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SOMETHING REMAINS

Win 12 Copies of SOMETHING REMAINS by Inge Barth-Grözinger for Your Book Club!

In SOMETHING REMAINS, Inge Barth-Grözinger has brilliantly recreated the life of a Jewish family in a small German town during the Nazi era. The novel provides, with terrible, everyday detail, an answer to the impossible question: how could the Holocaust have happened? To celebrate the publication of SOMETHING REMAINS, we are launching a contest where 8 teen book groups will win 12 copies of the book to share with their group. Interested? Send your name and mailing address to Contest@Teenreads.com --- with the subject line SOMETHING REMAINS --- by Friday, November 10th to be eligible.

SOMETHING REMAINS
SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE'S CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. SPONSOR: The Book Report, Inc., 250 West 57th St., Suite 1228, New York, NY 10107, who is solely responsible for all aspects of this sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes").

2. ENTRY: This Sweepstakes may be entered in one of two ways during the period commencing at 9:00:00 A.M., October 13, and ending at 11:59:59 P.M., November 10, 2006 ("Term"). For purposes of these Official Rules ("Rules"), all times and days are Eastern Time.

(a) BY INTERNET: Log onto Teenreads.com ("Website"), read the excerpt posted there, answer a question regarding the excerpt and submit the answer by email to the Website with the subject line SOMETHING REMAINS ("Internet Entry"). Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your on-line service will apply. It is your sole responsibility to notify the Sponsor if you change your e-mail address ("Address"). To do so, go to Website, log into your Website account, click on the "Modify" icon and follow the instructions on how to change your Address.

(b) BY U.S. MAIL: Hand print your full name, address, phone number, birthdate and Address (optional) on a 3" x 5" card and mail the card inside a postage prepaid business size (#10) envelope to: Teenreads.com.com/SOMETHING REMAINS Sweepstakes, c/o The Book Report, Inc. at above address ("Mail Entry").

"Entry" shall mean and refer to each Internet and Mail Entry.

3. LIMITATIONS: All Internet Entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM on November 10, 2006; and all Mail Entries must be postmarked by November 10th and received by November 13th 2006. Only one Entry per person/Address (regardless of whether one person has more than one Address or more than one person use the same Address). In event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Internet Entry, the Entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the Address is registered. Entries by any method other than set forth above in Section 2 are void. Any use of automated or programmed methods of effecting Entry is prohibited. Open only to persons 13 or older upon entering who are legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 states, D.C. or Canada (excluding Quebec) ("Territory") and not employees of Sponsor or The Walt Disney Company; their respective parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies; or the advertising, promotional or fulfillment agencies of any of them (individually and collectively, "Entities"); nor members of their households or immediate families. Neither the Entities, nor any of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or representatives (individually and collectively, "Releasees") are responsible for Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Territory; Entries that are altered, delayed, deleted, destroyed, fraudulent, illegible, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, late, lost, misrouted, multiple, mutilated, non-delivered, postage-due, stolen, tampered with, unauthorized or unintelligible; or any printing, production, technical, electronic or other errors; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections; miscommunications; failed phone, computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions; technical failures; unauthorized human intervention; traffic congestion; garbled or jumbled transmissions; undeliverable emails resulting from any form of active or passive email filtering; insufficient space in entrant's email account to receive email; or other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, mechanical or human error or other causes; even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releasees. Each of such potential Entries will be disqualified. Void where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all applicable federal, dominion, state, provincial, local and municipal laws and regulations.

4. PRIZES: Eight (8) GRAND PRIZES: 12 (12) copies of the book "SOMETHING REMAINS" by Inge Barth-Grözinger (approximate retail value ("ARV"): $17) Total ARV of all prizes: $1,632. Limit one prize per person/Address. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or transferable. No substitution allowed except, at Sponsor's sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted. All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of eligible Entries are received and prizes validly claimed by December 31, 2006, after which no alternate winners will be selected, nor unclaimed prizes awarded.

5. PROCEDURES: Sweepstakes is being conducted during the Term. On or about November 13th, 2006, in a random drawing, the potential winners will be selected from all eligible Entries received. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received.

6. WINNERS: Potential winners will be notified by U.S. Mail and e-mail on or about November 13th, 2006. All legal responsibilities of a minor under the Rules will be assumed by the parent/legal guardian. Disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the following: [1] potential winner's failure to respond to notification within thirty (30) days after its mailing/transmission; [2] the return of an e-mail notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts; [3] the return of any other notice or a prize as undeliverable; [4] potential winner's failure to provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Address associated with the winning Entry; [5] potential winner's failure to claim a prize within thirty (30) days after it is sent; [6] potential winner's failure to validly claim any prize by December 31, 2006 and [7] any other non-compliance with Rules. All Canadian residents will be required to answer correctly a mathematical skill testing question without assistance of any kind whether mechanical or otherwise to be declared a winner and be eligible to collect a prize. All taxes are solely the responsibility of each winner. For list of winners (after November 13, 2006) and/or Rules (before November 10, 2006), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Teenreads.com.com/SOMETHING REMAINS Sweepstakes, c/o The Book Report, Inc. at above address.

7. CONDITIONS: Each entrant by entering this Sweepstakes agrees that: [1] he/she will be bound by the Rules and the Sponsor's decisions; [2] the Entry becomes solely the Sponsor's property and will not be acknowledged or returned; [3] the Releasees are not responsible for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any prize; participation in this Sweepstakes or in any activity or travel related thereto or from any interaction with, or downloading of, computer Sweepstakes information; [4] the prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose); [5] winner's acceptance of a prize constitutes the grant of an unconditional right to use winner's name, address (city and state only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and prize information and/or statements about the promotion for any publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law; [6] in the event viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, Acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond the Sponsor's reasonable control, corrupt, prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Sweepstakes, so that it cannot be conducted as originally planned, the Sponsor has the right to cancel, terminate or suspend the Sweepstakes; and in such event, to select winners by such method as Sponsor in its sole discretion shall consider equitable; [7] the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Sweepstakes, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Rules, selection and announcement of the winners and distribution of the prizes and [8] the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of any winner to accept or use any prize for any reason.