{"id":2546,"date":"2009-09-01T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T15:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alertnerd.com\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2009-09-01T08:19:01","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T15:19:01","slug":"catching-fire-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alertnerd.com\/?p=2546","title":{"rendered":"Catching Fire Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You all read The Hunger Games<\/a>, right?<\/p>\n

If the answer to that question is “no,” please stop reading this IMMEDIATELY and get thee to a bookseller\/library\/other place where you might find book-like things. Because this is easily one of my favorite things I’ve consumed all year, and when asked who I would recommend it to, I usually say something like “you know, people who like things that are awesome<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Suzanne Collins’ gripping story focuses on a post-apocalyptic future wherein a ruthless government selects a group of random kids to battle it out to the death in a televised game of survival. When 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen’s younger sister is chosen to compete, Katniss volunteers to go in her place. What follows mixes a heady cocktail of crazy-brutal adventure, delicious teen romance, and deft commentary on our increasingly televised culture.<\/p>\n

And now there’s a sequel, Catching Fire<\/em>, and you — yes, YOU, lucky Alert Nerd Reader! — can win the book and some exciting swag.<\/p>\n

Three lucky folks will win…<\/p>\n

*A limited edition Catching Fire<\/em> t-shirt, suitable for wearing to cons and post-apocalyptic death battles
\n*A collectible mockingjay pin, like the one Katniss wears in The Hunger Games<\/em>
\n*Your very own copy of Catching Fire<\/em><\/p>\n

To enter, simply leave a comment answering the following question: are you Team Peeta or Team Gale? (If you have no idea what this means, guess. We won’t bust you for not being intimately acquainted with the Games<\/em>-verse just yet.)<\/p>\n

Rules\/fine print: The giveaway is open to participants with a United States mailing address only (international readers can enter if you have a friend in the States who can accept your prizes by mail!). Entrants under age 13 must have parent or guardian permission to enter. The giveaway runs from September 1 to September 25. Winners will be announced on or around September 30.<\/em><\/p>\n

Check back with us throughout the month as we’ve got some thrilling Games<\/em>\/Catching Fire<\/em>-related posts cookin’.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, here’s the book trailer.<\/p>\n

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