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GIVEAWAY: Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt plus a Holga 135 camera from Lomography

Win a fabulous book and start snapping your own vintage-look pictures with this bonus prize - a Holga 135 camera from Lomography!

The giveaway is in honour of Going Vintage, the brilliant new book by Lindsey Leavitt, published today by Scholastic in the UK.

Here's more about the book...

"Mallory's life is falling apart and technology is the cause. And then she finds a list, written by her grandma when she was Mallory's age. All her grandma had to worry about was sewing dresses and planning dinner parties. Things were so much simpler in the 1960s. Maybe it's time for Mallory to go vintage and find the answers to her modern-day problems."

You can read an extract of the book here, and our review is coming soon.

In the meantime, please fill in the form below to be in with a chance of winning the book plus your own vintage-style camera. Entrants must be based in the UK, and the competition closes at midnight on 18th April 2013.

First Prize: A copy of Going Vintage, plus a camera

Four runners up will win a copy of Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt.

Good luck!

**The competition is now closed. Thank you for entering!**

NEWS: Diary of a Mall Girl is out today!

My new novel, Diary of a Mall Girl, is out today! It's published by Curious Fox, a great new imprint that you should definitely check out.

"Who wouldn’t want to live in a shopping mall? Surrounded by all the latest fashion, sparkly jewellery on your doorstep, hanging out with friends in the cafes – life would be a dream, yes? Well, it isn’t so straightforward for fifteen-year-old Molly, who lives in the residential wing of a big shopping centre. There’s a lot more to life in the ‘shoplight’..."

Please see my website for more details about Diary of a Mall Girl.

Make sure you enter this Sugarscape competition to win £150 of vouchers to spend at ASOS!

In true Chicklish tradition, I'd also like to give away a signed copy of Diary of a Mall Girl to one reader, chosen at random. (This giveaway is now closed and the winner has been contacted. Thanks to all those who entered!)

Thank you very much to all the readers who voted on the original chapters of Diary of a Mall Girl at Fiction Express, and the teams at Fiction Express and Curious Fox who made Molly's story possible!

Luisa 
xxx

P.S. I've just seen that the e-book version of Diary of a Mall Girl is currently available for just £1.28. More info here.

GIVEAWAY: A Medal for Leroy by Michael Morpurgo (now closed)

***This giveaway is now closed and the winners are...

1) Andy, 2) Jenni

Thank you for entering the competition!***

A Medal for Leroy is the latest novel by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman. Here's more about it...

Michael lives with his French mother in London just after the war. His father died a hero, shot down in a dogfight over the Channel. Michael has one of his medals to remember him by, and two ancient Aunts – Aunt Pish and Aunt Snowdrop – Mary and Martha, who he visits occasionally mostly out of duty to scatter snowdrops on the sea in memory of his father. But after Aunt Snowdrop dies Michael discovers a family secret that has remained hidden for many years. And he learns more about who his father really was, but also the amazing story of his grandparents.

A Medal for Leroy is a story partly inspired by the author’s own life and partly by the life of an incredible soldier.

We have two copies of this book to give away to residents of the UK and Ireland. For a chance to win, please fill in the form below before midnight on the closing date of 3rd January 2013.

Find out more about Michael Morpurgo at his website, or check out the official Michael Morpurgo Facebook page.

Amazon link for A Medal for Leroy

Christmas special offer: buy A Medal for Leroy and get Little Manfred free! Click here for details.

GIVEAWAY: Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun by Liz Kessler (now closed)

***This giveaway is now closed and the three winners, Eva C, Ruth B and Lucinda F, have been contacted. Thank you for entering, everyone!***

To celebrate the autumn release of the latest fabulous book by Liz Kessler, Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun, we have three signed copies to give away to UK residents.

The Emily Windsnap series tells the story of 12-year-old Emily who lives in a boat with her mother by the seaside. She soon learns that when she’s in water, she turns into a mermaid. Here's more about her new adventure:

"Emily and Aaron are sent on a top secret mission by King Neptune. The king has been having nightmares he doesn't understand and he knows only that Emily and Aaron must go to the Land of the Midnight Sun to avoid catastrophe. But when the friends arrive in this icy world of mountains and glaciers, they uncover a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined. With the help of her best friends and a brave heart can Emily survive and fulfil her mission?"

EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN, the fifth book in the Emily Windnsap series by Liz Kessler, is published by Orion Children’s Books at £6.99

***This giveaway is now closed and the three winners, Eva C, Ruth B and Lucinda F, have been contacted. Thank you for entering, everyone!***

GIVEAWAY: What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang (now closed)

***This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Nicole, has been contacted. Thank you for entering!***

Kat Zhang's first novel, What's Left of Me, will be released on 27th September, and we have one copy to give away to a UK-based reader. Here's more about the book...

"Billed as a stunning original debut from a fresh young talent, What's Left of Me is an intriguing blend of Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. The first in the HYBRID trilogy, this is the emotionally charged story of a girl living in a world where people are born with two personalities inside them. And where those, like our heroines Eva and Addie, who don't resolve into one person by the time they are teenagers, are subject to terrible persecution - and threatened with having one half of their soul torn away."

What's Left of Me will be available in paperback and ebook format.

***This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Nicole, has been contacted. Thank you for entering!***

GIVEAWAY: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy - the entire series (now closed)

**This competition is now closed and the winner, Diane M, has been contacted**

To celebrate the launch of the latest instalment of Skulduggery Pleasant, Kingdom of the Wicked, Chicklish are pleased to announce a great giveaway.

We have one set of the entire series so far - that's all seven books by Derek Landy - to give away to one lucky UK resident.

**Competition now closed. Thank you for all the entries!**

Find out everything you need to know about the series at the Skulduggery Pleasant website.

Here are some details about the latest book:
 
"Kingdom of the Wicked is the seventh installment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe - and the follow-up to 2011’s number-one bestseller, Death Bringer…
 
Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed now more than ever.
 
And then there's the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenage girl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted. Wielding the magic of gods, they're set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up against them."

You can buy Kingdom of the Wicked on Amazon as a hardback or an ebook.

GIVEAWAY: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein

**This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Rachel S, has been contacted. Thank you for entering!***

 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein is a children's classic. The story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit who embarks on a strange and magical adventure, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. It will also be a major movie release on 14th December 2012.

The Hobbit is available in a new novel edition.

Also see The Hobbit's website, and the official Hobbit blog, and watch the trailer below.

**This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Rachel S, has been contacted. Thank you for entering!***

 

GIVEAWAY: Snow White and the Huntsman (novel + poster) (now closed)

**This giveaway is now closed and the winner has been contacted. Thanks for entering!**

Snow White and the Huntsman, the novel based on the film starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron, is published by Atom and available in paperback and e-book format. There's a fold-out film poster the back of the paperback edition.

Here's more about it:

"A breathtaking new vision of a legendary tale. Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy her. But in a twist to the fairytale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed becomes her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen."

**This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Sharon, has been contacted. Thanks for entering!**

GIVEAWAY: Insurgent by Veronica Roth (now closed)

**This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Catherine O., has been contacted. Thank you for entering our giveaway!***

Win a copy of Veronica Roth's exciting thriller Insurgent!

Insurgent is the sequel to the hugely popular Divergent by Veronica Roth, featuring super-tough young heroine Beatrice 'Tris' Prior.

"In Tris' darkly dystopian world, everyone must live within one of five factions that place one precept above all others in their way of life. Selflessness rules in Abnegation. Bravery is king in Dauntless. Each member of society fits easily into one... apart from Tris. She is Divergent and now knows how dangerous that makes her...

She has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But Tris has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future. Yet if Tris wants to uncover the truth about her world, she must be stronger than ever… because more shocking choices and sacrifices lie ahead."

View the trailer...

**This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Catherine O., has been contacted. Thank you for entering our giveaway!***

GIVEAWAY: Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden (now closed)

***This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Laura B, has been contacted. Thank you for entering!***

To celebrate the UK release of Book 3 in the Tomorrow series by John Marsden (pictured left), "The Third Day, The Frost", we're giving away a copy of the first two books to one winner resident in the UK or Eire.

Here's more about the series...

Book 1: Tomorrow When the War Began (synopsis from Waterstone's)

"When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight high school teenagers band together to fight. Seventeen-year-old Ellie Linton wants one final adventure with her friends before the school holidays are over. Packed in Ellie's parents' land rover they drive to the famously isolated rock pool Eden dubbed 'Hell' by the locals. Returning to their home town of Wirrawee, the seven teenagers realize that something is seriously wrong. Power to the houses has been cut, pets and livestock have been left dead or dying, and most alarmingly of all, everyone's family has vanished. When the hostile armed forces discover that the teenagers are lying low in the vicinity, Ellie and her friends must band together to escape, outwit and strike back against the mysterious enemy that has seized control of their town and imprisoned their friends and loved ones..."

The series continues in...

Book 2: The Dead of Night

"As war rages, and the enemy closes in, Ellie and her friends must once again fight for their lives... but how many of their band will be left?"

This series is published in the UK by Quercus.

***This giveaway is now closed and the winner, Laura B, has been contacted. Thank you for entering!***