Filed under: 24/8 Musings | Tags: book give away books, The Secret Life of Bees
but hurry as this give away goes away this weekend with the opening of the movie. Simply make sure you are signed up for the 24/8 mailing list and then answer the three questions in our Blue Plate Specials section by sending an email to falise@248bookclub.com.
Be sure to catch the opening weekend of this much anticipated movie that was adapted for the big screen from Sue Monk Kidd’s book of the same name. With the all star cast and amazing soundtrack it is sure to have Oscar buzz. To learn more about the movie visit the official movie site, The Secret Life of Bees.
Filed under: 24/8 Musings, contest, Posts at Other Sites | Tags: Book Give Away, Booking Mama, Books, Fox Search Light Films, Hannah's Dream, I Like You, Random House, Sarah's Kay, Sue Monk Kid, THE DUCHESS, The Secret Life of Bees, The Uncommon Reader
24/8 just completed its book give away of three copies of THE DUCHESS, thank you so much to Random House for making that possible. We hope you have gone out to see this film that is receiving Oscar buzz.
We are thrilled to announce a new book give away with details to be post at Blue Plate Specials on the site any day. This time it is THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd and our thanks go to Fox SearchLight for making this possible.
But we would be remiss without mentioning that our 24/8 friend, Julie, the Booking Mama that is featuring four, yes four book give aways going on right now. They are for: I Like You, by Amy Sedaris, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/review-i-like-you-giveaway.html; Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/review-sarahs-key-giveaway.html; The Uncommon Reader, by Alan Bennett, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/uncommon-reader-giveaway.html; and Hannah’s Dream, by Diane Hammond, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/guest-post-diane-hammond-giveaway.html.
Don’t forget that reading a great book can take you to a new place or introduce you to new characters or provide education on something you have been wanting to learn. And here we are offering you some opportunities to receive books with no strings attached.
to the rest of the country. At 24/8 we are celebrating the release of the new movie with a book giveaway. Visit the Blue Plate Specials section of the 24/8 Book Club site to find the movie trivia questions, answers are not hard to find but hope to wet your appetite for the film and the book. Once you have the answers send an email to falise@248bookclub.com.
One more thing, to be registered to win this book giveaway and future giveaways please make sure you join our mailing list so we know where to send the books. It is simple and fun and what a great treat to receive a free book in the mail.
We will be announcing the winners of this giveaway next week and introducing our next giveaway next week. It is also a book that has been adapted for a movie and will be released in October. Be sure to enter to win and come visit us often at 24/8.
Filed under: Events | Tags: Books, Corduroy, Don Freeman, Read for the Record
On this very special Thursday, October, 2nd, children from all over the United States will be treated to a reading of the same book. This year’s selection is Corduroy by Don Freeman. this book has been part of so many of our childhoods and now it will be read, heard, enjoyed and bought by another generation.
Jumpstart’s Read for the Record is a campaign designed to bring attention to the importance of early education. By encouraging hundreds of thousands of children and adults to read the same book on the same day, Jumpstart aims to break a world record and to make early education a national priority.
To learn more about Jump Start and how you can put a book into the hands of a child go to, http://www.readfortherecord.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_main.
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