Summertime, and the reading is easy!  If you are like me, your TBR (to be read) stack is teetering with juicy stories waiting to be devoured like a ripe summer peach. Maybe you’ve been able to steal away to the quiet of a hammock, or have enjoyed getting lost in a book with the ocean’s dull roar as a backdrop.  (Or perhaps, more likely,  you have to swat kids away like mosquitoes and fight for every chapter!

However it happens for you, I do hope you’re enjoying a good book this summer.  With that in mind, I’ve hooked up with the good folks at the above blogs (inspired by Kathy http://www.iamareader.com ) to offer you a chance to win a Kindle Fire!  If you haven’t joined the age of digital readers, I must say it is so satisfying to be able to get that new book you’ve wanted instantly!  For me, it’s also fun to be able to read after “light’s out” without balancing a flashlight on my shoulder so as not to bug my husband.

And for those of you who swear by good old-fashioned hold ’em in your hands and smell ’em books, I will also be offering the winner  five fantastic middle grade reads (suitable for adult readers, too!):

Here’s how to enter:  The contest runs JULY 8 – July 29.

Welcome to our Kindle Fire HD giveaway!

Sponsored by 
Kid Lit Frenzy
Read Now Sleep Later
Nite Lite Book Reviews
The Windy Pages
The Book Pixie
There’s a Book
The Late Bloomer’s Book Blog
Teach Mentor Texts
The Reading Date
Nancy Tandon
Read Write Mom

Show our blogger friends some love and at the same time earn entries into the giveaway!

The Kindle Fire HD winner (US only) will also get their choice of

1 July or August Kindle eBook from Kid Lit Frenzy
1 YA Kindle eBook from Read Now Sleep Later
1 MG Kindle eBook from There’s a Book

If you are not from the United States, use the second Rafflecopter to enter to win

up to $20 worth of books from BookDepository.com 
and an ARC or signed copy of a book from Kid Lit Frenzy
(A list of possible prizes will be posted after July 14, so check back!)

If you are a blogger, you can earn an extra entry by re-posting the giveaway. Copy the HTML from this page and paste it into a new post. We cannot count your entry unless you leave us the link, so remember to paste the link into the Rafflecopter widget. If you cannot embed the Rafflecopter widget, here is the Share Link for the Kindle Fire HD (US only) and the Share Link for the International $20 bookdepository.com widgets.

Rules:

1. You must be 13 years of age or older to enter, or have a parent/guardian enter for you. All entries are subject to verification.

2. We will notify the winner via email within 48 hours after the contest’s end (11:59 pm on July 29).

3. The Kindle Fire HD winner must have a mailing address in the United States. The International ($20 bookdepository.com books) winner can be anywhere except the United States.

4. The winners will have 48 hours to reply with their mailing address or another winner will be chosen.

5. Contest sponsors are not responsible for items lost in the mail.

6. We love comments, but please do not leave personal information such as email or mailing addresses in the comments! We are using Rafflecopter because it will keep your information private.

Questions? Please email the organizer, Alethea, at frootjoos at gmail dot com.

Good luck!

8/2/13:  Congratulations to the winners!