Saturday, July 31, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter



We at Reading Teen want to wish a VERY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both HARRY POTTER and J.K. ROWLING!!!!




Joanne "Jo" Murray, was born on July 31, 1965 better known under the pen name J.K. Rowling. She also gave Harry the same birthday as her. Harry Potter July 31, 1980.



Thank you J.K. for giving us Harry... I'm not sure if we would be so eager to read a book if we did not start with your series first!

Second Hand Saturday! A Book-A-Week Giveaway 13


(If you've been here before, scroll down for this week's challenge in red)

Welcome to Second Hand Saturday!! In an attempt to clear our bookshelves, and pass on great used books to our stalkers followers, Amy, Kit, Abigaile, Austin and I have decided to hold weekly giveaways of some of the books on our bookshelves! Every Saturday, we will post the books available, and the following Saturday, we will announce the winner and our next challenge. The winner will get to choose a book from the list and we will ship it to that lucky person! Each week we will have a different challenge to complete (see below). YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER TO ENTER!  Open Internationally.  Ends at 10:00 pm EST the following Friday!

If you are a blogger, and would like to do your own Second Hand Saturday, shoot us an email and we'll link up!  (ReadingTeen1 at gmail.com)

To see the book on Amazon, click the book name. To see our review (if we've done one) click on PBR for the Parental Book Reviews content review, or RT for the Reading Teen blog review. Good luck!!



Middle Grade

*Newly Added Karma Bites by Stacy Kramer, Valerie Thomas (RT)(PBR)
Middle School Confidential Books 1-3 by Annie Fox (PBR)   
Eragon (hardback) by Christopher Paolini (PBR)
Eldest (hardback) by Christopher Paolini (PBR)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (PBR)
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (PBR) (RT)
Mattimeo (library copy) by Brian Jacques
A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
Summer Ball by Mike Lupica
Half Moon Investigations (library copy) by Eoin Colfer
Island Girl (library copy) by Sandra Byrd
Hoot (paperback) by Carl Hiaasen
Tuck Everlasting (hardback) by Natalie Babbitt
Nothing But The Truth: A Documentary Novel (paperback) By AVI
Triss (Redwall, Book 15) (paperback) by Brian Jacques
Holes by Louis Sachar
*Newly added  Clovermead by David Randall
*Newly added The O'Reilly Factor For Kids by Bill O'Reilly


YA books +

*Newly added  Girl, 15, Charming But Insane by Sue Limb
*Newly added Signed copy Photo Snap Shot by Joanna Cambell Slan (Book 3)
*Newly added Signed copy Cut, Crop and Die by Joanna Cambell Slan (Book 2)
*Newly added Signed Copy  Paper, Scissors, Death  by Joanna Cambell Slan (Book 1)
*Newly added Wolves, Boys & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler
*Newly added AUDIOBOOK Will Grayson, Will Grayson by Devid Levithan and John Green
*Newly added The Julian Game ARC by Adele Griffin (PBR)(RT)
*Newly Added Dark Song ARC by Gail Giles
*Newly Added Amigas Fifteen Candles ARC by Veronica Chambers (inspired by Jennifer Lopez)
*Newly Added The Oracle of Dating by Allison Van Diepen (PBR)(RT)
 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants hardback by Ann Brashares
 The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Traveling Pants 2) hardback by Ann Brashares
 Girls in Pants (Traveling Pants 3) hardback by Ann Brashares
 Forever in Blue (Traveling Pants 4) by Ann Brashares
 Glass by Ellen Hopkins hardback (review of Crank)
The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Stuggle by L.J.Smith (PBR)
 The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
 Spells (ARC) by Aprilynne Pike (PBR) (RT)
Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar
You Know You Love Me (Gossip Girl 2) by Cecily Von Ziegesar
All I Want is Everything (Gossip Girl 3) by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Because I'm Worth It (Gossip Girl 4) by Cecily Von Ziegesar
The Gossip Girl Prequel (hardback) by Cecily Von Ziegesar
*signed copy Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (PBR) (RT)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (PBR) (RT)
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (PBR
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein (PBR)
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (PBR) (RT)
The Lost Girls by Laurie Fox
Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes (18 and over)
What if....Everyone Knew Your Name (A Choose Your Destiny Novel) by Liz Ruckdeschel and Sara James
The Riddle by Alison Croggon
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Shack by William P. Young
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul:  The Real Deal by Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen and Deborah Reber
Excessively Diverted (The Sequel to Pride & Prejudice) by Juliette Shapiro
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Crunch Time by Mariah Fredericks
Freckles and A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
 Pride and Predjudice (Paperback) by Jane Austen
Lord of the Flies (paperback) by William Golding
Life, The Universe and Everything: Hitchhickers Trilogy
book 3 (hardback) by Douglas Adams
So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish: Hitchhickers Trilogy
book 4 (hardback) by Douglas Adams
A Darkness Forged In Fire: Book One Of The Iron Elves (hardback) by Chris Evans


To enter this week's giveaway, you must be a follower of this blog, and tell us your favorite book blog (besides us....we know we're your favorite!!) and why you like love it!  Leave a link if you want!  Extra entries:


(+1) for Twitter/Facebook follows
(+1) for Tweets (@ReadingTeen)/FB Shares
(+2) for Blog Posts or Sidebar (leave links in the comments)
Add up your points!!

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Thank You so much for following. We could not would not do this without our followers. Come back next Saturday to see the winner and enter in for another book giveaway!

THIS WEEK'S WINNER IS: 


Loves2Read



loves2read said...



I am going to pick The Dark Angel, because it looks interesting. 







Email me at ReadingTeen1 at gmail.com with your book choice!!  You have a week to claim your prize!
ATTENTION!!  If you win and you'd like a series of books that are listed and are willing to pay the shipping, I will ship them all to you!  (It's too expensive for me to do it myself!)  


Congratulations!

Amy, Andye, Kit, Abigaile and Austin



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