The Kingdom Of Childhood Scavenger Hunt Excerpt Number 5

October 4, 2011

Y’all I am number 5 on the rockin’ Kingdom Of Childhood by Rebecca Coleman scavenger hunt, so the excerpt is below and of course, I’ll include a summary below that, but if you want way more cool information than the official summary, read my review. It’s way more awesome.

The Kingdom of Childhood, Book Cover, Rebecca Coleman, White House, red roof, tree trunks

The Kingdom of Childhood

“Your teachers know you had Madrigals tonight. They’ll let you slide on the homework.

And we can go without the condoms.”

“No, we can’t.”

“Yes, we can. I’ve been on the pill for weeks now, and neither of us is sleeping with

anybody else, so far as I know.”

 

*Head over to Darlyn & Books on 10/5 for the next installment from THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD*

Summary:

The Kingdom of Childhood is the story of a boy and a woman; sixteen-year-old Zach Patterson, uprooted and struggling to reconcile his knowledge of his mother’s extramarital affair, and Judy McFarland, a kindergarten teacher watching her family unravel before her eyes. Thrown together to organize a fundraiser for their failing private school and bonded by loneliness, they begin an affair that at first thrills, then corrupts each of them. Judy sees in Zachthe elements of a young man she loved as a child, but what Zach does not realize is that their relationship is, for Judy, only the latest in a lifetime of disturbing secrets.

Rebecca Coleman’s manuscript forThe Kingdom of Childhood was a semifinalist in the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Competition. An emotionally tense, increasingly chilling work of fiction set in the controversial Waldorf school community, it is equal parts enchanting and unsettling and is sure to be a much discussed and much-debated novel.

OH OH and YOU are in luck because I have an additional copy of The Kingdom of Childhood to share with you! US Only, ends 10/13. To win, leave a comment below.

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April is in her 30s and created Good Books And Good Wine. She works for a non-profit. April always has a book on hand. In her free time she can be found binge watching The Office with her husband and toddler, spending way too much time on Pinterest or exploring her neighborhood.
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April is in her 30s and created Good Books And Good Wine. She works for a non-profit. April always has a book on hand. In her free time she can be found binge watching The Office with her husband and toddler, spending way too much time on Pinterest or exploring her neighborhood.

Comments

  1. Karin Perry says
    October 4, 2011 at 10:09 am

    This sounds AWESOME! I’d love to win a copy.

  2. Temara says
    October 4, 2011 at 10:30 am

    Oh this book sounds amazing I’d love to win it!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
    temarasheppard(at)yahoo(dot)com

  3. Gina says
    October 4, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    This sounds really interesting, I’d love to win a copy and read it!!!! 😀

  4. Jeremy says
    October 4, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    would love to win a copy and read it!

  5. katiecoops says
    October 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    Ooh, I want to read this so badly because I have a weird obsession with books where adults/teachers sleep with their students. It fascinates me for some reason. I was really worried when I first started teaching high school seniors at age 21 that I would find a student attractive, but once I actually started working with them… hell no! High school kids are a world away from college grads and the thought of anything happening with one is superbly creepy. Thanks for the giveaway!

  6. Kate- Midnight Book Girl says
    October 4, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    The cover is giving me a Hansel and Gretl vide, which I’m digging. I would love to have a chance at the giveaway!