As part of our Book of the Month promotion for February, and thanks to HarperTeen, we’ve got five copies of Carolyn Mackler’s fantastic new novel, Tangled, on offer for giveaway.

Blurb from Amazon:

Paradise wasn’t supposed to suck.

Not the state of being, but a resort in the Caribbean.

Jena, Dakota, Skye, and Owen are all there for different reasons, but at Paradise their lives become tangled together in ways none of them can predict. Paradise will change them all.

It will change Jena, whose first brush with romance takes her that much closer to having a life, and not just reading about those infinitely cooler and more exciting.

It will change Dakota, who needs the devastating truth about his past to make him realize that he doesn’t have to be a jerk just because people think he’s one.

It will change Skye, a heartbreakingly beautiful actress, who must come to terms with the fact that for once she has to stop playing a role or face the consequences.

And it will change Owen, who has never risked anything before and who will take the leap from his online life to a real one all because of a girl he met at Paradise. . . .

From confused to confident and back again, one thing’s certain: Four months after it all begins, none of them will ever be the same.

All you need to do is leave your details in the comments field below. Competition open to US residents only and closes on February 28, 2010.

Thanks to Penguin Books Australia, yaReads has one copy of Rumours by Anna Godbersen to giveaway. Rumours is the second novel in The Luxe series and we here at yaReads think it’s a pretty spesh read. As a bit of a treat to our Australian contingent, this competition is open to Australian and New Zealand residents only.

All you have to do is leave a message after this post (by clicking on the “comment” button) and tell us why you love this series so much. Don’t forget to leave your name and your country of origin (whether you’re OZ or NZ).

Competition is open until May 16. Happy posting!

Well, it’s announcement time again. We’ve thrown all the names of those who entered this competition into a random selector and we’re pleased to announce that the winners of the Perfect Chemistry giveaway are xdaisyx and stephanied. Congratulations guys and thanks for your participation. We’d also like to extend our gratitude to Simone Elkeles for providing the prizes.

Stay tuned for an exclusive interview with Simone, plus a guest review of her very own fave YA novel.

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles is our book of the month. Simone is offering two copies of her novel to US residents only. So if you live in the USA and you want a copy, email your name to yareadscontest(at)gmail(dot)com with Perfect Chemistry in the subject line. Once you’ve done that, click here and register your name in the Perfect Chemistry giveaway thread on our forum.

Competition is open until Thursday, March 12, 2009

Courtesy of Penguin Books we’ve got one copy of Richelle Mead’s popular Vampire Academy to give away. All you need to do is email us your name at yareadscontest(at)gmail(dot)com with Vampire Academy as the subject heading and head over here and list your name in the forum thread. All entrants will be tossed in a hat and the winner chosen at random. Competition closes on Thursday, February 26, 2009.

Entrants might also be interested to know that we have some great VA discussion happening on the forum and an interview on the way with Richelle herself. So stay tuned for more exciting VA news.

Remember guys, The Devouring giveaway is only open for another three days (or four, depending on which country you live in) so if you haven’t entered, hop to it!

Hey yaReaders,

We’ve got competitions coming out our ears at the moment. Thanks to the good people at Candlewick,this time I’ve got one signed copy of Carolyn Mackler’s Vegan, Virgin, Valentine (which is one of my personal fave’s):

and one signed copy of The Earth, MY Butt, And Other Big Round Things by the same author:

The first two people to email me at yareadscontest@gmail.com with the subject heading of the email indicating which book it is you would prefer, will find a signed Carolyn Mackler book coming their way. We’d also really appreciate it if you went over to the forum and listed your name in the Carolyn Mackler competition thread here

Unfortunately, this competition is open to US residents only. If you’re not from the US, fear not. We’ve got a whole stack of competitions and giveaways coming your way really soon.

All right, so this is the first in a string of giveaways. Courtesy of Penguin Books, I’ve got one – I repeat, only one – copy of The Devouring by Simon Holt to giveaway.

To win you must finish this sentence:

“I can devour _________ faster/better/ than everyone else. It is something I am/am not proud of because …..”

To enter email your entry to yareadscontest@gmail.com using the subject heading “The Devouring”. Then, head on over and register on our forum and list your name in this thread

Competition is open till Monday, February 9, 2009.

More giveaways coming soon!

Taken straight from ALAN’s website:

“The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Committee is seeking artists interested in submitting designs for the seal that will be affixed to winning and honor titles selected each year beginning this spring. Artistic submissions will be accepted from ALAN and non-ALAN members alike.

Any artistic medium is welcome, and we encourage artists to make the seal unique to the award and sponsor. Per Walden’s request, winning titles must possess a positive approach to life, widespread teen appeal, and literary merit. More information on Walden, her work, and the award may be found on the ALAN website. Please be sure your design also includes reference to both ALAN and NCTE and approximates the size of the models below.

Designs will be accepted through April 15 and should be sent to Wendy Glenn, AEWA Committee Chair, at 29 Cisar Road, Willington, CT, 06279 or wendy [dot] glenn [at] uconn [dot] edu.”