about the store she has run for over 25 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Welcome, Shirley!
Thanks for taking the time to chat with us about your store. Can you start by
telling us what makes Kid’s Ink unique</b>? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think of Kids Ink as being especially
unique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re like many other children’s
stores that emphasize quality literature with a dedicated staff of readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing does continually amaze me in that
Kids Ink seems to have a place in the community that totally transcends my
ownership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really like that many
people do not know who owns the store but just seem to think it just is and
always will be!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3A_tp2GLQ9BdDvB-Z0IL8ZQf3xLgA8fzTpWk0mU_B0BkLBUD9j44nhcqNAl8ei-ul8QnkpUNz5fdGJIjWC-mbvfFr8bHyKANNU8PubTzWm1qvqLPghs1Nl3HMx1JkKebi32iGC4398U/s1600/Kids+Ink+-+25th+bday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3A_tp2GLQ9BdDvB-Z0IL8ZQf3xLgA8fzTpWk0mU_B0BkLBUD9j44nhcqNAl8ei-ul8QnkpUNz5fdGJIjWC-mbvfFr8bHyKANNU8PubTzWm1qvqLPghs1Nl3HMx1JkKebi32iGC4398U/s320/Kids+Ink+-+25th+bday.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Give us a virtual
tour—what do we see when we first walk in? Is there a certain section that
jumps out at us? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></b>You can <a href="http://kidsinkbooks.com/tour-store" target="_blank">take a virtual tour on ourwebsite</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have two large Playmobil
figures that greet our customers outside…one is outside the back door and one is
at the front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Princess and the
Pirate didn’t seem to like each other so now they each have their separate
positions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kids Ink is thirty percent
toys so walking though the front door one sees puppets first and a big wall
that currently has recommendations from staff grandchildren…a grand total of
19.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And, no tour is complete without visiting our bathroom with
walls covered with author signatures, notes, and drawings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lunch Lady is above the toilet saying “You
better wash your hands!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">How do you match a
child or a parent with a book? What questions do you ask? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We typically ask children what they’ve read that they really
liked or what kind of books they like to hear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If possible, we always try to have the conversation with the child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it’s easy to begin with, “If you liked
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">that book, here is another one that you might like.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What are your
favorite titles to hand sell right now?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We’re really enjoying Grumbles from the Forest by Rebecca
Dotlich and Jane Yolen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a very
fresh take on fairy tales.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQv7AMHW7c7gESD2NCwxUz5zUSIAOxHEIfvVppcUDgzgrToue7S71-dTZesFGpofcUfvKH2OFInbrXmDrp5MbqbCTjiwDzOHicCQ15O8n1DCUYxSNIp4pVzgH7cZaGjsv2rNGw_eRBmc/s1600/Kid's+Ink+-+Jarrett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQv7AMHW7c7gESD2NCwxUz5zUSIAOxHEIfvVppcUDgzgrToue7S71-dTZesFGpofcUfvKH2OFInbrXmDrp5MbqbCTjiwDzOHicCQ15O8n1DCUYxSNIp4pVzgH7cZaGjsv2rNGw_eRBmc/s320/Kid's+Ink+-+Jarrett.jpg" width="191" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Does your bookstore
coordinate school visits with authors? Or do you work with local teachers and
librarians in some other way? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We coordinate many author visits with schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This spring we provided books for visits from
Jarrett Krosoczka, Rebecca Dotlich, April Pulley Sayre, Matthew Cody, Claudia
Mills, and Mike Mullin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also sold at
a number of conferences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of our
favorites was a conference for teens at the Anderson Public Library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The speakers included Steve Shenkin, Mike
Mullin, and Stephanie Bodeen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the most personally rewarding events in the last two
years has been hosting the launch parties for Ashfall and Ashen Winter by Mike
Mullin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ashen Winter is simply dedicated
“To Mom.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m that mom…a very proud mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Why specialize in
children’s books?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>I’ve spent all of
my life with children’s books!<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>I was an avid reader<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>as a child with little access to books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through a 4-H publication, I found that I
could order books from the Nebraska State Library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One librarian helped me chose books via the
mail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always wrote her notes about
what I liked and didn’t like and she would respond with the next packet of
books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a free service and a
life-line for an isolated farm kid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, it was a natural progression to become first a teacher
and then go to library school and become a librarian and finally open a
children’s bookstore 27 years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do you sell books on
your website? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>We just went to the
IndieCommerce site so we could sell books on the site but it’s been slow to
take off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Need to work on that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Why are independent
bookstores so important to the future of reading and literacy? </b></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Independent stores expand the choices for whatever you are
purchasing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have books that are not
found in big box stores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Find Kid's Ink: </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Website</b>: <a href="http://www.kidsinkbooks.com/">www.kidsinkbooks.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Contact Information:</b></span></div>
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Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-24161696299422713912013-05-28T12:00:00.000-04:002013-05-28T12:00:10.784-04:00Chat with Authors Marissa Meyer and Christopher Healy on Twitter! #TalesRetold<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter Chat Alert! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The chat will be hosted by <a href="http://www.novelnovice.com/" target="_blank">Novel Novice</a> founder and blogger extraordinaire, Sara Gundell!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But it isn't a chat unless you join us! We'd love to hear your thoughts,
questions, and opinions about fractured fairy tales in middle grade and young adult literature today! Meet us, this coming Monday at 9pm EST on<a href="http://www.tweetchat.com/" target="_blank"> Tweetchat.com</a> (or Twitter, whichever you prefer). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.twitter.com/marissa_meyer" target="_blank">Marissa Meyer (@marissa_meyer)</a>: </b>Marissa Meyer's first book in The Lunar Chronicles, CINDER, debuted on <i>The New York Times</i> Bestseller list. She lives in Tacoma, Washington with her husband and their three cats. Visit her at <a href="http://www.marissameyer.com/">www.marissameyer.com</a>.<b> </b></span><br />
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Healy is the author of THE HERO'S GUIDE TO SAVING YOUR KINGDOM and THE HERO'S
GUIDE TO STORMING THE CASTLE. The third part of the trilogy will be out in
2014. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and a dog named
Duncan. <span style="font-size: small;">You can find him online at <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.christopherhealy.com/" target="_blank">www.christopherhealy.com </a>and learn more about his books a<span style="font-size: small;">t <a href="http://www.officialherosguide.com/">www.officialherosguide.com</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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lives in Portland with her soon-to-be-husband Derek,<a href="http://novelnovice.com/2012/07/17/a-bookstore-proposal/" target="_blank"> who proposed in the YA section of their local bookstore</a>.</span><br />
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from coast to coast!</span></span></i><span style="color: #333333;">For
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone knows Seattle is a literate city - lots of readers, bookstores, and great spots to dig into your favorite book. That's why a blog series celebrating independent booksellers wouldn't be complete without a post about a Seattle bookstore<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">T</span></span>oday we highlight Mockingbird Books, a fantastic Seattle indie children's store. The s</span>taff at Mockingbird is made up of many ex-librarians and educators, and we loved this trick to finding out how to fi<span style="font-size: small;">nd t<span style="font-size: small;">he right book for any child</span></span>, ask "<i>What is your favorite movie and what
are your two favorite books?</i> From there, you can see what genre and
sense of humor appeals to a reader." Please welcome Wendy Ostenson,<span style="font-size: small;"> one of Mock<span style="font-size: small;">ingbird's booksellers. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Welcome, Wendy!
Thanks for taking the time to chat with us about your store. Can you start by
telling us what makes Mockingbird Books so unique?</b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The store is small and cozy and we really want people to
feel at home here. Alyson, the store owner, is a huge proponent of our local
communit<span style="font-size: small;">y.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As far as the store goes, if you ask the little ones,
they’ll tell you we are all about the train table. If you ask caregivers,
they’ll tell you we are all about Story Time. If you ask school kids, they’ll
say we are all about the graphic novel section and book clubs. We try to make
people feel like they belong here.<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Give us a virtual
tour—what do we see when we first walk in? Is there a certain section that
jumps out at us? Where do we find the children’s section?</b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our store mascot, Geraldine the Giraffe, will greet you as
you walk in. She’s an oversized stuffed animal, but she seems to get more hugs
than anyone I know. Next you’ll see our LOCAL AUTHOR wall. Here is Seattle, we
are blessed with an amazingly rich group of illustrators and authors. We love
to give them center billing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The store is pretty much dedicated to children’s books, but
we do offer a small, thoughtfully chosen selection of adult books. Most of
these adult titles have either a local tie or is loved by a staff member.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_OlMFcwoYijVx8E1iPNBNNFAt85shqY5v1Gaua_LWPZ0Z9k7dXdIqVQt8v0gTnw4wvdnt7PviLldnBrwymD6gaW0HN2IS-ptOZrSR-Wo-tGQn3PZFGR79UGrr1WQp8FTxjILyDZZFik/s1600/mockingbird+-+children%2527s+section.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_OlMFcwoYijVx8E1iPNBNNFAt85shqY5v1Gaua_LWPZ0Z9k7dXdIqVQt8v0gTnw4wvdnt7PviLldnBrwymD6gaW0HN2IS-ptOZrSR-Wo-tGQn3PZFGR79UGrr1WQp8FTxjILyDZZFik/s1600/mockingbird+-+children%2527s+section.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_OlMFcwoYijVx8E1iPNBNNFAt85shqY5v1Gaua_LWPZ0Z9k7dXdIqVQt8v0gTnw4wvdnt7PviLldnBrwymD6gaW0HN2IS-ptOZrSR-Wo-tGQn3PZFGR79UGrr1WQp8FTxjILyDZZFik/s320/mockingbird+-+children%2527s+section.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How do you match
a child or a parent with a book? What questions do you ask?</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sue from the store taught me this trick: <i>What is your favorite movie and what
are your two favorite books?</i> From there, you can see what genre and
sense of humor appeals to a reader.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our staff is filled with ex-librarians and
early childhood educators so we do a pretty good job of matching books to
reading levels.<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What are your
favorite titles to hand sell right now?</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For really little ones, I love all Leslie Patricelli’s board
books, especially <i>Yummy,
Yucky</i>. Her illustrations are silly yet instructional, like
“Spaghetti is yummy. Worms are yucky.” Leslie grew up nearby and is a great
friend to the bookstore.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mo Willems seems to get my heart every time he puts out a
book. How he manages to cram emotion, laugh-out-loud humor and a real social
lesson in to all his books is amazing. He also readers to participate in the
books. <b><i>There is a
Bird on Your Head (An Elephant and Piggie Book)</i></b><i> </i>and<i><b> Goldie Locks and the Three
Dinosaurs</b></i> are currently some of my favorite Story Time reads
because the kids really get into them.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLa3cLhudQXTZMiby9WbbYC9z7uRUxDuDSkLFn60sG39ywFzwlyu-ihUhT2Mvlmw7QxUxUia2skoosKNsBGKQT-dErfBqhiepXdBvnG8IuWxtoxmFlCfurXx6z3QyCSc2jcr4NpqVhtfI/s1600/Mockingbird+-+Books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLa3cLhudQXTZMiby9WbbYC9z7uRUxDuDSkLFn60sG39ywFzwlyu-ihUhT2Mvlmw7QxUxUia2skoosKNsBGKQT-dErfBqhiepXdBvnG8IuWxtoxmFlCfurXx6z3QyCSc2jcr4NpqVhtfI/s320/Mockingbird+-+Books.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Middle grade readers have a lot of great authors to choose
from right now. There seems to be a trend in creating characters who are super
smart and funny. I love Max Earnest from Pseudonymous Bosch’s<i><b> This is Secret</b></i>
series, along with Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance from Trenton Lee Stewart’s <i><b>Mysterious Benedict Society</b></i>
books. I think kids have different kinds of intelligence, whether its social
smarts or abilities to deal with crisis, that aren’t easily measurable but
readers recognize and respond to. Local author Kevin Emerson’s most recent
book, <i><b>The Fellowship
for Alien Detection</b></i>, also shows two quirky and
smart-in-different ways characters. I loved that both Hayley and Dodger have
very different approaches and skills, but that they can bond over pancakes.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Does your
bookstore coordinate school visits with authors? Or do you work with local
teachers and librarians in some other way?</b></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7IBHsVpouCKxIto_JdtjUG3XufLP-wpJC1QtERyyNwsLUh2Iwo6j-mJX2u8DdTJ_pn3t2tSEWNi63g3q_V3zxqMveftE7ZTk4Ry4EGzD69i8KyIDoHu12NkvQP5z8nfTiQ5iUjPaRJo/s1600/Mockingbird+-+Story+Time.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7IBHsVpouCKxIto_JdtjUG3XufLP-wpJC1QtERyyNwsLUh2Iwo6j-mJX2u8DdTJ_pn3t2tSEWNi63g3q_V3zxqMveftE7ZTk4Ry4EGzD69i8KyIDoHu12NkvQP5z8nfTiQ5iUjPaRJo/s1600/Mockingbird+-+Story+Time.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7IBHsVpouCKxIto_JdtjUG3XufLP-wpJC1QtERyyNwsLUh2Iwo6j-mJX2u8DdTJ_pn3t2tSEWNi63g3q_V3zxqMveftE7ZTk4Ry4EGzD69i8KyIDoHu12NkvQP5z8nfTiQ5iUjPaRJo/s1600/Mockingbird+-+Story+Time.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7IBHsVpouCKxIto_JdtjUG3XufLP-wpJC1QtERyyNwsLUh2Iwo6j-mJX2u8DdTJ_pn3t2tSEWNi63g3q_V3zxqMveftE7ZTk4Ry4EGzD69i8KyIDoHu12NkvQP5z8nfTiQ5iUjPaRJo/s320/Mockingbird+-+Story+Time.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We sometimes work to set up author visits
where Mockingbird pre-sells books. We also offer our store out as a space where school
librarians can come together and collaborate. We have a great community
approach.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Why are
children’s books an integral part of your store?</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Children’s book sales are 90% of our revenue. Our whole
platform is dedicated to creating a community of young readers. We have a daily
Story Time at 11:00 (all days except Sunday.) We love to read and sell children’s books, which is lucky
for us. It’s definitely a golden time in children’s literature.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Do you sell books
on your website?</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We do, but would rather sell to you in person or over the
phone. The website sale goes straight through our distributor and we don’t see
as much of the money, and more importantly, we can’t recommend a title to you
that you might not have heard of before.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Why are
independent bookstores so important to the future of reading?</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Readers want to be transported to another world when they
read. Indie Bookstores make sure that those other worlds are worthy and
credible places to be transported to. We don’t have a corporate agenda. We just
love books.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Find Mockingbird Books:</span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Website: <a href="http://www.mockingbirdbooksgl.com/" title="http://www.mockingbirdbooksgl.com/index.html">www.mockingbirdbooksgl.com</a></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Email: <a href="mailto:info@mockingbirdbooksgl.com">info@mockingbirdbooksgl.com</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">Phone: 206.518.5886<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To celebrate, <b>we are giving away a $200 gift card to one winner's local bookstore</b>! PLUS, five second place winners will receive signed, finished copies of<a href="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Platypus-Police-Squad-Frog-Who-Croaked-Jarrett-J-Krosoczka/?isbn13=9780062071644&tctid=100" target="_blank"> <span style="color: red;"><b>PLATYPUS POLICE SQUAD</b></span></a> and posters. First, check out the awesome book trailer, then follow the entry rules below.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>This is a Twitter giveaway. To enter tweet the following message including "RT" and our Twitter handle. It should fit the 140 character limit:<span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">RT @WaldenPondPress Celebrate #PlatypusPoliceSquad's debut & enter to win a $200 bookstore gift card! RT to enter http://ow.ly/kCo1T </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To follow our Twitter feed<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">: <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/waldenpondpress"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">https://twitter.com/waldenpondpress</b></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One winner will be chosen at random from all entrants on Wednesday, May 8th at noon ET and contacted via direct message or @reply on Twitter. The winner will then pick his or her local bricks and mortar bookstore from which a $200 gift card will issued (provided store meets requirements included in the official rules below). <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Please note, following @WaldenPondPress is strongly recommended as it will make it much easier for us to contact you in the event you win! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good luck to all who enter! This giveaway is only open to US residents, 18 years of age and older. Official rules follow. By entering the Tweetstakes you are agreeing to the official rules<span style="font-family: Calibri;">. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1) Tweet or retweet the approved message. The entire message, including exact link, hashtags, and @reply, must be included to qualify. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. Multiple entries from one Twitter account and single entries from multiple Twitter accounts held by the entrant are automatically disqualified.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Automated means of entry and entries by any means which subvert the entry process are prohibited and all such entries will be void.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-26712689435321474152013-05-03T00:00:00.000-04:002013-05-03T00:00:00.138-04:00Celebrate The Girl from Felony Bay with a Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><a href="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Girl-Felony-Bay-J-E-Thompson/?isbn13=9780062104465&tctid=100" target="_blank">The Girl from Felony Bay</a></em>, by debut author J.E. Thompson, tells the story of a girl, a crime, and a great unsolved mystery set deep in the heart of South Carolina. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kirkus calls <em><a href="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Girl-Felony-Bay-J-E-Thompson/?isbn13=9780062104465&tctid=100" target="_blank">The Girl from Felony Bay</a></em>, "A tale bursting with intrigue and adventure...a successful turn by a promising new author."</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To celebrate this much anticipated debut, we are running a very special giveaway. Not only do the first 50 entrants automatically receive a copy of the book, but EACH PERSON who enters is eligible to win a $100 gift card to the bookstore of his or her choice. </span></div>
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Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-52946392052525104042013-05-02T00:00:00.000-04:002013-05-02T00:00:11.627-04:00Welcome to Green Bean Books! <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
This week for #IndieThursday, we celebrate one of our favorite Northwest stores: Green Bean Books in Portland, OR. Not only does the store only sell children's books, but they offer a 20% discount to teachers and host an annual wine & cheese educator night! Earl Dizon, one of the store's booksellers, kindly agreed to answer some questions for us. </div>
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One of the things that make Green Bean Books unique is that we have lots of things (besides books) to find and discover! You may not have thought you needed a finger puppet or a fake mustache or pom-pom pets until you see them. Also, when we finish a book we love, we can’t wait to share it. Our fingers practically twitch thinking about the shelf talkers we’ll be making for the books!</div>
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The first thing you see is the display of themed and new books. (Unless, of course, it’s the yeti in the window that caught your attention walking by; our monthly window displays have definitely stopped people in their tracks!) Your eyes look up and see the shelves of picture books- all the colorful spines, the occasional face out. To your right, you notice there are some shelves dedicated to young adult and grown up fiction and non-fiction. But, again, it’s the picture books that are drawing you in so you walk there- unless got distracted by the books in the irreverent parenting section. You see a wooden box that says “Look Inside” and like <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alice</st1:place></st1:city> in Wonderland you do what you’re told and see a miniature diorama that depicts a scene from a recent favorite book of ours. You marvel at it and again like <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alice</st1:place></st1:city> you find yourself in a wonderland of words. Titles you remember from childhood jump out at you and you can spend hours just rereading these classics. But if you can tear yourself away and turn the corner, you see more books categorized by subject- Science, Animals and Pets, Biographies, Foreign Language, Pirates, Superheroes, and Fairies and Princesses, just to name a few. There are shelves of miniature food toys and tiny colored pencils, wooden animals, and paper things to construct. Another wooden box awaits you in this room.</div>
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A cozy sitting area calls you, inviting you to sit down in the comfortable cushions of our big green sofa. But you walk on and see another room. You mutter to yourself that the store is bigger than it looks from outside. There are more books (of course!) and a play area, and a secret bargain shelf in the back!</div>
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You notice the outdoor deck and, during the spring and summer, the beautiful weeping mulberry bush is in full bloom! You can crawl under the leaves for a little getaway with your book. It truly feels like a magical reading fort!</div>
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You pass by ancient repurposed vending machines where you can buy tokens and get a set of unlikely friends, adopt a tiny baby with a birth certificate, or buy a mini-journal and pencil set. By the register you see a big red machine that used to vend cigarettes but inside are muskrat finger puppets with names like Colonel Fuzz and Snoop and Princess Puff. Then there are more tiny things to marvel at- including miniature sets for our older customers! There’s a calendar of all the events we have in store. You think of who you can bring to the different story times or to the multiple craft activities or to the monthly puppet show. A tote bag to put all your purchases in catches your eye. And you think you’re done, you’ve walked full circle, but you see a sign “Where is Lowly Worm? He’s hiding somewhere around the store. Can you find him?” And, off you go to find him so you can tell your friends you had the complete Green Bean Books experience!</div>
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We do our best to get to know our customers and the intended reader. Sometimes a person just needs to be introduced to the right book that would make them a lifelong reader. We ask what their recent favorites are, what interests they have, and what they don’t like. </div>
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The picture book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Perfectly Percy</i> immediately caught my eye because of Paul Schmid’s illustrations. It’s just too cute. I love telling people that it’s about a porcupine who loves balloons and how that proves to be a problem. Another picture book that stands out is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You Are Stardust</i> by Elin Kelsey. It’s a great introduction to the concept of how everything is connected with one another. Soyeon Kim’s diorama artwork is beautiful. I am a huge fan of Christopher Healy’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">League of Princes</i> series. Familiar characters from fairy tales set out to prove to the world and to themselves what makes a hero in The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom</i>. I was able to read an advanced copy of The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle</i> and it was as funny and clever as the first one. I can’t wait to handsell this one too!</div>
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We offer teachers 20% off new books for their classrooms. We’re also more than happy to help them if they need book recommendations around a certain theme. Plus we have our annual Educator Night where we share our favorite picks for the school year, offer exciting giveaways, and pass out wine and treats. When you mix wine and books, you can’t go wrong!</div>
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There is a link on our website that directs them to buy books online. A customer told us she tells her mother who lives out of town to buy books there so they can still be supporting Green Bean Books from far away.</div>
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Independent bookstores are important to the future of reading because they’re one of the few remaining places where people can get personalized recommendations. Again, it’s about finding the right book for the right reader. We also work hard to offer customers a unique experience through all our events and interactive displays and machines. We offer scads of events throughout the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything from biweekly story times and monthly puppet shows to our annual kids’ poetry reading, Super Hero and Fairy Day!</div>
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<strong>How to Find Green Bean Books:</strong><br />
Location: 1600 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR <br />
Phone: (503) 954-2354<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/">http://www.greenbeanbookspdx.com</a><br />
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Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/greenbeanbooks" target="_blank">Green Bean Books</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/greenbeanbooks" target="_blank">@GreenBeanBooks</a><br />
Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/greenbeanbooks/" target="_blank">http://pinterest.com/greenbeanbooks/ </a><br />
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the first THREE entrants in<br />
our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WaldenPondPress1?v=app_141037842748342" target="_blank">Facebook giveaway </a>will each
receive a SIGNED copy of THE HERO'S GUIDE TO STORMING THE CASTLE. ALL
entrants will also be eligible to win a $200 GIFT CARD to a BOOKSTORE of
his or her choice.<br />
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<b>The SECRET CODE to enter the GIVEAWAY is: Prince Charming</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WaldenPondPress1?v=app_141037842748342" target="_blank"><b>ENTER HERE. </b></a><br />
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You know what else is happening in May? The characters from The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle will be traveling around the blogosphere. Did you know Prince Gustav (Rapunzel's Prince Charming) likes to sit in trees when he's feeling sad? Or that Prince Liam (Sleeping Beauty's Prince Charming)'s signature move is The Double-Flip Half-Twist Disarming Sword Thrust?<br />
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Find out more about your favorite characters all month!:<br />
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<b><a href="http://cariblogs.blogspot.com/2013/05/heros-guide-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">Monday, May 6th - Cari Blogs hosts Prince Liam</a> </b><br />
<a href="http://msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2013/05/storming-castle-character-interview.html" target="_blank"><b>Tuesday, May 7th - Ms Yingling Reads hosts The Gray Phantom</b></a><br />
<a href="http://bookalicious.org/2013/05/the-heros-guide-to-storming-the-castle-blog-tour-big-giveaway/" target="_blank"><b>Wednesday, May 8th -Bookalicious hosts Rapunzel</b></a><br />
<b>Thursday, May 9th - Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia hosts Deeb Rauber </b><br />
<b>Friday, May 10th - Kid Lit Frenzy hosts Prince Frederic</b><br />
<b>Saturday, May 11th - The Write Path hosts Cap'n Gabberman</b><br />
<b>Sunday, May 12th - Flashlight Reader hosts Mister Troll</b><br />
<b>Monday, May 13th - Mundie Kids hosts Snow White</b><br />
<b>Tuesday, May 14th - Candace's Book Blog hosts Ella</b><br />
<b>Wednesday, May 15th - Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers hosts Little Taylor</b><br />
<b>Thursday, May 16th - Novel Novice hosts Ruffian the Blue</b><br />
<b>Friday, May 17th - The Hiding Spot hosts Lord Rundark</b><br />
<b>Saturday, May 18th - Mod Podge Books hosts Lila</b><br />
<b>Sunday, May 19th - Poisoned Rationality hosts Wrathgar</b><br />
<b>Monday, May 20th - Buried in Books hosts Vero</b><br />
<b>Tuesday, May 21st - Small Review hosts Frank</b><br />
<b>Wednesday, May 22nd - Book Rat hosts Briar Rose</b><br />
<b>Thursday, May 23rd - Alison's Book Marks hosts Prince Gustav</b><br />
<b>Friday, May 24th - There's a Book hosts Prince Duncan</b><br />
<b>Saturday May 25th - Bunbury in Stacks hosts Madu</b><br />
<b>Sunday, May 26th - A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust hosts Stanislav Flimsham</b><br />
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<br />Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-49755191758689918072013-04-17T18:38:00.001-04:002013-04-18T12:51:18.698-04:00We're Celebrating #IndieThursday at Malaprop's Bookstore<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In honor of #IndieThursday, today we welcome <b>Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe </b>to the Walden Pond Press blog. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had the pleasure of chatting with Laura Donohoe, the Assistant Bookstore Manager and Receiving Manager, and Caroline Christopoulos, Book Buyer and Community Events Coordinator, at Malaprop's about what makes their store so special. In addition to all the great commentary about their very <span style="font-size: small;">special</span> store, Laura and Caroline also emphasize that Malaprop's has a fantastic website as well (as do many indie stores). For those of you who have recently lost a store in your area, consider purchasing from Malaprop's. </span></span><br />
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store, what makes Booksellers at Malaprop<span style="font-size: small;">'</span>s Bookstore/Cafe unique? </b></span></span></div>
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Asheville, NC is a quirky hotbed of liberals, radicals, punks, spiritualists,
hippies, hipsters, nerds, mountain folk, lesbians, and academics (much of our
community is several of these groups put together.) Malaprop's has the
AWESOME opportunity to bring books that might appeal to these folk- our
regional selection, general fiction, poetry, children's and young adult, and
graphic novel sections are particularly impressive. The booksellers range
in age from their early 20s to their early 60s and our tastes are broad.
We like cute books, romantic books, scary books, serious books, intense
fiction, fluid poetry, radical politics, and pretty pictures. We celebrate
each other like a family would- enjoying each others’ gifts and the things each
of us bring to the store, and forgiving each others’ weaknesses. Our
events are awesome- we have lots of them and we feature never before heard of
poets with their new chapbooks, and <i>New
York Times</i> bestselling authors who bring crowds of hundreds. Some of
us are extroverts and some are introverts. We love to talk lots with our
customers, authors, and coworkers regardless. We each love Malaprop's
like it's our motherland.</span></span></span></div>
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tour – what do we see when we first walk in? Is there a certain section that
jumps out at us? Where do we find the children’s section?</b></span></span></div>
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round table full of teetering stacks of "new and notable"
paperbacks...local favorites and national bestsellers often comprise the selections
on this table. You smell the delicious coffee brewing away in the cafe to
the left of the front door (this is also where our amazing and very deep
Regional collection of titles can be found), and see the sun streaming over
author event tables in the front windows to the right of the front door.
The first section you will walk past is our staff picks (Malaprop's bestselling
section!) which always features big colorful children's picture books marching
across the top...after the staff picks, folks must go past all the less
interesting areas of the store to the very back, where kids books live!
They take up the whole back wall of the store, plus a little of the north wall
(we're taking over!!!).</span></span></span></div>
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child or a parent with a book? What questions do you ask? </b></span></span></div>
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the child directly. Some kids are shy, some are too little, some just
don't know what they want...but I think it is important to give a child agency
in the book selection process by including them directly. When they ask
for a book, I try to first guess their age and ask if I'm right (I'm often off
by 1 year...) then I ask what kind of books they like - or which books are
their favorites. Then I can find some comparable titles that maybe they
haven't heard of. It is the best feeling in the world when I can send a young
person or a family home with something new that they were not expecting and can’t
wait to read!</span></span></span></div>
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favorite titles to hand sell right now? </b></span></span></div>
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space do you have for this one!<b> </b>Currently,
some of our favorite things to hand sell are <i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">Seraphina</span></i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;"> by Rachel Hartman, <i>Prisoner B-3087</i> by Alan Gratz, <i>Who
Done It?</i> edited by Jon Scieszka, Colin Fischer by Ashley Miller, <i>The Wildwood Chronicles</i> by Colin Meloy, <i>The Graveyard Book</i> by Neil Gaiman, <i>The Penderwicks</i> by Jeanne Birdsall, <i>The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris
Lessmore</i> by William Joyce, <i>Pete the
Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons</i> by Eric Litwin, <i>The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making</i>
by Catherynne Valente (I really could go on and on). I am answering this as one of the Children’s
Book Buyers, but our entire staff loves YA and Children’s books to such an
extent that we all fight to help anyone asking for recommendations!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or do you work with local teachers and librarians in some
other way? Currently we do not
coordinate school visits, but we do work with many local teachers and
librarians. We frequently have large
groups of kids come with their teachers to shop the store for books they would
like for themselves and their classrooms.
Librarians from both local schools and area public libraries come and
purchase what they need to keep their shelves stocked with the latest and
greatest or to replenish those titles that get too worn and torn from so much
use. We really enjoy those interactions
and the dialogue they allow us to have about all sorts of things with the
students, teachers and librarians.</span></span></div>
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Bookstore/Café is such a critical part of the local community. We are currently in our 31<sup>st</sup> year
under the original ownership and our vision and mission has consistently been
to be there for this community in all ways possible. We have customers who
literally grew up in this store. We sold them their favorite books as children
and now we are helping them select books for their children. We wouldn’t be able to play such a large role
in the community without our children’s section. Plus…kid’s books are just the
absolute most fun to sell!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes they
can!!!! We have an amazing website. You can purchase anything - from the books
you expect to find to our Malaprop’s Exclusive items that you can only find
here. Our entire event schedule is available for months in advance and, when
the events are ticketed, you can purchase tickets online as well. You can see
all of our staff favorites if you need recommendations and we also post the
store bestsellers each week – including our bestselling Children’s Books! I wish more people realized that many Independent
Bookstores have very, very good websites and that they can easily support a
local bookstore even if they no longer have one in their immediate neighborhood
simply by shopping on line with a great Indie they have discovered while
traveling or heard about from a friend.</span></span></span></div>
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about great ideas, and great ideas should be discussed and shared. When you walk into an independent bookstore,
you are walking into a place where the people have come together for the love
of these ideas. Anyone can open the
newspaper and find the “bestseller” lists, but the fact that a book sold enough
copies to make those lists does not necessarily indicate that it is best book
out there (and, in my opinion, frequently, means just the opposite!). There are
thousands of wonderful books and authors you have no chance of discovering
without the help of someone whose lifelong passion it is to make sure you
do. If those books don’t sell, the
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way too much responsibility. Andrew Bean is a sidekick. Well, sort of a
sidekick. To be a sidekick you have to have someone to stand beside and...you
know...kick with, but Drew's superhero counterpart is tucked away in a bar
somewhere trying to forget his glory days. The result: Drew usually ends up
being saved by someone else's hero. He knows he shouldn't complain. Not
everybody is blessed with super powers (though admittedly his are pretty lame)
or gets to be part of a super secret organization of crime fighters (though
H.E.R.O. has too many rules) or gets to be best friends with a girl who can
bench press a bulldozer (though lately she's been acting strange). It's just
that it's hard to finish your history project when you are dangling over a vat
of acid. And it's even harder when you're not sure what...or whom...to believe
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author of one other novel for young readers, STANDARD HERO BEHAVIOR. He lives
with his wife, two kids, and whiny cat in Indianapolis. He hates sloppy joes,
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">W</span>e're back with another #Indi<span style="font-size: small;">eThursday<span style="font-size: small;"> post, this t<span style="font-size: small;">ime featuring a local New England bookstore: Willow Books in Acton, MA. As you will see from the pictures b<span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;">low, the store has an expansive children's section and has been a part of the Act<span style="font-size: small;">on community for <span style="font-size: small;">sixteen years, so you can bet a lot of <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">local kids grew up <span style="font-size: small;">with them</span></span>. Jill Cadogan, the merchandise manager, took some time out to t<span style="font-size: small;">ell us more about the store. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How to find Willow Books: </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Location</b>: Acton, <span style="font-size: small;">Massachusetts</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Contact Info</b>: 978-266-0<span style="font-size: small;">066; info@willowbooks.net</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Website</b><span style="font-size: small;">: <a href="http://www.willowbooks.net/www.willowbooks.com/Home.html" target="_blank">www.w<span style="font-size: small;">illowbooks.net </span></a></span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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for taking the time to chat with us about your store. Can you start by telling
us what makes Willow Books so unique?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Willow Books is one of the largest independent bookstores
in New England. We have been an integral part of our community for 16 years, so
we know our customer base very well. Our staff is always ready to find books for
any age and any interest. Our store is also a very comfortable place to shop<span style="font-size: small;">. I</span>t is clean, well lit and easy to navigate.</span></span></div>
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what do we see when we first walk in? Is there a certain section that jumps out
at us? Where do we find the children's section?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first thing people notice when they come in is how expansive
the store is—it is very wide in the front and the sight lines are very pleasing.
<span> </span>The children's section takes up the back
third of the store and you will frequently find children scattered all around reading
on the floor or sitting in the chair and being read to by a parent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have such a good selection that <span> </span>we can always find the right <span> </span>book, even when someone is not sure what he or
she is looking for. The staff members all have favorites that they love to point
out, or we can find the right book by asking targeted questions about the child's
interest or reading history.</span></span></div>
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titles to hand sell right now?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For Middle Grade we love the book <i>Wonder </i>by R.J. Palacio and for young adult we love anything by John
Green. <i>Poems to Learn by Heart</i> edited
by Caroline Kennedy is a favorite for all ages.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Does your bookstore
coordinate school visits with authors? Or do you work with local teachers and
librarians in some other way?</b></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdt__lWfRbHrvcPNuhLgsTfeHS83rERFOIdKQ6PbG2LydIoK1G1KD-EFHxa36Av7T-WPgPNiZ6Gu8LLZVgpqTjjEhvEaXAYGtwRUsESsGMCLPxmtx78omdN0EkAjKxdBCtDq2BvfcPlI/s1600/Willow+Books+-+Store.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdt__lWfRbHrvcPNuhLgsTfeHS83rERFOIdKQ6PbG2LydIoK1G1KD-EFHxa36Av7T-WPgPNiZ6Gu8LLZVgpqTjjEhvEaXAYGtwRUsESsGMCLPxmtx78omdN0EkAjKxdBCtDq2BvfcPlI/s320/Willow+Books+-+Store.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have worked with our local schools for a few author visits,
but because children love to visit our store we prefer to host the authors here.
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let us know if they have a particular author or title that they would like us to
feature in the store. The goal is to get as many kids reading as many books as possible!
We find that it only takes one special book to get a child hooked on reading, so
the trick is to get that special book into the child's hands.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our store is located in a suburban market with an excellent
school system, so our main customers are families with young children. We love to
inspire these young kids to read and enjoy the atmosphere that we create here.</span></span></div>
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and it is sad to think that there are many areas of the country where this is just
not possible right now. Our customers are always remarking that they feel lucky
to live in a community that has a good bookstore. There are no more local small
chains and fewer large ones too, so the fact that we have survived is a testament
to how our customers feel about Willow Books. We <span style="font-size: small;">have worked very hard to stay relevant! </span></span></span></div>
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Walden Pondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610517835851704473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010516669854715539.post-21448217513613360352013-04-04T00:00:00.000-04:002013-04-04T00:00:06.152-04:00Celebrating The Booksellers of Laurelwood for #IndieThursday<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today, we are starting a new feature on our blog in honor of #indiethursday, the weekly hashtag created by Jenn at <a href="http://www.jennsbookshelves.com/" target="_blank">Jenn's Bookshelves</a>. Every Thursday we will be featuring a different independent bookstore that we feel is doing an extraordinary job supporting children's books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're launching this new feature with a store we think is the bees knees when it comes to promoting children's books: <a href="http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/" target="_blank">The Booksellers at Laurelwood</a>. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, Laurelwood is one of the biggest indie stores in the mid-south and hosts over 250 events every year! Nicole Yasinsky, Laurelwood's children's team leader, was kind enough to answer some questions for us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Don't miss the $20 gift card giveaway at the end of this post! The card can be used in store OR online for ANY merchandise (so you don't have to live in Memphis to make a purchase)!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Location</b>: Memphis, TN</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Contact Info</b>: 901-683-9801; info@dkbks.com</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Website</b>: <span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/">www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com</a></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Facebook</b>: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheBooksellersAtLaurelwood">http://www.facebook.com/TheBooksellersAtLaurelwood</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Twitter</b>: <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurelwoodBooks" target="_blank">@LaurelWoodBooks</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Blog</b>: <a href="http://booksellersatlaurelwood.wordpress.com/">booksellersatlaurelwood.wordpress.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Booksellers at Laurelwood (formerly known as Davis-Kidd
Booksellers) is one of the biggest independent bookstores in the mid-south, at
a whopping 24,000 sq. ft., and we’ve been here for over 25 years! We have a
full service bistro, a HUGE kids section, music, DVDs, and a ticket outlet for
the Orpheum Theater. We host over 250 events a year<span style="line-height: 115%; position: relative; top: 5.5pt;"></span> including authors, dance troupes,
musicians, story times, dog adoptions, fundraising events—there’s always
something going on at The Booksellers!</span></span></div>
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tour—what do we see when we first walk into your store? Is there a certain
section that jumps out at us? Where do we find the children’s section? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you first walk through our front doors (which feature
one of my favorite details—book-shaped handles!) you are right in the middle of
our New Books section. If you’re looking
for the latest/hottest/best-selling books, this is where you’ll find them,
along with tons of displays and tables featuring seasonal picks, staff
favorites, award winners and more! If
you shoot your eyes toward the back of the store, you will notice that the
children’s section spans two thirds of the back wall. Upon entering the
children’s section, you’ll notice that it extends all the way into the back
corner. Our remodel about a year and a half ago allowed us to knock out a wall
and expand even further, giving middle grade readers and teens a little space
of their own (away from board books, babies, and Thomas the Tank Engine). </span></div>
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child or a parent with a book? What questions do you ask? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I approach a customer, every conversation goes a little
differently. It has to. But it always starts with, “How are you?” Everyone’s needs are different, and you never
know what you might find out about what is going on in their lives. People come
in here looking for books/gifts for so many different reasons. Many of these
are wonderful things-My daughter is pregnant! My niece has a birthday! The
neighbor kid is graduating! But sometimes, they’re not so happy—My husband and
I are getting a divorce… We lost our goldfish, Flipper, last night…OMG HELP ME
POTTY-TRAIN MY CHILD BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND!!!! So before I can think about
pairing someone with a book, I need to find out what’s going on with them, and
then we get to the specifics— “How old are they?” “Is she a girly-girl or a
not-so-girly-girl?” “Does he love books or hate them?” and get down to
business!</span></span></div>
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Abbott & Costello is a must-have for every child. I grew up watching and
memorizing this comedy skit, and this version-with a bear and a rabbit taking
the place of Abbott & Costello-makes a perfect gift--for boy or girl, baby
shower or birthday—and I know quite a few grown-ups who are getting a copy for themselves! John
Martz perfectly illustrates this absolutely silly whirlwind of words and
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have partnered with our local literacy organization, Literacy Mid-South to
organize a city-wide read of the book. I know it came out over a year ago, but
I love putting this book in people’s hands. People are a little unsure when I
first tell them I want them to read a book about a boy with facial differences
and his friends...but I have had SO many of them come back in the store to
thank me for recommending it—they tell me how the book has affected them and
their child, and how they have passed it on to someone else, spreading the
amazing message of the book to “choose kind”. These are the moments that make
me feel great about being a bookseller. </span></span></div>
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love with <i>Eleanor & Park</i> by
Rainbow Rowell. In a world of zombies and witches and vampires, this seemingly
simple book about a boy and a girl (with NO super powers?!) is a breath of
fresh air! The bond that Eleanor & Park form in the midst of all of the
normal (and not-so-normal) strife of being a teen is one that I know I longed
for daily in high school. By combining all of their quirks and broken parts,
they hold each other up and protect each other from a world that isn't always
pretty, and is— more often than not—incredibly harsh and ugly. It's a fictional
love story so real it hurts. And, of course, the references to all kinds of 80s
goodness-The Smiths, Micro-Machines, WALKMANS?!?! take me back and make me wish
we all had friends like these two back then. </span></span></div>
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librarians in some other way? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We LOVE our schools and work with them as much as we can. We
take authors around to the schools, we host book fairs in our store and at the
schools, and we run gift card drives to help raise funds. We are currently
having a book drive for a local school that we heard had NO books on its
shelves!!! We are always looking for
new, fun ways to reach out to educators—they are some of our biggest allies in
creating new readers and growing book lovers. I know that it was the influence
of educators in my life that made me a book junkie—first, my elementary
librarian mother, and my art teacher father (the art books and library discards
around our house were some of my first reads!)—and then the amazing teachers
and librarians who one by one helped me, pushed me, and encouraged me to love
books—I can still remember vividly the first time I got special permission to
check a book out of the “big kids” side of the library when I was only in Kindergarten. Without folks like these, plenty of kids
might never discover how amazing books really are. </span></span></div>
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children are a big part of our customers’ lives. In a tough economy, I have
found that this is one area in which people are still often willing to invest.
Kids need books for so many reasons, and we are glad our community trusts us
enough to provide those books for them! As Whitney Houston said, “I believe the
children are our future”…well, yes. They literally are. If we aren’t doing
everything we can as indie booksellers to grow future readers, we are sunk.
These are the kids who will grow into adults with their own families and will
hopefully still be coming to The Booksellers at Laurelwood!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, please! Our website is <a href="http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/">www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com</a>,
and we would love for you to stop by if you can’t make it in to the store! You
can also buy e-books and find out about all of our amazing events (and don’t
forget to find us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheBooksellersAtLaurelwood?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">F</span>acebook</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/LaurelwoodBooks" target="_blank"> <span style="font-size: small;">T</span>witter</a>!).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Independent bookselling is the heart of bookselling. It
isn’t just retail for us. It’s a community. You walk into an indie bookstore
and it is understood that we all share at least one thing in common-a love for
books and reading. We love books. We love readers. We love talking about books
to readers! We aren’t in it for the money, we’re here because we choose this.
Every day. Independent booksellers will take the time to find the perfect book
for each customer, even if it sometimes means running out in the parking lot
and stopping traffic to get that book in their hands (yes, a co-worker and I
did that just last week-can Amazon do that???)! We hug our customers, we
high-five them, we laugh together, and sometimes we cry. We want to earn the
trust of our readers and form relationships around books that will go on for
generations. This is the future of reading. It has been going on for years, and
in a world where the big guys always seem to finish first, indie bookstores and
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Superhero Sidekicks, Platypus Detectives, Sports Stars, and the Richest Kid in the World - these folks and more make up some of our kick-butt characters. One grand prize winner will win all four books! <br />
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First up: <span style="font-size: small;">SIDEKICKED by John David Anderson - Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R.O., a secret organization for superhero sidekicks, but that doesn't mean life is all leaping tall buildings in single bounds.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Next on the list: <span style="font-size: small;">PLATYPUS POLICE SQUAD: THE FROG WHO CROA<span style="font-size: small;">KED by<span style="font-size: small;"> Jarrett J. K<span style="font-size: small;">rosoczka<span style="font-size: small;"> - Two detecti<span style="font-size: small;">ves fight to<span style="font-size: small;"> keep the streets of Kalamaz<span style="font-size: small;">oo City clean in the first middle-grade series from the creator of the hit Lunch Lady novels. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Up to ba<span style="font-size: small;">t: G<span style="font-size: small;">UYS READ: THE SPORTS PAGES </span>edited by Jo<span style="font-size: small;">n Sc<span style="font-size: small;">ieszka - From baseball to martial arts to everything in between, these are ten stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field. </span></span></span></span><br />
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And Finally: THE BILLIONAIRE'S CURSE by Richard Newsome - Gerald Wilkins never considered himself a particularly exceptional 13-year-old, but that was before he inherited twenty billion pounds, a Caribbean island, and three estates from a great aunt he never knew. But that's not all - apparently this great aunt was murdered, and now it's up to Gerald to find out who did it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Celebrate <span style="font-size: small;">the science fiction fan in all of us with<span style="font-size: small;"> THE <span style="font-size: small;">FELLOWSHIP FOR ALIEN DETECTION<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>by Kevin <span style="font-size: small;">Emerson<span style="font-size: small;">: Haley and Dodger<span style="font-size: small;"> are the only ones who can figure<span style="font-size: small;"> out what is happening in towns across America<span style="font-size: small;"> and</span> who can give voice to the people whispering "alien abduction."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">Once you get your fill of aliens, move on t<span style="font-size: small;">o SIDEKI</span>CKED by John David Anders<span style="font-size: small;">on<span style="font-size: small;"> - Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R<span style="font-size: small;">.O.<span style="font-size: small;">, a secret organization for superh<span style="font-size: small;">ero sidekick<span style="font-size: small;">s, but that doesn't mean life is all leaping tall <span style="font-size: small;">buildings in single bounds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be careful what you wish for in M.P. Kozlowsky's JUNIPER BERRY in which young Juniper discovers her parents are hiding a very deep secret. Can she help them in time to save their lives? And if you can't get enough mystery journey deep into the heart of South Carolina for J.E. Thompson's THE GIRL FROM FELONY BAY - the story of a girl, a crime, and a great unsolved mystery set among the bays and plantations of Charleston, SC. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prince Charming is afraid of old ladies. Didn't know that, did you? Don't worry. There's a lot you don't know about Prince Charming: Prince Charming has no idea how to use a sword; Prince Charming has no patience for dwarfs; Prince Charming has an irrational hatred of capes. Travel into the Thirteen Kingdoms to find out just what happened to all those "Princes Charming" from Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Cinderella in this critically acclaimed series by Christopher Healy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Fellowship for Alien Detection</i> has landed...and so has its blog tour! Get to know Haley, Dodger, Suza, and author Kevin Emerson as they tour the blogosphere to chat about their book, their lives, and why aliens love to wear orange jumpsuits. There will be giveaways!</span></span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out all the stops below: </span></span></b></u><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monday, March 4th - <a href="http://www.fatgirlreading.com/" target="_blank">Fat Girl Reading - Review, Author Interview & Giveaway</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday, March 5th -<a href="http://www.iceybooks.com/" target="_blank"> Icey Books - Review & Giveaway</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday, March <span style="font-size: small;">5th - <a href="http://www.jennsbookshelves.com/" target="_blank">Jenn's Bookshelves - Review <span style="font-size: small;">& Giveaway</span></a></span> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday, March 6th - <a href="http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers - Review & Giveaway</a> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, March 7th - <a href="http://www.candacesbookblog.com/" target="_blank">Candace's Book Blog</a><a href="http://www.candacesbookblog.com/" target="_blank"> - Review & Giveaway</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday, March 8th - <a href="http://bumblesandfairytales.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bumbles and Fairy Tales - Review, Giveaway & Author Guest Post</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, March 9th - <a href="http://www.readnowsleeplater.com/" target="_blank">Read Now Sleep Later - Podcast Author Interview </a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sunday, March 10th - <a href="http://janasbooklist.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Milk & Cookies: Comfort Reading - Author Guest Post: Food from Fiction</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monday, March 11th - <a href="http://dorinewhite.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Write Path - Review & Giveaway</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monday, March 11th - <a href="http://wordspelunking.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Word Spelunking - Review, Giveaway & Video Interview with Author </a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday, March 12th - <a href="http://wwwburiedinbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Buried in Books </a><a href="http://wwwburiedinbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">- Interview with the Characters of <i>Alien Detection</i></a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday, March 13th - <a href="http://www.theresabook.com/" target="_blank">There's a Book - Turkeybird Interview with Author</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday, March 13th - <a href="http://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Secret DMS Files of Fairday Morrow - Review & Giveaway</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, March 14th - <a href="http://novelnovice.com/" target="_blank">Novel Novice - Author Guest Post: Kevin Emerson's Writing Playlist</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday, March 15th - <a href="http://www.jeanbooknerd.com/" target="_blank">Jean Book Nerd - Review & Giveaway </a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday, March 15th - <a href="http://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Secret DMS Files of Fairday Morrow - Author Interview</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, March 16th - <a href="http://www.alisonsbookmarks.com/" target="_blank">Alison's Book Marks - Giveaway</a></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to all the awesome bloggers who participated in this tour! It was a pleasure working with all of you! </span></span><br />
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