Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Ice Dogs ARC Giveaway



I feel really fortunate to be able to show off the cover of Ice Dogs, a gripping character driven middle grade adventure/survival story. And, to top it off, I'm giving away an arc of this page-turner!!


I think this cover does a great job of capturing the mystique and allure of travelling though the backcountry in Alaska, which is where the story is set.

A little cover copy: 

Victoria Secord, a fourteen-year-old Alaskan dogsled racer, loses her way on a routine outing with her dogs. With food gone and temperatures dropping, her survival and that of her dogs and the mysterious boy she meets in the woods is entirely up to her.

The author, Terry Lynn Johnson is a musher herself and her crackling writing puts readers at the reins as Victoria and Chris experience setbacks, mistakes, and small triumphs in their wilderness adventure.

Although I've never met Terry in person, we've been trading manuscripts for a few years and man, this one rocks!!! It's due out in November from Houghton Mifflin.

Terry with a couple of her dogs.


For the ARC contest, leave a comment, and an email contact in it, anytime before midnight Saturday February 16th. One winner will be chosen at random. Good luck!!!

And, if you want one more chance to receive an ARC you can try your luck here.

Thanks for stopping by!!


14 comments:

  1. This sounds like an adventure both my daughter and I would enjoy! We love survival stories.

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  2. Well, boo. I'm a Mayhemer and can't enter. Terry Lynn is one of the most interesting authors out there -- who else has lived her stories to the extent she has? So excited for her and this book!!

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  3. My great great aunt raised sled dogs in Alaska, so this one is particularly intriguing to me! Congrats on the book!

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  4. Wow, great cover. It really captures the mood of the book. I see adventure/survival story written all over this one.

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  5. Ot is a great cover! Thanks for the contest, Paul--like Caroline I need to sit it out on the sidelines.

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  6. That's a gorgeous cover! And I used to have a Husky. Man I miss her.

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  7. I'm loving that cover and I'd love to get my hands on a copy of this one. Thanks for the contest. Please enter me =)
    RuthSchiffmann (at) hotmail [dot] com

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  8. Love this cover! I'm a sucker for animal covers. Huskies are such interesting dogs. This book sounds fantastic!

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  9. Great cover! My son loves animal stories. :0)

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  10. I adore this cover. So awesome! My email is farley dot christinaL at gmail dot com.

    My students love animal stories.

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  11. This sounds like so much fun...and I still can't get over that cover.

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  12. Thank you, Paul, for helping me reveal my cover! And thanks everyone for all your support and great comments!

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Thanks for adding to the mayhem!