Cover reveal & 2 giveaways: The Cadet of Tildor

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Here is another awesome cover reveal. This time the reveal is for a YA fantasy book by Alex Lidell, The Cadet of Tildor. Haven't heard about it? Read the blurb, meet the author and see the cover art, then add it to your Goodreads list. This Cover Reveal is presented by Julie at AToMR.

The Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell
Genre: YA fantasy
Page count: 350 pages
Available on Jan 10, 2013

BLURB: Having already survived six years at Tildor's top military academy, sixteen-year-old Renee DeWinter  is determined to graduate, training day and night to compete with her male classmates. When the boys overpower her parries, she works harder. When a bully sabotages her gear, she fights without it. But when an underground crime group captures her mentor for its illegal gladiatorial games, she must choose between her career and her conscience. Determined to penetrate the group's inner circles, Renee will leap from academia to the crime filled streets, pick up a sword, and weigh law against loyalty. 

Here's the cover:

Sixteen-year-old Renee struggles to keep up with male cadets at a grueling military academy while confronting a friend's forbidden magic and her mentor's shadowy past 



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About Alex Lidell: Alex is a YA fantasy author, a Tamora Pierce addict, a horse rider, and paramedic. The latter two tend to hand in hand a bit more often than one would like. Alex started writing at 2 am.

Author website

Links: Amazon | Goodreads | Shelfari | The Library Thing | Facebook  



GIVEAWAY #1: Swag Pack


Swag bag: Dog Tag necklace, 9” x 6” zipper pouch with hidden internal compartments, 3 port 2.0 usb hub. The giveaway ends Friday, June 15. These are open to US addresses only.

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GIVEAWAY #2 Teachers (Educators) only: 

Teachers (Educators) Only: win TCoT vocabulary cards for the classroom. The giveaway ends Friday, June 15. These are open to US addresses only.

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  1. fdigsbyJune 13, 2012 at 3:06 PM

    I am most excited about the usb hub. Brave and honor.

    felecia@twinoaksfl.org

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