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It is easy to average 30 to 40 Swagbucks a day just by winning through searches. If this was the only thing you did with Swagbucks, you could still get $10 in Amazon gift cards each month. That may not sound like much, but you are getting it for free just for doing searches online that you would already be doing.

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For even more Swagbucks, you can participate in the surveys and complete any of the special offers. I usually don't participate in the surveys or complete the special offers, and I can still easily get enough Swagbucks for at least $25 in Amazon gift cards every month.

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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.

Teaser Tuesdays Nov. 8

Teaser Tuesdays was created by MizB of Should Be Reading.

My teaser for the week:

"He thinks if I don't use his name people will forget. But people don't forget and they don't forgive either. And once you are one thing, people won't let you become another."

The Secret of Lucianne Dove by Roberta L. Smith, p. 176


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.

Giveaway: The Greek Maiden and the English Lord

This giveaway is part of the November Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and co-hosted by Tristi Pinkston. There are many great blogs participating in this hop. After you enter here, you can hop over to some of the other blogs listed below and enter their giveaways too.



This giveaway is for one (1) copy of The Greek Maiden and the English Lord by Patty Apostolides.

Summary: 
Six year old Lily Montgomery wanders from her home in Patras on that fateful night of 1821 when the Ottomans set fire to the Greek city, and is captured by gypsies. Ten years later, she learns about her true identity from her gypsy grandmother and begins her search for her father, who is an English Lord and her mother, a Greek heiress. Her personal journey leads her to England, where she is informed by her cousin, Mrs. Bennington, that her father is away on a trip to the Indies and her mother presumably dead from the war. Lily is sent away to boarding school by Mrs. Bennington. There, she falls in love with Edward Grant, an English lord, but he is engaged to another. When Lily receives news that her father has died in a shipwreck, her whole world turns upside down. She has no funds and is forced to work as a maid to pay her tuition. Love wins the day, however, and a surprise ending will bring happiness to all. 

You can find more about Patty Apostolides on her website and on Twitter.

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About this giveaway:
Giveaway runs from 12:01 A.M. CST November 8 to midnight November 11. Giveaway is open internationally. Winner will be selected using Random.org. Winner will be announced on this blog and by email. Winner will have 3 days to contact me to provide address or new winner will be selected.

Thank you for entering and good luck!

Update: Sorry, this giveaway is now closed.

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.