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Win a signed copy of A&L Do Summer ! Details at the end of this post.

“Just imagine it, Aspen.” Laurel walks beside me waving her arms. I feel like a football player dodging her flapping hands and the lunatics rushing to their lockers. “It’s Monday morning. Principal Hammond arrives at dawn with his briefcase in one hand and his thermos of coffee in the other–” “I’m pretty sure Principal Hammond doesn’t drink coffee.” I clutch my notebook tighter against my chest to protect my advanced chemistry take-home final. After sweating bullets over it for three precious hours last night, I’m not about to risk losing it. “Once when I was picking up copies from the office, I overheard the secretary kidding him about being addicted to Mountain Dew.” Excerpt © 2011 Jan Blazanin

“Just imagine it, Aspen.” Laurel walks beside me waving her arms. I feel like a football player dodging her flapping hands and the lunatics rushing to their lockers. “It’s Monday morning. Principal Hammond arrives at dawn with his briefcase in one hand and his thermos of coffee in the other–”

“I’m pretty sure Principal Hammond doesn’t drink coffee.” I clutch my notebook tighter against my chest to protect my advanced chemistry take-home final. After sweating bullets over it for three precious hours last night, I’m not about to risk losing it. “Once when I was picking up copies from the office, I overheard the secretary kidding him about being addicted to Mountain Dew.”

Excerpt © 2011 Jan Blazanin

About the Book:

After a year in rural Cottonwood Creek, Iowa, city girl Laurel is still adjusting to a place where parties take place in barns, guys ride around in pickup trucks, and a killer senior prank involves getting pigs into the principal’s office. Fortunately, she has her best friend Aspen on her side. The real problem is that neither the country girl nor the city slicker have boyfriends, nor any prospects for getting them. Clearly, they need to raise their profiles—and they have a summer to do it.

Release Date: May 10, 2011

About the Author:

Jan Blazanin, a former middle school teacher, grew up in a converted railroad depot near Des Moines, Iowa. Fairest of Them All, her first young adult novel about a beauty queen who develops alopecia, debuted in April 2009. Her upcoming novel, A & L Do Summer, will be available May 10, 2011. Jan received degrees from Grand View University, Iowa State, and Drake University. She studied writing at the Institute of Children’s Literature and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and teaches creative writing for adults and teens. Jan currently lives on 11 acres in Waukee, Iowa, with her life partner Mike, her dogs and cat, and a flock of guinea fowl. When she’s not writing, you’ll find Jan reading, running, pulling weeds, walking the dogs, or chasing uninvited wildlife out of the house. For more information visit her at www.janblazanin.com .

Giveaway:

Jan has been kind enough to contribute a signed copy of A&L Do Summer for a giveaway!

To enter simply leave a comment on this post.

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The contest is open in the US and Canada and ends on March 9th at midnight EST.

Good luck and happy reading!

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Carly Reads says: February 24, 2011 at 2:00 pm + Became a follower of the site + Became a follower of Twitter + Linked to the contest on Facebook + Linked to the contest on Twitter First Page Panda is my newest blog addiction … I’m obsessed!

+ Became a follower of the site + Became a follower of Twitter + Linked to the contest on Facebook + Linked to the contest on Twitter

First Page Panda is my newest blog addiction … I’m obsessed!

Pat Zietlow Miller says: February 24, 2011 at 3:45 pm I would love to win this book. Thanks for having the contest.

I would love to win this book. Thanks for having the contest.

Pat Zietlow Miller says: February 24, 2011 at 3:46 pm I also followed First Page Panda on Twitter.

I also followed First Page Panda on Twitter.

lindsaywrites says: February 24, 2011 at 3:50 pm awesome! thanks for this!

awesome! thanks for this!

Liana says: February 24, 2011 at 4:13 pm sounds fun. I love the name Aspen. +1 follower on blog +1 follower on twitter

sounds fun. I love the name Aspen.

+1 follower on blog +1 follower on twitter

Vivien says: February 24, 2011 at 10:35 pm This sounds awesome! +1 follower +1 spread here http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/110163-a-l-do-summer-by-jan-blazanin-giveaway Thanks again Vivien deadtossedwaves at gmail dot com

This sounds awesome! +1 follower +1 spread here http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/110163-a-l-do-summer-by-jan-blazanin-giveaway

Thanks again Vivien deadtossedwaves at gmail dot com

Vivien says: February 24, 2011 at 10:35 pm GFC follower to clarify 🙂

GFC follower to clarify 🙂

stephanie says: February 25, 2011 at 6:38 am This looks great thank you! +1 GFC follower +1 spread herehttp://www.goodreads.com/event/show/110187-a-and-l-do-summer-giveaway Stephanie thegirlonfire27 at gmail dot ocm

This looks great thank you! +1 GFC follower +1 spread herehttp://www.goodreads.com/event/show/110187-a-and-l-do-summer-giveaway

Stephanie thegirlonfire27 at gmail dot ocm

Valerie says: February 25, 2011 at 6:22 pm The story sounds great! I’ll have to put it on my “to read” list!

The story sounds great! I’ll have to put it on my “to read” list!

Joyce Lansky says: February 26, 2011 at 3:19 pm Please enter me to win this book! +1 blog follower +1 twitter follower +1 retweeted (Joyce_Lansky) Thanks for the contest!

Please enter me to win this book!

+1 blog follower +1 twitter follower +1 retweeted (Joyce_Lansky)

Thanks for the contest!

Christy says: February 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm Would love to win + I’m a follower

Would love to win

+ I’m a follower

Sarah says: March 14, 2011 at 12:45 pm How did I miss this post? This book looks super cute, I want it!!!! I’m a follower here and on twitter and will repost on FB.

How did I miss this post? This book looks super cute, I want it!!!!

I’m a follower here and on twitter and will repost on FB.

Sarah says: March 14, 2011 at 12:47 pm Or I can be too late 🙁 I’ll just have to order a copy for the library 🙂

Or I can be too late 🙁 I’ll just have to order a copy for the library 🙂

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