Giveaway: The Ruby Series by Jodie Brownlee

To celebrate reaching 100 followers in less than 1 month from starting this blog, I have another great giveaway for you. There will be 5 winners. Winners will receive one (1) eBook in any format and will get to choose from the 3 books in the Ruby Series by Jodie Brownlee.

The Magic Carpet:
Ruby’s mouth was open in a silent scream. She dared to look down as the roofs and treetops dropped away. People walking their dogs in the park shrank to the size of ants. Panic struck her numb.

Ruby is flying! A magic carpet (with attitude) takes her on the adventure of her life to a magical oasis. But a bold misadventure through an underground labyrinth has Ruby andher friends wanted by those in charge. Genies, sand sprites, spells, and dungeons will test all of her powers – including the ones she still doesn’t know she has.

The Traveler's Telescope: (See my review here.)
“I hardly think that's a laughing matter,” snapped Mrs Pinkus, bustling past the telescope to the attic door. “You haven't heard the end of this. There are laws against abducting people, you know. And as for this – this – magical paraphernalia,” she said, shaking a finger at the telescope. “It shouldn't be allowed. Not in this neighborhood. Not near my house.” She stared coldly at Granny. “I won't have witches living next door to me.” Granny smiled. “I'm not a witch, Mrs Pinkus; I'm a genie.”

Granny McQuirky uses the traveler's telescope to teleport into another world. While she is away, Ruby's house-proud mother gives the telescope a polish and knocks the settings out. Ruby and her friends try to put it right, but accidentally zap Mrs Pinkus and her poodle into the other world. When they follow to retrieve her, they bring back more than they bargained for unleashing a threat to the genie world. Granny McQuirky is accused of the resulting crimes. If Ruby and her friends don't find the real criminal, Granny will be sentenced to life in a bottle. At every turn, a mysterious enemy threatens Ruby's life.

The Doomsday Curse:
Mr Swank turned to face them. 'The Doomsday Curse calls up the four forces of nature - water, air, earth and fire...

Ruby's studies at the Academy of Peace are cut short when a terrible curse is invoked. Who is doing this? Why have her mother and Granny disappeared? Long-hidden secrets about Ruby's family are about to be uncovered, and they could have disastrous consequences for everyone.

  
 How to enter:
+1 Follow Krazy Book Lady via Google Friend Connect.
+1 Follow Krazy Book Lady on Twitter.
+1 Follow the author Jodie Brownlee on Twitter.
+1 Like Jodie Brownlee's page on Facebook.
+1 Comment on this blog post, my review of The Traveler's Telescope, or the interview with Jodie Brownlee.

*New method of entry: Tweet every day about this giveaway. You get an extra entry for each day that you do.*

This giveaway is open until 12:01 A.M. November 19. Winners will be selected using Rafflecopter. Winners will be announced on this blog and will be emailed. You will have 3 days to contact me or a new winner will be selected.

*Update: This giveaway has been extended by a week. It will now end at 12:01 A.M. November 26.* 

This giveaway is sponsored by Jodie Brownlee.

This is my first time using Rafflecopter for a giveaway so if you have any problems, please leave a comment or email me at krazybooklady(AT)gmail(DOT)com. 

Thank you for entering and good luck!

*This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered!*

Winners:
Lisa
BlackWolf
Donna
Alyssa
Lindsey 

Interview with Jodie Brownlee

Jodie Brownlee is the author of The Traveler's Telescope.

About Jodie:
Jodie wanted to be a genie when she grew up. Then she discovered they could spend centuries locked in a bottle and now writes about them instead.

When not writing about Ruby's adventures, Jodie has adventures of her own.

As a traveler, she's crossed the Rajasthan desert on a camel, plied Asian rivers on an elephant, driven a tuk tuk in Sri Lanka, dined in a haunted Scottish castle, climbed an active volcano on a tiny Pacific island, swam horses in the sea, dived with sharks in Sydney Harbor, parachuted from an old Cessna biplane, visited witch doctors in Africa, and explored overgrown temples in Cambodia, underwater caverns in Jamaica, and bat caves in outback Australia.

Jodie has now settled in Colorado with her husband and their adopted cat, Lola.

Review: The Traveler's Telescope by Jodie Brownlee

The Traveler's Telescope by Jodie Brownlee
Publication date: October 2011
Publisher: Brightspark

Summary from Goodreads:
“I hardly think that's a laughing matter,” snapped Mrs Pinkus, bustling past the telescope to the attic door. “You haven't heard the end of this. There are laws against abducting people, you know. And as for this – this – magical paraphernalia,” she said, shaking a finger at the telescope. “It shouldn't be allowed. Not in this neighborhood. Not near my house.” She stared coldly at Granny. “I won't have witches living next door to me.” Granny smiled. “I'm not a witch, Mrs Pinkus; I'm a genie.”

Granny McQuirky uses the traveler's telescope to teleport into another world. While she is away, Ruby's house-proud mother gives the telescope a polish and knocks the settings out. Ruby and her friends try to put it right, but accidentally zap Mrs Pinkus and her poodle into the other world. When they follow to retrieve her, they bring back more than they bargained for unleashing a threat to the genie world. Granny McQuirky is accused of the resulting crimes. If Ruby and her friends don't find the real criminal, Granny will be sentenced to life in a bottle. At every turn, a mysterious enemy threatens Ruby's life.

My thoughts: 
The Traveler's Telescope is an excellent tale of fantasy geared towards upper primary children and above. I really enjoyed this story, even though it is a children's book, and I am most definitely past that age. This is the second book in a series of three. I have not read the first one yet, but it is not necessary to have read it to be able to follow along with the plot in this one. Jodie Brownlee's writing style is easy to read and engaging. I was pulled into the story from the very beginning. The excitement is well paced, and the story progresses smoothly. Descriptions are well done, so that you almost feel as if you can see the colorful settings and fanciful activities. I was easily caught up in the suspense of what was going to happen next, and I found myself feeling excited for Ruby when she receives some good news toward the end. I think this book, and the rest of the series, will be popular among young children (and those who are young at heart).

You can find Jodie Brownlee on her website, Twitter, and Facebook.

A copy of this book was provided by the author.

Teaser Tuesdays

 

  Teaser Tuesdays was created by MizB of Should Be Reading.

My Teaser: 

Granny stood there holding the invisible reins of an invisible camel and smiled. "Oh, I rather like the rain."

page 28 of my pdf copy, The Traveler's Telescope by Jodie Brownlee

I can just imagine the thoughts you get just from reading these two sentences! So funny!

 Anyone can participate in Teaser Tuesdays. Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful to NOT include spoilers! (Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title and author.

What do you think about this teaser? Please also share your own.