Open Minds Sneak Peek (Virtual Launch Party Nov. 1st!)

The Virtual Launch Party is almost here! Once you've trick-or-treated and packed away that Star Trek Godzilla Ghostbusters costume, stop by on November 1st for some virtual confetti and a whole lot of fun!

With over 40 Party Hosts joining the celebration, you'll find:

Posts about #keepingOPENMINDS 

(brightening the blogosphere with stories of tolerance making the world a better place)

Reviews of Open Minds

(from blogger-friends with e-ARCs who have already read the book)

Guest Posts by yours truly

(on things like the Story of Open Minds and Inventing the Future: Mindjacking and a Guest Drawg post that illustrates very clearly why I should never be allowed to draw)

And there will be PRIZES 

(because seriously, what's a party without party favors?)

For Party Hoppers who join the fun, I'll be giving away
Open Books Encourage Open Minds gear

(because opening a book can truly open your mind)

Grand Prize: t-shirt (in the male or female variety)

Not Quite Grand, But Still Cool Prize: mug

Fashionable and Fun Prize(s): 

19 Open Books, Open Minds wrist bands

(so you can flaunt your support of literacy)

(the wristbands support TheLiteracySite and contributed to
the purchase of books for a school in Rwanda. Yay!)

TO WIN THESE PRIZES

1) Stop by on November 1st. I will have links to all the Party Hosts.

2) Pick and choose which posts you'd like to visit. Every comment you leave is an entry for prizes.

3) Tweet or FB about the Virtual Party. Every one of those counts as an entry too.

(Somehow I will keep track of all this.)

AND NOW ... A SNEAK PEEK ....

A zero like me shouldn’t take public transportation.

The hunched driver wrinkled a frown before I even got on the bus. Her attempt to read my mind would get her nothing but the quiet of the street corner where I stood. I kept my face neutral. Nobody trusted a zero to begin with, but scowling back would only make the driver more suspicious. I gripped my backpack and gym bag tighter and climbed the grime-coated steps. The driver’s mental command whooshed the door closed behind me.

Yeah, junior year was off to a fantastic start already.

To read the entire first chapter, click on the tab at the top that says SNEAK PEEK.

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has signed up to make the Virtual Party all kinds of fun! I can't wait to Party with ya'll on Tuesday, November 1st!

p.s. no post on Monday as I get ready for Tuesday's Big Party. See you then!

UPDATE: (early reviews)
Joanna Marple's review of Open Minds is awesome and a little mind-bending (you'll see what I mean).
Lisa Gail Green's review of Open Minds has a guest interview that's perfect for Halloween!
In Adam Heine's review, Open Minds gets the ultimate praise: "It's pretty cool." :)