I love this It's Monday! What Are You Reading? meme, and it's a perfect reason to share this book today.
In fact, I'm actually, literally sharing.
My signed copy of GASPARILLA'S GOLD!
It's Sandra's first middle-grade novel (You heard it here first: more will surely come!).
I'll mail the book to a teacher or a librarian. I'll also send Sandra's Discovery Guide of activities for GASPARILLA'S GOLD-- and a class set of bookmarks. How cool is that?
Leave me a comment here or on Facebook, by Tuesday night (January 24), and I'll have Sandra pick a name at our critique group meeting.
(Did I mention how lucky I am to have Sandra in my SCBWI critique group?)
CLICK HERE FOR an interview I did with her soon after I met her.
The novel is perfect for reluctant readers and science nerds, animal activists and fans of exciting adventures.
Gasparilla’s Gold
It’s an action-packed
heart-tug with a good sprinkle of humor as twelve-year-old Gus, whose
struggle to cope with his older brother’s death has left him fearful, is
drawn into hunting for pirate treasure with a feisty girl and a zany
movie prop creator.
But, on the Florida island where Gus is spending the summer, there’s something even more valuable than gold—a wild panther cub. The National Wildlife Federation reports less than 100 Florida panthers remain living wild and free. Will Gus regain his courage in time to save the cub from poachers? And will Gus and his band of treasure hunters solve the mystery of the pirate’s map he discovered to dig up Gasparilla’s buried gold?
There’s a lot at stake and only a summer to make it happen.
But, on the Florida island where Gus is spending the summer, there’s something even more valuable than gold—a wild panther cub. The National Wildlife Federation reports less than 100 Florida panthers remain living wild and free. Will Gus regain his courage in time to save the cub from poachers? And will Gus and his band of treasure hunters solve the mystery of the pirate’s map he discovered to dig up Gasparilla’s buried gold?
There’s a lot at stake and only a summer to make it happen.
Don't forget to leave a comment, here or on FACEBOOK.
(Maybe I'll even tweet this giveaway though, sadly, the last time I did that, I got a lot of fake teachers and librarians, scammers looking to re-sell books should they win...)
