I have won two books by Wendelin Van Draanen. I first won an advanced reader copy (ARC) of an upcoming book through a giveaway on her blog. And I just won her "Free Book Friday" ("FBF") Twitter giveaway, for a signed copy of one of the Sammy Keyes books. Both times, I was very excited. There's just one little hitch -- they're the same book! So I'm now the proud owner of two copies of Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack.
I feel a little bad, knowing how many other fans have been trying to win a free book and haven't won any yet, and here I have an abundance of Jack. So I figured I'd do a giveaway of my own. I'm willing to have my signed FBF copy of Justice Jack sent directly to a Sammy Keyes fan anywhere in the world. I'd prefer the book to go to someone who hasn't gotten a chance to read it yet, doesn't own it yet (obviously), hasn't won any of Wendelin's giveaways before, and is a Sammy Keyes/Wendelin Van Draanen fan.
To enter, submit two comments here: one explaining how well you fit the criteria*, which I'll publish to the blog. The other comment, I will not publish (I have to approve all comments before they are published); it should contain your e-mail address so I can contact you in case you win. I will only e-mail the winner to work out the logistics of how to get the book to you, and I won't use any e-mail address for any other purpose, nor will I share the e-mail addresses with anyone. I will determine the winner from all entries submitted by 12:01:00am EST, January 1, 2014 (so get the entries in before the end of the year!), from among those closest to meeting the criteria stated above, using a random number generator (random.org). If no entries meet all 4 stated criteria, I'll choose from those who have met 3 of the criteria (doesn't own it, is a fan, + either of the other two). If no entries meet 3 criteria, I'll choose from those who meet 2 (doesn't own it and is a fan). If there are no entries meeting these 2 criteria, I'll keep both copies.
*You don't have to write an essay, just explain how well you fit the criteria. For example, "I checked JJ out of my library, but I don't own it. I won an ARC of Wedding Crasher once from Wendelin's blog" (just winning something from Wendelin's blog tells me you're a fan) or "I haven't gotten to read JJ yet! I'm a huge fan of SK, but I didn't know Wendelin had a blog or Twitter account. I'm going to check them out now." I reserve the right not to publish anything offensive or obscene. Also, I will not publish anything that I feel contains personally identifying information in it (such as e-mail addresses), for your protection (that's why I ask for you to submit two separate comments, so others can see the entries, but your privacy will be protected).
