SPONSOR

This promotion (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by HarperCollins Publishers (“HarperCollins”), 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022.

ELIGIBILITY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico). To enter, fill out the entry form located at www.georgianicolson.com. Employees of HarperCollins, and its advertising and promotion agencies, and members of those employees' immediate families are not eligible to participate. By participating, entrants (and entrant’s parent/legal guardian) agree to these Official Rules. Void outside the United States and wherever restricted or prohibited by law.

Limit one (1) entry per person/email address. No other form of participation is valid. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or any other methods will void that participant’s entries and that participant will be disqualified.

Each e-mail entrant in the Sweepstakes must be the rightful owner or have authorized use of the e-mail account indicated by the e-mail’s address. In the event of a dispute concerning the identity of the winner submitting an entry, the winner will be deemed to be the person in whose name the e-mail account is open. The e-mail account must be opened prior to May 13, 2006. Entries become the property of HarperCollins and will not be returned or acknowledged.

ENTRY PERIOD

The Sweepstakes commences on March 30, 2007 (9:00 a.m. EST) and ends on June 1, 2007 (9:00 p.m. EST). HarperCollins’s computer is the official timekeeping device for the Sweepstakes.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNER

A random drawing to select the winner will be held on or about June 1, 2007 from all eligible entries received by HarperCollins, whose decision is final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. All potential winners will be notified by e-mail. Failure to respond within 14 days of notification will deem the potential winner to have forfeited the prize, and an alternate potential winner will be chosen.

The prize may not be substituted, assigned or transferred. HarperCollins reserves the right to substitute any prize due to unavailability, in which case a comparable prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. All federal, state and local taxes are the winner’s responsibility.

THE PRIZE

Twenty-five (25) winners will each receive sets of all the Georgia Nicolson books (Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging ($7.99), On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God ($7.99), Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas ($7.99), Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants ($7.99), Away Laughing on a Fast Camel ($7.99), Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers ($7.99), Startled by His Furry Shorts ($7.99), for a total prize value of $55.93, and total contest value of $1398.25. HarperCollins reserves the right to substitute a cash payment of equal value for the prizes.

All prizes will be awarded, provided there are at least 25 entrants. Only one prize will be awarded per individual, family, or household. All prizes are non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash.

CONDITIONS

By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the results of the random selection of the winners, which shall be final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules. All federal, state and local tax liabilities arising from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of the winner. Acceptance of prizes constitutes permission to use the winner's name, likeness, biography, and prize won for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation, except where prohibited or restricted by law.

The entrants release, discharge, and hold harmless HarperCollins and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, attorneys, representatives and agents, including advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, from any and all liability or damages arising from the administration of the Sweepstakes and the use or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the following: (i) late, lost, incomplete, delayed, misdirected or unintelligible entries, (ii) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes, and (iii) any damage to the entrant's computer, related equipment, data files, and software resulting from entrant's downloading of information regarding the Sweepstakes or participation in the Sweepstakes.

HarperCollins may only use the personally identifiable information obtained from the entrants in accordance with its privacy policy, which may be found at http://www.harperteen.com/privacypolicy.asp.

HarperCollins reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes beyond HarperCollins's control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. HarperCollins may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking or employing other unfair practices or by abusing other entrants or the representatives of HarperCollins.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND, IN SUCH EVENT, HARPERCOLLINS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ITS REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

Any dispute arising from the Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in the State and County of New York over them and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

THE ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED.

For the names of the prize winners, e-mail your request to harperteen@harpercollins.com after July 1, 2007 or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Children's Online Marketing: Fabbity-fab 2007 Sweepstakes, c/o HarperCollins Publishers, 10 E. 53rd Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10022. All requests for a list of winners must be received by September 1, 2007.

If you have any problems entering this contest or have questions about this contest, please e-mail harperteen@harpercollins.com.

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