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		<title>Authors LOVE Teachers, with a HUGE book #giveaway!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Valentine’s Day to teachers and teacher/librarians! &#160; I’ve never been very much into Valentine’s Day, but when Lynda Mullaly Hunt&#160;invited me to participate in this awesome book giveaway for teachers, I jumped at the chance! Authors do love teachers, and generally, teachers love books, so it’s a perfect opportunity for us to show a ... <a title="Authors LOVE Teachers, with a HUGE book #giveaway!" class="read-more" href="https://lauriethompson.com/2015/02/14/authors-love-teachers-huge-book-giveaway/" aria-label="Read more about Authors LOVE Teachers, with a HUGE book #giveaway!">Read more</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center"><a href="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/teachers.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="  wp-image-2293 aligncenter" style="margin: 20px auto;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/teachers.jpg" alt="Teaching Is a Work of Heart" width="454" height="500" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/teachers.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/teachers-150x165.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px"></a><strong>Happy Valentine’s Day to teachers and teacher/librarians!</strong></div>
<p>&nbsp; </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I’ve never been very much into Valentine’s Day, but when <a href="http://lyndamullalyhunt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lynda Mullaly Hunt</a>&nbsp;invited me to participate in this awesome book giveaway for teachers, I jumped at the chance! Authors do love teachers, and generally, teachers love books, so it’s a perfect opportunity for us to show a little love to those who are so often under-appreciated.</p>
<p>Just check out all of the amazing SIGNED books that will be won by one lucky teacher:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.penguin.com/book/wish-girl-by-nikki-loftin/9781595146861" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2305" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/loree-griffin-burns.jpg" alt="Beetle Busters cover" width="300" height="245" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/loree-griffin-burns.jpg 500w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/loree-griffin-burns-480x393.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/loree-griffin-burns-150x123.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2299" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr.jpg" alt="Blue Birds cover" width="201" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr.jpg 1500w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr-480x715.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr-1024x1526.jpg 1024w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr-150x224.jpg 150w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr-768x1144.jpg 768w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr-1031x1536.jpg 1031w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Caroline-Rose-Starr-1374x2048.jpg 1374w" sizes="(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2300" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jackie-Woodson.jpg" alt="Brown Girl Dreaming cover" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jackie-Woodson.jpg 333w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jackie-Woodson-150x225.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2303" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Laurie-Ann-Thompson.jpg" alt="Emmanuel's Dream cover" width="241" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Laurie-Ann-Thompson.jpg 401w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Laurie-Ann-Thompson-150x187.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2306" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lynda-Mullaly-Hunt.jpg" alt="Fish in a Tree cover" width="199" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lynda-Mullaly-Hunt.jpg 331w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lynda-Mullaly-Hunt-150x227.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2296" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anna-Staniszewski.jpg" alt="The Gossip File cover" width="210" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anna-Staniszewski.jpg 350w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anna-Staniszewski-150x214.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2302" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jess-Keating.jpg" alt="Howto Outswim a Shark Without a Snorkel cover" width="194" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jess-Keating.jpg 323w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jess-Keating-150x232.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2307" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mark-of-a-thief.jpg" alt="Mark of the Thief cover" width="199" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mark-of-a-thief.jpg 794w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mark-of-a-thief-480x725.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mark-of-a-thief-150x227.jpg 150w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mark-of-a-thief-768x1161.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2298" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barbara-OConnor.jpg" alt="On the Road to Mr. Mineo's cover" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barbara-OConnor.jpg 1400w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barbara-OConnor-480x720.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barbara-OConnor-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barbara-OConnor-150x225.jpg 150w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barbara-OConnor-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barbara-OConnor-1365x2048.jpg 1365w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2292" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Stacy-DeKeyser.jpg" alt="One Witch at a Time cover" width="208" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Stacy-DeKeyser.jpg 1400w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Stacy-DeKeyser-480x691.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Stacy-DeKeyser-1024x1475.jpg 1024w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Stacy-DeKeyser-150x216.jpg 150w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Stacy-DeKeyser-768x1106.jpg 768w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Stacy-DeKeyser-1067x1536.jpg 1067w" sizes="(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2301" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jennifer-Richard-Jacobson.jpg" alt="Paper Things cover" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jennifer-Richard-Jacobson.jpg 333w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jennifer-Richard-Jacobson-150x225.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2304" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/leslie-bulion.jpg" alt="Random Body Parts cover" width="212" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/leslie-bulion.jpg 1200w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/leslie-bulion-480x679.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/leslie-bulion-1024x1448.jpg 1024w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/leslie-bulion-150x212.jpg 150w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/leslie-bulion-768x1086.jpg 768w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/leslie-bulion-1086x1536.jpg 1086w" sizes="(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2295" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Walk-two-moons.jpg" alt="Walk Two Moons cover" width="202" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Walk-two-moons.jpg 337w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Walk-two-moons-150x223.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2297" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Augusta-scattergood.jpg" alt="The Way to Stay in Destiny cover" width="205" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Augusta-scattergood.jpg 342w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Augusta-scattergood-150x219.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px"></a><a href="http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/product/books/kids-books-and-atlases/culture/why-d-they-wear-that%3F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2291" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sarah-albee.jpg" alt="Why'd They Wear That cover" width="261" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sarah-albee.jpg 435w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sarah-albee-150x172.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px"></a><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/walk-two-moons#cart/cleanup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2290" style="margin: 20px;" src="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL.jpg" alt="Wish Girl cover" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL.jpg 1500w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL-480x719.jpg 480w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL-1024x1535.jpg 1024w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL-150x225.jpg 150w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL-768x1151.jpg 768w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nikki-LoftinL-1367x2048.jpg 1367w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px"></a></p>
<p><strong>To enter to win this fabulous giveaway, teachers and teacher-librarians just need to:</strong><br>
1) Leave a comment on <a href="https://lyndamullalyhunt.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/middle-grade-authors-love-teachers-giveaway-mgauthorsloveteachers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s blog</a> about anything you wish.<br>
OR<br>
2) Share a post on Twitter with a link to this blog post and the hashtag #MGAuthorsLoveTeachers.<br>
OR<br>
3) RT someone else’s tweet with both the blog post link and hashtag.</p>
<p>&nbsp; </p>
<p><strong>Rules:</strong><br>
***Giveaway ends on Wednesday, February 18th, at 11:59 p.m. Winner will be announced on the 19th.<br>
1) This is to show our appreciation for teachers and librarians, specifically. Therefore, <strong>the winner must have a school mailing address</strong> and be presently employed at that school.<br>
***2) Please remember this giveaway is all about appreciation. We know that teachers do not get the appreciation they deserve. This giveaway is a reminder that WE appreciate TEACHERS. They are often the ones putting our books into the hands of the readers who need them. For that we are truly grateful. THANK YOU for what you do everyday–and for visiting our giveaway!</p>
<p>&nbsp; </p>
<p><strong>But wait, there’s more.…</strong> Several YA authors have also banded together to show their love of and appreciation for teachers by giving away their books, too! For more information about the #YAAuthorsLoveTeachers giveaway, <a href="http://jbknowles.livejournal.com/484946.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">click here</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp; </p>
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<p>Whether you’re a teacher or not, please share this post with all of your favorite teachers and teacher-librarians so they can enter the giveaways, and don’t forget to show them a little extra love!</p>
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