Check out this hysterical video all about Girl in the Arena.
I have nothing to add. I just thought it was pretty comical.

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We had three days, ten bloggers, and twenty posts.
These posts included:
9 reviews

Reading is my Superpower
Homeschool Buzz
Hungry Readers
Maw Books
Becky’s Book Reviews
A Patchwork of Books
Abby the Librarian
My Little Corner of the World
All About Children’s Books

3 interviews

Reading is my Superpower
The Hungry Reader
Fireside Musings

2 educational suggestions

The hungry Reader
Homeschool Buzz

And a couple of miscellaneous discussions about technical aspects of the book

All About [...]

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So the title, Girl in the Arena, is really a double entendre, isn’t it? Our gal Lyn wasn’t on the floor of the Colosseum much, but she was in the public arena fighting for her life throughout the book. She was in the spotlight, hounded by paparazzi and her life was affected by the swell [...]

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Today is the second day of our book blog tour, and today the good news is that Girl in the Arena hits the shelves. It’s a great addition to the YA section of your local bookstore.
First of all, in reading all the posts today, I came across an interview at Fireside Musings that gave Lise [...]

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Tomorrow, Girl in the Arena, a dystopian novel by Lise Haines, officially enters the public arena. Thanks to the generous folks at Bloomsbury USA, our bloggers got an early look at this intriguing new novel and have already begun the discussion.
Here are the posts that are up so far, today:

At All About Children’s Books, I [...]

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OK we had a fun tour this time.
Those little fairies stole the show, didn’t they?
Several of us are apparently doing weird summer things, though, because even the perfect Marie over at Fireside Musings, who is never a day late or a dollar short, was late this time. She came through with her review today, though, [...]

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Ack! I forgot to link to Becky’s interview with Lisa, yesterday. If you haven’t already seen it, go check it out. Now I can’t wait to finish the book to see what that tango is all about.
Also, I see that Julie joined the tour without my knowing it. Thanks, Julie! I loved the blue hair, [...]

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Day Two of the Eyes Like Stars Tour!
Some wonderful posts today:

A cast list and comments on the story over at The 160 Acre Woods
A review at A Christian Worldview of Fiction
Amanda drools over the book at A Patchwork of Books
A Shakespeare quiz contest at All About Children’s Books
A review at Dolce Bellezza
A really wonderful interview [...]

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Eyes Like Stars, by Lisa Mantchev–coming to a theatre near you on Monday!
The Amazon link we will use is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312380968 You are welcome to use your own Amazon link as well, but please do use this specific link at least once in every post. This is how we get Technorati ratings.
The book cover is [...]

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We start Monday on a tour for Darkwood by M.E. Breen!
The Amazon link we will use is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599902591 You are welcome to use your own Amazon link as well, but please do use this specific link at least once in every post. This is how we get Technorati ratings.
The book cover is here: http://paraklesis.com/reviews/darkwood.jpg
M.E. [...]

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