If my small town had a KFC I would gladly treat this giveaway winner to a chicken dinner. Unfortunately we only have a Burger King so the winner of the Cleaning Off My Shelf Giveaway Hop will have to settle for a box of books!
DUPLIKATE by Cherry Cheva(HB)
BEAT THE BAND By Don Calame(HB)
Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler(HB)
Congratulations.....
Chynna
Many thanks to those who joined and hopped this giveaway. And of course a thousand thank yous go to the hosts I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for hosting this event.
Showing posts with label Don Calame. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
I'm cleaning out my book shelves!!
Why oh why is parting such sweet sorrow? Sadly this beautiful books were purchased or won but- Alas! I have had no time to read them! So it is with a heavy heart that I pass these jewels on to my blogging buddies. In hopes that they will find a good home.
DUPLIKATE by Cherry Cheva(HB)
BEAT THE BAND By Don Calame(HB)
Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler(HB)
This giveaway is for all three books!
I will be adding a couple more books during the week-just not sure which ones yet. I need the shelf space!
And now for the RULES of this giveaway:
*You must be a follower of Mug of Moxie
*You must be over 13 years old to enter this giveaway
* This giveaway is open to US Only(because of shipping costs)
*In the comment section please leave GFC name and contact information
A winner will be chosen by Random.org on JUNE 21st-If chosen winner does not confirm in 48 hours a new winner will be drawn.
Good luck and have fun! Below is a list of other blogs participating in the awesome Clear Your Shelf Blog Hop.
**A GIANT shout out to I'm A Reader, Not A Writer for hosting this AMAZINGLY COOL event!
Monday, May 24, 2010
SWIM THE FLY

SWIM THE FLY
by Don Calame
2009
345 Pages
From Back Cover:
Matt Gratton and his two best friends, Sean and Coop, always set themselves a summertime goal. This year's? To see a real-live naked girl for the first time. As far as Matt is concerned, they'd have better luck finding the lost city of Atlantis. But seeing a girl in the buff starts to seem like child's play compared to the other summertime goal Matt sets for himself: to swim the 100-yard butterfly(the hardest stroke known to God or man) in order to impress Kelly West, the hot new girl. So what if he can't manage a single lap, let alone four? He's got the whole summer to perfect his technique. What could possibly go wrong?
My thoughts:
This story is laugh out loud funny! I don't remember laughing this much since I read Spud by John van de Ruit. This is the tale of three teenage boy's quest-to see a real-live naked girl. But Matt has a bigger problem than just the summer time challenge. In a moment of blind love he volunteers to swim the butterfly for his swim team to impress his crush. Although he's been on the swim team for a few years he's a mediocre swimmer at best. To say that he's in over his head is a huge understatement.
Luckily his friends have his back on both counts. These three best friends dream up schemes galore in an attempt to reach their summer goal. Of course things will go wrong at every turn because they are awkward, dumb boys that do before they think. We are just lucky enough to be along for the ride.
I loved the relationship between the three friends. And found myself not wanting the story to end. I wanted to hang out with these guys just a little longer and laugh a little more.
Yahoo!! The adventure continues with Coop. Don Calame has another book coming out in the Fall of 2010 called Beat the Band. I can't wait to pick it up where we left off and find out what trouble Coop will undoubtedly be getting himself in to.
I recommend this book for readers ages 14 and up.
Thanks to the nice folks at Candlewick Press who gave me the opportunity to read and review this book. I will be saving it to give away as a prize to one lucky winner at my summer reading program at the Salmon Public Library.
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