Hello hello! It's the first official day of Summer Vacation for me and I'm....sick in bed! But it's okay because it means that I have time to share this upcoming event with you! In June, the Alliance of Young Adult Authors is sponsoring a massive young adult scavenger hunt. This is a chance to meet some new authors, grab a bunch of free books, and sign up to win a whole bunch of epic prizes! RULESEach author will be given a special keyword, which will be bolded and all caps like this: BUTTERFLIES. All you have to do is visit all the author's sites in this order, write down the special keywords to discover the short story, then enter the giveaway with the completed secret legend HERE. There will be one main giveaway for the main prize, but most of the participating authors will also have smaller giveaways for free books, amazon credit and author swag, so make sure you read their post carefully to see what else they're offering while you're on their site for the keyword. THE MAP (participating authors) Cindy Ray Hale Katherine Bogle Melle Amade David Kudler A.M. Yates Alethea Kontis Stevie Rae Causey Katlyn Duncan Debbie Manber Kupfer Meredith Rose N.M. Howell Lara Ann K.M. Robinson J.A. Culican Heather Karn Rob L. Slater Dylan Keefer Sarah K. Wilson L.J. Higgins Gina Marie Long Em Kazmierski Travis Hall Heather Young-Nichols Anna Santos J.L. Weil Jo Schneider Rebecca Fernfield Kristin D. Van Risseghem Martine Lewis Tara Benham Stacy Claflin Beth Hammond Erica Cope Nicole Zoltack Char Webster Sabrina Ramoth T.J. Muir Raquel Lyon Beth Rodgers S.L. Beaumont Eva Pohler Melanie McFarlane Cheryllynn Dyess Audrey Rich Amanda Zieba Sandie Will Elle Scott Angie Grigaliunas Ashley Maker Mandy Peterson Audrey Grey Elisa Dane Amy McNulty Melinda Cordell Monica Leonelle Claire Luana Frost Kay Preeti C. Sharma Bentz Deyo April Wood Lena Mae Hill Angel Leya Wendi Wilson Wendy Knight Chogan Swan Tamara Hart Heiner Norma Hinkens Patti Larsen Megan Crewe Jamie Thornton Jessie Renée T.A. Maclagan Lydia Sherrer Phyllis Moore P.D. Workman J.A. Armitage K.N. Lee Angela Fristoe Rhonda Sermon G.K. DeRosa Erin Richards Ali Winters Larissa C. Hardesty Kristine Tate Debra Kristi Bella Rose Cortney Pearson Jeff Kohanek Kristal Shaff Rachel Morgan Emma Right C.L. Cannon Joanne Macgregor Lindsey Loucks Farah Kuck Erin Hayes Jesikah Sundin Dorothy Dreyer Danielle Annett C.J. Ethington L.C. Hibbett Madeline Dyer Katie John Nicole Schubert Rachel Medhurst Tee G Ayer May Freighter Heather Dyer Jen Minkman J.L. Gillham Karen Tomlinson Kate Haye Megan Linski Martina Billings Jo Ho Brian King Inna Hardison Rachel Bateman Sally Henson J.L. Hendricks A.L. Knorr T.M. Franklin Konstanz Silverbow felisha Antonette Jake Devlin S.F. Benson Laurie Treacy Emily Martha Sorensen Leia Stone T. Rae Mitchell J. Keller Ford Kat Stiles Jessica Hawke Elyse Reyes Sophie Davis Bianca Scardoni Jenetta Penner David R. Bernstein Olivia Wildenstein Derek Murphy Starts June 1st!Just go through the "treasure map" above to find the keywords and reconstruct the secret legend. Once you've got it, enter for the grand prize HERE. Don't forget to keep an eye out for other giveaways or free books as you search for the keywords, most authors will be offering their own prizes as well. For rules, updates or trouble-shooting, make sure to check out this main post which will stay updated. TIMELINEAuthors will post the rules and the full list of participating authors sometime in May, and have their post up and visible on their site/blog, with their keyword, by June 1st. Readers just need to go through the list, find the words, and use the story to enter for the grand prize.   Text file for html of this post: html-scavenger4