Disclosure: I received these titles to review. The opinions shared here are 100% mine.

It’s finally sweet summertime; we’re all ready for a good giveaway, aren’t we?   Thanks to Cheap Is The New Classy for hosting this event so we have a chance to give something away!    In this event, all participating bloggers are offering $25+ prize packages.  Be sure to visit the linked blogs (see bottom of post) so you can enter them all.

One Savings in Seconds reader will win copies of The Forgotten Seamstress and So Not Okay.  These are great beach books for you and a special girl in your life! 

If you’re a child of the 80’s or 90’s, you’ll know what I mean when I bring up the terms Prep, Headbanger, Skater, and Geek.  Adolescence seems to be inherently linked to clique-ishness and the current generation is no different. With all the hype about bullying these days, it’s only logical that Tommy Nelson would approach the subject from a Christian standpoint.  So Not Okay is a book about the Mean Girl Makeover.  You’ve seen (or at least heard of) the Mean Girl movie, right?  It really brought the issue of bullying out to the public eye.  I don’t think that bullying has really changed over the course of time.  Public response has, though, and it’s almost making children feel victimized rather than empowered.  So Not Okay gently brings up the topic of middle school gossip in a way that tweens will understand.  Many girls will relate to the story in a firsthand way.  This book is funny in a “I totally know what they mean” way yet gut-wrenching if you’re a mom knowing that your daughter will have to endure this at some point in her life.    Reading through this with your daughter would be a great way to help her navigate the waters of peer pressure and teasing.  This book will naturally engage tweens in the normal middle school situations, such as accidentally sitting on an open pack of mustard or standing up for what’s right.  I wouldn’t hesitate to give this to my daughter to read!  In fact, I think it would be very beneficial for her as she heads in the open waters of the teen years.

The Forgotten Seamstress cover instantly captured my attention when I was approached about reviewing it. The beautiful purple shaded with the gray is dramatic in itself.  As I read the story and learned about Maria’s Quilt, it was like stepping into a bygone era where needlework and gossip went hand-in-hand.  The coolest thing is that author Liz Trenow had a personal interest in the story, since her family runs the oldest silk-weaving operation in Britain.   Downton Abbey fans will delight in these pages as hints of royalty slip in among the commoner’s life details.  There’s a crisp British tone in the story which always makes me sit up a bit straighter.  I loved the way that the quilt inspired Caroline’s detective work to solve its mystery.  It’s a reminder that the worldwide web has brought our world so close together with information.  Genealogy and historical research have benefited so much!  The quilt also helps memories bubble to the surface.  It made me cherish those special conversations with my own grandmother; those moments when the older generation teaches the younger are so dear.  Also, the story is a sweet reminder that royalty are not so different from the rest of us, no matter how it might seem on TV.  Maria and Caroline’s stories are sure to lodge itself in your heart.

To enter this giveaway, head down to the Rafflecopter form below.  Complete as many of the optional entries as you wish for more chances to win!  The giveaway is open to US readers ages 18+. Void where prohibited by law.  Good luck!