Getting Somewhere by Beth Neff. Release date January 19, 2012. Now available at Indiebound, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, and your local independent bookstore.
IT’S CONTEST TIME!!
Okay, I know you’ve got it on your to-read list but have you opened that lovely cover yet, plunged into the Getting Somewhere world of Jenna, Cassie, Sarah and Lauren? If not, now is the time. The Getting Somewhere Trivia Contest has begun and there are GREAT prizes.
It’s easy and fun. Here’s how it works.
1. There are ten trivia questions. Answer them (correctly, of course!) and then send your answers to me at authorbethneff (at) gmail (dot) com.
2. The winner will receive a signed and personalized (if you want) copy of Getting Somewhere, including a bookmark. (Already have a copy? Donate to a friend or the LIBRARY!)
But there’s a bit more to it. No matter how many entries are received, one randomly selected winner will get the book. But if there are over 200 entries, there will be another prize awarded – a beautiful hand-crafted cookbook of Donna’s best recipes! And if there are over 300 entries, there will be a THIRD prize awarded – a framed photo garden art print. In other words, with each hundred entries, another prize will be added. And all entries are eligible for all the prizes. The number of prizes will simply depend on the total number of entries.
So, read the book, answer the questions and TELL YOUR FRIENDS. The more entries, the more prizes. To make it easy, cut and paste this message to your blog or Facebook page:
I’m entering the Getting Somewhere Trivia Contest. You can too! Just click here: www.bethneff.com
All entries must be received by Monday, May 28. Winners will be notified by e-mail and then asked to provide an address to send prizes. If no response is received by June 1, an alternate name will be selected. All trivia answers must be correct in order to be placed in the pool for random selection of winners.
This is the first of several Getting Somewhere contests planned for 2012. Keep your eyes and ears open for further instructions… 
Here are the questions:
What is Lauren’s favorite make-up?
What was the name of the town Cassie walked to on that fateful morning that ended up landing her in detention?
Who is the social worker for both Sarah and Lauren?
What kind of wood did Grace use to panel her cabin?
What’s the name of the drug dealer Jenna worked for?
What’s the name of the Greek island Cassie reads about to her grandmother?
What does Jenna buy for her and Grace to eat at the farmers market?
Where does Cassie find Jenna when she runs away?
Where does Grace go camping when she takes her ‘vacation’ from the farm?
What fairy-tale character does Donna tell Sarah about?
Excerpt from Getting Somewhere…
“She needs to be the first one off, can’t stand the waiting one second longer.
Even as the bus slows to make its wide turn into the gravel driveway, Jenna is scooting to the edge of the worn seat, her seen-better-days backpack strap looped over her elbow. The others are stirring in their seats as well but she doesn’t care. She will push them out of the way if she has to.”
Blog…
“This is the anticipation stage – my part of writing the novel is done and it’s all up to the publisher now. It’s the time when the book is poised to join the ranks of thousands of others competing for bookshelf space and I have no idea how it will measure up …”
Bio…
“I am a former organic vegetable farmer who lives in southwestern Michigan and enjoys setting my novels in the rural and small town environment in which I live. My first novel, Getting Somewhere (Viking/Penquin – release date Jan. 19, 2012) is the story of four very different girls who serve juvenile crime sentences in an alternative detention program located – guess where? – on an organic farm. When I am not writing, I like to garden, read, play the guitar and…”