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The bestselling author of WHERE THE HEART IS returns with a heartrending tale of two children in search of a place to call home.Lutie McFee's history has taught her to avoid attachments...to people, to places, and to almost everything. With her mother long dead and her father long gone to find his fortune in Las Vegas, 15-year-old Lutie lives in the god-forsaken town of Spearfish, South Dakota with her twelve-year-old brother, Fate, and Floy Satterfield, the 300-pound ex-girlfriend of her father.
While Lutie shoplifts for kicks, Fate spends most of his time reading, watching weird TV shows and worrying about global warming and the endangerment of pandas. As if their life is not dismal enough, one day, while shopping in their local Wal-Mart, Floy keels over and the two motherless kids are suddenly faced with the choice of becoming wards of the state or hightailing it out of town in Floy's old Pontiac. Choosing the latter, they head off to Las Vegas in search of a father who has no known address, no phone number and, clearly, no interest in the kids he left behind.
MADE IN THE U.S.A. is the alternately heartbreaking and life-affirming story of two gutsy children who must discover how cruel, unfair and frightening the world is before they come to a place they can finally call home.
If you would like to enter to win one of five copies of Made in the U.S.A., just leave me a comment here. Three extra entries will be given to anyone who becomes a follower (or follows already), blogs about the giveaway or tweets on twitter. If you do blog or tweet please leave a separate comment letting me know. Please be sure to leave me your email address so that I can contact you if you win! Contest will run through midnight eastern time on May 12. Winners will be drawn at random and must have a US or Canada mailing address (no PO Boxes). Thanks for entering! And many thanks to Valerie at Hachette for providing the books for both giveaways!
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I would love this one.
I follow.
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forgot my email on the first one...sorry
I am a follower.
Thanks
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I tweeted!
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Just posted this on Win A Book. Don't enter me, though.
I'd love to read this book. Please count me in. Thanks so much!
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I'd love to win this book!
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Oh, and I'm already subscribed to your blog. :)
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I would love to read this!
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I am a follower!
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I have wanted to read this one since it started showing up on book blogs everywhere. Please enter me in your contest.
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I also follow your blog on google reader.
I've enjoyed previous books by Billie Letts and would love to win this novel.
I qualify for the extra entries - I subscribe to your blog through Google Reader.
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sounds wonderful thanks for the giveaway
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I love the sound of this book, it reminds me of Mona Simpson's work a bit. I can relate to the story a bit also, having been raised in a pretty dysfunctional tumbleweed manner in parts West...
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This looks so great! Please enter me!
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Thanks for the giveaway :)
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I'd like a chance at it please :)
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I follow.
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I have been wanting to read this book! I'm a fan of Billie Letts. She's such a great writer.
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Please enter me. I'd love a chance to win. Thanks
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I'm a follower!
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I blogged about it here:
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Love Billie Letts' books so I'd really like to be entered and I'm already a follower!
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I really like her books! Thank you for the chance to win this one!
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I'm a followr.
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I'd love to read this one!
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I'd love to win this book - please count me in!
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I'm a huge Billie Letts fan and have read everything else she has written. Would love to win this one.
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I loved the book "Home is where the heart is" and bet this one would be just as great. Please count me in.
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I am a follower, but I do not tweet or blog.
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Spearfish, South Dakota is hardly god-forsaken. It's a real gem in the Black Hills! http://visitspearfish.com/
Oh dear! That is the publisher's synopsis (or possibly the author's), not mine. I didn't know it was an actual place but have heard that the Black Hills are lovely.
Sorry, no offence meant!
I love to read this book!
Thanks for offering the giveaway=)
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sounds like a great book thanks
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Please enter me, I enjoy Billie Letts writing. I've read another book of hers "Shoot the Moon". Thanks! Indigo
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I also follow you on Google Reader. Thanks! Indigo
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I would be thrilled to win this one. Please enter me in your drawing!
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I follow too.
Thank you again.
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this one sounds great!! would love to win!!
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sounds good
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I'd love to win a copy of this book. Looks great!
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I am a follower of this blog as well
I'd love to win this one!!
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Count me in.
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I'm a huge Billie Letts fan and would love to read this book.
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I would love to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway.
I would love to read about the life of these two siblings. Many thanks,
Cindi
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I am a fan/follower of your blog!
Many thanks for the chance!
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Would love to read this.
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I'll bet Spearfish, SD is a lovely place - I live in a place most assume is not a great place to live, and I wake up every morning and thank G-d when I look out the window. Thanks for the chance to win "Made in the U.S.A." asthenight at gmail dot com
Love to have this.
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Billie Letts is one of my favorite writers. Please enter me.
I am a brand new follower.
This book sounds really interesting, thanks for hosting such a nice giveaway!
Looks like a good read.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
I would love to enter!
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I would love to win a copy
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I like Billie Letts' books. Haven't read this one yet but would like to.
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My daughter really likes this book.
I sure liked her first one. I'd love to read this!
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I'd love to read this book. Thanks
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