2011 Montooth Library Challenge© Sponsored by Cloverleaf Corporation Publishing
After reading Montooth and the Canfield Witch and Montooth 2: Race for the Ryland Ruby, complete the survey below and include your suggestion for a plot or character development to be incorporated into Montooth 3, as yet untitled.
Competition deadline: December 31, 2011, 11:59 EST for online entries and postmarks by that date for mailed entries.
Entry Criteria:
1) Based on Montooth and the Canfield Witch and Montooth 2: Race for the Ryland Ruby, enter a suggestion for a character or plot development that you would like to see incorporated into Montooth 3. There is no restriction on content, but keep in mind that judges will consider logical consistency with characters’ personalities and behavior from the first two books, with the era (mid-Fifties), and with the direction of the character’s lives.
2) A maximum of thirty (30) words – entries with more than 30 words will be ineligible.
3) Your entry must include a librarian’s name and library location. The librarian whose name appears on the winning entry will also have his or her name given to a character in Montooth 3. If your entry arrives without this information, it will be ruled ineligible and not considered.
4) If more than one entrant provides the same winning concept, the judges will select the first such entry received.
5) The tentatively selected winning entrant must sign an assignment of authorship rights to the publisher so that the idea can be put into the book. If the entrant is under eighteen years old, a parent or legal guardian must also sign.
6) No employees or relatives of employees of the publisher, Cloverleaf Corporation, or author, Robert Jay, are eligible. Survey Section: 1. Name up to three characters from the first two books you want to see again. Character 1:* Character 2: Character 3: 2. Are there any minor characters from the first two books whose role should be expanded? If so, list below: Character 1: Character 2: Character 3: 3. Rank your interest in reading historical references from other geographical areas, e.g., in the fashion of Ybor City cigar operations and 1850 Burma:* High Interest Medium Interest Low Interest 4. Rank your interest in seeing another fable embedded within the primary story:* High Interest Medium Interest Low Interest 5. Would Montooth’s presence in a Montooth 3 fable be important?* Yes No 6. Indicate two personal relationships you would like to see expanded, e.g., Elena and Carty; Sally and James; Sara Ann Dan and Cruz; etc. Relationship 1:* Relationship 2:* 7. Indicate two professional relationships you would like to see expanded, e.g., Toth and Wimp; Castro and Cruz; etc. Relationship 1:* Relationship 2:* 8. Indicate two confrontational situations you would like to see expanded, e.g., Carty and Dolder; The Crew and Cruz; etc. Situation 1:* Situation 2:* 9. Which of the following would you prefer to read about in Montooth 3?* Carty and Elena at SPA and The Crew's Boys in High School Mostly SPA/High School, but Some Purdue University Experiences Half SPA/High School -- Half Purdue Experiences A Little of SPA/High School -- Mostly Purdue Experiences Time to Move On -- All Purdue Experiences Entry Section:
7. Indicate two professional relationships you would like to see expanded, e.g., Toth and Wimp; Castro and Cruz; etc. Relationship 1:* Relationship 2:* 8. Indicate two confrontational situations you would like to see expanded, e.g., Carty and Dolder; The Crew and Cruz; etc. Situation 1:* Situation 2:* 9. Which of the following would you prefer to read about in Montooth 3?* Carty and Elena at SPA and The Crew's Boys in High School Mostly SPA/High School, but Some Purdue University Experiences Half SPA/High School -- Half Purdue Experiences A Little of SPA/High School -- Mostly Purdue Experiences Time to Move On -- All Purdue Experiences
Entry Section:
Indicate your idea for a plot or character development you recommend for Montooth 3 in the space below. There is a maximum of thirty (30) words – an entry with more than thirty (30) words will be ineligible and rejected.* It is mandatory to fill out the following contact information in order to complete your entry. An entry without this complete information will be ineligible and rejected: Your Name:* Your Street Address:* Your City, State, Zip:* Your E-mail Address or Phone Number:* Name of Your Librarian:* Library Street Address:* Library City, State, Zip:*
Security Code:* Click Submit to Complete Your Entry. Thank you for your participation!