Blog Tour - Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Gunn

Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes
Robin Jones Gunn
Multnomah/Waterbook
pgs: 276

When a mammogram result comes back abnormal, midlife mama Summer Finley makes a snap decision to relegate fear to the back burner and fulfill a lifelong dream. Summer heads for Holland where she meets up with tulips, wooden shoes, and her best friend, Noelle.

Pen pals since fourth grade, Summer and Noelle have never met face-to-face. Through decades of heart-level correspondence, they have sustained a deep friendship. A week of adventure helps both women trade anxiety for a renewed and deeper trust in God. When Summer confides in Noelle about the abnormal medical report, Noelle finds the freedom to share a long-held heartache, and both women discover they needed each other more than they realized.

Women ages 35 and up, readers of Christian Boomer Lit, and fans of books such as The Yada Yada Prayer Group will enjoy Robin Jones Gunn’s humorous and uplifting style. True-to-life characters and moments of poignancy bring a deeper understanding of the value of life and the gift of true friends. Readers guide and bonus material included.

About the Author
Robin Jones Gunn is the best-selling and award-winning author of over seventy books, including the Glenbrooke, Christy Miller, Sierra Jensen, Katie Weldon, and Christy and Todd: The College Years teen series. The Sisterchicks® series has sold more than 300,000 units, bringing her total sales to more than 3.5 million books worldwide. A Christy Award winner, Robin is a popular speaker, both at home and abroad, and is frequently interviewed on radio and on television.

Giveaway
I have two copies of this book to Giveaway - courtesy of Random House/Waterbrook! I will pick 2 winners! All you have to do is leave a comment with your email address. Giveaway closes Friday, June 12, 2009, 11:59pm EST!

Remember: just leave a comment with your email address. Only one entry per person!

Sunday Salon - May 24, 2009

I finished reading My Life in Pink and Green and will be posting my mini review soon.

In the meantime, I'm one of many sites hosting Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Gunn for Multnomah. The tour runs from June 8 - June 12 so I thought I'd get started on the book.

I'll also be interviewing the authors of The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading at the end of June and then Tonya Hurley of Ghostgirl fame in July. It's weird because on the one hand I'm super excited to be doing this but on the other hand, it starts to feel more like work. I mean, no one's actually making me do this, I chose which tours to participate in! Aaahhh! I feel better already! I chose this. I chose this. I chose this!

So, Sisterchicks
I haven't ready any other Sisterchicks books but this sounded good in the blurb. I'm 49 pg into the book and we've met Noelle, Jelle, and Summer as well as Summer's husband Wayne. Summer received the news that she needed a biopsy and decided to do what she's always wanted before she got any life-changing news. She goes to the Netherlands to meet her long-time pen pal, Noelle.

So far the book is ok but it hasn't turned great yet. It's not bad or anything, just not totally keeping my attention. I'll give it 75 pg, which is over 25%, before I call it done!

In My Mailbox - May 10

IMM is brought to you courtesy of The Story Siren, take a look at her blog for more books for your TBR pile! This is where I list the books I've received in the past week - bought, borrowed, begged, or otherwise!

Random House UK
My Dating Disasters Diary by Liz Rettig
I received a slew of books from Kids at Random House UK! I posted about 10! of them here because I couldn't wait to let you know. I forgot to mention this Liz Rettig book. I've heard nothing but good about it and look forward to reading it for summer book club. Check out Liz's website, she's funny!

Tor/Tom Doherty



Children of the Dawnland by Kathleen and W. Michael Gear
Never Slow Dance with a Zombie by E. Van Lowe
City of Fire by Laurence Yep

KD over at Tor Teens sent these three books as choices for my fantasy book club. All three release this fall! When I review these, they will include student comments/reviews! Never Slow Dance has a great post on how they decided on the cover and E. Van Lowe has a blog you can follow.



Blog Tour - June 8 through June 12


Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Gunn - will be hosted on my Blog during the week of June 8 - June 12. Click the cover for more info on book.

@littlebrown Twitter contest

Exit Music by Ian Rankin - on Mr. Rankin's birthday, Little, Brown and Company hosted a giveaway if you tweeted him birthday wishes! Yet another reason I love twitter!

Pretty great week. I have lots of reading to catch up on!

What's in your mailbox?