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GIVEAWAY: Truth or Dare and All That Glitters by Nicole O’Dell
August 12th, 2009
I’m really excited to say that Nicole O’Dell has offered up 1 copy each of her two books in the Scenarios series, Truth or Dare and All That Glitters and signed personally by her too. These are really good books and I think it would be awesome for those of you with a daughter or daughters at home to share these books with them. I’m obviously well past my teenage years but I really enjoyed these books. They definitely brought back memories of those teenage years and the struggles that went along with them and the hard decisions that sometimes had to be made. You can see my review of Truth or Dare here and my review of All That Glitters here.
About Truth or Dare
Lindsay Martin is faced with a tough choice: Does she give in to peer pressure and make her friends happy or does she do what she knows is right—even if it means losing her friends forever? Tween readers make the choice in this interactive story and see how the consequences change Lindsay’s life. Includes a contract and prayer to remind the reader of the importance of making godly decisions.
About All That Glitters
Drew Daniels finally has what she thought she wanted—popularity and a cute boyfriend. But now she’s faced with choosing between pleasing her boyfriend and doing what’s right. Tween readers make the choice in this interactive story and see how the consequences change Drew’s life. Includes a contract and prayer to remind the reader of the importance of making godly decisions.
Check out the book trailer…
Scenarios for Girls, Book Trailer: www.nicoleodell.com, www.scenariosforgirls.com from Nicole O’Dell on Vimeo.
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GIVEAWAY DETAILS
1 signed copy each of Truth or Dare and All That Glitters is up for grabs. Nicole has very graciously offered them up and will be sending them personally. As an added bonus she will send anywhere in the world! Isn’t that awesome! To enter…
- For 1 entry leave me a comment with a way to contact you.
- For 2 entries share with me something from your teenage years that you struggled to overcome – whether it be peer pressure or something else.
This giveaway again is open worldwide and I’ll draw for the winner of both books (they are going as a set) on Monday, September 1, 2009. Good luck to all!
I would love to be entered Dar. I
think the girls would enjoy these books. My teenage years were fraught with bullying. I used to stand up for myself, but that used to make the bullying worse.
I don't believe you only have one comment so far. But I am slow this month coming here. I would love enter these books and if I win them, they become Christmas gifts for my neices. But before that I would read them and review them for you.
jrs362(at)hotmail(dot)com
No need to enter me, Dar. I, too, was a bullied and abused kid. I suspect many of us who read were; it's a great escape (that's why I started writing books, in fact. Escape.) So… maybe it wasn't such a horrible thing. Maybe you'd rather hear about the time I …
Oh, never mind.
I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book for you.
Hi Dar, I'd love to enter, they sound like great books.
I think my daughter would really go for these books, so please enter me in the giveaway, and thanks for offering them.
zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net
This one sounds great! I'd love to win it.
fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com
Please enter me, these sound wonderful.
I was tall, and even though that doesn't sound terrible, I took a lot of you-know-what through those early teens years.
JHolden955 (at) gmail (dot) com
I would love to read these, they sound great.
My teen years were pretty miserable because I was teased and bullied all the way through them — it was not a good time for me.
marielay@gmail.com
My niece would love these – please count me in
I was kind of shy in high school – definitely not a wall flower now
msboatgal at aol.com
Looks like good books, please enter me into this drawing.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
I'd like to be included! tWarner419@aol.com
I wanna enter, too
As a kid, I had my share of bullies. I did not do anything about it, which was kind of sad.
tjcabullo@gmail.com
thanks sounds really good:)
wight was an issue for me thought out my teenage years now i have it under control
wadesherry@hotmail dot com
I would love these for my tween. Please count me in!
dlodden at frontiernet dot net
My height and weight were fodder for bullies. I'm sure it's harder for kids today with so much peer pressure to do things they ought not to.
dlodden at frontiernet dot net
Hey there, please enter me, I would love to win these for my daughter.
As I remember it now, the biggest hurdle for me in my teens was fighting with my mum, but maybe that just stands out because my daughter is getting to that awkward age…
c_fjones(at)hotmail(dot)com
Fiona
I would love to be entered in this giveaway please!
I had a fear of public speaking in school. I still do but am getting better now.
lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com
Please enter me, these look great.
I suffered with a lot of self esteem I think although I never showed it, only my closest friends know that I had self esteem issues. I still do in some ways.
elizascott2005 at yahoo dot co dot in
These books do sound good. Count me in please!
The big thing I struggled to overcome during my teen years was self-esteem issues and being a doormat. I guess they went hand-in-hand and although I still have those tendencies, I am much more comfortable in my own skin and am better at avoiding situations that result in those issues.
melacan at hotmail dot com
This looks fun! Please enter me!
BethsBookReviewBlog AT gmail DOT com
Please enter me!
allygotts567 at hotmail dot com
thanks!
I would love to read these books. Please enter me.
kkhaas AT bellsouth DOT net
I would love to win.
As a teenager, I had to over come drugs. A lot to handle for a teenager, but I managed!
Valorie
morbidromantic@gmail.com
I would love to win. These books sound good -to read and to share.
I had some bullying but it wasn't too bad. It was mainly from cousins who tended to be a bit controlling and competitive but it never became scary. Then I went away to school, and I'd been toughened up a bit – so I could deal with upperclassmen bullies!
gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com
Thank you for this giveaway and please count me in.
chinook92(at)gmail(dot)com
As a child, I was the girl that was always picked last in sports activities. I hated that! I will admit that I am clumsy!
chinook92(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to win these for my daughter.
In school i had to overcome being shy by pretending i wasn't.
reneetaylor AT sympatico DOT ca
I'm really excited about this series Dar!! Like I said earlier I'm going to add it to my collection in the fall at my middle school!!!
Would love to win this for my friend's daughter !
Mystica from Sri Lanka
mystica123athotmaildotcom
Yay! I'd love to be entered.
When I was a teen, I had a really hard time creating an identity for myself that wasn't somehow linked to that of my friends. At the beginning of high school, I put a lot of stock into what others thought of me — and based how I thought I "should" behave around what they were doing. As I got older, I realized how silly that was — and became a much better, strong person because of it!
Thanks for the chance!
writing.meg [at] gmail.com
I would love to win these books for my niece. Please count me in! :0)
One of the things I struggled with as a teenager was extreme shyness and insecurity. I'm a lot better now but I still have my moments.
Thanks! :0)
librarygrinch at gmail dot com
I'd be very interested in these books! As a teen, I was the youngest in the class – I graduated hs at 15. I didn't really know what it meant to be a friend; I wish I had known that then…
janemaritz at yahoo dot com
Sound like very good books. I know I would like them.
I way shy in school and now I would give anything if I could relive those years!
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
Not an entry; just a note that we've posted about this at Winning Readings:
http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/08/nicole-odell-books_17.html
I think I somehow missed this post totally!
When i was a teenager- i was a loner. somehow never could get into a gang of girls. i felt sad and often cried coz i didn't have any "best" friends. all were my friends but none close!
enter me Dar! Thank you!
I would love to be entered please. One issue I really struggled with was body image but I am slowly growing to embrace my boyish frame and lack of chest
At least I don't get backaches.
Thank you for the giveaway
hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com
Please include me in your giveaway
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bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com
+2 I was painfully shy when I was a kid and teenager. I would not even put myself in a situation where I would have to speak in front of many people. I can recall a couple of class presentations that I failed because I totally refused to get up and speak.
Once I got out of school and became an adult things were slow to change. I just forced myself to get out there and made sure that I put an effort into speaking with more than just people I knew. Things have totally improved and I am happy I am not that shy little girl anymore
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Sounds great!
Please enter me in the contest. Thanks.
avalonne83 [at] yahoo [dot] it
I struggled a lot with peer pressure, especially not being who I really was. I was a geek (in a time when being a geek was social suicide), loved learning and just didn't enjoy (or even understand) a lot of the things that a lot of my classmates were doing. It just seemed like a lot of silliness to me. So I ended up without a lot of friends a lot of time.
Now, I'm a volunteer youth leader with my church. I get to hang out with some amazing kids and help them struggle through all the junk that is junior high and high school. And, hopefully, help make their times a little easier, or at least help them to know that there's always someone there who does care about them and their lives.
ruthann (dot) francis (at) gmail (dot) com
Please enter me. These look great.
lizzi0915 at aol dot com
Please enter me! My daughter would love these
thanks
dcf_beth at verizon dot net
Would love to share this with my niece.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(Dot)com
Well, count me in!
carlos_durao AT hotmail DOT com
These look like great books! Thank you for having this cool Giveaway!
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
I struggled with self-esteem when I was a teen. I was also really skinny and slow to develop, so that didn't help much either.
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
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I struggled with self-esteem when I was a teen. I was also really skinny and slow to develop, so that didn't help much either.
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
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educhico AT gmail DOT com!
Thanks!
i would love to win this..please enter me..thanks
flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would love to get this for my daughter. Thanks!
gsimmons (at) iastate (dot) edu