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Enter to Win: Meg Cabot Mysteries Giveaway

by Kristen King on February 11th, 2008

Size 12 Is Not Fat, by Meg Cabot

Big Boned, by Meg Cabot

Back in December, I reviewed the third and lastest of Meg Cabot’s Heather Wells mysteries, Big Boned. Heather is a size 12/14 pop-sensation-turned-residence-hall-director who solves, gulp, murders on a fictional college campus in New York. The funny and thoroughly entertaining books are packed with romance, suspense, and, yes, real body issues and acceptances.

In February, I’m giving away two (2) copies of Big Boned and a signed copy of the first book in the series, Size 12 Is Not Fat, to three lucky Lively Women readers. Here’s the breakdown:

First prize: One (1) signed copy of Size 12 Is Not Fat

Second prize: One (1) copy of Big Boned

Third prize: One (1) copy of Big Boned

Want to win? Here’s how.

These days, body image is heavily affected by what we see in the media. We’ve got people lauding skinny celebs like Lindsay Lohan and Mary-Kate Olsen for their waif-like appearance and using words like “cow,” “chunkster,” and “lazy fat kid” to describe beautiful girls like Kelly Clarkson and Jordin Sparks (not my words — direct quotes from comments left on this blog). We have folks like Joy Nash ranting against weight discrimination and telling women to love their bodies, while we’re simultaneously bombarded on a daily basis, from a young age, with images of what women “should” look like.

Leave a comment on this post with your opinion on what real physical beauty looks like, where our body issues are really coming from, and/or what we should be doing about it. There is no right answer — this is about your opinion. Everyone (except me) is eligible to enter. Although discusion is encouraged, only your first post will count as an entry.

Eligible comments will be entered into a random drawing using the list randomizer at Random.org, and the first three commenters on the third randomization will win first, second, and third place, respectively. Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced here on the blog, and prizes will be sent by US Postal Service.

The contest ends at 5 p.m. EST (GMT-5) on February 29, 2008. Winners will be announced on Monday, March 3.

Only comments on this specific post will count as contest entries. Now, let’s get talking!

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