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A great new middle-grade novel your kids will love: Click’d

September 11, 2017 by Jennifer Donovan

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Thanks to Disney-Hyperion for the review copy of the book and sponsoring this post.

When my kids were younger, they were good readers, and it was often hard to find a book that was at their reading level — as their teachers encouraged — that wasn’t so far above them in content that it didn’t click with them. I did a lot of reading, because I was involved in book blogging and specifically kidlit book blogging, but also because I wanted to be able to put great books in their hands.

I was a bookworm myself growing up, and reading books aimed at 8 – 12 year old kids, always takes me back. I enjoy reading young adult as well, but there is something special and magical and innocent about middle grade books that warm my heart.

So —  here’s my recommendation to all of you moms and grandmas and aunts: If you want to really know what your child might be thinking, dip a toe into the realm of middle grade fiction. Read a book that you’ve seen mentioned or that is on the children’s bestseller list so you can see if it’s a good fit for a child in your life, or like Dawn recently did, read some books that your kid (or teen) loved, or pick out a book and read it out loud together.  I have done that with my kids even into their teen years, and it’s a shared experience I treasure.

I think I enjoyed Click’d as much as I’ve enjoyed my last few adult reads.

Allie Navarro has spent the summer away from her best friends Emma, Zoe, and Maddie, but she spent that summer meeting new friends at the exclusive CodeGirls camp to which she was invited. They all spent the summer working on their own apps and games. Allie’s is called Click’d.  She designed it as a fun app for people who love quizzes, and to help people find friends who are out there who share their interests — people who they might not otherwise meet without the app.

It’s a huge success, so much so, that her computer teacher enters her into a Games 4 Good contest. She’s one of the youngest contestants ever. She loses some of her excitement when she finds out that another guy from her computer class — Nathan, her nemesis — is also competing.

When she lets her friends at school test it, they can’t wait to share, so despite her worries that too many users might crash the system before the competition, she lets it go. The kids all over school are having a ball finding their top 10 friends with whom they’ve clicked as they appear on their leaderboard.

Of course, what Allie fears — happens. She has to figure out how to fix a glitch. And while almost everyone loves the app, a few people, including her good friend Emma, aren’t so charmed.

This is a great novel of friendship, talents, coding, and moral choices. I loved it, and highly recommend it for kids of all ages. The novel is set in middle school, and it will definitely appeal to kids of that age, but younger readers will enjoy it as well. There aren’t any mature topics that would be over the heads of kids as young as 3rd or 4th grade.

About the Book

New York Times best-selling author Tamara Ireland Stone combines friendship, coding, and lots of popcorn in her fun and empowering middle-grade debut.

Allie Navarro can’t wait to show her best friends the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp. Click’d pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. And it’s a hit. By the second day of school, everyone is talking about Click’d.

Watching her app go viral is amazing. Leaderboards are filling up! Everyone’s making new friends. And with all the data Allie is collecting, she has an even better shot at beating her archenemy, Nathan, at the upcoming youth coding competition. But when Allie discovers a glitch that threatens to expose everyone’s secrets, she has to figure out how to make things right, even if that means sharing the computer lab with Nathan. Can Allie fix her app, stop it from doing any more damage, and win back the friends it hurt—all before she steps on stage to present Click’d to the judges?

About the Author — Tamara Ireland Stone is the author of Time and Time Again, a collection of her two novels Time Between Us and Time After Time, and the New York Times best seller Every Last Word. A Silicon Valley-native, she has worked in the technology industry all her life, first testing Atari game boards in her parents’ garage, and later, co-founding a woman-owned marketing strategy firm where she worked with some of the world’s largest software companies. She enjoys skiing, hiking,and spending time with her husband and two children. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

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  1. 338A says

    October 20, 2017 at 6:29 am

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  3. Trisha McKee says

    September 28, 2017 at 9:23 pm

    When my daughter was that age, yes, we would get chapterbooks and take turns reading out loud.

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  4. stella methvin says

    September 28, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    I read, they read and then I question to see if they understood it all. and we talk about it.

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  5. Tracie Cooper says

    September 28, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    I love to read with my tween nieces on road trips!

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  6. Robin says

    September 28, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Yes, I read with my son every night before bed.

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  7. Michelle H. says

    September 28, 2017 at 7:39 pm

    We read some of the same books and discuss them together.

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  8. DanV says

    September 28, 2017 at 6:30 pm

    Yes, I read together with my middle grade children

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  9. Julie Hawkins says

    September 28, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    Absolutely. We read together every night before bed.

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  10. Sarah L says

    September 28, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    subscribe email: slehan at yahoo dot com

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  11. Sarah L says

    September 28, 2017 at 3:16 pm

    No kids, but I read with my nephew.
    Thanks for the contest.

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  12. Buddy Garrett says

    September 28, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    Yes, we did.

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  13. allison says

    September 28, 2017 at 2:09 pm

    Yes we all love reading here! Thanks so much for the chances to win.

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  14. S. Carter says

    September 28, 2017 at 2:05 pm

    I do not have children of that age. My mom always read to me growing up and I think that instilled my love of reading for life.

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  15. Kristi Housman says

    September 28, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    My daughter is grown, but we did read with her growing up. Not as much in middle school, but definitely in grade school.

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  16. krystal wethington says

    September 28, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    Yes of course.

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  17. Courtney h says

    September 28, 2017 at 12:22 pm

    Sometimes we will each read the same book

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  18. Sarah Mayer says

    September 28, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    My son is a senior in college.. might be too young of books for him 🙂

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  19. Deanna says

    September 28, 2017 at 11:50 am

    Reading together seems to end once my kids leave elementary school. :O

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  20. Rosanne says

    September 28, 2017 at 10:44 am

    No I haven’t. My middle school granddaughter is a lot like me. She likes to go off by herself to read and regroup after being around everyone. I know she would love this book.

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  21. Tracey byram says

    September 28, 2017 at 5:39 am

    We will read at the same time in the same room but not necessarily read together.

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  22. Eileen Boyce says

    September 28, 2017 at 2:58 am

    Yes we read together.

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  23. elizabeth p says

    September 28, 2017 at 1:16 am

    I tried. Thanks for the chance.

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  24. Stephanie Liske says

    September 28, 2017 at 12:43 am

    I love to read with them. 🙂

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  25. Lisa says

    September 28, 2017 at 12:40 am

    I sometimes do read with my niece.

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  26. Rosalee Jacklin says

    September 28, 2017 at 12:19 am

    We love reading to each other! Ever since I was a little girl I couldn’t read something in my head & comprehend it. I ALWAYS had to read out loud. So my kids grew up listening to me read. (Age appropriate books of course) So they began reading out loud. And we decided it could be a learning experience every day. Its so much fun!

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  27. Erin M says

    September 27, 2017 at 11:50 pm

    My son and I would take turns reading to each other.

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  28. Wendy Pesce says

    September 27, 2017 at 10:41 pm

    we like to read together too- he is doing a book study and I like to read it too to make sure i understand it if he needs any helo

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  29. shawna says

    September 27, 2017 at 9:24 pm

    Yes, we love to read together!

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  30. Jennifer H. says

    September 27, 2017 at 8:49 pm

    No, not with my nephews but they would like this.

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  31. Lisa V. says

    September 27, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    I think by middle grade my daughter read herself. But, I do read with my granddaughter.

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  32. LYN WILLIAMS says

    September 27, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Absolutely. Reading is a very important people of life. Kids who don’t feel comfortable reading usually will have self doubt, and I want my babies to be confident in everything they do.

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  33. Jade Walker says

    September 27, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    We read together with her younger sister. The eleven year old loves to read to the five year old, and we alternate.

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  34. Brittany says

    September 27, 2017 at 6:13 pm

    My mother did with me and my siblings and now we do it with my niece!

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  35. Jessica Whitehouse says

    September 27, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    My middle child is in 5th grade- he doesn’t really like to read together because he reads faster on his own. His favorite series is the Wimpy Kid.

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  36. Ed says

    September 27, 2017 at 5:13 pm

    Yes, reading is a must every evening before bed!

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  37. Kathy Pease says

    September 27, 2017 at 5:10 pm

    Yes we always love reading hour

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  38. Denise Sachs says

    September 27, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    No, my middle grade son reads on his own, but he likes telling me what he read about.

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  39. Dan Granville says

    September 27, 2017 at 7:52 am

    I read with my son several nights a week.

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  40. Kathy Hanley says

    September 26, 2017 at 11:52 pm

    My daughter loves to read and always brings a book or her Kindle to the beach or on road trips and you can usually find us with our books at the beach or by the pool!

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  41. Jennifer Oppel says

    September 26, 2017 at 11:52 pm

    my 2 year old is starting to show more interest in books and reading. I have started reading throughout the day and bedtime with him!

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  42. Daniel M says

    September 26, 2017 at 3:46 pm

    not anymore

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  43. Erica B. says

    September 26, 2017 at 11:05 am

    We read everyday together!

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  44. Julie Waldron says

    September 26, 2017 at 10:34 am

    Mine are grown but I did a little bit.

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  45. DeAnna Keller says

    September 25, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    Once in a while, we will read together.

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  46. Susan Christy says

    September 25, 2017 at 10:00 pm

    We would read together, but not aloud.

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  47. Jillian Too says

    September 25, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    We love to read together.

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  48. Darcy Koch says

    September 25, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    We don’t read together as in reading the same book, but we do each read a book of our choice and sit quietly in the same room reading.

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  49. Zoey says

    September 25, 2017 at 4:40 am

    I don’t have any children in middle grade myself, but even as an adult, I still enjoy reading YA books.

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  50. Ashley says

    September 24, 2017 at 9:25 pm

    I don’t have any children. But, I use to read with my Mom as a child.

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  51. Brandy Schwartz says

    September 24, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    I try to read with my grandchildren whenever I get a chance.

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  52. Brittney House says

    September 24, 2017 at 6:52 pm

    We read together every night before bed.

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  53. Seyma Shabbir says

    September 24, 2017 at 2:35 pm

    Yes I have my sons read to me for 20 minutes a night!

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  54. Angel Heaps says

    September 24, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    we do every night

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  55. Kristen says

    September 24, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    No, he reads by himself.

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  56. Angela Saver says

    September 24, 2017 at 12:59 am

    Yes, we do read together with the middle school-aged kids. Thanks for the chance at this!

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  57. LeAnn Harbert says

    September 23, 2017 at 11:17 pm

    Yes we read together sometimes.

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  58. Jerry Marquardt says

    September 23, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    I read together with them as much as possible.

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  59. Denise B. says

    September 23, 2017 at 6:41 pm

    I’m not sure what grades is in middle school; because there was no such thing when I when to school, and our children are homeschooled. However, we all have our own things to read. We usually go to the library once a week.

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  60. Jessica says

    September 23, 2017 at 6:10 pm

    My oldest is 5 and we read together on a daily basis.

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  61. Terry says

    September 22, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    Yes, I would read with my kids when they were growing up. As a former teacher, reading was an everyday event in our household.

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  62. cheryl s says

    September 22, 2017 at 9:00 pm

    when my kids were younger, yes we would read together

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  63. Donna Clifford says

    September 22, 2017 at 7:45 pm

    We read on the couch at the same time. Does that count?

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  64. susan smoaks says

    September 22, 2017 at 5:51 pm

    we read together all the time. it’s nice for us to spend time reading together.

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  65. Deborah Caudill says

    September 22, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    I used to read to my son even before he was born by putting headphones on my belly. I read to him all the way through middle school and he loves reading as much as I do. I don’t have any middle school aged children, but do read to some of the neighborhood children. I am waiting patiently for grandchildren to read to.

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  66. Abigail says

    September 22, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    I have a younger reader but we read together before bed every night

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  67. Christopher Mason says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:18 am

    All the time.

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  68. Marina says

    September 21, 2017 at 8:48 pm

    Yes we love to read together, especially before bed.

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  69. Kelly Dawson says

    September 21, 2017 at 2:07 pm

    I don’t have children, but I love reading with my cousins!

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  70. Cindy says

    September 21, 2017 at 4:30 am

    No, our family does not read together.

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  71. Jeri Bergstrom says

    September 21, 2017 at 4:16 am

    We read aloud after dinner every evening.

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  72. Michelle C says

    September 20, 2017 at 8:58 pm

    No, once my kids became proficient readers I didn’t really think about reading to or with them!

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  73. Ashley C says

    September 20, 2017 at 8:23 pm

    My oldest is only in 1st grade but he loves reading with me.
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  74. Angie S says

    September 20, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    We read all the time together. Usually take turns reading a page at a time each. It gives us both a chance to do character voices and goofy sounds and stuff.

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  75. Angela Thorpe says

    September 20, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    Yes, every night!

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  76. Michelle Donovan says

    September 20, 2017 at 3:04 pm

    My Daughter is very independent and loves to read. We would read next to each other but different books

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  77. Katherine Hahn says

    September 20, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    My kids are all older now, but I did when they were younger.

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  78. TallulahJane says

    September 20, 2017 at 10:00 am

    Yes I have always read to my kids and with them…no matter the age.

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  79. Melissa Storms says

    September 20, 2017 at 9:04 am

    I read a lot of the books my middle grader reads so we can have conversations about them.

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  80. Jenette says

    September 20, 2017 at 12:37 am

    Reading is not my 9 year old daughter’s strongest skill so we read together a lot.

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  81. Paula Michele Hafner says

    September 19, 2017 at 10:23 pm

    No. They’ve always preferred to read on their own by around 11 or 12.

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  82. Kathy Davis says

    September 19, 2017 at 8:30 pm

    I have always read together with my children, grade school, middle school AND high school.

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  83. Linda Madden says

    September 19, 2017 at 5:23 pm

    Yes, my granddaughter and I read together every night. It’s a special time for me!

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  84. Randi S says

    September 19, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Sometimes, but often he likes to read himself!

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  85. Laura Royal says

    September 19, 2017 at 10:04 am

    Yes, we have daily reading time and they love it.

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  86. Christy Peeples DuBois says

    September 19, 2017 at 5:27 am

    I read with both of my girls until they were old enough to read books on their own. I truly believe the level at which one reads directly results in what grades a person will make in school or in life. I know there are exceptions but in general I believe this.

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  87. Wendy R. says

    September 19, 2017 at 3:34 am

    I did read with my kids at all ages. Well, maybe not high school! My niece is now in middle school and her parents read with her for sure.

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  88. Anne Higgins says

    September 18, 2017 at 11:49 pm

    We have read together and it is nice….

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  89. Peter G says

    September 18, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    Live in Florida.

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  90. Nannypanpan says

    September 18, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    I don’t but should

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  91. Tracy Shafer says

    September 18, 2017 at 6:05 pm

    I sure have! All the time.

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  92. Lorena Keech says

    September 18, 2017 at 3:58 pm

    No children, but my parents always read with us.

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  93. Sally Gearhart says

    September 18, 2017 at 2:57 pm

    My youngest son loves when we read together but my 3 older kids like to read alone. Reading is one of our favorite things to do together.

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  94. sheila ressel says

    September 18, 2017 at 2:43 pm

    I like to spend time reading with my niece.

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  95. McKim says

    September 18, 2017 at 11:36 am

    I did when my kids were that age.

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  96. Cynthia R says

    September 18, 2017 at 10:42 am

    Occasionally I like to read the same book as them and we can talk about it, especially if it’s a popular ya book. But we don’t read out loud to each other or anything like that.

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  97. elizabeth miller says

    September 18, 2017 at 8:14 am

    We do still read together in a sense. A lot of nights, my daughter will lay on the couch with her head on my lap and read. When she does, she often stops and reads the interesting parts to me and we often discuss it.

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  98. April says

    September 18, 2017 at 8:12 am

    Yep, we read all the time together!

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  99. Jay Jackson says

    September 18, 2017 at 6:57 am

    I read to them when they were younger.

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  100. Tina says

    September 18, 2017 at 3:08 am

    I have read to my children since before they could read. They both love to read now. But they still like to have me read to them. And i will admit, I enjoy reading to them.

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  101. molli taylor says

    September 18, 2017 at 1:10 am

    yes , of course i read with them! you are never too old for story time!

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  102. Amy Tolley says

    September 18, 2017 at 12:50 am

    I love to read as do my kids and grandsons

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  103. valerie says

    September 18, 2017 at 12:27 am

    yes me and my daughter love to read. my daughter is such a book worm

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  104. ELIZABETH C. says

    September 17, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    Yes, My son is in middle school & we love to read together ! 🙂

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  105. nickie says

    September 17, 2017 at 9:57 pm

    Yes, I read to my son

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  106. Ashley Turicik says

    September 17, 2017 at 9:56 pm

    Me and my daughter just finished reading diary of a wimpy kid books one to seven together

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  107. Tabitha P. says

    September 17, 2017 at 9:42 pm

    Sometimes we will read together before bed. I’ve been slacking lately though.

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  108. LAMusing says

    September 17, 2017 at 7:41 pm

    I don’t have kids

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  109. Kristie says

    September 17, 2017 at 7:06 pm

    We don’t read together as much as we used to.

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  110. Erika W. says

    September 17, 2017 at 7:05 pm

    We have read to my son at night together for years. Currently we are reading the Percy Jackson series. We do a chapter a night.

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  111. sylvia says

    September 17, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    my oldest is in pre-k; we do try to read as often as possible.

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  112. Chrissy says

    September 17, 2017 at 5:21 pm

    My children aren’t quite in middle school yet but I currently read with my children all the time and I hope that they still love reading with me when they are in middle school!

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  113. Crystal F says

    September 17, 2017 at 5:09 pm

    I do some when she needs help getting through a book quickly.

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  114. KENNETH OHL says

    September 17, 2017 at 5:00 pm

    I must say I don’t have any middle school children only my little niece would is 7 years old

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  115. Cynthia C says

    September 17, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    I read with my kids when they were that age. It was fun.

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  116. Sara Zielinski says

    September 17, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Yes we read together all the time.

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  117. paige chandler says

    September 17, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    Yes We read together on the weekends, Special time

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  118. Julie Bickham says

    September 17, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    My youngest just started middle school this year. She reads on her own but she comes to me when she can’t read a word then she’ll ask me what the word means.

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  119. Debbi Wellenstein says

    September 17, 2017 at 3:03 pm

    By the time my kids were in the middle grades, we did not read together much.

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  120. Lasonda says

    September 17, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    My granddaughter is not that age, but we read together a lot.

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  121. Julia Barnes says

    September 17, 2017 at 12:52 pm

    I don’t have kids that age but if I did we would definitely read together.

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  122. Melissa says

    September 17, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    i don’t have kids yet, but im looking forward to many kids. i love reading.

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  123. Audrey Stewart says

    September 17, 2017 at 11:08 am

    We read together all the time.

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  124. Ann Fantom says

    September 17, 2017 at 10:14 am

    My daughter liked to read by herself when she was in middle school

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  125. Ashley C says

    September 17, 2017 at 9:19 am

    Sometimes I make him read me his assigned school reading, just so I know it actually gets done.

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  126. Adrienne Gordon says

    September 17, 2017 at 7:49 am

    Yes, my daughter and I read together.

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  127. Sharon Rooney says

    September 17, 2017 at 6:53 am

    I do not read to my middle aged child but we do read together. We sometimes read the same book and it is really great to get their take on the book/story.

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  128. alice minx says

    September 17, 2017 at 5:25 am

    Yes.. not as much anymore.. I really miss that time

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  129. Tina W says

    September 17, 2017 at 3:35 am

    We read together at least three nights a week!

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  130. Deb P says

    September 17, 2017 at 1:58 am

    Yes in the pass, We did.

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  131. Julie says

    September 17, 2017 at 12:47 am

    I don’t read together often with my 7th grader, but last year we did read aloud some of a book he was reading for school. I never found out how it ended! 🙁

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  132. Laurie Nykaza says

    September 16, 2017 at 11:06 pm

    Love to read books with them I did when they were in middle school too.

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  133. Rachel says

    September 16, 2017 at 11:01 pm

    My children are not in middle school but we do read with them.

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  134. Jen R says

    September 16, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    No, I hate to say that I do not read aloud with my middle grade children.

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  135. Harold says

    September 16, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    Yes, we do all the time!

    Reply
  136. Susan Smith says

    September 16, 2017 at 10:15 pm

    Yes she and I read together occasionally..

    Reply
  137. Linda Lansford says

    September 16, 2017 at 10:09 pm

    never read to him

    Reply
  138. Will G says

    September 16, 2017 at 9:31 pm

    I do not have any middle grade children.

    Reply
  139. Steve Weber says

    September 16, 2017 at 9:24 pm

    I do not have kids, but I do read with my nieces and nephews.

    Reply
  140. Janet Woodling says

    September 16, 2017 at 8:41 pm

    My children are grown but as youngsters we spent hours reading together.

    Reply
  141. Elle says

    September 16, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    I don’t have children in middle school yet but I would.

    Reply
  142. Elena says

    September 16, 2017 at 7:03 pm

    Yes, we read together

    Reply
  143. Maureen says

    September 16, 2017 at 4:34 pm

    Sometimes but most of the time we do not

    Reply
  144. hannah says

    September 16, 2017 at 4:28 pm

    Sadly I’m still not a mother. This would be for my nephew.

    Reply
  145. Margaret Smith says

    September 16, 2017 at 4:18 pm

    Sometimes, but not as much as we use to read together.

    Reply
  146. Melody Gross says

    September 16, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    My daughter and I read regularly together. 🙂

    Reply
  147. Kelly D says

    September 16, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    Yes, we read a lot.

    Reply
  148. ShannonBaas says

    September 16, 2017 at 3:10 pm

    We enjoy reading together.

    Reply
  149. Jenny Scheldberg says

    September 16, 2017 at 2:58 pm

    We like to go find books we’d both like at book stores.

    Reply
  150. Sandy Klocinski says

    September 16, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    I read to my daughter when she was smaller. Less so as she got older. I’m grateful that she grew up to be an avid reader

    Reply
  151. Amber Hites says

    September 16, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    My son loves to read. It’s nice to lay back and have him read to ME! LOL

    Reply
  152. MaryAnne JK says

    September 16, 2017 at 10:21 am

    they reach an age when it’s better just to know you’re ‘there’….

    Reply
  153. Natalie says

    September 16, 2017 at 8:32 am

    I love reading with my kids, thank you for the chance to enter

    Reply
  154. Angela says

    September 16, 2017 at 8:31 am

    Yes, we read together and it is fun.

    Reply
  155. Laurajj says

    September 16, 2017 at 12:05 am

    Oh yes, we still do and love it!

    Reply
  156. Beth Rees says

    September 15, 2017 at 11:59 pm

    We normally do audio books when we drive together in the car

    Reply
  157. Nannypanpan says

    September 15, 2017 at 10:22 pm

    I don’t, but I try to steer him towards certain books

    Reply
  158. Birdie Skolfield says

    September 15, 2017 at 8:26 pm

    My middle school daughter reads by herself as she does most things now its the 13 age ya know

    Reply
  159. Edye says

    September 15, 2017 at 7:35 pm

    Yes, my whole family reads together often.

    Reply
  160. Amy Hall says

    September 15, 2017 at 7:02 pm

    He’s not a big reader, but we do read various things together as part of homeshcooling.

    Reply
  161. Cheryl B says

    September 15, 2017 at 4:56 pm

    My Granddaughter is in elementary, I don’t have any mid level Grandchildren.

    Reply
  162. Mita says

    September 15, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    I sometimes read with my middle schooler.

    Reply
  163. Sarah Hayes says

    September 15, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    I hope im still reading with my child when she is that old

    Reply
  164. laura says

    September 15, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    Oh yes we love to read together!

    Reply
  165. Gina M says

    September 15, 2017 at 10:29 am

    My son is 7 years old, but I would like to think that we will read together when he gets into the middle grades.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
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    Reply
  166. Sherrie Cruson says

    September 15, 2017 at 4:15 am

    My seven year old granddaughter isn’t in middle school yet but she is one of the top readers in her class. She loves to read thank goodness! When she was small I used to read to her during our weekend sleepovers but now I would say it’s the other way around 🙂

    Reply
  167. mrsshukra says

    September 15, 2017 at 4:05 am

    Yes, still do!

    Reply
  168. Cheryl Chervitz says

    September 14, 2017 at 10:20 pm

    My kids are grown, but I don’t think we ever read together unless it was school homework books. Both my kids liked whatever book I was reading.

    Reply
  169. Andrea Williams says

    September 14, 2017 at 9:29 pm

    We don’t read together, but we do read some of the same books!

    Reply
  170. Jennifer Rote says

    September 14, 2017 at 4:18 pm

    I wish I could get my son to read. I am an avid reader but he won’t even try.

    Reply
  171. carol clark says

    September 14, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    yes i do but not for very long my child likes to read to me

    Reply
  172. Angelica Dimeo says

    September 14, 2017 at 1:52 pm

    My kids are not in Middle school but I do read to them

    Reply
  173. paula peterson says

    September 14, 2017 at 9:50 am

    I read with my children everyday. Thank you so much for the nice give a ways. I’m very confused by the comments for this post. I’m a single mom of 2 girls, the blog advice and give a ways, help me so much. Most the comments on here are not very good, or nice

    Reply
  174. Jeanne Coulombe says

    September 14, 2017 at 6:55 am

    I always read to my children and now they both love to read as adults and they read to there children and I also read to my grandchildren.

    Reply
  175. nicole henke says

    September 13, 2017 at 9:44 pm

    my duaghter has dyslexia, so reading with her is a great way to get her interested in a book, and reading it on her own when Im not looking! which works, as then she has to tell me what I missed (aka mini report!)

    Reply
  176. Anita Duvall says

    September 13, 2017 at 9:36 pm

    I had two awesome readers back in the day. Now I am trying to encourage my niece and nephew to read. My 25 year old and 22 year old are both college graduates and teachers now!!!

    Reply
  177. jeremy mclaughlin says

    September 13, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    Yes i sometimes read with my middle schooler.

    Reply
  178. Klydra Pugh says

    September 13, 2017 at 6:34 pm

    I do read everyday with my middle school children.
    Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
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    September 13, 2017 at 5:56 pm

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  180. Keri justice says

    September 13, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    Honestly no, I don’t read to my middle schooler.

    Reply
  181. Kathy Stevenson says

    September 13, 2017 at 2:59 pm

    Yes, sometimes I read with my middle schooler. It depends on the book.

    Reply
  182. Laura B. says

    September 13, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    My nieces’ are pretty independent and prefer to read by themselves mostly, however, once in awhile they are read to.

    Reply
  183. Michaela Kay says

    September 13, 2017 at 11:28 am

    I did enjoy reading together with my sons, they especially liked Harry Potter.

    Reply
  184. shelly says

    September 13, 2017 at 10:49 am

    Yes, I read the Harry Potter books with my son.

    Reply
  185. Kristin C says

    September 13, 2017 at 10:13 am

    I love to read with my kids.

    Reply
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    September 13, 2017 at 9:28 am

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  187. Nancy says

    September 13, 2017 at 8:04 am

    Yes, we like to read together with our children no matter how old they are.

    Reply
  188. rochelle haynes says

    September 13, 2017 at 6:05 am

    Some times i read with my grandson he loves to read

    Reply
  189. amy stonger says

    September 13, 2017 at 5:06 am

    I don’t read to my son in middle school but he reads for us each night. He has two younger siblings that love it.

    Reply
  190. Deborah Cochran says

    September 13, 2017 at 3:18 am

    I’m in beautiful southern California! My middle school aged kids still love to read and even though we don’t read together as often as we would like, it’s still fun!

    Reply
  191. Kristen J. says

    September 13, 2017 at 3:09 am

    I don’t have middle grade children yet, but I do intend to read to them even at that age. My father read to me as I was growing up until I think I was in middle school, and I have always remembered those times well.

    Reply
  192. Katrina Angele says

    September 13, 2017 at 12:54 am

    My son is not that age yet but I will when he is.

    Reply
  193. Samantha Wagner says

    September 12, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    Yes, I homeschool my kids, so we read a lot of books together.

    Reply
  194. Katie Bellamy says

    September 12, 2017 at 11:43 pm

    Yes! I love to read her books too!

    Reply
  195. Stephanie Phelps says

    September 12, 2017 at 8:25 pm

    Oh yes I have always tried to read with them a couple of days a week!

    Reply
  196. vickie couturier says

    September 12, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    yes,,the grandkids still like for me to read with them,,im grateful for that too

    Reply
  197. Pamela Gurganus says

    September 12, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    I don’t have any middle grade children, but I read with my nieces and nephew.

    Reply
  198. rita leonard says

    September 12, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    When my kids were younger I read with them all the time. It was a great joy to me to do that and I miss it now

    Reply
  199. Jamie Williams says

    September 12, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Yes she and I read together on occasion.

    Reply
  200. Jamie Williams says

    September 12, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    I live in Virginia.

    Reply
  201. Lyndsey R. says

    September 12, 2017 at 2:43 pm

    Not so much anymore. I used to read with him up til 5th grade now he reads better than I do!

    Reply
  202. Cindy Merrill says

    September 12, 2017 at 2:00 pm

    I have three Grandchildren, all are in grade school, Julia just started 5th grade. I read to my grandchildren as much as I can!

    Reply
  203. Marty says

    September 12, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    Yep. We kept the bedtime story habit, but now we take turns reading and we pick more sophisticated books.

    Reply
  204. Candice says

    September 12, 2017 at 12:56 pm

    I ready with my nephew. I don’t have kids that are that age yet.

    Reply
  205. Kim Henrichs says

    September 12, 2017 at 9:04 am

    Mostly now it’s audio books while traveling/getting to and fro.

    Reply
  206. Jeanna says

    September 12, 2017 at 8:32 am

    Once in a while we will read our individual books together!

    Reply
  207. jberry says

    September 12, 2017 at 8:11 am

    When I was a nanny for a number of years, I had several charges that preferred to do their assigned reading and bedtimes stories w/ me.

    Reply
  208. Barbara Montag says

    September 12, 2017 at 7:59 am

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  209. Barbara Montag says

    September 12, 2017 at 7:57 am

    Yes when the kids were in middle grade we often read together.
    thank you

    Reply
  210. Terra Heck says

    September 12, 2017 at 1:50 am

    My kids are pretty good about reading on their own but I have read a couple of books with them. Thanks.

    Reply
  211. Robin Abrams says

    September 11, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    I read with my grand children daily. I think that is very important to do

    Reply
  212. aaron reck says

    September 11, 2017 at 10:27 pm

    Yes, I’ll read a book while they read a book. I might already read the one they are reading and I’m reading something different but then we do also discuss the book and topics.

    Reply
  213. Ellie Wright says

    September 11, 2017 at 7:53 pm

    Occasionally I do. They mostly prefer to read by themselves now.

    Reply
  214. Madonna says

    September 11, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    My daughter is grown now. I used to read to her every night even in middle school.

    Reply
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  216. HS says

    September 11, 2017 at 5:06 pm

    Yes we read together all the time.

    Reply
  217. Kimmy Ripley says

    September 11, 2017 at 4:26 pm

    All the time! It’s a great way to bond. <3

    Reply
  218. Dandi D says

    September 11, 2017 at 4:17 pm

    Yes, my son still enjoys it when I read to him.

    Reply
  219. Kelly Grant says

    September 11, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    Not much anymore, but I used too.

    Reply
  220. Jessica To says

    September 11, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    My son and I would read together a lot when he was in middle school but not so much now that he’s in high school.

    Reply
  221. Betsy Barnes says

    September 11, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    Oh yes! We always read to our son when he was growing up. It was a great time to discover together!

    Reply
  222. barbg says

    September 11, 2017 at 1:11 pm

    I always read to my kids when they were smaller. I think it is so important for a parent to bond this way.

    Reply
  223. Holly Ferrero says

    September 11, 2017 at 12:58 pm

    We do audiobooks together when we drive

    Reply
  224. tiffany c says

    September 11, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    from ny, thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  225. D Schmidt says

    September 11, 2017 at 11:53 am

    I think the question might be for a different contest? My state in ME. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Susan says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:35 pm

      Thanks D. Yes, we messed up and forgot to edit that question. It’s fixed now and we have your entry recorded.

      Reply
  226. amber says

    September 11, 2017 at 11:33 am

    i’m from kentucky

    Reply
  227. Ty says

    September 11, 2017 at 10:32 am

    I live in Illinois.

    Reply
  228. Anne says

    September 11, 2017 at 10:25 am

    I live in NM.

    Reply
  229. mami2jcn says

    September 11, 2017 at 9:28 am

    I live in North Carolina.

    Reply
  230. Lauren says

    September 11, 2017 at 9:25 am

    I live in California.

    Reply
  231. Peggy Nunn says

    September 11, 2017 at 9:05 am

    I live in Alabama

    Reply
  232. Emily D says

    September 11, 2017 at 8:42 am

    As some of the others said, I think this is an old question, but I’m in North Carolina. 🙂

    Reply
    • Susan says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:34 pm

      Thanks Emily. We fixed the question now… but thanks for letting us know.

      Reply
  233. Julie Wood says

    September 11, 2017 at 8:41 am

    I am in Washington State but I do not think that wine is in this giveaway. Thanks for a great fun giveaway!

    Reply
    • Susan says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:34 pm

      Thanks Julie. We got your entry… and you’re right… we forgot to edit that field in the entry form. It’s fixed now.

      Reply
  234. Janet W. says

    September 11, 2017 at 8:39 am

    I live in Georgia!

    Reply
  235. Latanya says

    September 11, 2017 at 8:17 am

    I am in SC

    Reply
  236. Natalie says

    September 11, 2017 at 7:22 am

    I live in Minnesota!

    Reply
  237. Lisa Brown says

    September 11, 2017 at 6:15 am

    I am in California

    Reply
  238. shelly peterson says

    September 11, 2017 at 2:55 am

    I am in WA state but pretty sure that is the wrong question.

    Reply
    • Susan says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:33 pm

      Thanks Shelly. We’ve got your entry… and yes, we messed up on not editing that entry field.

      Reply
  239. Clem says

    September 11, 2017 at 2:27 am

    Hi! CA here, but I agree with the other commentator, I see no wine. Good day!

    Reply
    • Susan says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:32 pm

      Thanks so much for entering this giveaway. And you’re right… we messed up and forgot to change the question. But no worries… you’re still entered.

      Reply
  240. Cheryl says

    September 11, 2017 at 1:34 am

    My state is Indiana, but I think this question is left over from a previous giveaway.

    Reply
    • Susan says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:32 pm

      Thanks Cheryl… you’re right, we had made a mistake and forgotten to edit that field in the entry form.

      Reply
  241. Gina Blades says

    September 11, 2017 at 12:42 am

    I’m in California.

    Reply

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