Our annual “BookSparks Speaks Out” campaign is here and we need your help!

As a book community, we need to come together to use our words, our blogs and our social presence to Speak Out against issues that are important to us. This year, we’re speaking out against school violence and we need your help on October 8th!

Before the Storm

We are proud to be launching our campaign in conjunction with Steena Holmes’ moving new novel, Stillwater Rising and poignant prequel novella, Before the Storm. The novel depicts a tight-knit community shattered by an elementary school shooting and their tragic yet empowering healing process from the irrevocable tragedy, while the prequel novella details the events and day of the school shooting.

October 8th is SAVE Day (Stop America’s Violence Everywhere) and in order to help end school violence and build up the communities who have suffered at the hands of such tragedies, ALL proceeds from Before the Storm purchases made on October 8th will go directly to KidsPeace; an organization that is dedicated to serving the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families and communities, especially following traumatic events.

In honor of SAVE Day and the BookSparks Speaks Out Campaign, we hope you’ll join us on October 8th to give back and speak out for those who have been affected by school violence.

Here are 5 ways you can SPEAK OUT:

  • Buy it: All proceeds from Before the Storm purchases made on October 8th will go directly to KidsPeace; an organization that is dedicated to serving the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families and communities, especially following traumatic events. Buy the novella and support KidsPeace HERE.

 

  • Blog it: Create a dedicated blog post to spread the word about the campaign. Use the Speak Out badge in your blog post and include it in your sidebar. We understand you have other obligations/plans for your blog that day; however, whatever you can do to stand up for the victims of school violence would be much appreciated.

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  • Facebook it: Share the badge, this campaign (http://bit.ly/1rN5a1j) #SpeakOut, #SAVEDay, and your words against school violence via Facebook and tag us (BookSparks) so we can share too!

 

  • Tweet it: Speak out with @BookSparks, book lovers and @SteenaHolmes about ending school violence! #SpeakOut #SAVEDay

 

  • Rate it: Head over to Goodreads and rate Steena Holmes’ Stillwater Rising and Before the Storm. The moving novella and empowering novel is a story of loss, community and healing that is unlike any other.

 

Join us in the BookSparks Speaks Out Campaign and make a difference!