Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize—one lucky winner will receive one e-book from each author on my team in the hunt!
But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 120 hours!
Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are FOUR contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am part of the BLUE TEAM—but there is also a gold team, a red t
eam, and a purple team.
You can enter for each team to win a whole set of different books, plus a $50 Amazon giftcard!
And don't miss my personal BONUS GIVEAWAY at the bottom of this post for a chance to win a copy of my the other two books in my True Blue Trilogy!
If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, want to see links to all the authors participating, or want to see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: Somewhere below, you'll find my favorite number in bold blue. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the BLUE TEAM, then add them up. (Don't worry, you can use a calculator!)
Rules: Contest is open internationally. Anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by Sunday, April 5th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
SCAVENGER HUNT POST
Hello, YASH Hunters! I have the pleasure of hosting author C. Lee McKenzie! Lee loves to write contemporary/realistic novels that tackle modern issues, but she sometimes writes middle grade. They're all about fantasy and adventure. Some of her books are Sliding on the Edge, The Princess of Las Pulgas, Double Negative, Sudden Secrets, and Not Guilty. She also has a trilogy: Alligators Overhead, The Great Time Lock Disaster, and Some Very Messy Medieval Magic. Her stand-alone MG is called Sign of the Green Dragon. Lee is represented by Italia Gandolfo.
Take it away, Lee!
MY EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
In my newest book, Not Guilty, I had a lot of favorite characters,
but there was one named Buddy that was special. He was special because, not
only was he a fabulous dog, but a real one. Buddy had his own website with
tales about his adventures with his favorite human, Mike. Mike posted from Buddy's point of view a lot of the time, and his
take on the world was heartwarming and funny.
I was so sad when Buddy died. I felt as if he and Mike were good
friends of mine. I asked Mike if he would mind if I paid my own tribute to his
beloved Canine Couch Potato, and he not only didn’t mind, he loved the idea.
Here’s a scene about Buddy from Not Guilty.
By nature, Buddy was a people-loving retriever-mix who had come to
him by some unknown chain of dog owners. He had a long history of being in and
out of the pound. Their first day at the beach together, Devon found out why.
Buddy hated water. He even hated wet sand under his paws. It took a lot of
convincing to get Buddy on the sand that first day. Then they’d no sooner
settled on the blanket when Buddy let out a yelp and hightailed it back to the
asphalt. His leash whipped behind. People jumped out of the frantic dog’s way.
Devon didn’t catch him until they’d run the length of Sugar Cove. Over the next
few years, Buddy finally agreed to walk on the dry sand, but he never became
the beach buddy Devon had imagined. And Frisbees could sail overhead all day
without a single blink. He was a failed retriever, but he wasn’t a failed
friend.
If you’d like to read Not Guilty at no cost, I’m giving
away two copies during the YASH Hunt!
Wow, Lee! That is truly some awesome exclusive content. Check out Lee's blog here for an extra chance to win her featured book!
Thanks to everyone for visiting today, and don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me,
C. Lee McKenzie, and many more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 7. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the BLUE TEAM and you'll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
CONTINUE THE HUNT
To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author—Gerardo Delgadillo!
MY BONUS GIVEAWAY!
My featured book in the hunt is True Blue Forever, Book Three in my True Blue Trilogy. How would you like a chance to win the first two books in the series? All you have to do is like my Facebook Author Page or follow me on Twitter or Bookbub between now and Sunday, April 5th. Your name will go into the drawing once for each like or follow. The lucky winner will be drawn at random and will be announced here and on my Facebook Author Page on April 7th. Good luck, and thanks for playing!
~Stay true to yourself and your dreams will come true!
