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Two girls separated by a few thousand miles, connected by one reason: they will share a room for the rest of their days in College. Technology brought them together, and even before they meet face to face, they get tangled in each other's lives... and changes the way they spend their last summer as high school students. Title: Roomies by Sara Zarr, Tara Altebrando Release Date: December 24th 2013 Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: Publisher (thanks Isa!) Buy: Amazon | Book Depository Summary: It's time to meet your new roomie. When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters the landscape of each girl's summer -- and raises questions about how two girls who are so different will ever share a dorm room. As the countdown to college begins, life at home ...

This is probably one of the most fun ways to do a giveaway. The giveaway is in conjunction with the lovely book Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando, which went on sale Christmas Eve last year. About the book: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando Little, Brown Books for Young Readers December 24, 2013 The countdown to college has begun. When Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment at the beginning of summer, she shoots off an email to coordinate the basics: TV, microwave, mini-fridge. She can't wait to escape her New Jersey beach town, and her mom, and start life over in California. The first note to Lauren in San Francisco comes as a surprise; she had requested a single. But if Lauren's learned anything from being the oldest of six, it's that you can't always get what you want, especially when what you want is privacy. Soon the girls are emailing back and forth, sharing secrets even though they've never met. With family relationships and ch...