Here's the description of the book, straight from Amazon:

It’s the end of junior year, and summer is about to begin. The Summer of Passion, to be exact, when Jory Michaels plans to explore all the possibilities of the future--and, with any luck, score a boyfriend in the process. But Jory has a problem. A big problem. A curvy, honking, bumpy, problem in the form of her Super Schnozz, the one thing standing between Jory and happiness. And now, with the Summer of Passion stretched before her like an open road, she's determined for Super Schnozz to disappear. Jory takes a job delivering wedding cakes to save up for a nose job at the end of the summer; she even keeps a book filled with magazine cutouts of perfect noses to show the doctor. But nothing is ever easy for accident-prone Jory--and before she knows it, her Summer of Passion falls apart faster than the delivery van she crashes. In her hilarious and heartbreaking debut novel, Sydney Salter delivers a story about broadening your horizons, accepting yourself, and finding love right under your nose.
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Sounds good, right? I'm reading it now and it's super cute so far. If you want to read a good review of the book, click on one of these blog titles to read their thoughts:
- Ten Cent Notes
- Books by Their Cover
- Persnickety Snark
- Serene Hours
- My Favorite Author (review at Presenting Lenore)
- The Book Muncher
- The Story Siren
- Pop Culture Junkie
Here are the contest rules and such:
- To be entered, leave a comment telling me what your opinion of tapirs is. (Tapirs do, in fact, relate to this book. They have big noses!) If you don't know what a tapir is, here is a picture:

- Or you can tell me how cute this baby tapir is:

- Extra entries: +1 for linking to the contest somewhere. Leave a link to where you linked in a SEPARATE comment so you don't make me mad. +1 if you comment on Sydney's interview. But you can't just write "Great interview!" That's no fun.
- All you lovelies outside of the US should be happy, because the awesome Sydney has opened up this contest internationally! Yay!
- The contest will end on July 13- two weeks from now. So enterenterenter!
Thanks again for the giveaway, Sydney! =D
Please don't enter me but why yes, tapirs are very cute! Pretty sure one of the +1s should have been do a post devoted to tapirs lol, how funny would that have been! I'm going to sit back and wait to read about the tapir love in the comments :)
ReplyDeleteOMG that tapirs! They're everywhereeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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ReplyDeleteTapir mania continues. And why not? Tapirs are Adorable with a capital A. In fact, you may not know that TAPIR is actually an acronym for:
ReplyDeleteT- Totally
A- Awesome
P- Pets
I- In
R- Residence
You know what else is even more fantastic than tapirs? Giving me this book. Please?
gypsyrover21@yahoo.ca
No need to enter me. I just had to state again how much I hate those ugly tapirs! Hideous!
ReplyDeleteI have a soft spot for tapirs because I have them in my native country Malaysia!
ReplyDelete+1 commented on the interview.
lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com
I didn't know much about tapirs before but looked them up for this post, and they're just cool because they literally do change their stripes as they age.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a good book, please enter me into this drawing.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
i can't believe the differences between the adorable baby tapirs and the adult, less adorable ones. weird!
ReplyDeletemeaghan_koci (at) yahoo (dot) com
thank you!
I've also blogged about this giveaway here.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
Well the baby one is cute but the bigger one, um, not quite as cute! Kind of looks like an elephant in a way!
ReplyDeleteUmmm. Tapirs are kind of freaky. Although the baby one is awfully cute. I honestly don't like the name "tapir" though. Is the baby tapir fuzzy and teh big one not?
ReplyDelete+1 for commenting on the interview
Alex (& Lauren) at aflightofminds(at)hotmail(dot)com
Oh, and we linked in our sidebar here and also tweeted about it. No idea how to link it though, so sorry.
ReplyDeleteAlex & Lauren at aflightofminds(at)hotmail(dot)com
The baby is really cute but the adult, agh! Not so much.
ReplyDeletebball11kt@sbcglobal.net
Ok, the baby Taper is freaking ADORABLE! And actually the adult one is kinda cute in a weird elephant-esk way too! XD
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ReaderGirl Reviews
Wow, I'm actually kinda embarrassed to say that I've never even heard of a Tapir before now. I agree that the baby is adorable, however the same can not be said (in my opinion) about the first one.
ReplyDeletejennapomme@yahoo.com
That baby tapir is just adorable. But big tapirs are ok too, regardless of their nose size.
ReplyDelete:) Erica
thebookcellar@wi.rr.com
The baby tapir=major cuteness! It looks fuzzy :)
ReplyDeleteThe adult tapir looks like it grows on you after awhile. At first, though... Looks kinda like Snuffy from Sesame Street.
+1 for commenting on Sydney's interview.
That top tapir looks like an anteater :-D
ReplyDeleteaddictedtobooks1993@yahoo.com
Erm...no offense to tapir lovers or anything, but they kind of creep me out. I would definitely freak out if I met one of those (the baby too).
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priyagan(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow, I have never even seen let alone heard of a tapir. The little one is SO cute! :) Can I keep it?
ReplyDeleteYes tapirs are very very cute as bbs.
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I've heard a lot about this book and I can't wait to get my hands on it. Also, I've never heard of tapirs. The adult ones are pretty fierce. The baby tapirs are pretty adorable. They look like they would make good pets. Unfortunately, like kittens, they must grow up. I'm still holding out for the puppy-sized elephants.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win this book.
katlins@cox.net
Ok, I had no idea what a tapir was until I saw it on your blog..I'm not so sure about the adult one, but the baby one is absolutely adorable!!
ReplyDeletebelle2211@yahoo.com
And I blogged about the contest here
ReplyDeleteI also wrote a comment on Sydney's interview!
ReplyDeletetapirs and their noses are beautiful :)
ReplyDeletehttp://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/07/freneticreader-my-big-nose-giveaway.html
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of weirded out by the baby tapir... It looks like there was some serious cross breeding involved : P
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I linked on Twitter:
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savethemasses@hotmail.com
I think tapirs are cool little animals. They've been featured on Go Diego Go!
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See, I'm not exactly too sure what the purpose of a tapir is but I'll admit that they are veryvery cool animals!!
ReplyDeleteharmonybookreviews@yahoo.com
That baby tapir is sooo cute! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the international giveaway! :)
Sara
sosarora_11 @ hotmail.com
The baby is definitely cuter than the adult but tapirs are cool either way. I would love to read this book. Sounds good. I grew up with the big nose too.
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ReplyDeleteIt's the first time I've seen a tapir. SO cute! :)
ReplyDeleteissa(dot)mojica(at)gmail(dot)com
linked this on my sidebar:
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issa(dot)mojica(at)gmail(dot)com
I commented on your interview. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
issa(dot)mojica(at)gmail(dot)com
This is actually the first time I heard about tapirs (I know...) and I think that the baby tapir is really, really adorable! Their nose is actually what makes them different, which is amazing:) Thanks for holding this contest, I hope I win:)
ReplyDeletesylvia_uy4@yahoo.com
That baby tapir is adorable. It looks like a zebra crossed with a graffiti eggplant.
ReplyDeleteNo offense, but I think the adult tapir is kinda ugly. But the baby tapir is adorable! So I guess that makes up for it.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, please enter me in this contest!
swimmer1430@aim.com
And I have a link :)
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How cute!
ReplyDeletey_nia28(at)yahoo(dot)com
the baby tapir is adorable but the older one looks sad :(
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I can relate to the Tapir I also have a big nose..The top Tapir looks like it has its natural skin with no hair while the baby Tapir seems fluffy
ReplyDeletepattifritz2000@yahoo.com
Tapirs are cute, especially the baby ones!
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I linked this on my sidebar.
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I think that baby tapir is absolutely adorable! Even adult ones aren't so bad. Are they related to anteaters?
ReplyDeletemelacan at hotmail odt com
I commented on the interview - great questions, by the way.
ReplyDeletemelacan at hotmail dot com
Hi!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book! Would love to win this one. Please put me in the drawing. Do you know what tapirs eat? Fruit, berries and leaves. I have also linked this to my sidebar under Book Give-a-ways. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
http://sherriesbooks.blogspot.com/
splummer51[at]yahoo[dot]com
Yay for international contests! COunt me in, I wanna see what else she has in common with me. :P
ReplyDeleteloony_balooga_91@hotmail.com
Please enter me! The baby tapirs are cute, but I can't say the same for the adults.
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I'd like to read this book. Tapirs are definitely cuter as babies.
ReplyDeletepartymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
The book description is great. I would like to enter the conest.
ReplyDeleteTapirs are quite notorious here in Italy. We have a very interesting trophy called "Golden Tapir" given usually to some public person that managed to properly embarrass him/herself.
I've been reading some interesting posts on book blogs about tapirs lately. Sounds like a lot of people really like them, but they kinda creep me out! Except for the baby which is adorable :)
ReplyDeletepepsivanilla14(at)hotmail(dot)com
That baby tapir is adorable! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletedlodden(at)frontiernet(dot)net
The baby is soooooooo cute!!
ReplyDeletelovinfitch(at)aol(dot)com
Wow I have never heard of Tapirs before, but the baby is indeed very cute. Thanks for the contest!
ReplyDeleteadrienne2093@comcast.net
I've never heard of Tapirs before, but I think the baby one is very cute! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway!
--Bianca
infinitemusic19 at gmail dot com
I also commented on the interview!
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The baby tapir is so fuzzy and cute!!!
ReplyDelete+1 I linked to the contest on twitter as ParadoxRevealed: http://twitter.com/ParadoxRevealed/status/2610085463
+1 I commented on Sydney's interview.
paradoxrevealed (at) aim (dot) com
I must say the baby tapir is absolutely adorable! The book sounds interesting. I might give it a shot.
ReplyDeleteI want to thank the blogger very much not only for this post but also for his all previous efforts. I found www.freneticreader.com to be very interesting. I will be coming back to www.freneticreader.com for more information.
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