Armchair BEA...with a Giveaway!

ARMCHAIR BEA...with a Giveaway!

Day 4

GIVEAWAY!

Now we're talking!

I will be giving away 
any book from Book Depository, 
which is open to worldwide entries. 
The book chosen must have a value of $15 or less.

Rules for the giveaway are simple:

(1) You must follow me at Google Friend Connect.
(See sidebar.)

(2) You must leave a comment 
that includes an e-mail address 
(posted in an elusive way to thwart the wicked).

BONUS:
If you really, really want to win this giftcard,

you are welcome to receive extra entries by:

Following me at Twitter

and leaving a comment +1 

Befriending me at Goodreads

and leaving a comment +1

Befriending me at Facebook

and leaving a comment +1

I will randomly choose one winner
from comments left today through next Saturday
on this post.

I will leave this giveaway open for one week, 
until Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 11:59 pm.

Good luck!

Day 3

CHARACTER CHATTER

There is no question in my mind who my favorite book character is.

Let me give you some clues and see if you can guess his identity....

(1) He's a person who always does the right thing, even when it is the difficult thing.

(2) He's a dad, with two children, raising them alone.

(3) Here's a quote about him, from one of his children:  

"He did not do the things our schoolmates' fathers did....He sat in the living room and read."

Have you figured out who he is yet? How about another clue:

(4) Here's a quote from him: "I wanted you to see what real courage is...It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what."

Got it? No? Here's a big clue, a conversation between my favorite book character and his daughter, one that includes his name:


"...if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again."

"Atticus, are we going to win it?"

"No, honey."


You know who he is now. Yes, it's Atticus Finch, from To Kill a Mockingbird.


Who's your favorite book character? Why do you love this character?

INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE - CHARACTER QUOTES

Post a picture of your favorite character quote.
#CharacterQuotes

Day 2

SOCIAL MEDIA


I do all social media:

I'm at Twitter.

I'm at Goodreads.

I'm at Facebook.

I'm at Instagram.

But here's the truth:  Social Media feels like overload a lot of the time. I love people. But I also like my quiet times. 

Are you like me? Or do you love to be going all the time?

INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE - SPINE POETRY
#spinepoetry
Organize a bunch of books into a beautiful spine poem.

Spine Poetry Instagram Challenge, 

(using only blue-cover books obtained from recent library conference):  

My Diary from the Edge of the World 

from the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess

Summer by summer, 

those girls, last in a long line of rebels, 

kissing in America the boy who knew everything, 

betting on hope. 

Listen to the moon. 

Gone crazy in Alabama. 

Survival strategies of the almost brave into the dangerous world. 

Day 1

It's yet another year that I miss BEA. (very sad face)

Why?

(1) Our school is open until June 4. BEA is always at the end of May.
(2) NYC is a long way from Alvin, Texas.
(3) NYC is expensive for this small-town girl.

So I once again settle myself down into my oh-so comfy chair and settle in with the next-best-thing, Armchair BEA.

INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS

Tell us a bit about yourself: 

I'm Deb Nance at Readerbuzz. 

I've been a book blogger for seven years. 

I work as a primary school librarian. 

I started reading spontaneously when I was two, and it's my favorite thing to do. 

What is your theme song?

Here's one I like:

"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...a beautiful day for a neighbor....Let's make the most of this beautiful day...since we're together we might as well say...would you be mine...could you be mine...won't you be my neighbor?"

What is one book everyone should read?

I wish I could tell you the one book everyone should read. 

I don't know what it is, but I know there's a book out there for everyone.

What is your favorite genre and why?

I'm deeply interested in happiness and spirituality and education and creativity. 

Not sure what genres those are.

Take a picture of your bookshelf and share it with us! :) #ABEAShelfie #Shelfie