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the ultimate Clique chick: haiku contest winner!

Ok folks...the winner of the complete Clique set is....Cynthia!

Why?
1. She wrote a haiku about practically every character in the entire series.
2. She can count syllables pretty well.
3. She's obvious a MEGA MEGA fan of Lisi Harrison's books, and so we can't imagine finding a happier home for those seven little novels than Cynthia's abode.

Congratulations Cyn!

reminder: get yourself some freebies

we're currently running two giveaways, burgerpeeps:

Kristen Buckley's Tramps Like Us: to win this true tale of a Jersey girl, just send an email to mail @ bookburger.com saying you'd like to enter--we'll choose a winner at random on May 15.

The Complete Clique Novels: write a haiku about these guilty-pleasure reads in the comment area of our previous Clique post, and you'll be entered to win a set of all SEVEN of Lisi Harrison's meisterwerks...

why? because we love you!

april is poetry month...

and dang if you burgerfolk aren't getting all poetic on us...we love your CLIQUE haikus! If you haven't written one yet, get your quill pointy and get scribblin...you've got until May 1 to enter. The winning poet wins all seven Clique novels!

the clique movie: "serious advanced scoop" and a BIG POETIC GIVEAWAY

You asked for more info: will The Clique books ever make it to the silver screen? We went right to source, author Lisi Harrison, and begged her to spill the beans on movie deals (and we threw in a couple of other questions just for fun). So here's what she told us--and remember...you heard it at the burger first!! [oh yeah and check below for a delish giveaway too].

The world needs to know: will the Clique books ever become a Clique movie? If so, details, please! Will there be auditions?

Well world, the time has finally come when i can answer "yes" to this
Age old question. The rights were just purchased and it looks like this
Is finally going to happen. I wish i had more details for you but i Pinky swore i would keep my big mouth shut until the official Announcement was made. So consider yourselves lucky. This is some Serious advanced scoop.

Now about those auditions...i think it's early for that. But i will let You know as soon as i hear anything.

We know that the characters are totally your original creations, but did you have anyone in mind while you invented them--either friends or celebs?

I really didn't have anyone specific in mind. Each character is a Collection of personality traits that belong to me, people i have met. And my imagination.

MTV: is it as cool a place to work as we all imagine it to be?

Mtv was a very cool place to work. But it was "work". If you've been picturing me dancing in a bikini on a yacht with rappers as we sail the blue caribbean seas you should probably stop. But i did do a lot of traveling and quite a bit of dancing. However, in between i spent a ton of time sitting in boring meetings, writing scripts and waking up very early in the morning to go on shoots.

What did you eat for breakfast this morning (since we already asked you
our infamous burger question!)?
I ate oatmeal with raspberries and bananas (then i snuck a handful of chocolate covered almonds from the pantry when no one was looking).

MEGA-GIVEAWAY from Bookburger and Hachette Book Group: Win an ENTIRE CLIQUE SET (volumes 1 to 7).

How? In the comment area following this post, write a haiku about The Clique books. It can be about your favorite character, a plot twist, or anything else having to do with these nasty but irresistible novels. (Just in case, here's a refresher course in what makes a haiku.) We will choose one winner...enter as many haikus as you like. [UPDATE: THIS CONTEST IS OVER! Sorry clique-lets! We still love you.]

[please folks...keep 'em clean. We'll delete them if they get raunchy.]

the clique movie--and giveaway!

Will there EVER be a movie made of The Clique books? This is the burning question on the minds of many burgerfolk who've read our interview with Clique series author Lisi Harrison.  We flippers have made it our mission to answer this query, so we've been dialing our Hollywood sources (ok, our cousin in Redondo Beach) in a quest for info. While our investigation continues, we ask you this question:

who would YOU cast (other than yourself) to play Claire, Massie, Dylan and the other roles in the big-screen versions of the Clique books?

ATTENTION CLIQUE FANS:  Check out our HUGE giveaway, including five copies of The Clique #10: Sealed with a Diss...
 

do you like Pants?

then you'll love our big Traveling Pants giveaway. We've got a brand-new hardcover copy of Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares in our hot little hands, ready to go zooming into yours. We'll be choosing a winner from our b-list--so if you're not signed up, you're doomed! Easy fix: just fill in those tiny boxes on the right, under the "we deliver" sign...and do it by Jan 31, pants-lovers!

more new books for the new year

and all free--IF you participate in our little fact-finding mission..
Here's how it works. You email us at mail at bookburger.com and tell us:

1. which of the following books you'd like us to send you

2. what you'd love to see covered on bookburger this year

If you're the first to request a particular book, it's yours!  Here are your choices (one only please, and please live in the U.S.):

1. Being a Girl by Kim Catrall--a guidebook to teen life by Sex & The City's Kim Catrall

2. How It's Done by Christine Kole MacLean--we loved this novel about a girl from a fundamentalist home trying to figure out who she wants to be

3. London Calling by Edward Bloor--a compelling ghost story that revisits the London Blitz of WW2

4. Firestorm by David Klass--Book 1 of the Caretaker Trilogy--don't ask us but it looks exciting!

5. The Beast of Noor--Janet Lee Carey's spooky tale that follows two teens into the realm of fairies

we have winners!

mega congratulations to Maryjo and Jan, two new b-list members who won Just in Case by Meg Rosoff and Lush by Natasha Friend. oh we so groove on handing out the free tidbits.  it's the best part of bookburgering.

january giveaway

We believe that, for you, 2007 is going to be a year filled with good things, great books, and free prizes.  To prove it, we're gonna give away brand-new hardcover copies of Natasha Friend's Lush and Meg Rosoff's Just In Case, the latest novels from two amazing YA writers. To win, simply join our b-list, by typing your vitals into the little box called "we deliver" over there on the right. Oh, and do it by January 5, and live in the U.S. please. A little side-benefit: you'll also receive our quite infrequent but extremely heartfelt email love notes.

New books for the new year

It's the season of giving...and we're giving alright. We're hip high in 2006 releases here at the burger, and it's time to spread the love. Here's what we'll be shipping out to members of our b-list. That's right--this one's FOR MEMBERS ONLY...just like those fugly men's jackets.

How it works:
1. Pick a title from the list below.
2. Email us at  mail at bookburger.com and tell us which book you'd like
3. First come, first served! If you're the first one to claim that book, it's yours!
4. One rule: please live in the U.S. Otherwise we go broke on the postage...

 

WHA??? You're not a member of the Burger B-List yet? Sign up on the right. It's free and completely unspammy--you'll get our fabulous bulletins every other month or so...and perhaps a free book every now and then....

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GIVING AWAY:

Do-Over by Niki Burnham--signed by the author!

Confessions of a Teenage Witch by Gwinevere Rain--a cool memoir

Nothing But the Truth (and a Few White Lies)--the hardcover

The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue--signed by the author!

The Beast of Noor by Janet Lee Carey--ooh, spooky!

It's About Your Husband by Lauren Lipton--a comedy of errors

Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston--a grown-up novel about family matters

The Haiku Year--Michael Stipe and other cool guys write little poems!