Win an ARC of Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover!

Ally Carter is giving away an Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) of DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER, the next book in her wildly popular Gallagher Girls series. The deadline is tomorrow, April 30th!

To enter, you must write a short essay on the topic of "What it means to be a real Gallagher Girl" and submit it. Here's how! (The following information has been copied directly from Ally Carter's email newsletter.)

The DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER ARC Contest

Please read these rules in their entirety. Entries that do not comply with the contest rules will not be considered.

THE RULES

Entrants should write an essay on the topic "What it means to be a real Gallagher Girl."

Please email your essay to AllyCarterContest(at)gmail.com on or before April 30th, 2009.

Your essay cannot be longer than 250 words. Essays may be shorter than 250 words, but essays over this length will not be considered.

Essays will be judged both on what you say and how you say it, so be sure and spell-check, proofread, and turn in an essay that would make a Gallagher Girl proud.

A parent, guardian, or teacher may assist, but you must write the essay yourself.

Entries must be included in the body of the email—no attachments. Emails that contain attachments will be deleted immediately and will not be considered.

The subject line of your email should read GG3 ARC contest.

You may only submit ONE entry, so make it a good one.

Along with your essay, you must include the following information:

Your Name
Your age (if under 18)
A complete mailing address where any prizes you might receive should be mailed (this could be home, school, your parent's work address, etc.—please note to whose attention the package should be addressed)
Your preferred T-shirt size
Your email address

Unfortunately, due to the cost and difficulty of shipping overseas, the contest will be limited to people in the U.S. and Canada. (Sorry, international readers! Maybe we'll be able to do something for you in the near future.)

If you've read and understood these rules and feel up to a challenge, then start writing!

The first place winner will receive a signed Advance Reading Copy (ARC) of DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER and a Gallagher Girls T-shirt. The winning entry will be posted on http://www.AllyCarter.com!

Second place will receive a "play away" version of the CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY audiobook from Brilliance Audio for your school library and a Gallagher Girls t-shirt for you! (A "play away", by the way, is like a mini-iPod that has an audiobook automatically loaded on it.)

Winners will be notified via email on or before May 8th, 2009.

Winners will be announced on http://www.AllyCarter.com on May 9th, 2009 - exactly one month before DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER will be in stores everywhere.