The Going Over Blog Tour Reprise: Still time to win a copy of the book

To those who followed the blog tour for Going Over, thank you. To those who lent their time and space to the journey, enormous thanks. To Lara Starr, who set this whole thing up before I even knew there would be a blog tour, you rock, girl.

For the questions that were asked, the reviews that were written, the photos that were shared, the generosity of Chronicle Books—for all of it, I will always be grateful

For any of you who missed the links—and the giveaways—they're all here, below. In many cases, there is still time to win both a signed book and an Audible copy.

Savvy Verse and Wit (Review)

Chronicle Books (The Rocking Soundtrack)

My Friend Amy (Review and The first First page)

The Flyleaf Review (Review and beginnings)

The Book Swarm (East Berlin Escapees)

There's A Book (Interview)

YA Romantics (Interview)

Teenreads Blog (Photo Album)

The 3 R's Blog (Interview)

Forever Young Adult (Interview)

Kid Lit Frenzy (Interview)

Tales of the Ravenous Reader (Truth at the core of the novel)

Addicted 2 Novels

All books, finally, must stand on their own. That time has come for Going Over.

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The GOING OVER Blog Tour: It's Gonna be Grand

I have Lara Starr of Chronicle Books and a number of super generous bloggers to thank for the upcoming blog tour of Going Over, which will launch on April 1. I know how much time it takes to write a blog, to post it, to monitor the comments. I can only imagine how much work this was for Lara. And so I am deeply indebted to both these bloggers who said yes and to Lara who extended the invitation, then coordinated the event.

Here's the line-up. I've written a number of personal and historical pieces to accompany the tour, and some of the bloggers have asked me wonderful questions. My hope is that, by tour's end, you'll know more about Berlin, more about my Ada and Stefan, more about how I write and why, and more about the music that shaped this tale.You'll also know a little more about my editor, Tamra Tuller, to whom the book is dedicated.

For more about the book, for a look at early reviews, for a link to a free download-able sample, and for another look at that terrific Chronicle-produced book trailer, please visit here.

And if you want to bop along to some 1980s music as you do, please visit the Going Over Playlist.

4/1/2014
Chronicle Books
 "Music in Our Bones"

4/2/2014
My Friend Amy
"The first (first) page"

4/3/2014
The Flyleaf Review
"It might not have happened: the beginnings of GOING OVER"

4/4/2014
The Book Swarm
"East Berlin Escapees"

4/5/2014
There's A Book
"Interview"

4/6/2014
YA Romantics
"Interview"

4/7/2014
Teenreads Blog
"The Berlin photo album"

4/8/2014
The 3 R's Blog
"Interview"

4/9/2014
Forever Young Adult
"The naming of GOING OVER"

4/10/2014
Kid Lit Frenzy
"Interview"

4/11/2014
Tales of the Ravenous Reader
"At the Core of the Novel: Truth"

4/12/2014
Addicted 2 Novels
"Final day of our blog journey"

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