BEA Book Giveaway: The Innocents by Lili Peloquin!

The Innocents by Lili Peloquin
Publisher: Razorbill
Pub. Date: October 16th, 2012
Pages: 272
Age Level: YA

Synopsis via Goodreads
Two sisters fight to belong in a town built on secrets and lies in this romantic new YA series.

Nothing ever came between sisters Alice and
Charlie.
Friends didn’t.
Boys couldn’t.
Their family falling apart never would.
Until they get to Serenity Point.

The Innocents is the first in a new series of young adult novels that weaves a saga of nail-biting drama, breathless romance, and gothic mystery.

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Contest Details
While at BEA, I managed to get a duplicate copy of some books. This was either because the publishers had extra copies left, I grabbed one at a drop only to realize I did have time to make the signing for it, etc. I want to share these duplicates with you guys who weren't able to attend BEA. So, please read the terms and conditions below and enter to win an ARC of The Innocents. I'll be giving away a couple more books later on so keep your eyes open.

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BEA Book Giveaway: The Darkest Minds!

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date: December 18th, 2012
Pages: 496
Age Level: YA

Synopsis via Goodreads
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something frightening enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have been cursed with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

Now sixteen, Ruby has spent nearly half her life desperately trying to hide the fact that she’s outwitted the camp’s sorting system—that she isn’t powerless, or safe. She’s one of the dangerous ones… and everyone knows what happens to them.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of teens who escaped their own camp, pursued along the way by terrifying bounty hunters. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close to him. Not after what happened to her parents.

When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Before the end, Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.

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Contest Details
While at BEA, I managed to get a duplicate copy of some books. This was either because the publishers had extra copies left, I grabbed one at a drop only to realize I did have time to make the signing for it, etc. I want to share these duplicates with you guys who weren't able to attend BEA. So, please read the terms and conditions below and enter to win an ARC of The Darkest Minds. I'll be giving away a couple more books later on so keep your eyes open.
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Waiting on Wednesday: Burning Blue!

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Burning Blue
Paul Griffin
Dial
October 25th, 2012
Young Adult
Synopsis via Goodreads
When Nicole Castro, the most beautiful girl in her wealthy New Jersey high school, is splashed with acid on the left side of her perfect face, the whole world takes notice. But quiet loner Jay Nazarro does more than that—he decides to find out who did it. Jay understands how it feels to be treated like a freak, and he also has a secret: He's a brilliant hacker. But the deeper he digs, the more danger he's in—and the more he falls for Nicole. Too bad everyone is turning into a suspect, including Nicole herself.

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This sounds like a very intriguing read and has me very curious. I need to read more books with a male POV and this one sounds like it could have the potential to be a fabulous book. But of course, it could fail too. Let's hope not though. I'll be keeping an eye out for this one.

Waiting on Wednesday: Earth Girl!

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Earth Girl Janet Edwards
Harper Voyager
August 15th, 2012
Young Adult
Synopsis via Goodreads 2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can’t travel to other worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make. She’s an ‘ape’, a ‘throwback’, but this is one ape girl who won’t give in.

Jarra invents a fake background for herself – as a normal child of Military parents – and joins a class of norms that is on Earth to excavate the ruins of the old cities. When an ancient skyscraper collapses, burying another research team, Jarra’s role in their rescue puts her in the spotlight. No hiding at back of class now. To make life more complicated, she finds herself falling in love with one of her classmates – a norm from another planet. Somehow, she has to keep the deception going.

A freak solar storm strikes the atmosphere, and the class is ordered to portal off-world for safety – no problem for a real child of military parents, but fatal for Jarra. The storm is so bad that the crews of the orbiting solar arrays have to escape to planet below: the first landing from space in 600 years. And one is on collision course with their shelter.

~~~~~~~~~~~~  This sounds pretty exciting as well as original! And I really like that cover. Looking forward to this one releasing! What about you? Had you heard of or seen this one before?