Giveaway – Lone Star Legend by Gwendolyn Zepeda – 5 Winners – End 2/7/10

Lone Star Legend
A Novel
by Gwendolyn Zepeda
isbn 9780446539609
Pub. Date 1/25/10

Publisher’s description: When Sandy Saavedra lands her dream job with the popular website ¡Latino Now!, she can’t wait to write hard-hitting pieces to combat all those stupid Latino stereotypes. While visions of Pulitzers dance in her head, her editor in chief is suddenly laid off, replaced by the infamous Dolores Villanueva O’Sullivan. Dolores has one mission: make ¡Latino Now! an internet phenomenon, no matter how many pandering puff pieces she has to pack onto its pages. Sandy doesn’t see how she can keep this job without losing her soul, especially when she’s sent to Middle-of-Nowhere Texas to investigate the dumbest legend her people ever created, the Chupacabra. She fears she’s about to fail an assignment-and lose her job-until she meets Tío Jaime, a grandfatherly hermit who might be crazy, or might be the best thing that ever happened to Sandy’s career.

Lone Star Legend has a unique style. There are chats, blog posts and even reader comments included along with ‘regular’ text.  The main character really annoyed me at times (but that’s ok!). After making a particularly hurtful post and being advised to take it down, she replies “I can’t. It has too many page views. It’s already paid for my lunches this week.”  (page 231)

Lone Star Legend is an interesting and thought provoking read and I liked the list of questions in the reading group guide. It will make you think about personal things that are posted online and about personal ambition.

HOW TO CONNECT – You can check out the author’s site – Gwen World – and follow her on Twitter.

WHERE TO BUY – Lone Star Legend is available at a discount on Amazon.

PRIZE ALERT - Hachette Book Group would like to give Lone Star Legend to ***5*** of you (ARV $13.99)

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Giveaway ends on February 7, 2010 at 8pm Pacific Time. Giveaway is open for US & Canadian mailing addresses only. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to notification with shipping info – if no response, another winner will be chosen . Subject to the official rules. No purchase necessary – void where prohibited by law. Disclaimer/Disclosure: Review product was provided to me.