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I’m guessing that you’ve heard the expression pay it forward. It’s used to describe a good deed that is repaid by doing a good deed for another or others. I love this warm and fuzzy concept.
Last week a friend passed on his copy of MOON OVER MANIFEST to me. This novel, by Clare Vanderpool, won the Newbery Award Medal this year. Since this surprise gift made my day, I’ve decided to pay it forward. If you leave a comment on my blog in the next week, I’ll put your name into a hat or basket or something. Next Wednesday morning, April 6th, I’ll pull out a name and that lucky winner will receive MOON OVER MANIFEST. Pay it forward, baby.
Also, many thanks to J.L. Campbell (http://thecharacterdepot.blogspot.com/)
for the One Lovely Blog Award. So nice! However, I'm supposed to pass the award to fifteen other bloggers that I've newly discovered. Yikes! I've discovered a few awesome blogs lately, but honestly, it's been hard to find time to newly discover anything, much less fifteen other blogs. The work in progress is almost done, but has been pretty demanding and I've also been working on another novel. Plus promoting Dog Gone and Buck Fever. All good things, but time flies by. So, if you know of a great blog for me to check out, I'd be forever grateful to hear about it. In the meanwhile, check out J.L. Campbell's blog. Paying it forward!Thanks for stopping by. Happy reading and writing and paying it forward. ; )
I love the paying it forward concept as well. It's the ultimate win-win situation. Congrats on the blog award!
ReplyDeleteEver since I saw that film, the whole Pay It Forward concept became something beautiful to me. It really is something more people should consider in today's world.
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, I finished reading your novels, "Dog Gone" and "Buck Fever," recently, and fell in love with both! They were incredibly well written and I learned a lot about animals that I hadn't known before. Your characters were endearing, and they felt like my friends by the end of each story. I am definitely going to buy copies of each!
Please put my name in your hat. And stop by my blog Cynthia...I've giving away a book too. I'd love to put your name on my list!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alissa!
ReplyDeleteWow, Sabrina! Thank you so much for the lovely comments on DOG GONE and BUCK FEVER. I really appreciate such kind words.
Your name is in, Bish. I love your blog--I'm on my way over. : )
I have this sweet novel. I picked it up at the local indie last year because I am forever a sucker for historical fiction...when it won the Newbery I was like, "Hey! I have that book." Wasn't that gypsy neighbor character great?
ReplyDeleteso, no entry for me but love the whole pay it forward thing. good luck to the others :)
The gypsy neighbor was a favorite of mine, Tess! I don't want to write too much about that and give away any spoilers, but she was great. And I'm wondering if you had any inklings that MOON OVER MANIFEST would be a big winner.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! : )
That's awesome! I'd love a chance to win the book and then, in turn, pay it forward as well! :0)
ReplyDeleteYou're name is in, Christy! And awesome that you'd pay it forward as well! Good luck, my dear!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win a great-looking book. And congrats on the award.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this book before. Would love to win it! Great idea to pay it forward.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Medeia and Terry! I'll put your names in. The drawing is this morning. Stay tuned! : )
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