Welcome to the fall 2018 YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a number clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!
HELP: If you're confused at any time, you can always get back on track by going to the YA Scavenger Hunt how to hunt page to read the steps. Or, go to the STUCK page for a bird's eye view of all the author's links.
There are seven hunts going on simultaneously with over 100 books up for grabs INTL, and you can enter one or all! I'm a part of the PURPLE TEAM--
but there are also BLUE, ORANGE, GREEN, GOLD, PINK, & RED teams, each with different sets of signed books in their prize packs!
If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt prize page.
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: At the bottom of this post, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the PURPLE TEAM and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!) for a chance to win the prize pack of books pictured below:
Entry Form: Once you've added up all the secret numbers of the PURPLE TEAM, make sure to fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize above. Only entries that have the correct answer will be put in the drawing.
Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by October 7, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
SCAVENGER HUNT POST
For my post in the YA Scavenger Hunt, I'm honored to be hosting Madeline Dyer, author of The Untamed Series:
MADELINE DYER lives on a farm in the southwest of England, where she hangs out with her Shetland ponies and writes young adult books—sometimes, at the same time. She holds a BA Honors degree in English from the University of Exeter, and several presses have published her fiction. Madeline has a strong love for anything dystopian, ghostly, or paranormal, and she can frequently be found exploring wild places. At least one notebook is known to follow her wherever she goes.
MADELINE DYER lives on a farm in the southwest of England, where she hangs out with her Shetland ponies and writes young adult books—sometimes, at the same time. She holds a BA Honors degree in English from the University of Exeter, and several presses have published her fiction. Madeline has a strong love for anything dystopian, ghostly, or paranormal, and she can frequently be found exploring wild places. At least one notebook is known to follow her wherever she goes.
For the hunt, Madeline is giving away Book 1: Untamed
**2017 SIBA Award Winner for Best Dystopian Novel**
In a world where addiction is encouraged, one girl must fight to stay clean...
As one of the last Untamed humans left in the world, Seven's life has always been controlled by tight rules. Stay away from the Enhanced. Don't question your leader. And, most importantly, never switch sides--because once you're Enhanced there's no going back. Even if you have become the perfect human being.
But after a disastrous raid on an Enhanced city, Seven soon finds herself in her enemy's power. Realizing it's only a matter of time before she too develops a taste for the chemical augmenters responsible for the erosion of humanity, Seven knows she must act quickly if she's to escape and save her family from the same fate.
Yet, as one of the most powerful Seers that the Untamed and Enhanced have ever known, Seven quickly discovers that she alone holds the key to the survival of only one race. But things aren't clear-cut anymore, and with Seven now questioning the very beliefs she was raised on, she knows she has an important choice to make. One that has two very different outcomes.
Seven must choose wisely whose side she joins, for the War of Humanity is underway, and Death never takes kindly to traitors.
Find out more information on Madeline and her books by following her online venues:
Website
Twitter: @MadelineDyerUK
IG
CONTINUE THE HUNT
To continue your hunt for another number clue to help you win the PURPLE TEAM prize pack, you'll need to visit the next author here! But before you go . . .
CHECK OUT MY PERSONAL GIVEAWAY!
First, while I have your attention, I have an exciting announcement to make:
Now, onto the giveaway. Like the official #YASH giveaways, this one ends on October 7th. And to celebrate the upcoming release of Stain (hitting shelves January 2019), I'm offering the following enchanted fairy tale prizes (INTL):
1- Signed Stain VIP Preview Copy (all 518 pages of story!) |
4- Signed Stain 1st Chapter Samplers |
1- 8X10" Fairytale Journal |
1- Fox "Sylph" print signed by artist Greg Harms |
That means 7 different INTL winners! See the rafflecopter below for entry options. Good luck to everyone, and happy hunting!
I have done a real scavenger hunt! My favorite one was for an undergrad creative writing course and the highlight was when I stopped to get a drink and some bread sticks. When I paid with my debit card, the guy behind the counter started sing the song "Brandy" by Looking Glass to me (which is fairly rare for someone to know off the top of their head, let alone to have it sung to me!). lol
ReplyDeleteI have done a real scavenger hunt. My husband and I actually try to do a scavenger hunt in every state we visit. It has been great fun and it’s a great way to enjoy family time also.
ReplyDeleteI thank you for the chance to win this wonderful giveaway. Your books are beautiful and amazing. Fingers crossed. Thank you♥️
No, I haven't done a real scavenger hunt... It would be really fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway, I hope to be lucky!!! <3
I have not, but I think it would be really fun.
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a real scavenger hunt but I think it would actually be a fun thing to do. :D
ReplyDeleteI have when I was really little, you know the simple nature ones.
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I WANT THE JOURNAL AND THE PRINT I WANT THE JOURNAL AND THE PRINT I WANT THE JOURNAL AND THE PRINT SOOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDD *crying*. Yes! I have done SEVERAL IRL hunts! I've even won some!!
ReplyDeleteI think I did a scavenger hunt back in college one time. Lol. They are fun! I’d love �� for them to be like a viral fun thing today.
ReplyDeleteNo, I have never done one but I would love to participate in one! Thanks for YASH
ReplyDeleteI have done a scavenger hunt as a teenager with my church and I had to dance with a stranger in Walmart! It was MORTIFYING! And I will DEFINITELY be keeping an eye out for the preorder incentive!
ReplyDeleteI'm super excited for Stain! I think I did a scavenger hunt for school, but it wasn't much fun lol!
ReplyDeleteNo, I have never done a scavenger hunt but I'm really excited. I get to do something different that's fun plus there's a chance to win Stain which I'm super stoked about!
ReplyDeleteI have done scavenger hunts in vacation bible school as a kid.
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I did one in middle and high school.
ReplyDeleteI never have surprisingly
ReplyDeleteI actually don't think I've ever done a real scavenger hunt...I'm missing out on something aren't!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway and good luck to all!
I did them when I was a kid. I have my teens at the library do digital scavenger hunts.
ReplyDeleteI used to love scavenger hunts and haven't done them in years so woot woot I guess?
ReplyDeleteI haven't done one in years. Did some in High School, college, and at different bases we were stationed at with groups. Thank you for this wonderful chance.
ReplyDeleteI think I did one when I was a kid at summer camp, but I couldn't tell you anything about it. thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI have never done a real scavenger hunt, but I have YASHed a few times. I can't wait for Stain!
ReplyDeleteFor our first date, my boyfriend wanted to do something special and he took me on a scavenger hunt to all our firsts - like where we met at a concert-, new adventures, and what is to come. It was the sweetest thing!
ReplyDeleteI've done one or two before, when I was a kid. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteYes when I was a kid. Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteYes, at birthday parties when I was a kid. They were super fun, just like this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI have done scavenger hunt type things. We used to do a lot of orienteering in high school (not so much scavenger hunt but we had to follow all the clues to get the prizes so pretty much the same thing lol) and, more recently, we began taking the kids to do geo-caching. It's a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteYes, at a summer camp when I was a kid! Won it too!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for Stain!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first scavenger hunt.
DeleteYes, and they are a lot of fun. Thanks for participating in YASH.
ReplyDeleteI haven't participated in a real scavenger hunt, but I participated in YASH earlier this year. Stain has a gorgeous cover!
ReplyDeleteYASH doesn't count as real? ;)
ReplyDeleteI have actually done a scavenger hunt at work that required me to find certain items in the library and take a picture of each. It was part of an event for National Gaming Day.
I have participated in YASH for a few years now, but no not a real scavenger hunt - but it does sound like fun!
ReplyDeleteI have never done a physical scavenger hunt, just ones similar to YASH
ReplyDeleteI think the closest thing I've done IRL to a scavenger hunt is an Easter egg hunt. I've made a library scavenger hunt though!
ReplyDeleteYep - and hate to admit I've always been just terrible at them!! Had to rely on a buddy to help me through every time ;)
ReplyDeleteI haven't.
ReplyDeleteI haven't but I have so much fun on this one.
ReplyDeletesadly no but i'd love to
ReplyDeleteI have never gone on a actual scavenger hunt but I have done mutiple online scavengers. Thank you for this chance. :)
ReplyDeleteI love doing scavenger hunts! I've done quite a few!
ReplyDeleteI've never done any real life scavenger hunts, but online ones I've done a lot. I'd love to do a real scavenger hunt though.
ReplyDeleteOnly once, and I would like to do it again!
ReplyDeleteI've never done any real life scavenger hunts but I've done some online.
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I have done a few IRL scavenger hunts! I've done one that required us to drive around town to different venues and businesses. I think that one was the most fun, but it was so long ago that I don't even remember what they gave to the winners!
ReplyDeleteI have while I was at a camp one year! It was girls against boys and it was really fun!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for STAIN next year! As for scavenger hunts, I know I did a bunch when I was little. I think I also did one when I was older in a church group. Haven't done any for a while, too!
ReplyDeleteI did a photo scavenger hunt for a dance in high school. One of the best dates I've ever been on. :)
ReplyDeleteI've done two very different scavenger hunts: one for my best friend's 16th birthday and a work scavenger hunt for team building. Both were a ton of fun!
ReplyDeleteYes, when I was little I used to hide things in my house, leaving clues for my family to look for them. Then I made them hide the same things, so I could look for them. I've also done a scavenger hunt in camp
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I have never done a scavenger hunt before.
ReplyDelete"Have you ever done a real scavenger hunt?" No. I think they were at their height in the 1920s (although I know they've been done since then).
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't! I would like to though
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