Google+ Reading Teen: Giveaway and Video Interview with Adele Griffin, Author of Tighter

Monday, May 16, 2011

Giveaway and Video Interview with Adele Griffin, Author of Tighter



Today I'm excited to bring you our first ever VLOG interview!! If you haven't read any of Adele's books, you should definitely put them on your list. She is a fantastic writer.  I've read two of her books, The Julian Game, and now Tighter, and they are both great and quick reads, with completely different storylines.  So, without further adieu, meet Adele Griffin!



Snakes!!!  I'm cracking up!!  I can't believe you actually got that mug, that is hilarious!!!  Thanks so much Adele for taking the time to answer my questions!!  I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next!

Make sure to check out my review of Tighter here.

TighterAdele has generously offered a copy of Tighter to one of our followers! If you'd like to be entered into this giveaway, here are the rules.

  • US/Canada only (sorry)
  • Must be 13 years or older.
  • Leave a comment telling us if you believe in ghosts.
  • Extra entry for Tweeting etc. (Win Tighter by @AdeleGriffin! http://ReadingTeen.net/ @ReadingTeen)
  • Ends 5/21
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45 comments:

  1. melissaMay 16, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Tweet link: http://twitter.com/#!/mel_91284/status/70098442055204864

    I do believe in ghosts we all have souls thats what makes a person themselves, it only seems lodgical to me that after we die those souls are free to move on or stay behind and roam... or maybe thats just me lol :)

    Melissa

    mel91284 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  2. Christi the Teen LibrarianMay 16, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    I totally believe in ghosts. I think that sometimes people have unfinished business and can't/won't move on right away.

    caldellizzi(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. VidishaMay 16, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    I believe in ghost for sure...

    GFC follower

    vidishamun@gmail.com

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  4. Trisha WolfeMay 16, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Actually I totally believe in ghosts. Not in the way that they stalk you or haunt you, but I believe there are things in this world that can't be explained, and we will just have to wait to find out what happens.

    Awesome giveaway!

    I'm a GFC follower
    here's my tweet link: http://twitter.com/#!/TrishWolfe/status/70111785717481472

    Can't wait to read this!

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  5. SusieBookwormMay 16, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Thanks for the interview and giveaway! I don't believe in ghosts as in the spirits of dead people who have remained, but I think there must be something to the phenomena that can be explained in other ways. We just don't know how yet. :)

    susanna dot pyatt at student dot rcsnc dot org

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  6. debbieMay 16, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    I admit I was sceptical until I lived in a apartment that I swear was haunted. It not only scared me, but I had 2 neighbors move because of it. I do believe there are ghosts.
    I am a gfc follower.
    debbie
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  7. StuckInBooksMay 16, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    I do believe that the spirits of those who have died are still with us. If those are what we think of as ghosts, then I believe in ghosts.

    http://twitter.com/#!/StuckInBooks/status/70117502843224066

    valerie(at)stuckinbooks.com

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  8. kaye (paper reader)May 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    I don't know that I personally believe in ghosts, but I don't wholly discount them, either. I believe in their potential but that's as far as it goes for me.

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  9. MonaMay 16, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    I've personally never had any experience with ghosts so I can't say either way.

    GFC(Mona Garg)
    Tweet
    http://twitter.com/Kulmona/status/70131272038625280

    monagarg@yahoo.com

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  10. MakaylaMay 16, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    I beleive in ghosts. I think that they sometimes stay for unfinish business or just to terroize people :)

    makayla.bailey@hotmail.com

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  11. TerilMay 16, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    I totally believe in ghosts and sock gnomes. I think there are more gnomes than ghosts since my cabinets hardly rattle but I am always down to one sock in a pair after the dryer.

    Ohh the book looks awesome.

    terilhack at yahoo dot com

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  12. ASHLEY HOLTMay 16, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I dont believe in Ghost.

    Tweeted- http://twitter.com/#!/Holt9102/status/70178730579992576

    ashtreygonesmokeya@yahoo.com

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  13. VivienMay 16, 2011 at 2:14 PM

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  14. VivienMay 16, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    I am not a believer. Never have been, and don't think I ever will.
    gfc follower

    Vivien
    deadtossedwaves at gmail dot com

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  15. NicoleMay 16, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    I do believe in ghosts, it comforts me to know that maybe once my parents and grandparents die, that maybe it won't be the last time I see them....I am a believer

    korra_950(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  16. EmilyMay 16, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    what a fun interview! I had no idea that Tighter was a retelling of another book. And how cute is Adele!

    I believe in ghosts, but in a little different way than the conventional "haunting" type ghosts.

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  17. Tiffany DrewMay 16, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    I don't believe in ghosts, but that doesn't mean the idea of them doesn't completely creep me out! Just the thought of someone or something sitting around watching me while I think I am all alone gives me the shivers.

    jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

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  18. Tiffany DrewMay 16, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Oops! Forgot to add that I tweeted:

    http://twitter.com/#!/enterthedrew/status/70236723673706496

    jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

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  19. April XMay 16, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    I believe in ghosts lol but I don't like to dwell on it too much or else I'll scare the crap out of myself.

    I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/ramen_addict/status/70252641783005184

    aprilxu2222@gmail.com

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  20. ZareenMay 16, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    I've never had any encounters with ghosts or lived anywhere possibly spooky/strange, so I'm neutral.

    GFC Follower: Zareen T
    Tweet: http://twitter.com/ShiningStar786/statuses/70282473384321024

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    mizzbookworm@gmail.com

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  21. Lee723May 16, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    I do believe in ghosts, which is kind of funny since I'm also such a logical, fact-finder, kind of person.
    But there's one thing I can't deny - there is such a thing as ghosts. Be a believer or not, you can't deny that there's a possibility they exist on some plane.

    *rambles on* lol

    I tweeted here - http://twitter.com/#!/xLeeDx/status/70283731063156737

    xo
    Lisa

    lisa7723(at)gmail(dot)com

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  22. IvyMay 16, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Kind of. Not really. I will believe in it until I see one. I am kind of scared though... :S

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/ivyreads/status/70299492867506176

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  23. Kristin @ Beneath Shining StarsMay 16, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    I definitely believe in ghosts! I mean, I've never seen one, but I've experienced cold spots and every now and again I've seen a shadows I can't explain.

    Link tweeted: https://twitter.com/EloquentLace/status/70333198789394432

    theshybookworm(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  24. ErinMay 17, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    I definitely believe in ghosts. Moments and events in my life lately have seemed to point that way and who am I to judge.

    erin.martin009@gmail.com

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  25. TheGirlOnFireMay 17, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    I don't believe in ghost, although I wish I did.

    gfc follower

    thegirlonfire27 at gmail dot com

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  26. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    I also believe in ghosts. I believe that there are some spirts that linger here for there own personal reasons or pretaining to there death.

    Taylor

    brookers_13@yahoo.com

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  27. Jessica ( frellathon )May 17, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    I do yes not from personal experience but instead from personal experience of people who I have total trust in with my own life in fact so I don't doubt them.

    GFC follower

    Tweet
    http://twitter.com/#!/frellathon/status/70389636274470912

    frellathon(at)gmail(Dot)com

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  28. ToreMay 17, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    I do believe in ghosts. I believe some ghosts do haunt houses and peoples. I think they feel they have unfinished business left here on earth. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.com

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  29. MinasMay 17, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    I do not believe in ghosts.

    Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/MT0089/status/70487801635938304

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    minas_1989(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  30. ScootMay 17, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    I do believe in ghosts - I just hope I never run into one!! Thanks for the chance to win. seescootread[at]gmail[dot]com

    I tweeted here: http://twitter.com/#!/seescootread/status/70491129178619904

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  31. LolawidMay 17, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    I believe in ghosts, as in the Spirits of those that have gone on.

    GFC follower

    widsfam7 @ digis dot net

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  32. Ms. TowleMay 17, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    I have a lot of trouble what that question. While I believe in things like the Holy Ghost, I don't believe that souls stick around after death. I believe that once you die, you end up in Heaven or Hell, no limbo of sorts.

    So, I suppose if I ever had a strange encounter, I would be duly freaked!

    I tweeted about it. @MeaganTowle
    mstowle73@gmail.com

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  33. ako4eggsMay 17, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    I do not believe in ghosts, but I do believe in evil spirits.

    Follower!

    ako4eggs (AT) comcast (DOT) net

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  34. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    Once I saw something that I could find no logical explaination for and I do think it might have been a ghost. So yes, I do believe in them.

    +1 Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/Melanie_2006/status/70592884654604290

    peacelily_2006(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  35. RoshiniMay 17, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    I can't go either way! I do belive in ghosts....I think?

    Divya

    roshinibd@gmail.com

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  36. SpadesHighMay 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    i utterly believe in ghosts.. i seriously have a rosary on every door knob in my house....dont laugh!! =) and i dont know if it does anything but it doesnt hurt to be prepared.


    SpadesHigh @ http://SpadesHighReads.blogspot.com
    TValeros18 @ gmail [dot] com

    Thank you!!

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  37. StephaliciousMay 17, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/Steph_A_Licous/status/70686027609681920

    I most definitely believe in ghosts, my great grandmother's house was haunted and everyone that came into that house or spent anytime there was well aware of it.

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  38. AnonymousMay 18, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    I believe in gifts, I live with a ghost cat so how can I not.
    I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/YearofTiger86/status/70706245727813632

    Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com

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  39. BeverlyMay 18, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    Thanks for hosting. I DO believe in ghosts, one lives in my house. One lived in my old house, and one lives in my daughters apartment building (he calls the elevator for her everyday). I think some people just aren't ready to leave and so they hang out and spend time with the living.
    bevsharp@desch.org

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  40. Ammy BelleMay 18, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    Hm ... that's a tough question ... I suppose I believe in something ... I am just not sure what that something is. Ghosts can be ... entities, like full blown spirits of the dead, or shades or shadows or glimmers or memories - it's hard to say.

    In either case - I believe in something ghost-like. :)

    Thanks for the head's up and the contest! :)It's definitely looking like a cool book to check out!

    apereiraorama @ gmail . com

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  41. Chloe BookloverMay 18, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/#!/chloebooklover/status/71043908917919745

    I definitely believe in ghosts! At my 150 year old cottage I swear I the ghost from an old family legend.

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Chloe
    chloe.hope.bookie(at)gmail(dot)com

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  42. donnasMay 18, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    Sounds great.

    I do believe in ghosts. Have seen and experienced some odd things as have other members of my family for there not to be something out there.

    tweet - http://twitter.com/#!/DonnaS1/status/71057342732582913

    Im a follower

    bacchus76 at myself dot com

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  43. hedgerhouseholdMay 19, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    Sorry....don't believe in ghosts.

    Tweet
    http://twitter.com/jenhedger/status/71090715089838080

    jenhedger at hotmail dot com

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  44. AmandaMay 19, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    I do not believe in ghosts, but I believe in spirits--be they good or bad. thanks for the giveaway!

    GCF follower
    amercnchic(at)aol(dot)com

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  45. Jolene and FamilyMay 20, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    I do believe in ghosts. My mom had an experience when she was little and we grew up with her telling us the story. We had several odd experiences growing up at my grandmas house and it's a little creepy but I admit there are so many things that are unexplainable.

    tweeted- http://twitter.com/#!/joleneallcock/status/71707323621588992

    june111(at)att(dot)net

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