Enter to win a $250 prize pack of movie passes, gift certificates to some of your favorite stores, and a subscription to Girls' Life magazine.

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OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE Twelve Ticket to Teendom Sweepstakes

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT ENHANCE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO WIN.

Open to residents of the fifty United States, ages 8–14

HOW TO ENTER

1. To enter the Twelve Ticket to Teendom Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes"), please read these Official Rules and choose one of the following methods of entry: (1) visit www.penguin.com/youngreaders and click on the Sweepstakes link under "Features" to print out and complete the entry form; (2) complete the entry form in the back of the book, Twelve, by Lauren Myracle; or (3) print your entry information on a postcard. Please include first and last name, age, mailing address and telephone number and mail to Penguin Young Readers Group Marketing, Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Twelve Ticket to Teendom Sweepstakes. All entries must be postmarked by May 16, 2008 and received on or by May 23, 2008.
   No mechanically reproduced or computer generated entries allowed. Limit one entry per person, per family and per household.
2. Entries are void if they are in whole or in part illegible, incomplete, or damaged. No responsibility is assumed for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, illegible, postage due, or misdirected entries.
3. Penguin Young Readers Group Marketing, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. ("Sponsor"), and its parent, subsidiaries, or affiliated companies are not responsible for technical malfunctions of any kind which may limit the ability to play or participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Sweepstakes. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as described in these rules, Sponsor shall have the right to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes.

1. From all eligible entries received, one (1) winner will be chosen in a random drawing held on or about May 30, 2008 by Sponsor, whose decisions concerning all matters related to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.
2. Winner will be notified by mail and/or telephone. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

1. One (1) winner will receive $225.00 worth of gift certificates for the following retail stores and entertainment outlets: Sephora, $50.00; Delia's, $50.00; AMC movie theaters, $50.00; iTunes, $50.00; Book Sense, $25.00; and a one-year subscription to Girls' Life magazine (Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $25.00). Total ARV of prize: $250.00.
2. In the event that there is an insufficient number of entries, Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prize.

ELIGIBILITY

This Sweepstakes is open to residents of the fifty United States, ages 8–14. Employees and their immediate family members living in the same household, of Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, or affiliated companies or the agencies of any of them and/or the author are not eligible for this Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited by law.
All state and local restrictions apply.

GENERAL

1. No substitution, transfers, or assignments of prizes allowed. In the event of unavailability, Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
2. All expenses, including taxes (if any), on receipt and use of prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.
3. Winner may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release ("Affidavit") and if so, the Affidavit must be returned within fourteen (14) days of notification or another winner will be selected. If a selected winner is under eighteen (18) years of age, his/her parent or legal guardian will be required to sign the Affidavit. Should the ARV of the prize equal or exceed $600.00, winner shall be required to provide a Social Security Number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to Sponsor for issuance of a 1099 Form.
4. By accepting the prize, winner grants to Sponsor the right to use his/her name, likeness, hometown, and biographical information in advertising and promotion materials, including posting on the Sponsor's website, without further compensation or permission, except where prohibited by law.
5. By competing in this Sweepstakes and/or accepting the prize, winner releases Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, or affiliated companies, or the advertising agencies of any of them and the author(s) of any books promoted hereby from any and all liability for any loss, harm, injuries, damages, cost, or expense arising out of or relating to participation in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize.
6. Any dispute arising from this Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law principles, and the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York County and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by November 30, 2008 to: Penguin Young Readers Group Marketing, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Twelve Ticket to Teendom Sweepstakes.

Penguin Young Readers Group Marketing
A Division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014