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This sweepstakes has ended.
To celebrate the publication of Wendelin Van Draanen's SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION, Kidsreads.com is running a sweepstakes where readers have a chance to win a set of 8 signed books in the Sammy Keyes series as well as a letter from the author, Wendelin Van Draanen!
To enter the Kidsreads.com Sammy Keyes sweepstakes, download the sweepstakes entry form (it's a PDF file) and answer all four of the following questions. The answers may be found by reading the excerpts posted at:
http://www.kidsreads.com/series/series-keyes.asp
1) From SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF
Which of the following is NOT true of the man in the hotel who Sammy sees through her binoculars?
A) He is wearing black gloves.
B) He is cleanly shaven.
C) He is moving around the hotel room kind of fast.
D) He is looking through a purse.
2) From SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOLLYWOOD MUMMY
Which of the following best describes Sammy's state of mind at the end of Chapter 1?
A) She is angry that Marissa won't allow her to phone Grams.
B) She is overjoyed to be going to Hollywood without Grams.
C) She is feeling panicky and very lonely.
D) She fears that Mrs. Ambler will tell Grams about the trip.
3) From SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES
What does the terrified girl at the arcade instruct Sammy to do?
A) Call the police.
B) Get rid of her heavy bags.
C) Meet her later in the day at the arcade.
D) Stay away from the frightening man at all costs.
4) From SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION
Where does Sammy's friend Hudson plan to take her in order to help with her art project?
A) Renaissance Faire
B) The art gallery at the mall
C) L'Artiste
D) The Vault
Sweepstakes Entry Form
(We have provided this as an Adobe Acrobat file so that you can print it out easily. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the icon to the right to download the software you need.)
OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES FOR SAMMY KEYES SWEEPSTAKES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ELIGIBILITY: The sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec). The following persons and their dependents are not eligible to enter or win: employees of Kidsreads.com or The Book Report, Inc. and their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) of each of the above.
HOW TO ENTER: Sweepstakes is open from 9AM on May 1, 2003 thru 11:59PM on June 1, 2003. While the sweepstakes is posted on Kidsreads.com, children can enter the sweepstakes by printing out an Entry Form (available in PDF format) where they will record their answers to four multiple choice questions. The answers to the questions can be found by reading the excerpts of SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES, SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOLLYWOOD MUMMY and SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION, which can be found on Kidsreads.com from this link: http://www.kidsreads.com/series/series-keyes.asp.
NOTE: The Entry Form MUST be signed by a parent or guardian. The form should be mailed to:
Kidsreads.com/Sammy Keyes Sweepstakes
The Book Report
250 West 57th Street - Suite 1228
New York, NY 10107
HOW TO WIN: Total number of eligible entries received determines odds of winning. From all eligible entries received, Kidsreads.com will randomly select three (3) winners on or about June 15, 2003. The Grand Prize winner will receive a letter from Wendelin Van Draanen, a set of signed Sammy Keyes books including SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SKELETON MAN, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SISTERS OF MERCY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE RUNAWAY ELF, SAMMY KEYES AND CURSE OF MOUSTACHE MARY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOLLYWOOD MUMMY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES and SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION and a second set of these signed books for the winner's classroom (Approximate retail value: $240.00). The Second Place winner will receive one set of signed books including SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SKELETON MAN, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SISTERS OF MERCY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE RUNAWAY ELF, SAMMY KEYES AND CURSE OF MOUSTACHE MARY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOLLYWOOD MUMMY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES and SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION (Approximate retail value: $120.00). The Third Place winner will receive one signed book of SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION (Approximate retail value: $15.95). Entries must be received by 11:59 on June 1, 2003. In the event the Potential Winner is a Canadian resident, he/she (or, if winner is a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) will be required to correctly answer a time-limited skill testing mathematical question to be administered by mail to receive the prize.
PRIZES: Kidsreads.com will notify the selected winners on or about June 15, 2003. The winners will have 30 days after notification to respond for collection of the prize. The Grand Prize winner will receive a letter from Wendelin Van Draanen, a set of signed Sammy Keyes books including SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SKELETON MAN, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SISTERS OF MERCY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE RUNAWAY ELF, SAMMY KEYES AND CURSE OF MOUSTACHE MARY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOLLYWOOD MUMMY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES and SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION and a second set of these signed books for the winner's classroom (Approximate retail value: $240.00). The Second Place winner will receive one set of signed books including SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SKELETON MAN, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SISTERS OF MERCY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE RUNAWAY ELF, SAMMY KEYES AND CURSE OF MOUSTACHE MARY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOLLYWOOD MUMMY, SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES and SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION (Approximate retail value: $120.00). The Third Place winner will receive one signed book of SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION (Approximate retail value: $15.95).
ALTERNATE ENTRY: The PDF form, which children must print out and record their answers to the four multiple choice questions and the form signed by a parent or guardian, can also be faxed to Kidsreads.com at 212-246-4640. FAXed extries must be received by 11:59PM on June 1, 2003.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY June 1, 2003.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY/RESERVED RIGHTS: Neither the Sponsor, nor the parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies, nor the promotional agencies shall have any obligation or responsibility with regard to (i) entries that contain inaccurate information or do not comply with these rules, (ii) entries, prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer or technical error of any kind, (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or (iv) any damages or losses of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any prize. The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Web Site or otherwise violating these rules. The Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes cannot be completed as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.
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