And The Winners Are....

Congratulations to the Winners of our first ever giveaway on Homeschool-Rock.

$25 American Express Gift Card -goes to Gigi

The Money Saving Mom's Budget (paperback) -goes to Anna Pry

I will contact the winners by email to confirm mailing addresses.

If you didn't win stay tuned we have specific plans for future giveaways here, and within the next month we will be hosting another multiprize giveaway on my other blog www.readgreatfiction.com.




Another Giveaway directly from Money Saving Mom
To celebrate the release of the audio edition from Oasis Audio, Cyrstal Paine is giving away an iPad2 and hosting the a Live Money Saving Mom Webcast event on 4/5! Click to enter and for details: http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13457557/moneysavingmom.

The Money Saving Mom's (audio) Budget --win a book and a $25 American Express Gift Card

Anyone who thinks homeschoolers lead quiet, uneventful lives has never homeschooled.  Homeschool families are among the busiest out there and it can be hard to keep up with all the stuff we do while keeping up with the things we need to do--like keeping our home organized and staying on a budget.

Crystal Paine, creator of the popular website moneysavingmom, knows what it's like.  As both a homeschool graduate and homeschooling mom who runs her own business, Crystal has experienced the busy homeschooling life.  Her blog is one of the top personal finance blogs on the web, averaging over four million pageviews per month.

Using principals that are similar in scope to Dave Ramsey's approach, Crystal shows how each one of us can learn to budget both in the area of finances and with our time.  While teaching us how to make every dollar count, she shows us how to live simply and encourages us to choose contentment.

So, what could be better for busy homeschool moms than reading this book?   The answer is listening to it on audiobook.

 Since homeschool moms are always on the go whether it be running around the house trying to keep up with household responsibilities, or running to and from co-op and other activities, the audiobook is an excellent addition to this wonderful book. It includes downloadable worksheets to help you put what you learn into practice.  You can purchase the audiobook (or any version of the book) here.

The coolest thing about this book is that Crystal is donating all of the proceeds to fund a Compassion International Child Survival Program site in the Dominican republic.  You can read about the details in her blog.

Now for the giveaway: There will be 2 winners for these items.  One person will receive a paper copy of The Money Saving Mom's Budget, and the other will win a $25 American Express Gift Card.  Enter today, then come back each day of the contest to snag more entries.

Want to Win Homeschool Curriculum?

Bright ideas Press is giving away your choice of one of the Kids Explore Science series.  The multi-level curriculum for 4th-8th and 3rd-6th grade students explore Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Earth & Space.

In addition to the book of their choice, the winner will also get the student activity book download that is a wonderful enhancement to this awesome curriculum! 


 Earn up to 5 entries.  Click here to enter.

Hurry, the winner will be drawn on 3/16/12.  

Awesome Book for 9-12 Year Old Boys (or those on that reading level)

With a plethora of dumbed-down/junky books available for boys in the 9-12 year old reading level, No Place Like Holmes  by Jason Lethcoe is a refreshing breath of fresh air.

I really enjoyed reading this book out loud to all of my kids as part of our homeschool day.  It is straightforward and wholesome, yet has enough mystery and anticipation to keep everyone hooked--even my 7th and 10th grader wanted to know what happened.

The story is NOT a twist on the old Sherlock Holmes tales.  Instead, it is a story of young boy named Griffin who's bumbling detective uncle lives in the apartment next to the famous detective.

When Griffin is sent to stay with his uncle whom he has never met and sees the address 221 Baker Street, he is excited to think that Sherlock Holmes is his uncle.  He is in for a bit of disappointment when he finds out his uncle lives in apartment a of the same address (Holmes address is apartment b).

Soon, Griffin has stumbled upon a woman in search of Sherlock Holmes, but when he brings her to the detective, Holmes has no interest in her case.  So Griffin brings the woman to his uncle and they try to find out what really happened to the lady's husband--because no one really believes he was eaten by the loch-ness monster like the witnesses claim.

Throughout the story, Griffin learns that being famous does not make you a great man (Holmes is portrayed as less than nice) and that God can use young boys to show grown men what it means to have strong faith.

I am really looking forward to reading the rest of this series...um, I mean reading it to my kids (wink-wink).

I received this book from the publisher as part of the blogging for books program.  All opinions rendered are my own.