The Story Siren: Book Angel: Holiday Charity Contest

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6:13 AM

Yesterday I posted about a Book Angel named Michelle, and her personal mission to bring the joy of reading to a community in need. Well, the masterminds of generosity (Vania and Kami) wanted to surprise Michelle and her cause.

I was so thrilled to see people wanting to help out in the comments section on yesterdays post! Look at you being all compassionate and wanting to help out before we even bribed you!

You can help out! And here's how!

Donate some books... at least 3-5 books would be fantastic!
send them to Michelle (address at the end of the post)
send the books by the January 1, 2010 deadline
add a little note, with your books sent. Include: your name, address, email, and blog if you have one.

And as an extra incentive, besides feeling better about yourself, you'll be in the running for some fantastic prizes!

UPDATE: YES! ARCs ARE GOOD TOO!!

Here's what up for grabs. These are all individual prize packs. (Be sure to include your info with your books, otherwise it will be impossible to claim a prize!)

A UK and US signed copies of Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
A signed ARC of Sea by Heidi R. Kling
A signed ARC of Shadow Hills by Anatasia Hopcus with swag
A signed copy of The Maze Runner by James Dashner
A signed copy of The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
A signed copy of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margie Stohl with a BC tee and dog tags
A signed copy of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Magie Stohl and BC dog tags
An ARC of Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce and a signed book plate
A signed copy of Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick and a Hush, Hush tee
Another signed copy of Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick and a Hush, Hush tee
A language of flowers book that the MC in Foget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White and swag

The books are for children ranging in ages from 1 to 18. They do not have to be brand new, gently used books are welcome.

You can send the books to Michelle at the following address:

Michelle Wright
1687 Queen Ann Dr.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014

Thanks to Kami & Margie and the many authors who have donated for this cause! You are a HUGE help! And I am sure Michelle and the kids will appreciate everything you've done!

34 comments:

L. Diane Wolfe said...: That's awesome so many want to help!

Our church just gathered thousands of books and $4500 for our pastor's son's middle school in Philly, and when he saw it all on Sunday, he nearly cried.

Reading is the greatest gift one can give a child!; December 1, 2009 7:40 AM
Book Crazy Jenn said...: BEAUTIFUL - what amazing people there are in this world - I am excited, I want to try to help - though it will not be nearly as much as some - hopefully it will help!; December 1, 2009 8:02 AM
Alexa said...: What a wonderful idea. Thanks for making me aware of this.; December 1, 2009 8:20 AM
Jodie said...: Hiya just wanted to stop by and say that Becca Fitzpatrick, author of Hush, Hush has been supporting Michelle (you can read about her urge readers to donate at http://www.livingyourfive.com/). I've donated three books to the initiative over the past couple of months, because it's a fantastic idea and I admire anyone who can put their money where there mouth is. It's great to see a blog with such a big readership getting behind this project and I enjoyed seeing pictures of the kid choosing books.; December 1, 2009 8:29 AM
Jodie said...: Duh I totally did not read your prize list, but I can see the auhtors name there ;); December 1, 2009 8:35 AM
Lea said...: Thanks for posting an address where we can send books! I'll be sure to send some while I'm on break :D; December 1, 2009 8:51 AM
Kate at Read This Book! said...: I will definitely try my best to donate as many books as I can. It's a wonderful thing Michelle is doing. =D; December 1, 2009 8:57 AM
Kate at Read This Book! said...: It's alright if some of the books are arcs right? =); December 1, 2009 8:58 AM
Zombie Girrrl said...: As St. Francis of Assisi said, "It is in giving that we receive," I don't think he meant it quite so literally, but I'm game! I have a few books in mind.
Thanks for posting about this, Kristi! This really makes it feel like the holidays. =); December 1, 2009 9:09 AM
Book Crazy Jenn said...: Guess what - You have an "award" on my blog :) Come check it out. Please :); December 1, 2009 9:23 AM
Elie said...: I missed the first post, what a great cause. There is nothing like the gift of reading!; December 1, 2009 9:27 AM
Ella Press said...: Such a nice thing to do.
Kudos to Michelle for making the effort!; December 1, 2009 9:43 AM
Ariel said...: What a great project! I've participated in a couple of other book drives, and one thing that's really cool is if the organization makes an Amazon/other site wishlist of books that kids have requested/liked. That way people can just buy from the site and have them shipped right to the library!; December 1, 2009 10:10 AM
Aubrey (AKA Stacey) said...: Yay! I'm going to post about this over at my blog too! Thank you so so much for hosting this! I hope she gets tons of books!; December 1, 2009 11:16 AM
Aubrey (AKA Stacey) said...: P.S. Are sending ARCs acceptable?; December 1, 2009 11:18 AM
Sasha said...: This is great! I may only be able to send 1 or 2 because of the cost (I live in the UK) but I'll try and post as many as I can!
Thanks for this great post
x; December 1, 2009 12:25 PM
TerryLynnJohnson said...: This is a great idea. Thanks for bringing it into the limelight here.; December 1, 2009 3:15 PM
sharonlovescats said...: I'm echoing Aubrey's question: can we send arcs?; December 1, 2009 4:43 PM
Emily said...: I actually just cleaned out my bookshelves so I'll definitely have to pick out some good books to send over. Thanks for posting about this!; December 1, 2009 5:35 PM
ExtremeReader said...: What a touching story! I just boxed up 5 books and will send them this week!; December 2, 2009 4:00 PM
Kristen said...: I'm going to send some too! This is fantastic!! What an awesome thing to do for kids.; December 2, 2009 7:07 PM
TheKBSeries said...: Awesome! Def want to help out! Wouldn't mind winning some books too. :) Will send out my books within the next week. Thanks for the great contest!

TheKBSeries (Marie)
thekbseries@yahoo.com; December 2, 2009 8:43 PM
Book Chick City said...: I will definitely send some books!!; December 3, 2009 2:10 AM
Laura McMeeking said...: What a great cause! I'm in the UK, but I think I'll ask my mom to gather up all my old books (if I saved them, it meant I liked them!) so she can ship them out before Christmas!; December 3, 2009 6:16 AM
WilowRaven said...: This is wonderful! I can't wait to go book searching to find some books to send to Michelle!
Does she know they are coming?; December 3, 2009 10:36 AM
Katie said...: What an amazing thing to do!! I love stuff like this.
-Katieb
Mundie Moms; December 4, 2009 8:57 PM
Rebecca Herman said...: Thanks for posting this, I am going to go through my books and see if I have any I want to donate.; December 4, 2009 11:59 PM
Lenore said...: Glad I saw this! I will definitely send some books.; December 5, 2009 7:02 AM
shelburns said...: I've had plans to send books to Michelle since Kami first posted about her project. I was waiting for Christmas break from school so that I can get them boxed and mailed without such a rush. The contest is an added bonus. Thanks for getting the word out about this!; December 14, 2009 10:55 PM
Ashley said...: So great! Just boxed up some books to send out tomorrow! I was looking for a good cause to donate books to this Xmas, and it doesn't get much better than this.; December 15, 2009 9:22 AM
Just Your Typical Book Blog said...: This is such an awesome idea! I've spread the word around my work a bit, and a few people I work with are brining in books along with the ones I'm going to send :); December 15, 2009 9:30 PM
Sheila (Bookjourney) said...: This is so great and a cause that is near and dear to my heart.; December 15, 2009 10:24 PM
Heidi R. Kling said...: Thanks for organizing!
Signed SEA ARC is in the mail. :); December 17, 2009 1:45 PM
Lenore said...: Sent mine out today!; December 19, 2009 11:26 AM