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GIVEAWAY: 5 copies of The Blue Star by Tony Earley

July 27, 2009 by Darlene


Hello all, I’ve got 5 copies of The Blue Star by Tony Earley up for grabs courtesy of Valerie at Hachette Book Group. This book sounds quite good although I haven’t read it myself. My tbr pile is big enough right now without adding to it. So, here’s a bit about the book from Hachette…

Seven years ago, readers everywhere fell in love with Jim Glass, the precocious ten-year-old at the heart of Tony Earley’s bestseller Jim the Boy. Now a teenager, Jim returns in another tender and wise story of young love on the eve of World War Two.

Jim Glass has fallen in love, as only a teenage boy can fall in love, with his classmate Chrissie Steppe. Unfortunately, Chrissie is Bucky Bucklaw’s girlfriend, and Bucky has joined the Navy on the eve of war. Jim vows to win Chrissie’s heart in his absence, but the war makes high school less than a safe haven, and gives a young man’s emotions a grown man’s gravity.

With the uncanny insight into the well-intentioned heart that made Jim the Boy a favorite novel for thousands of readers, Tony Earley has fashioned another nuanced and unforgettable portrait of America in another time–making it again even realer than our own day.

This is a timeless and moving story of discovery, loss and growing up, proving why Tony Earley’s writing “radiates with a largeness of heart” (Esquire).

About the Author

Tony Earley is the author of four books: Here We Are in Paradise, a collection of stories; the novel Jim the Boy; the personal essay collection Somehow Form a Family; and The Blue Star, a novel released in Spring, 2008. A winner of a National Magazine Award for fiction, he was named one of the twenty best writers of his generation by both Granta, in 1996, and The New Yorker in 1999. His fiction and/or nonfiction have appeared in Harper’s, Esquire, The New Yorker, The Oxford American, The New York Times Book Review, Tin House, Best American Short Stories, New Stories from the South and many other magazines and anthologies.

He is a native of western North Carolina and a graduate of Warren Wilson College and The University of Alabama. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and daughter, where he is the Samuel Milton Fleming Associate Professor of English at Vanderbilt University.

Click here for an Interview with Tony Earley
Click here to read a Chapter Excerpt

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

What do you need to do to enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment with a way to contact you.
  • For 2 entries follow my blog. If you already do, thanks, and please tell me. I’m not as young as I used to be and I don’t always remember everyone. lol.
  • For 3 entries blog or tweet this giveaway.

The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes). I will draw for the winners on Sunday August 16, 2009.

Good luck everyone! Be sure to check out my other giveaways on my sidebars!

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  1. DarcyO says

    July 28, 2009 at 12:29 am

    I'd love to read this one. Count me in!

    dlodden at frontiernet dot net

  2. DarcyO says

    July 28, 2009 at 12:29 am

    I follow.

    dlodden at frontiernet dot net

  3. bermudaonion says

    July 28, 2009 at 12:50 am

    Oh, please throw my name into the hat. Thanks for the great giveaway. milou2ster(at)gmail.com

  4. Janel says

    July 28, 2009 at 12:58 am

    I'm game! Could use some insight on how boys think since I have one growing up in my household!

    jgbeads at gmail dot com

  5. Janel says

    July 28, 2009 at 12:59 am

    I'm already a follower 🙂

    jgbeads(at)gmail(dot)com

  6. Pam says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:09 am

    I'd like this one too.

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  7. Pam says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:09 am

    follower

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  8. holdenj says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:22 am

    Please count me in, it looks great!

    JHolden955 (at) gmail (dot) com

    Thanks.

  9. Bridget says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:53 am

    Ok, Dar, got this one posted for you at Win A Book. As usual, no need to enter me.

  10. Jenny N. says

    July 28, 2009 at 2:27 am

    I would like to enter this. Thanks.

    jen4777[at]hotmail.com

  11. Beth says

    July 28, 2009 at 2:39 am

    Please enter me – looks like a great book.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  12. Rebecca N. says

    July 28, 2009 at 3:01 am

    I would love to be entered to win this book. Thanks!

  13. Rebecca N. says

    July 28, 2009 at 3:01 am

    I'm a follower!

  14. Rebecca N. says

    July 28, 2009 at 3:06 am

    I tweeted! http://twitter.com/Sparkleglow/status/2883031197

  15. Bcteagirl says

    July 28, 2009 at 4:32 am

    I love to read books set in the recent past, thanks for this contest!

  16. Bcteagirl says

    July 28, 2009 at 4:32 am

    Also, just found your blog through winabook and am now following! 🙂

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  17. MoziEsmé says

    July 28, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Would love to read this!

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  18. MoziEsmé says

    July 28, 2009 at 6:10 am

    And I'm a follower

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  19. MJ says

    July 28, 2009 at 10:21 am

    I'd love this.

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  20. MJ says

    July 28, 2009 at 10:21 am

    I follow

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  21. Beth says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    This looks interesting. Please enter me!

    BethsBookReviewBlog AT gmail DOT com

  22. Beth says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    I'm a follower.

    BethsBookReviewBlog AT gmail DOT com

  23. Karen H in NC says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Please add my name to the draw

    kkhaas AT bellsouth DOT net

  24. Karen H in NC says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    +2 I am a follower of your blog

    kkhaas AT bellsouth DOT net

  25. <b>Upper West Side Writer</b> says

    July 28, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    This book looks really interesting; please enter me. Thank you!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

  26. <b>Upper West Side Writer</b> says

    July 28, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    And I follow your blog–thanks again!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

  27. <b>Upper West Side Writer</b> says

    July 28, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Lastly, I Tweeted about this giveaway as well:

    http://twitter.com/uwsreader/status/2891175201

    Thank you so much!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

  28. traveler says

    July 28, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    Thanks for this wonderful giveaway. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

  29. Wanda says

    July 28, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    I would love to read this book. I'm following!

    wondermommy22@yahoo.com

  30. Diane says

    July 28, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    I'd LOVE to read this one Dar; I'm already a follower.

    dd DOT bookgoddess At gmail DOT com

  31. Katrina says

    July 29, 2009 at 1:23 am

    I would love to read this book.

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  32. Madeleine says

    July 29, 2009 at 1:25 am

    I am a follower and would like to win this book

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  33. Nicola says

    July 29, 2009 at 5:10 pm

    Please enter me!

    nicolama at cogeco dot ca

    I am a follower.

  34. Wanda says

    July 29, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    If I'm lucky enough to win this one, I'll have to look up 'Jim the Boy'. They both sound good!

    I follow and will post here http://aseasontoread.blogspot.com/2009/06/up-for-grabs_30.html

    wanda_waiting[@]hotmail[.]com

  35. Marjorie says

    July 29, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    Awesome giveaway, I am a new follower.

    cenya2 at hotmail dot com

  36. Lee says

    July 30, 2009 at 1:08 am

    I just read a chapter excerpt and I would love to read this book. Thanks for this giveaway and please count me in

    chinook92(at)gmail(dot)com

  37. Lee says

    July 30, 2009 at 1:09 am

    I follow your blog #1

    chinook92(at)gmail(dot)com

  38. Lee says

    July 30, 2009 at 1:10 am

    I follow your blog #2

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  39. Luvdaylilies says

    July 30, 2009 at 4:06 am

    I would like to read this book~thanks!
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  40. Luvdaylilies says

    July 30, 2009 at 4:06 am

    I follow=)

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  41. Pratima says

    July 30, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    I would love to win this!!

    + I follow your blog

    + I have blogged about this giveaway on my blog in sidebar (http://reading-adventures.blogspot.com)

    + my email- pratima DOT jayaram AT gmail DOT com

  42. ChristyJan says

    July 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    This sounds like a great read ~ please enter me

    hawkes(at)citlink.net

  43. ChristyJan says

    July 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    I'm a follower

    hawkes(at)citlink.net

  44. Debs Desk says

    August 1, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    I would love to be included in your giveaway.
    Thanks
    Debbie
    debdesk9(at)Verizon.net

  45. Debs Desk says

    August 1, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    I am a follower.
    Thanks
    Debbie
    debdesk9(at)Verizon.net

  46. Anna says

    August 2, 2009 at 4:48 am

    This one sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I'm a follower, and I posted the giveaway in my sidebar.

    –Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric
    diaryofaneccentric at hotmail dot com

  47. rhapsodyinbooks says

    August 2, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    Please enter me!

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  48. heatherzilla says

    August 2, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    This sounds like a good book and i love the cover.
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  49. heatherzilla says

    August 2, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    I follow your blog.
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  50. Sue says

    August 3, 2009 at 5:10 pm

    I'd love a copy of this book. Thanks for the giveaway~

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  51. Belinda M says

    August 3, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    Please include me in your giveaway

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  52. Belinda M says

    August 3, 2009 at 7:45 pm

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  53. Wanda says

    August 4, 2009 at 3:15 am

    Please enter my name in your draw. Thanks.
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  54. Wanda says

    August 4, 2009 at 3:15 am

    I am a follower.
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  55. minishoes1 says

    August 5, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    Sounds like a great book! thanks!jacquecurl1@gmail.com

  56. minishoes1 says

    August 5, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    I all ready follow. jacquecurl1@gmail.com

  57. Jolynn says

    August 6, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    I'd really like this book.
    Jolynn_Reads@yahoo.com
    +2 follower

  58. lag123 says

    August 8, 2009 at 12:43 am

    Please enter me. I am a new follower.

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  59. cqueen2 says

    August 8, 2009 at 6:17 pm

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  60. cqueen2 says

    August 8, 2009 at 6:18 pm

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  61. flowerchild says

    August 8, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    great contest
    thanks

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  62. Nancye says

    August 9, 2009 at 12:17 am

    I would like to win this book! It looks like a great read!

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

  63. Nancye says

    August 9, 2009 at 12:19 am

    ENTRY #1

    I am a follower

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  64. Nancye says

    August 9, 2009 at 12:20 am

    ENTRY #2

    I am a follower

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  65. Nancye says

    August 9, 2009 at 12:22 am

    ENTRY #1

    I Tweeted about this Giveaway

    http://twitter.com/
    NancyeDavis/status/3199817499

    nancyevdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

  66. Nancye says

    August 9, 2009 at 12:23 am

    ENTRY #2

    I Tweeted about this Giveaway

    http://twitter.com/
    NancyeDavis/status/3199817499

    nancyevdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

  67. Nancye says

    August 9, 2009 at 12:23 am

    ENTRY #3

    I Tweeted about this Giveaway

    http://twitter.com/
    NancyeDavis/status/3199817499

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  68. DG says

    August 11, 2009 at 1:45 am

    thanks for the entry! looks like a wonderful read!

    dreamzz12{at}aol{dot}com

  69. Cindy says

    August 11, 2009 at 4:13 am

    This book sounds like one that I would really enjoy reading.

    I follow your blog on Google.

    I will tweet about your blog and giveaways. My username is Soccermom213

    Cindy
    Socmom213@aol.com

  70. Hailey says

    August 11, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    This sounds like an awesome book! Please enter me.

    +1 Commenting
    +2 I became a follower

    Shadowofwonder47[at]yahoo[dot]com

  71. Anonymous says

    August 11, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    Count me in.
    RJB
    loki304[at]tds[dot]net

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