30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 16

by Roseanna White | Jul 16, 2013 | Uncategorized

Here we are at Day 16–with fewer days to go than have gone before in this crazy month of giveaways! Hard to believe, isn’t it? Yesterday’s winner is:

Just as a reminder for any newcomers, you can enter multiple times each day, and each week’s entries remain good for the whole week, both for the daily drawing of Ring of Secrets, and for Friday’s drawing of the Tea Light Garden.

And a special one-day giveaway, I’ll be doing a drawing tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. EST for a DIGITAL copy of Glass Girl. Please leave a comment below if you’d like to be entered, with an email address!

Today being Tuesday, I’m talking books again. So:

When Meg Kavanagh finds herself in the unthinkable role of grieving
sister, she discovers some harsh truths–parents aren’t perfect, life’s
not always sweet, and the dead don’t write back. Her famous artist mom
grieves by slowly disappearing, and her dad copes by moving them to a
small town in Wyoming.

What she finds in Wyoming blindsides her.

His
name is Henry, and he’s a rancher’s son who pulls Meg into his
larger-than-life world and shows her that being sensitive is not an
excuse to sit this one out. Meg learns that the best things in
life–like falling in love and finding mercy–require uncommon courage.
With the help of a strange set of friends, a locker room disaster, and a
trip she’ll never forget, she finds that the things she thought would
break her–school violence, loneliness, and separation–can be overcome.

From
YA author Laura Anderson Kurk comes a heartfelt story of first love and
family ties. Fans of Deb Caletti and Sara Zarr will appreciate Kurk’s
authentically imperfect characters and emotional storytelling.

Emotional storytelling is right–what I absolutely love about Glass Girl is how quickly it sucked me into Meg’s life, and how tightly it held me there. Readers can’t help but fall for sensitive, compassionate Meg who loves so wholly…and thinks herself so weak. “Glass Girl” was a nickname her brother had given her, and now after his violent death in a school shooting, she fears she’ll break. But Henry–a hero to make you clap a hand over your heart–helps her see that glass isn’t as fragile as it appears.

The writing was indeed superb. The characters were breathtakingly beautiful in their utter realness. The story was set in the everyday world, with such everyday events proving to be what they always are–critical, life-changing, and haunting. And at the end, I was left praying that I could see people the way Meg does…and raise my son to be like Henry.

This is a book I’ll never forget. One that changed how I look at the world. And whether you’re a teen or an adult, it’ll change you too–you can find it on Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords.

The sequel, Perfect Glass, is out now, and I’m snatching it up too!

Now for the question of the day:

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