So Many Precious Books, So Little Time: Made in the U.S.A. By Billie Letts: Giveaway

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Made in the U.S.A. By Billie Letts: Giveaway

Thanks to Valerie of Hachette Books I have 5 copies of Made in the U.S.A to giveaway.

Book Description:

The bestselling author of WHERE THE HEART IS returns with a heartrending tale of two children in search of a place to call home.

Lutie McFee's history has taught her to avoid attachments...to people, to places, and to almost everything. With her mother long dead and her father long gone to find his fortune in Las Vegas, 15-year-old Lutie lives in the god-forsaken town of Spearfish, South Dakota with her twelve-year-old brother, Fate, and Floy Satterfield, the 300-pound ex-girlfriend of her father.

While Lutie shoplifts for kicks, Fate spends most of his time reading, watching weird TV shows and worrying about global warming and the endangerment of pandas. As if their life is not dismal enough, one day, while shopping in their local Wal-Mart, Floy keels over and the two motherless kids are suddenly faced with the choice of becoming wards of the state or hightailing it out of town in Floy's old Pontiac. Choosing the latter, they head off to Las Vegas in search of a father who has no known address, no phone number and, clearly, no interest in the kids he left behind.

MADE IN THE U.S.A. is the alternately heartbreaking and life-affirming story of two gutsy children who must discover how cruel, unfair and frightening the world is before they come to a place they can finally call home.

* Includes a Reading Group Guide

Here are the rules:

1. For one entry, leave a comment Please be sure to include email address (if it isn't available in your profile), so that I can contact you if you win.

2. For a two more entries, post about this giveaway on your blog and leave link to your blog post in the comments. You will also get an entry for each person who tells me that they learned about this giveaway from you.

3. For another 5 more entries: Become a Follower of my blog or subscribe to my blog through Google Reader or other subscription service. If you are already a subsriber or follower you still get the five extra entries! Please do not comment that you are a follower five times! I will give you the extra entries myself. I will delete any extra entries that you make as it will just confuse me when I go to pick the winners.

The giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents only.

The winner’s mailing address: NO P.O. Boxes.Only one entry per household/IP address.

This giveaway will end on Friday May 1st Midnight E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email, so remember to include your email address in the comments, if it isn't available in your profile! Winners must respond within three days or will be disquilified. Therefore, if your moving or going on a trip, etc. . please let me know.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 9:07 PM

Labels: My 2009 Giveaways

110 comments:

I would love to read this. I'm a follower.

ravndahl@hotmail.com

Kerri said... April 7, 2009 9:31 PM

I'd love to read this.

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bridget3420 said... April 7, 2009 10:08 PM

I'm a follower.

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bridget3420 said... April 7, 2009 10:08 PM

Ooooh oh oh! I'm follower on Blogger and Bloglines! My email is in my profile. This sounds fabulous. I've so far only read one book by Letts but it was wonderful, don't ask me the title cause I can't remember right now, too early in the morning and only half a cup of coffee drunk so far.

Nicola said... April 8, 2009 3:17 AM

I LOVE Billie Letts so please enter me in this contest.
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Jo-Jo said... April 8, 2009 6:36 AM

I'm also a follower.
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Jo-Jo said... April 8, 2009 6:36 AM

I'd love to add this one to my bookshelf.
Thanks

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Neas Nuttiness said... April 8, 2009 8:05 AM

I subscribe.
Thanks

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Neas Nuttiness said... April 8, 2009 8:05 AM

This sounds like a really touching book. And I loved Where the Heart is so I definatly want to read this book. Thanks for the chance.
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AmandaSue said... April 8, 2009 8:07 AM

I'm a follower thanks.

AmandaSue said... April 8, 2009 8:08 AM

I'm going to ask a really dumb question here (maybe I'll get marks for reading this indepth), but the giveaway is for the Billie Letts book right? I'm only asking because you have the George Pelecanos Turnaround mentioned up there.

If it's for the Lett's book, I would love to be entered. Thanks! Indigo

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Indigo said... April 8, 2009 8:43 AM

Forgot to mention I'm also a follower on Google Reader. Thanks! Indigo

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Indigo said... April 8, 2009 8:45 AM

I'd love to read this - I subscribe to your blog through Bloglines. Wouldn't miss it!

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teabird said... April 8, 2009 8:51 AM

I loved Where the Heart Is and I would love to read this one too. Please count me in.

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NotNessie said... April 8, 2009 9:12 AM

I'm a follower

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NotNessie said... April 8, 2009 9:13 AM

I have never read anything by Billie Letts, but I've heard her books are great. Please enter me!

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Janel said... April 8, 2009 10:26 AM

I am a subscriber :)

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Janel said... April 8, 2009 10:26 AM

Thanks for the great giveaway!

Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading said... April 8, 2009 12:27 PM

I also follow. :)

Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading said... April 8, 2009 12:27 PM

I would like to read this book. Count me in.
Elisabet
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Anonymous said... April 8, 2009 1:29 PM

I am also a follower.
Elisabet
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Anonymous said... April 8, 2009 1:30 PM

I'd love to read this.

I follow.

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MJ said... April 8, 2009 1:40 PM

I'm very interested to see what Billie Letts has to offer this time around. Interesting that she is incorporating Walmart again, this time with a death, last time with a birth.

I can be reached at booksnakereviews[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks for the entries. ; )

PeachyTO said... April 8, 2009 3:32 PM

Sorry about this second comment, but I forgot to mention that I follow you. Cheers.

PeachyTO said... April 8, 2009 3:33 PM

I've read other books by Billie Letts (from my home state of Oklahoma) and enjoyed them. I'm sure I'll like this one too. Thanks for the giveaway.

I follow your blog through Google Reader.

Linda said... April 8, 2009 3:50 PM

I blogged about this here:
http://ultimatebookhound.blogspot.com/2009/04/contest-roundup-and-my-first-award.html

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NotNessie said... April 8, 2009 4:23 PM

I've read a couple of her books and really liked them. Thanks for the chance to win!
saz AT chainreader DOT com

Shelley said... April 8, 2009 4:25 PM

I blogged about this here: http://sazfreelunch.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-billie-letts-book-giveaway.html

Shelley said... April 8, 2009 4:26 PM

I'm already a follower!

Shelley said... April 8, 2009 4:27 PM

I'd love to win! I'm a follower.

Tarasview said... April 8, 2009 7:24 PM

I really like her other books, so I am going to enter this one. :)

Kailana said... April 8, 2009 7:55 PM

I'd love to read this book. Please enter me. Thanks.

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Marie said... April 9, 2009 10:21 AM

I follow your blog via Blogger's follow function. Please enter me. Thanks.

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Marie said... April 9, 2009 10:22 AM

I'd love to read this. Please enter me! Thanks.
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Becca said... April 9, 2009 10:40 AM

I blogged about it here:

http://completepoppycock.blogspot.com/2009/04/made-in-usa.html

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Becca said... April 9, 2009 10:40 AM

I'm also a follower!

rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net

Becca said... April 9, 2009 10:41 AM

I'd love to read this! My email is in my profile.

Lori L said... April 9, 2009 12:17 PM

Please count me in.

I follow.

Stacie said... April 9, 2009 1:22 PM

I would love to enter. I am a follower. .and I will check back when I can get my act together to post about this give away. Thank YOU!

Toni said... April 9, 2009 4:49 PM

I'd love a chance to win!

I blogged: http://www.morbid-romantic.net/2009/04/07/book-giveaways-0406-0412/

And I am a subscriber.

Valorie
morbidromantic@gmail.com

Valorie said... April 9, 2009 5:46 PM

It's been SO long since I've read anything by Billie Letts! Just love her writing though :)

Follower and Google Reader subscriber.

Ladytink_534 said... April 9, 2009 5:56 PM

I love this author! and I would love to recieve this book!
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Amy said... April 10, 2009 7:51 AM

I am also a follower
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Amy said... April 10, 2009 7:52 AM

The cover of this one always catches my eye. I would love a chance to win it!

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Ti said... April 10, 2009 2:46 PM

I loved "Where the Heart Is" and bought "Shoot the Moon" for one of my sisters last Christmas (still waiting for it to make the rounds back to me...). I'd love a chance to win this one, Teddy! I am a follower and blogged here about this great giveaway. :)

Wanda said... April 10, 2009 4:38 PM

Darn it! Forgot to include my email.

wanda_waiting(at)hotmail(dot)com

Wanda said... April 10, 2009 4:42 PM

I would love to read this book. I have been catching the buzz, and it looks great. Please enter me.

kalea-kane(at)yahoo(dot)com

kalea_kane said... April 10, 2009 6:27 PM

I am a follower as well. :)

kalea_kane(at)yahoo(dot)com

kalea_kane said... April 10, 2009 6:28 PM

I'd love to read this one! Thanks for hosting the giveaway.

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Carrie K. said... April 10, 2009 9:46 PM

I'd love the chance to read this. Please count me in. Thanks so much!

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nfmgirl said... April 11, 2009 5:48 AM

hi Teddy.. please enter me. I'm a follower :)

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Marie Burton said... April 11, 2009 9:00 AM

Sounds like a great read! Please enter me!

Estela said... April 11, 2009 11:18 AM

I subscribe!

Estela said... April 11, 2009 11:19 AM

I follow you on Google Reader and I blogged about this:

http://booksandmovies.today.com/2009/04/11/bookish-links-for-saturday-april-11-2009/

nnjmom at yahoo dot com

Carrie K. said... April 11, 2009 2:10 PM

Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Debbie
debdesk9@verizon.net

Debs Desk said... April 11, 2009 3:04 PM

I am a follower.
Thanks
Debbie
debdesk9@verizon.net

Debs Desk said... April 11, 2009 3:05 PM

I posted about your giveaway here:

http://enroutetolife.blogspot.com/2009/04/while-i.html

Thank you again!

kalea_kane(at)yahoo(dot)com

kalea_kane said... April 11, 2009 9:34 PM

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mindy said... April 12, 2009 7:37 AM

very nice thanks for the generous giveaway minsthins at optonline dot net

mindy said... April 12, 2009 7:38 AM

I really want to read this book! All of her books are good! Thank you for the giveaway!
Carol M
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Carol said... April 12, 2009 9:16 AM

I'm a follower.
Carol M
mittens0831 AT aol.com

Carol said... April 12, 2009 9:17 AM

Love to have this.

Thanks,

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Lady Roxi said... April 12, 2009 11:51 AM

"Made in the U.S.A. sounds like a book that will touch your heart. Thanks for the chance to win a copy. asthenight at gmail dot com

Deborah said... April 12, 2009 12:35 PM

I don't have a blog or website, so I posted this on Twitter http://twitter.com/AsTheNight/status/1504564582 - I understand if that doesn't count as an entry. asthenight at gmail dot com

Deborah said... April 12, 2009 12:37 PM

I'm already a follower. asthenight at gmail dot com

Deborah said... April 12, 2009 12:38 PM

would love to read

MOMFOREVERANDEVER said... April 12, 2009 2:29 PM

Sounds like a great book. Please enter me. Thanks

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sharon54220 said... April 12, 2009 2:55 PM

I am also a subscriber.

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sharon54220 said... April 12, 2009 2:55 PM

this looks like an amazing book.

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lastnerve said... April 12, 2009 6:31 PM

I follow

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lastnerve said... April 12, 2009 6:31 PM

I subscribe

lastnerve said... April 12, 2009 6:32 PM

I loved his first book. Can't wait to read this one!!

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BUSY BEE said... April 12, 2009 7:33 PM

Would love to read this.

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Renee G said... April 12, 2009 8:10 PM

I would love to read this! Thanks.

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rlgrady said... April 13, 2009 5:39 AM

Please enter me in your giveaway. I enjoy reading books of this type. I grew up having wonderful, loving parents. I find this subject fascinating and also scary. Makes me appreciate my parents even more.

Lucy said... April 13, 2009 8:09 AM

This looks like a great book. Thanks for the chance

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Nickolay said... April 13, 2009 9:45 AM

I also blogged about your contest here.
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Jo-Jo said... April 13, 2009 10:38 AM

Please enter me in this contest!

Tasses said... April 13, 2009 1:14 PM

This sounds like a great book. I'd love to read it. I love Billie Letts!! Thanks.

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Pam said... April 13, 2009 11:27 PM

Sounds like a very touching story. I would love to read it. Please enter me. Thanks!

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Anita Yancey said... April 14, 2009 7:58 AM

I would like to be entered into your giveaway. Unfortunately, too many children are in similar types of situations these days.

Sandra K321 said... April 14, 2009 1:59 PM

Thanks for the giveaway!
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liane66 said... April 14, 2009 5:06 PM

This looks like a really great book. Enter me please.
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jwx4 said... April 15, 2009 10:50 AM

Thank you for a great giveaway! I would love to win. Thank you!
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tatertot374 said... April 15, 2009 10:54 AM

Thanks!

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Selinda said... April 15, 2009 1:25 PM

I read Where The Heart Is and I also saw the movie and I loved both. This new book by Letts sounds just as good.
Alicia Webster
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5webs said... April 15, 2009 2:43 PM

I would love to win a copy of Made in the U.S.A. By Billie Letts

Wanda said... April 15, 2009 7:33 PM

sounds like a great adventure.

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wendy said... April 15, 2009 7:59 PM

Hi! I would love to win this one!!

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Martha Lawson said... April 15, 2009 8:28 PM

Please enter me in your giveaway for this book.

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Shirley said... April 16, 2009 7:59 AM

I'm a follower.

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Shirley said... April 16, 2009 7:59 AM

YAHOO! Please count me in :) I would l♥ve to win this book!
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Shauna said... April 17, 2009 10:11 AM

I love Billie Letts. She's one of my favorite authors. Thanks for the giveaway.

ellie said... April 18, 2009 4:16 PM

I'd like to read this, since I've never read anything by Billie Letts before, but I've heard good things. I'm a follower.

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nightdweller20 said... April 19, 2009 3:00 PM

Woo Hoo! Love Billie Letts!

Please enter me!

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itsJUSTme-wendy said... April 20, 2009 7:00 PM

I would love to be entered!

+I am a follower!

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♔ jessica.marie said... April 20, 2009 10:31 PM

Sounds like a super book!

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JaniceH said... April 21, 2009 9:57 AM

I am a follower

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JaniceH said... April 21, 2009 9:57 AM

I would love to read this, it looks wonderful!

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Marie said... April 21, 2009 11:38 AM

I am a follower!

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