December Book Drive

During the month of December the book drive will be for the libraries featured during October and November - the Wyalusing Public Library and the Lansdale Catholic HS Library.

To view the Wyalusing Public Library's wishlist, please click here.

To view the Lansdale Catholic HS Library's wishlist, please click here.

Both of these wishlists have been updated.

I want to thank everyone that has donated a book to the book drive these past two months. We've had a bunch of donations and they are definitely appreciated.

Remember, if you're a PA librarian and would like to have a book drive for your librarian, please email us at bringya2pa[at]yahoo[dot]com.

Auction and A Book and a Chat

The auctions are over! Please check to see if you won an item (look at the comments of the items you bid on to see if you were the highest) and pay by November 23rd. All of the information about paying can be found on the LJ community.

For those who missed the session of A Book and a Chat, you can listen to it by clicking here or download it here. Thanks to everyone that listens and especially to Khy and Catt who called in and chatted with me.

Finally, if there's anyone interested in helping me write letters for an upcoming fundraiser, please email me (bringya2pa@yahoo.com) and I'll give you the details.

A Book and a Chat!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I (Harmony) will be a guest tomorrow night on "A Book and a Chat" to talk about PAYA.

It'll start at 7 PM EST and I hope that everyone will at least visit the site http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond or call in with your questions about PAYA. If you want to call in, the number is 347- 237-5398.

I'm pretty nervous about this so I really hope everyone will call in! If you're gonna be there, let me know!

November Book Drive: Lansdale Catholic High School Library

Lansdale Catholic High School (LC) is located north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Montgomery County. It has about 850 students in grades 9 - 12. Since October 2008, LC Librarian Tiffany Emerick has been working to revitalize the library and get books into the hands of her students. Please join in her efforts by donating a book to the LC High School library! See the wish list below for books requested by LC students and teachers. If you find a book you'd like to donate, please email bringya2pa@yahoo.com

An off year -- Claire Zulkey
As you wish -- Jackson Pearce
Beastly -- Alex Flinn
Better than Yesterday -- Robyn Schneider
Bogus to Bubbly -- Scott Westerfeld
City of Ashes -- Cassandra Clare
Crazy beautiful -- Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Cry in the Night -- Mary Higgins Clark
Destroy all cars -- Blake Nelson
Dragonsong -- Anne McCaffrey
Elections A to Z -- Bob Benenson
Eli the Good -- Silas House
Evermore -- Alyson Noel
Ex-mas -- Kate Brian
Fat Cat -- Robin Brande
Girl Overboard -- Justina Chen Headley
Going bovine -- Libba Bray
Goth Girl Rising -- Barry Lyga
Grendel -- John Gardner
Hamlet : a novel -- John Marsden
Hate list -- Jennifer Brown
Hero-Type -- Barry Lyga
Homestretch -- Paul Volponi
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart -- Deb Caletti
How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay / (Third Edition) -- Gen Tanabe
Hush, Hush -- Becca Fitzpatrick
Identical -- Ellen Hopkins
If You Come Softly -- Jacqueline Woodson
Invasion -- Robin Cook
Jumping Off Swings -- Jo Knowles
King’s Shadow -- Elizabeth Alder
Lament : The Faerie Queen's Deception -- Maggie Stiefvater
Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances -- John Green, Maureen Johnson, & Lauren Myracle
Looking for JJ -- Anne Cassidy
Love is the higher law -- David Levithan
Luna -- Julie Ann Peters
Magic Kingdom for Sale : Sold -- Terry Brooks
My mother is a French fry and further proof of my fuzzed-up life -- Colleen Sydor
Once Was Lost -- Sara Zarr
Peace, Love & Baby Ducks -- Lauren Myracle
Persepolis -- Marjane Satrapi
Prom -- Laurie Halse Anderson
Prophecy of the sisters -- Michelle Zink
Rampant -- Diana Peterfreund
Ransom My Heart -- Meg Cabot
Samurai’s Garden -- Gail Tsukiyama
Secret Keeper -- Mitali Perkins
Shooting star -- Fredrick McKissack, Jr.
Someone Like you -- Sarah Dessen
Stitches : a memoir -- David Small
Suite Scarlett -- Maureen Johnson
Tantalize -- Cynthia Leitich Smith
Tenth Grade Bleeds -- Heather Brewer
The Adventures of Johnny Bunko -- Daniel Pink
The Boy Book -- e. lockhart
The Boyfriend List --e. lockhart
The Knife of Never Letting Go -- Patrick Ness
The Musician's Daughter -- Susanne Emily Dunlap
The starry rift : tales of new tomorrows : an original science fiction anthology -- edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Toll Bridge -- Aidan Chambers
They Came From Below -- Blake Nelson
Timeline -- Michael Crichton
Twenty Boy Summer -- Sarah Ockler
Unwind -- Neil Shusterman
Wedding -- Dorothy West
Wyrd Sisters -- Terry Pratchett
You Know Where to Find Me -- Rachel Cohn

Book Drive Reminder

Just wanted to give a reminder to everyone that the October Book Drive ends this Saturday. If you haven't already, please check out their wishlist and see if you have anything you'd like to donate! You can find all of the info here.

(Librarians, interested in doing a book drive for your library? Please check out this post.)

More Auctions + Interviews

Two more interviews were posted this week - one Tenner Jen Nadol's blog and the other at The Story Siren. Please check them out!

The auctions are still going on with new items added frequently. YA author (and Queen, IMO) Elizabeth Scott has offered a very special copy of Something, Maybe. Blogger Yan has created two very adorable paper animals that would make the cutest presents. Other items included a crocheted character doll, signed hardcovers from Janette Rallison, a marked-up copy of Twilight, and various manuscript critiques.

Remember that anyone can offer an item to auction and that all proceeds will benefit libraries across PA. Bidding will end November 7th.

Interviews/Guestblogs and Auctions!

I just wanted to share some links with everyone today.

First off, I wrote a guest blog about PAYA on Jenn Hubbard's blog. I also did an interview on Christina Cann's site. Please check them out!

Secondly, I wanted to direct everyone to the auction's taking place right now. There's only five or so up right now but more should be coming throughout the month. Remember, everyone can offer an item and all money goes towards libraries across PA (who just got their budgets cut MAJORLY). The info post is here. Our current auctions include:

-Two signed hardcovers by Janette Rallison (currently $10)

-A partial manuscript critique by author Megan Crewe (currently $25)

-A marked-up copy of Twilight (currently $5)

-A FULL manuscript critique by Harmony Book Reviews (currently $5)