Welcome! Today we're happy to be a stop on the 2012 Reading Road Trip hosted by I Like These Books & IceyBooks. We're showcasing the great state of Kentucky.
First, here are some interesting facts about Kentucky:
* Kentucky's capitol is Frankfurt and has been since 1792
* During the Civil War, Frankfurt was occupied by Confederate troops - making it the only Union capitol under Southern control
* The cardinal is the state bird of Kentucky
* Blackberries are the state fruit
* Milk is the state drink
* Horses are major source of income for Kentuckians
* Kentucky is the 37th largest state (by size) in the United States
* Kentucky has more miles of running water than any other state besides Alaska
* Famous People from Kentucky:
- Daniel Boone (Pioneer)
- John James Audubon (Ornithologist, Artist)
- Barbara Kingsolver (Author)
- Diane Sawyer (Journalist)
- James Still (Author)
- George Clooney (Actor)
- The McCoys (Family that feuded with the Hatfields)
- Muhammad Ali (Boxer)
- Johnny Depp (Actor)
- Abraham Lincoln (President)
I couldn't choose between two of my favorite books with a Kentucky link so there will be TWO winners. One winner will receive Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry - a recent favorite of mine that comes out at the end of this month. Another winner will receive Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson - I LOVE this book. One of the stops in the book is in Kentucky.
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home she's always known toward her new life. Joining Amy on the road trip is Roger, the son of Amy's mother's old friend. Amy hasn't seen him in years, and she is less than thrilled to be driving across the country with a guy she barely knows. So she's surprised to find that she is developing a crush on him. At the same time, she's coming to terms with her father's death and how to put her own life back together after the accident. Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road--diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards--this is the story of one girl's journey to find herself.There is a rafflecopter for each book. You may enter both. Both giveaways are open to US and Canadian residents only. Winners will be able to choose between eBooks or hard copies.
Be sure to check out the other great Road Trip Giveaways! Click the map below to see the entire schedule.
