Spring Breakdown by Melody Carlson (Carter House Girls)

Tour Date: February 2, 2010

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A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Enjoy your free peek into the book!</strong></span><br /><br /><font color="#cc0000"><em>You never know when I might play a wild card on you!</em></font><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Today's Wild Card author is: </strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.MelodyCarlson.com/">Melody Carlson </a></span></strong><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;">and the book:</span> </span></strong><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/031071494X">Spring Breakdown (Carter House Girls)</a></span></strong><br /></p><p align="center">Zondervan (February 1, 2010)<br /></p>***Special thanks to Bridgette Brooks of ZONDERKIDZ for sending me a review copy.***<br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333399;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> </span></strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioZZ_wEZKf45klRnfoGruxWIGkQa1qGhDokEmtD-0Xtyfo8L5sn0O8ybfycfs6lwFpejVjojlVAqknCXrBxPzNQkMLezbsbm0EmFv5Fy0MAQLd8XVo2AThwXHbs_EIHVgCLdqLxHVHjM/s1600-h/carlsonme.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioZZ_wEZKf45klRnfoGruxWIGkQa1qGhDokEmtD-0Xtyfo8L5sn0O8ybfycfs6lwFpejVjojlVAqknCXrBxPzNQkMLezbsbm0EmFv5Fy0MAQLd8XVo2AThwXHbs_EIHVgCLdqLxHVHjM/s200/carlsonme.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433404239570003842" /></a>Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books for teens, women, and children. Before publishing, Melody traveled around the world, volunteered in teen ministry, taught preschool, raised two sons, and worked briefly in interior design and later in international adoption. "I think real-life experiences inspire the best friction," she says. Her wide variety of books seems to prove this theory.<br /><br />Visit the author's <a href="http://www.MelodyCarlson.com/">website</a>.<br /><br />Product Details:<br /><br />List Price: $9.99<br />Reading level: Young Adult<br />Paperback: 208 pages <br />Publisher: Zondervan (February 1, 2010) <br />Language: English <br />ISBN-10: 031071494X <br />ISBN-13: 978-0310714941<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER: Just press the button!</span> </strong><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="OVERFLOW: auto; HEIGHT: 307px"><div class="zondervanbrowseinside" style="margin: 5px 0; color: white; text-align: left; width: 142px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px;"><div><div style="height: 29px; background: url('http://www.zondervan.com/zondervan/images/bi_bg_top.gif') no-repeat;"><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 6px; float:left; width: 18px; height: 20px; margin-left: 10px;"><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" title="Go to: Zondervan.com" href="http://www.zondervan.com">Z</a></div><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 95px; height: 12px; margin-left: 5px;"><a style="display: block; height: 10px;" title="Browse Inside Spring Breakdown By:Melody Carlson" href="http://www.zondervan.com/Zondervan/browseinside.html?isbn=9780310714941&WT.mc_id=biHTMLWidgetfd563925-c3b2-4105-8b9a-5bf8c0109fb0" target="_blank" >Browse Inside</a></div></div><div style="padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; padding-left: 1px; background: url('http://www.zondervan.com/zondervan/images/bi_bg_mid.gif') repeat-y;"><a href="http://www.zondervan.com/Zondervan/browseinside.html?isbn=9780310714941&WT.mc_id=biHTMLWidgetfd563925-c3b2-4105-8b9a-5bf8c0109fb0" target="_blank" ><img style="border:none; width: 124px; display: inline;" alt="Cover of Spring Breakdown" title="Browse Inside Spring Breakdown By:Melody Carlson" src="http://www.zondervan.com/images/product/medium/031071494X.jpg"></a></div><div style="height: 39px; background: url('http://www.zondervan.com/zondervan/images/bi_bg_bottom.gif') bottom no-repeat;"><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 38px; height: 20px; margin-left: 10px;"><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" title="Browse Inside Spring Breakdown By:Melody Carlson" href="http://www.zondervan.com/Zondervan/browseinside.html?isbn=9780310714941&WT.mc_id=biHTMLWidgetfd563925-c3b2-4105-8b9a-5bf8c0109fb0" target="_blank" >Browse</a></div><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 38px; height: 20px; margin-left: 4px;" title="Learn more about Spring BreakdownBy:Melody Carlson"><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" href="http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310714941">Info</a></div><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 38px; height: 20px; margin-left: 4px;" title="Add this to your website."><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" href="http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310714941&bis=1">Add</a></div></div></div></div></div><br />

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You never know when I might play a wild card on you!

Today's Wild Card author is:

Melody Carlson

and the book:

Spring Breakdown (Carter House Girls)

Zondervan (February 1, 2010)

***Special thanks to Bridgette Brooks of ZONDERKIDZ for sending me a review copy.***

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books for teens, women, and children. Before publishing, Melody traveled around the world, volunteered in teen ministry, taught preschool, raised two sons, and worked briefly in interior design and later in international adoption. "I think real-life experiences inspire the best friction," she says. Her wide variety of books seems to prove this theory.

Visit the author's website.

Product Details:

List Price: $9.99
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Zondervan (February 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 031071494X
ISBN-13: 978-0310714941

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