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Booktastic!, a board game designed for book lovers, families and educators,
celebrated the release by kicking off a contest where children and young
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Participants in the contest submit questions for possible use in future
editions of Booktastic! and are entered to win a personalized, autographed
novel by bestselling young adult author Lynne Hansen.

About Booktastic!

Booktastic! is a fun board game designed for readers, families and
educators.

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Players move around a quaint town square of bookstores to buy,
sell and trade popular titles with money earned from answering questions or
sharing opinions prior to each turn . For more information, visit
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"We continue to support teachers and librarians looking for innovative new
ways to keep kids learning," said Laine Keneller, president of Booktastic!
"This contest provides young people an opportunity to have their writing
featured in a board game available throughout the United States.

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"Booktastic! is covert education at its finest," said Hansen.LynneHansen.

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Since its release in 2004, Booktastic! is now carried in over 1500 various
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Category deals with children or young people who have been adopted or who have family members that were adopted.

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About Lynne Hansen

Lynne Hansen is the bestselling author of the Heritage of Horror series of
young adult historical novels from Hard Shell Word Factory .

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This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on
your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Her newest book "Rave New World," available from SparkNotes,
features over 1,000 SAT vocabulary words and definitions.

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be too busy having fun to realize they are learning. The "books" in each store contain
real-life information so players learn about bestselling books and authors.

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Even people who do not read enjoy this game with its unique category of
questions with no wrong answer.

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The contest runs
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Her second novel "The Change" won the 2005 EPPIE for Best Young Adult
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Booktastic! today announced the official
release of its Family Edition featuring children's literature. Her first
novel "The Return" debuted at #1 on the Children's E-book Bestseller list.