Book Giveaway: "Ruby Unscripted" by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

I need to do some serious reading in the next few weeks! I've got books of all kinds to read.  I've got fiction, non-fiction, and teen books to get through devour.  I've decided that having you come on this journey with me will make it fun!  So, during the next 4 weeks I am putting the names of 14 regular Christian fiction books, 7 non-fiction books, and 7 teen/young adult books into a bowl and drawing them out to read and giveaway.

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

And Ruby's new life isn't as easy as she envisioned. Marin High School is a place for the rich and famous with their BMWs, chic clothes, and liberal beliefs-a place where she clearly doesn't belong. Even with her new job at the Underground Coffeehouse & Cinema, she is unsure of how to act and feels insecure about who she is. When she tries out for an amateur film group, the puzzle pieces finally begin to fit. And who is this mysterious guy who's messing with her heart?

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.

 

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
• Genre: contemporary teen
• Themes: dealing with change, teen issues
• Part of a Series: no
• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 256

Book giveaway for Day 17: (teen fiction) Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Here are the rules to enter:

A. Post a comment answering a random question with that day's post.

Today's Question: Ruby works in a coffee shop. Do you like the fancy coffee drinks?  If so, what's your favorite?

My Answer: I am a lover of fancy coffee drinks! I love the atmosphere of a good coffee shop too. I enjoy a mocha with a shot of armaretto or a white chocolate peppermint.  Really dessert drinks!  I like Starbucks and a local spot called Cool Beans. 

B. Include an email address where I can reach you if you are selected as the winner for that giveaway.

C. Enter on or before March 7 for this book, the winner will be drawn March 8.

D. Come back tomorrow for the next book!

TODAY'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Description:

Ruby Madden moves to an affluent town in Marin County, California, believing her dreams are coming true, but her hometown life is drawing her back. Her not-so-secret crush finally likes her. Her older brother decides to stay behind with their newly remarried father. And her best friend gets a boyfriend who's all wrong for her.

My Thoughts:

I gotta say, I loved this book!  My only warning would be that Ruby has a gay friend and the issue of homosexuality is lightly addressed, not with approval per se, but with the call to love each other.  I was slightly uncomfortable with it being in the book, but agree with the premise that we are called to love and befriend others, even when we don't always agree with their choices. The gay friend was a minor character.  I don't want to detract from the delightful things in the book in Ruby's character development and the lessons she learns about finding her place in a new town.  I enjoyed watching Ruby learn from her mistakes and come to see beyond herself to the feelings of other people.