The final week of the 2012 Summer Book Trek came and went and I forgot to do a post about it due to the Labor Day holiday. So…

Last week’s lucky winners were:

August 27:

• Cathy J (1583) — On the Road to Heaven
• Susan J (1148) —Become

August 28:

• Tarrah (1619) —Desolate
• Caterpillar (1608) —Desolate

August 29:

• Elizabeth J (1660) —Rift
• Emily D (1135) —Nightingale

August 30:

• Tara C (792) —The Tree House
• * (1164) —This winner opted out.*

August 31:

• Suan W (1191) —Wolfhound
• Shauna W (1707) —Death of a Disco Dancer

 

Total Points earned last week were 165; 13 books read; 2 Whitney nominations.

Books Read as of August 31st:

1. Beauty and the Beast – Jenni James
2. Beyond Summer Dreams – Jennie L. Hansen
3. Code Word – Traci Hunter Abramson (2)
4. Crossed – Ally Condie
5. Deadly Undertakings – Gregg Luke
6. First Love, Second Chances – Anita Stansfield
7. Key Lime Pie – Josi S. Kilpack
8. Midnight in Austenland – Shannon Hale
9. Open Fire, J. Golden Kimball Takes on the South – Scott M. Hurst
10. Table for Two – Sheryl Johnson
11. Trails of the Heart – Sierra St. James (Janette Rallison)
12. Twitterpated – Melanie Jacobson

 

Nominated for Whitney Award:

1. Deadly Undertakings – Gregg Luke
2. Family by Design – Heather Justesen

*see next post with the SBT Wrap-Up.

We only have 5 more days of the Summer Book Trek (counting today).

And YES, you can  still SIGN UP and be eligible for PRIZES!

 

Last week’s lucky winners were:

August 20:

• Emily F (1334) — Change of Heart

• Cathy J (1257) — Dead Running

August 21:

• Teresa O (1400) — Hunting Gideon

• Melynie M (1372) — Illuminations of the Heart

August 22:

• Shelly B (855) — still deciding

• Jennie H (1417) — Hidden in the Heart

August 23:

• Megan R (1425) — Gifted

• Shauna W (1298) — Souls in Peril

August 24:

• Melissa N (1546) — Sylvia, Come Home

• Brooke B (972) — Kindred Spirits

 

Total Points earned last week were 190. Guess everyone was busy with the back to school routines. We read 20 books and nominated 4 Whitneys.

Let’s give it one last big push and see if we can beat our best week, which was 450 points, 38 books, and 8 Whitney nominations.

Books Read as of August 26th:

1. Albrek’s Tomb
2. Candy Shop War, The
3. Clockwork Three, The
4. Code Red
5. Countdown to Love
6. Dead Running
7. Deadly Undertakings
8. First Love and Forever
9. First Love, Second Chances
10. Horn of Moran, The
11. Murder By the Way
12. My Loving Vigil Keeping (2)
13. Northanger Alibi
14. Outer Edge of Heaven, The
15. Palace of Stone
16. Pride and Popularity
17. Princess of Glass
18. Slathbog’s Gold
19. Table for Two

 

Whitneys Nominated

1. Deadly Undertakings
2. Family By Design
3. My Loving Vigil Keeping
4. Table for Two

Here we go into week 4 of the Summer Book Trek. I am having so much fun seeing all the books we’re reading! Woot-woot!

To answer just a few questions:

• YES! You can still SIGN UP and be eligible for PRIZES!

• YES! You can still ADD YOUR BOOK as a sponsoring prize!

• YES! All prizes will be given away! If there are leftovers at the end of the month, I’ll do random drawings until they’re done.

• That (#) by the winners’ names indicates the random number that was chosen as the winner using random.org.

 

And now for last week’s lucky winners…

August 13:

• Elizabeth J. (925) — My Forever
• Brooke B (559) — Long After Dark

August 14:

• Shelly B. (1127) — Dispirited
• Caterpillar (491) — **Send me your choice ASAP!**

August 15:

• Melynie M. (950) — Dangerous Favor
• Karlene B. (971) — Billy: Messenger of Powers

August 16:

• Melissa N. (1177) — The Guy Next Door
• Susan J. (1157) — Millstone City

August 17:

• Elizabeth J. (1124) — Hidden in the Heart
• Shauna W. (921) — Daughters of Jared

*Yes, Elizabeth J. won twice last week! Lucky woman!

 

We earned 450 points last week, for a total of 1,384; read 38 books; nominated 7 books for Whitney Awards.*

Books Read as of August 19, 2012

1. Carribbean Crossroads – Connie E. Sokol
2. Chimney Sweep Charm, The – Marcia Lynn McClure
3. Code Word – Traci Hunter Abramson
4. Cold Justice – Kathi Oram Peterson
5. Edenbrooke – Julianne Donaldson
6. Everneath – Brodi Ashton
7. Faith, Hope and Gravity – Merrill Osmond & Shirley Bahlmann
8. Farewell to Charms – Lindsey Leavitt
9. Fire of the Covenant – Gerald N. Lund
10. Gift, The – ??
11. Guardians of the Hidden Scepter – Frank Cole
12. Hatter – Daniel Coleman
13. Heirs of Southbridge, The – Jennie Hansen
14. High Country – Jennie Hansen
15. If I Should Die – Jennie Hansen
16. Jacob’s Journal of Doom – Kenneth Pike & Isaac Stewart
17. Journey of Promise – JoAnn Arnold
18. Left to Love – Jolene Perry
19. Lost Curse, The – T. Lynn Adams
20. Loyalty’s Webb – Joyce DiPastena
21. Michael Vey – Richard Paul Evans
22. My Loving Vigil Keeping – Carla Kelly
23. Not Your Average Fairy Tale – Chantele Sedgwick
24. Of Grace and Chocolate – Krista Lynne Jensen (2)
25. Out of Nowhere – ??
26. Outer Edge of Heaven, The – Jaclyn Hawkes (2)
27. Prince Tennyson – Jenni James
28. Princess of the Midnight Ball – Jessica Day George
29. Reality Check – Karen Tuft
30. Regally Blonde – Heather Horrocks
31. River Path, The – Jennie Hansen
32. Some Sweet Day – Jennie Hansen
33. Tangled Hearts – Roseanne Evans
34. Twitterpated – Melanie Jacobson (2)
35. Undercurrents – Traci Hunter Abramson
36. Unearthed – Lara Stauffer
37. When Hearts Meet – Anita Stansfield
38. Within These Hills – ??

 

Nominated for Whitneys

1. Becoming Bayley – Susan Auten
2. Code Word – Traci Hunter Abramson
3. Left to Love – Jolene Perry
4. Out of Nowhere – ??
5. River Path, The – Jennie Hansen (2000, doesn’t qualify for Whitney)*
6. Savage Grace – Bree Despain
7. Twitterpated – Melanie Jacobson

*Remember, to be eligible for a Whitney award, a novel must be published in the current year.

Our next batch of Summer Book Trek Winners are listed below. (Click here to see previous winners.) All winners have been emailed. Most have already responded. You can see which books have been chosen and which are still up for grabs, here.

August 7:

• Emily F. (189) — The Kissing Tree
• Cindy W (11) — Table for Two

August 8:

• Tarrah (337) — The Next Door Boys
• Taffy (104) — Tres Leches Cupcakes

August 9:

• Jennie H (618) — Tangled Hearts
• Kate P (534) — Loyalty’s Web

August 10:

• Cathy J (683)—Left to Love
• Stephanie W (530)—Abish

 

And since the last report, we’ve had 6 more people join, for a total of 23. We’ve now earned 410 additional points, for a total of 934, and picked 8 more winners. This is pretty awesome!

The lists below are books we’ve read and/or nominated for Whitneys between 8/8 & 8/12.

Books Read as of August 12, 2012

1. Alcatraz vs the Shattered Lens — Brandon Sanderson
2. Caller ID — Rachelle Christensen
3. Choosing Charity (3) — Terri Ferran
4. Code Word – Traci Hunter Abramson
5. Daughters of Jared — H.B. Moore
6. Dangerous Favor — Joyce DiPastena
7. Dead Running – Cami Checketts
8. Dragon Flight — Jessica Day George
9. Edenbrooke – Julianne Donaldson
10. Family by Design — Heather Justesen
11. Finding Faith (2) — Terri Ferran
12. Freshman for President —Ally Condie
13. Heirs of Southbridge, The — Jennie Hansen
14. Hidden in the Heart (2) — Roseanne Wilkins
15. Icefall — Matthew Kirby
16. Infinity Ring, The — James Dashner (how did you get a copy??? Won’t even be released until 8/28)
17. Jacob’s Journal of Doom – Kenneth Pike & Isaac Stewart
18. Journey of Honor — Jaclyn M Hawkes
19. List, The — Melanie Jacobson
20. Most Important Catch, The — Jaclyn M Hawkes
21. Next Door Boys, The—Jolene B Perry
22. No Angel — Theresa Sneed
23. Of Grace and Chocolate — Krista Lynne Jensen
24. Princess Academy — Shannon Hale
25. Reality Check – Karen Tuft
26. Rent Collector, The — Camron Wright (again, not available yet!)
27. Royal Secrets – Traci Hunter Abramson
28. Run Away Home — Jennie Hansen
29. Secret Sisters — Tristi Pinkston
30. Servant of  a Dark God — John Brown
31. Shudder — Jennie Hansen
32. Table for Two – Sheryl Johnson
33. Turning Pages — Tristi Pinkston
34. Whispering (??)

 

Nominated for Whitneys

1. Edenbrooke – Julianne Donaldson
2. Friends and Foes – Sarah Eden
3. Funeral Potatoes — Joni Hilton
4. Next Door Boys, The (2) — Jolene B Perry
5. Precious Cargo — Jean Holbrook Matthews
6. Rent Collector, The — Camron Wright
7. Turning Pages — Tristi Pinkston
8. Twitterpated — Melanie Jacobson

 

We’re a week into the Summer Book Trek and I thought you might be interested in a run-down of how it’s going.

(No! It’s not too late to enter the reading challenge!)

We have 17 readers signed up as participants. (Although some of their links aren’t working right. If your link is one, please fix it.)

Altogether as of last night, we’ve read 37 books. That’s approximately 2.17 books each (although in reality, there are a couple who are reading like gangbusters and putting the rest of us to shame).

We’ve racked up a total of 524 points and notified 12 winners! Yay!

Now, if you do the math, you’ll realize that 17 people / 52 prizes up for grabs – 12 prizes already given away = gobs more chances to win free books!

So if you haven’t joined the Summer Book Trek yet, DO IT NOW!

I also thought you might be interested in seeing a list of titles read and/or nominated for a Whitney Award thus far.

Books Read as of August 7, 2012

1. Albrek’s Tomb — M.L. Forman
2. Alcatraz vs the Shattered Lens — Brandon Sanderson
3. Caller ID — Rachelle Christensen
4. Change of Heart (2) — Roseanne Evans Wilkins
5. Code Word – Traci Hunter Abramson
6. Devil’s Food Cake – Josi S. Kilpack (2)
7. Dead Running – Cami Checketts
8. Divinely Designed — Rachael Renee Anderson
9. Endlessly – Kiersten White
10. Farewell to Charms, A — Lindsey Leavitt
11. Golden Crown, The (Tennis Shoes series) – Chris Heimerdinger
12. Hatter — Daniel Coleman
13. Hidden Branch – GG Vandergriff
14. Hollow City, The – Dan Wells
15. Janitors – Tyler Whitesides
16. Kingdoms & Conquerors (Tennis Shoes series) – Chris Heimerdinger
17. Kiss of a Stranger, The – Sarah M Eden
18. Luck of the Draw — Rachael Renee Anderson
19. Northanger Alibi – Jenni James
20. Of Grace & Chocolate — Krista Lynne Jensen
21. Paige – Annette Lyon
22. Princess Academy — Shannon Hale
23. Most Important Catch, The – Jaclyn M Hawkes
24. Murder by the Way – Betsy Brannon Green
25. Sacred Quest, The (Tennis Shoes series) – Chris Heimerdinger
26. Secrets After Dark –Marie Higgins
27. Spellweaver – Lynn Kurland
28. Tower of Thunder (Tennis Shoes series) – Chris Heimerdinger
29. Twitterpated – Melanie Jacobson (6)
30. Untethered – Marcia Lynn McClure
31. Warriors of Cumorah (Tennis Shoes series) – Chris Heimerdinger

*Note to participants: It’s easy points if you rate & comment on the the books as you finish them!

 

Nominated for Whitneys

1. Becoming Bayley – Susan Auten
2. Big In Japan – Jennifer Griffith
3. Dead Running – Cami Checketts
4. Edenbrooke – Julianne Donaldson
5. Endlessly – Kiersten White
6. False Prince, The – Jennifer A. Nielsen
7. Friends & Foes – Sarah Eden
8. Hollow City, The – Dan Wells
9. Jacob’s Journal of Doom – Kenneth Pike & Isaac Stewart
10. Murder by the Way – Betsy Brannon Green
11. Reality Check – Karen Tuft
12. Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders) – Brandon Mull
13. Table for Two – Sheryl Johnson

The books pictured below are prizes for the 2012 Summer Book Trek Reading Challenge. (Lots more coming soon!)

Pssst! You get 18 POINTS if you read one of these books!

Scroll down below the book images to read the what & how of winning these books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNERS:

• Winners will be randomly chosen and notified by email. Odds of winning dependent upon number of prizes and entries. It is possible that someone could win multiple prizes.

• Winner may choose their prize. Prizes are labeled by the format of the book (Print, eBook, or Your Choice). Once a prize has been claimed, the winner’s name will replace the label.

• Additional book prizes will be added throughout the reading challenge.

• Sponsors have the option to send prizes as they are awarded or to ship prizes at the end of the challenge.

•  Winners have one week after the close of the reading challenge to send me their mailing information. Challenge ends on August 31, 2012.

 

LABELS & LINKS

• “Print” = a printed book; may be paperback or hardback. Available only to winners with a U.S. shipping address.

• “eBook” = a digital ebook that will be emailed to the winner.

• “Your Choice” = sponsor will provide a printed book (U.S. shipping address only) or an eBook. Winner’s choice.

• To find out more about a title, click the image. It will take you to an online store where you may read more about the book.

 

*Click here for full list plus special notes about some books.

Want to be a sponsor? Click here for details.

There are some special rules for 2012 Summer Book Trek Sponsorship.

• Books for prizes MUST be authored or co-authored by an LDS author.

• Books MUST be fiction.

• Book prize may be either print or ebook.

• You may sponsor with as many books as you want.

• Books may be published by a traditional publisher or self-published.

• Book must be currently available for purchase online.

• Sponsor will ship or email the prize straight to the winner. Print books will be shipped to U.S. addresses only; ebooks will be emailed worldwide.

 YES! Sponsors may participate as readers in SBT12. Please sign up!

Sponsor provides one or more prize(s) in the form of one print copy or one digital ebook copy of their book to be shipped at sponsor’s expense to a prize winner selected by LDS Publisher.

• Sponsor receives the cover of their book posted here with a link to where the book may be purchased online.

• Sponsoring book covers are posted in the order that I receive the request for sponsorship, with first books at the top and later books at the bottom of the post. (Although if there are a lot from one source, I may spread them out a bit.) There will be no sidebar images or author bios included.

• SBT12 participants get DOUBLE POINTS if they read one of your books!

• Prizes will be awarded regularly throughout the reading challenge.

• Winners will have up to one week after the close of the challenge to send me their mailing information. I will forward this information to sponsors via email. Please keep this information private.

• Sponsors should ship books to the winner in a timely manner.

• Sponsors may also participate in the reading challenge and are eligible to win prizes.

 No! It’s not to late! Accepting Sponsors through the end of August.

Sponsor Request E-mail:

Please include the following information in your sponsor request email.

• Book Title and Author Name

• Format of prize (print, ebook, or winner’s choice)

• Link to image of book cover

• Link to where book may be purchased online

Welcome to 2012 Summer Book Trek!

Look at that artwork?

<——— Isn’t it cute?? (And guys, don’t feel left out. I have buttons for boys, too!)

Who: Calling all fiction readers!!! (If you’re under 18, you have to have your parent’s permission.) You do not have to be LDS to participate.

What: A summer reading challenge! Read books by LDS authors. (Need ideas? See the list in the sidebar or hover over the LDS Fiction tab at the top.)

Set your goals and track your progress. No goal is too small; no ambition too great. Feeling overwhelmed? Make a short list. Finish early? Add more books (or not). Change your mind on a title? Drop it. No pressure, no minimums. Make changes to your list as desired.

Earn points throughout the month. More points = more chances to win books!

When: August 2012

Where: The blogosphere.

How: Three Easy Steps.

1. Post your reading list on your blog*.
Use one of our SBT2012 buttons in your post and/or on your sidebar. Link back here so your friends will come play too. (Use this URL in your link: https://ldspublisher.com/2012/07/2012-summer-book-trek/)

2. Join up using the Simply Linked form below.
This lets everyone know you’re playing along. Join anytime between now and August 25^th. Put your name in the Link Title field. Include your email address so I can contact you if you win a prize. Link to your reading list.
DO THIS: https://ldspublisher.com/2012/07/2012-summer-book-trek/
NOT this: https://ldspublisher.com/

3. Rack up the points to win prizes!
Use the Rafflecopter form HERE to collect points throughout the entire month of August. (Start adding up points now!)

Why: We need a reason to read?!? Says who???

Prizes: Prizes will be books (print and/or ebooks) provided by LDS authors, their publishers, or others. Prizes will be shipped/emailed to the winners by the sponsor. Some prizes may be limited to U.S. addresses, depending on the sponsor.

Spread the word: Let your blog readers know about SBT12 so they can join the fun with you! (Bonus points for blogging, facebooking & tweeting.) Click here for blog buttons.

Okay, that’s it. Go post your list and let’s get reading!

*Don’t have a blog? I twisted the arm of a friend of mine and she created a blog that you can use to play. Simply e-mail your list to her and she’ll post it and link you up, making you eligible for prizes.

Use this Rafflecopter form to earn points during the 2012 Summer Book Trek reading challenge.

More Points = More Chances to Win!

(Get a jump start on earning points NOW!)

Click Here to Sign Up for the Trek!

 

NOTE 1: You MUST, MUST, MUST Sign Up/Link Up here first, or your points won’t count. (Yes, I will be checking.)

NOTE 2: You can start reading a book now, but you don’t get points for reading unless you FINISH the book in August.

NOTE 3: Yes. The three reading points are cumulative. So if the book is by an LDS author (+3), AND it’s a 2012 Release (+5), AND the book is a prize sponsor (+10), you get a total of 18 points for finishing that book!

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Points you can earn:

1  = Sign up/Link up: This is mandatory. You have to do this one first to get to the other points.

1  = Like LDS Publisher on Facebook (if you’ve already done this, go ahead and give yourself the point)

2 = Rate a book on this site using the Star Rating scale at the bottom of each book post

2 = Leave a thoughtful comment on any post on LDS Publisher site

2 = Blog about the Summer Book Trek (can do once a day) (Use http://bit.ly/MSXYJ8)

2 = Facebook about Summer Book Trek (can do once a day) (Use http://bit.ly/MSXYJ8 and #SBT12)

2 = Tweet about the Summer Book Trek (can do once a day) (Use http://bit.ly/MSXYJ8 and #SBT12)

3 = Read a novel by an LDS Author (get points for every book you finish)

5 = Read a 2012 Release novel by an LDS Author (get points for every book you finish)

10 = Read a  novel by a Trek Sponsor (get points for every book you finish)

10 = Review a novel on your blog that you read during the Trek  (get points for every book you review)

5 = Nominate a Whitney. You don’t have to have read the book you nominate during the Trek, but you have to nominate it during the Trek. And it has to be legit. No nominating everything just to get the points. (get points for every book you nominate)

First, I have to give a huge shout out to Kass Miles who designed our logos for the SBT 12 (aka Summer Book Trek 2012). Go check out her awesome website and blog. She is amazing! I love her style—and she is so easy to work with. (And if you talk to her, let her know LDS Publisher sent you!)

Kass has given us several button options. Pick the one that works best for your blog/website. Simply copy the code in the box beneath the image and size that you want (there are 8 options) and paste it into an HTML widget in your sidebar.

 **For some reason, WordPress is converting my html straight quotes to these curly quotes (” “). To get it to display on your site, paste the  code in your widget box, then replace all the “. (And does anyone know how to fix this???)

Girl Chevron Standard Sidebar Button (220px)
(Works best against a white or light background)

 

Girl Chevron Small Sidebar (125px)
(Works best against a white or light background)

 

 

Girl White Standard Sidebar Button (220px)
(Works best against a colored background)

 

Girl White Small Sidebar (125px)
(Works best against a colored background)

 

 

Boy Chevron Standard Sidebar Button (220px)
(Works best against a white or light background)

 

Boy Chevron Small Sidebar (125px)
(Works best against a white or light background)

 

 

Boy White Standard Sidebar Button (220px)
(Works best against a colored background)

 

Boy White Small Sidebar (125px)
(Works best against a colored background)

 

 

Or if you need more control and/or want to do it yourself, right click on these larger images and download to your computer. Then resize as needed. Please link the images back to this URL: https://ldspublisher.com/2012/07/2012-summer-book-trek/

 

NOTICE: All images are protected under a Creative Commons license. You may use these images for non-commercial use without modification (other than resizing). Please credit Kass Miles at www.kassmiles.com as the original creator.

 

Listing of prizes in alphabetical order. If sponsor is other than author, it’s listed in parentheses.

Books marked with * have a special note.

CAUTION: Although all the authors are LDS, not all of the characters live LDS standards. Do your research before selecting your prize.

 

Abish: Faith Among the Lamanites – Brenda Anderson

Billy: Messenger of Powers – Michaelbrent Collings

Become  – Ali Cross (Ali is giving away 2 ebooks & 1 print copy)

Change of Heart – Roseanne Evans Wilkins

Dangerous Favor – Joyce DiPastena

Daughters of Jared – H.B. Moore

Death of a Disco Dancer – David Clark (Zarahemla)

Dead Running – Cami Checketts

Desolate  – Ali Cross (Ali is giving away 2 ebooks & 1 print copy)

Dispensation – Angela Halstrom, ed (Zarahemla)

Dispirited – Louisa Perkins (Zarahemla)

Gifted – Karey White

Guy Next Door, The – Kate Palmer *Release date mid-September

Haunted, The – Michaelbrent Collings *”Stiff PG-13″

Heirs of Southbridge, The – Jennie Hansen

Hidden in the Heart – Roseanne Evans Wilkins

Hooligan – Douglas Thayer (Zarahemla)

Hunting Gideon – Jessica Draper (Zarahemla)

Illuminations of the Heart – Joyce DiPastena

Kindling, The (Middle School Magic) – Braden Bell (Cedar Fort)

Kissing Tree, The – Prudence Bice

Left to Love – Jolene B. Perry

Long After Dark – Todd Robert Petersen (Zarahemla)

Loyalty’s Web – Joyce DiPastena

Millstone City – S.P. Bailey (Zarahemla)

My Forever – Jolene B. Perry *Release date mid-August

Next Door Boys, The  – Jolene B. Perry

Nightingale – David Farland

No Going Back – Jonathan Langford (Zarahemla) *sensitive subject matter

Not Your Average Fairy Tale – Chantele Sedgwick

On the Road to Heaven – Coke Newel (Zarahemla)

Ribbon of Darkness – Julie Coulter Bellon

Rift – Todd Robert Petersen (Zarahemla)

Sharp Edge of a Knife, The – D. N. Giles (Ensign Peak Books)

Souls in Peril – Sherry Gammon *Release date mid-August

Table for Two – Sheryl Johnson

Tangled Hearts – Roseanne Evans Wilkins

Tree House, The – Douglas Thayer (Zarahemla)

Tres Leches Cupcakes – Josi S. Kilpack *September release date

Twitterpated – Melanie Jacobson

Wasatch – Douglas Thayer (Zarahemla)

Wolfhound – Kindal Debenham