I’m soooo excited that my first Super Special is hitting all stores TODAY! As a kid, I *loved* super specials and having my own is beyond my wildest dreams. I hope you all like it and have as much fun reading it as I did writing it.
*throws confetti sparkles in the air*
How would you like YOUR first name and to appear as a minor (with the possibility to turn into a major character . . . you never know!) character in INITIATION? If you like, you can also include the first initial of your last name like “Sasha S.” And I’ll make up the last name.
Here’s what to do:
This is open to EVERYONE–US and international–yay! Leave a comment here with your first name (and optional last name first initial) and tell me what you’d do if you saw your name in a CC book. 🙂
Want *two* bonus entries? Send me a photo of YOU with your copy of Chosen! It must come from your parent’s e-mail address and they have to give the okay for me to put the photo on my blog. I will NOT use your name. I just want to share the photos with Team Canterwood!
The contest is open now and you have TWO WEEKS to enter. It closes Tuesday, May 17th at midnight. I will be out of town that week, so it might take me a week or so to announce the winner.
Good luck to everyone! 🙂
Jessica Burkhart 
OMIGOD!!! YAY!! my name, (above) is Samantha N.IF I saw my name in one of *YOUR* books, I. Would. Freak. First, I'd def read it over to make *sure* I wasn't imagining things, like I did this morning when I thought my clock said 7:30, freaked out, and rushed around until I was ready for school.(I *MUST* be at the bus stop by 7:55, there is NO telling when my bus driver could come.) After that, I would tell anyone who was upstairs, then run down and tell whoever was downstairs, including my German Shepherd puppies. At school the next day, I would tell all of my friends who know what I'm reading (I'm frequently making posts on Facebook about the books.)/ are really close, ASAP. Last, I would try to calm myself down, and convince myself that I wasn't dreaming. =D ;Dp.s. Imma send a pic ASAP! =sD <– superbig smiley with. a. MUSTACHE!
My name is Kristin S. If i saw my name in one of your books, I would scream and start jumping on my bed. Then I would text all my friends and tell them, all the while having a wierd grin on my face.
Yay!!! I can't wait to go out and get "Chosen"!! I love super specials too!!! If my name were in a Canterwood Crest book I would do a double take and then reread it five, or ten, or twenty times to make sure it was true. Then I would buy and sign 100 copies of the book and give them away to random people on the street. Once I was done that I would rent an airplane and fly over the beach with a banner that would say "Read Canterwood Crest "Initiation" by Jessica Burkhart!!!" If "my" character owned a horse I would go out and find a horse that exactly matched the description and give it the same name and then transfer to a boarding school in Connecticut. If there were ever a Canterwood movie/tv show I would go out and audition for the character with my name and refuse any other role. Then I'd write Jessica Burkhart a big thank you email for being one of the coolest, most fun authors ever :)Haha, Jess this is the most fun idea for a contest ever 😛 ~Zoe 🙂
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to buy a copy ASAP! My name is Aishah Q and I would love, love, love if you named a character named after yours truly! If you did, first I would scream! Second I would buy a million copies, sign them, and distribute them to all my friends, and family. With the left over copies, I'd donate some to the library or bookstore. Then, I'd buy a limo and hire a superfamous artist to paint a portrait of Jessica and horses. Finally, I'd email Jess a thank you letter for being the best author ever!!!Jessica, I can't believe you've reached this high in only two years! Woo-hoo! 🙂
If I saw my name in a Canterwood Crest book, I'd probably be staring. And staring. And staring some more until something clicked in my head that those six letters are my name! THEN I'd start freaking out. I'd probably run around the house to show my parents, my sister, and my brother. I'd call my friend and tell her too, because she loves horses and the CC books as much as I do! Come to think of it, she probably wouldn't believe me until she saw it for herself! After that, I'd celebrate with a bowl of my fave ice cream- celebration can't get better than that!- Marina
My name is Hunter H. (yes it's a girl's name:))What I would do If I had my name in a CC book I would tell all my friends that I got hooked on CC and we would prob freak out. I'm on my way to get CHOSEN now.
My Name: Jovita Z.If I saw my name in one of your book, I.WOuld.Treasure.That.Page.Forever.Luv it!!!
First of all: congratulations on CHOSEN- your first super special! :)))I just bought my copy and I'm so excited to start reading.If I saw my name (Joni P.) in one of the CC books it would probably encourage me even more to dream of being at such an awesome place filled with horses, friendships and drama. 🙂
This is SO cool!!! My name is Aliza (pronounced a-lee-za). What I would do if I saw my name in a book is first scream out loud then read it over again about 1 million times then I would go on my computer and log onto my email then email all my contacts and write in size 1 million that my name is in a canterwood crest book – then I would persuade them all to buy the book (if they haven't already). Then I would tell my parents and beg to got to the ice cream store. 🙂
I can't wait to read chosen, I'll be out of school like really soon and ill definetly make my mom take me to barnes and nobles and buy it.AWESOME, this sounds so cool. My name is Adina H. If i saw my name in a CC book, I would scream!!!!!!!! First i would look at it again and make sure it was my name. Then i would run to my mom and show it to her, then i would text one of my best friends and tell her about it, and then i would post it on facebook is HUGE LETTERS. Then i would run around my room screaming OMG, OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! Lolz, thats what i would do 🙂
Hay Jess 1st I would like to thank u for all the contest opportunities thank a bunch! 2nd I would scream run around my house and then collapse in a chair and not go to sleep till I finsh CHOSEN the read it 2 more times after I sleep and get something to always remind me I was a book character in a CANTERWOOD CREST book! Shannon.G
I'm super excited. Chosen is awesome!!! My name is Faith N. If I saw my name in one of your books, I would be so excited!!!! I would probably go out and tell my friends who all read Canterwood (and love it 🙂 I would have to buy the book and I would seriously scream (which I never do). It is so amazing that your running this contest. If my name was in your book, I wouldn't stop smiling for like a month.Thanks so much for writing these *amazing* books, Jess.~Faith
My name is Ashley D. and I would be super happy and SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM if I saw my name in one of your books. I think that it would a true honor and I would run all over my property and yell "OH MY GOSH!!!!!! MY NAME IS IN INITATION!!!!!!!!" Wee are doing construction on my house and i would run up to where the builders are working and would scream "HEY YO GUESS WHAT?!?!?! MY NAME IS IN MY FAVE AUTHOR'S NEW BOOK, INITATION!!!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!!!!!!!! then i would email ALL my friends saying that my name was in my fave author's book and then i would TRY and not succeed to convince myself that it was NOT a dream and that it was REALLY happening! i would be SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY!!!! Jess you are my ROLL MODEL!!!!! Cant wait!!!<3 Ashley D.
omigosh, aren't contests just SO fun?! i ❤ ❤ ❤ them!!! THANKZ JESS!!!
my name is Grace Z. and if i saw my name in your book… ohmigod i would probably faint!! i'd def scream. a lot. and tell EVERYBODY. like, the whole world. my dogs, brother, parents, announce it on facebook… the list goes on and on and on!!! omg i would totally frame the book and memorize my character's lines and… ohmigod ohmigod ohmigod I WOULD BE SOOOOOO EXCITEDD!!!!! i ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY LOVE CANTERWOOD CREST!!!!!!!! i've been addicted to CC ever since i saw it at barnes and nobel the day take the reins came out… i know, soooo long ago. i've been follwing up on the CC series ever since!! i really hope my name could be in the next canterwood crest novel. and CONGRATS on chosen!!!!!!
If I saw my name in a Canterwood Crest book I would like pass out!! Lol!!! But seriously… I would probably go gather a couple of my closest friends… Go out and celebrate like a CCA girl! 🙂 I would start a trio and give us some names… Become popular and act all cool and focus and stay cool like Sasha Silver!! I wouldn't be all up in peoples face making them jealous I would just be happy and try to stay focoused on my work an school while I could be becoming famous and awesome!!! Lol!!! But most importantly I would DEF read that book and suggest the series to my friends that haven't read it yet 🙂
🙂 If I saw my name in your book, I would be so excited… To be honest, I would probably just stare at it for a while, thinking I was making things up, because it would be so awesome. Then I would post about it on every possible thing I could post it on (Facebook, Blogspot, the like) and take pictures of it, because nobody would believe me. And then I would stare at it some more, all while grinning like I just saw a unicorn!! After that, of course, I'd finish the book!!!! (Your books are amazing, by the way, and I'm SO glad Chosen finally got to be released. Hope Kate is feeling better! :)~An excited fan :DMeghan H. :DDDDDDDDDDD
!!!!!! If I EVER saw my name APPEAR in *JESSICA BURKHART'S* book, first I'd just stare at my name, as it stares me back. After I snap out of my probably ridiculously long trance, I'd scream. Loudly. And show my parents, friends, and my cousins. Like, MY name, Connie L, in a CC book!!!!!! Anyway, off to take that picture now! Chosen is REALLY good!
My name is Christina N!!!!!If I saw my name in a CC book, I would scream while jumping up and down. Maybe do a couple flips ( I'm a gymnast ). Then I'd get a bunch of my friends together and we'd have a purple, sparkly party ( I ❤ PURPLE!!!). I'd buy like 10 copies of the book. I would seriously ❤ it!!!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (my name is Sonal K.)If you put my name in one of your books i would freak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would also buy 20 copies of that book to give to all my freinds and family. And then i would throw a party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
If I saw my name in one of your books i would be SUPER DUPER excited and go into my girley mode. 🙂 I would squeal, text my friends. Call my BESSSST Friend and tell her, inveite her to a sleepover so i could SHOW her myself and do my happy dance! 🙂 Hehe! My name is Jessica S. I hope i get picked! :)<3 Jessi S.
If I saw my name (Sophia G.) in your book I would circle it in pretty pink ink and show everybody I know! Can't wait for chosen (my copy is in the mail)! Love your books!
My computer is being weird, so I don't know if my last comment posted or not, so I'll post one again.My name is Caroline H. (Crlnhrd!) If I saw my name in one of your books, I would obviously freak out! I'm an author-in-progress and you're my top role model. I would have my riding friends over, and we'd talk about it. I'd have to tell my lesson horse, Leelee, about it, too. 😉 Canterwood has been my getaway from all of my school and friends. Lately, I've been going through some tough times, and what has helped me through this year is curling up outside with my puppy, reading Canterwood. And, no joke; I've dreamt about being a character in one of your books, many times. I can't believe I have a chance! :)Anyway! \ I'll be emailing a pic asap. Thanks, Jess. 🙂
My name is Olivia H. Remember that! My name means peace I read books 1 – 12 in a week because i was/ am so in love with Canter Wood Crest! Im a girl who is horse crazy and i ride dressage! Heres what would happen if i saw my name in the 14th book:1) Go around to all the houses yelling my name is in the book!2) I'd buy a bunch of copies for my friends to see my name!3) I'd be ever SO grateful and blessed because to think my favorite author put my name in my favorite series would really make me feel so different and special4) i'd look over my name hundreds of times to see if i was dreamingPlease choose Olivia H. :)))
My name is Olivia H. Remember that! My name means peace I read books 1 – 12 in a week because i was/ am so in love with Canter Wood Crest! Im a girl who is horse crazy and i ride dressage! Heres what would happen if i saw my name in the 14th book:1) Go around to all the houses yelling my name is in the book!2) I'd buy a bunch of copies for my friends to see my name!3) I'd be ever SO grateful and blessed because to think my favorite author put my name in my favorite series would really make me feel so different and special4) i'd look over my name hundreds of times to see if i was dreamingPlease choose Olivia H. :)))
if i saw my name in a Initiation i would….1. uhmm ya know SCREAMM 2. seriously buy every single copy in the store and hand them out to random strangers and scream "THAT IS MY NAME!"3. then with the remaining copies give them to friends(:4. then make it my favorite book ever!5. i would be exactly be like my character in the book 6. to reward jess for her amazing niceness i would write infinite fan letters to rpatz and tell him you better meet jessica ashley or else she will stop being your number one fan(:7. i would get my cousin to get you breaking dawn premiere tickets for you and all your buds.8. make a super awesome song for you9. and… i would forever be your protector sooo you would never stop writing CC books (:my name is Jill(:
name: Shelby G.if i saw my name i would1) scream (duh)2) tell my mom and dad3) tell my besties!!4) re-read ALL the books-because i cant wait for intiation to come out5) buy a new outfit and brand-spankin new lipgloss just in case I become and insta-star 9wich we all know i will:)!!!
My name is Sandra. If I saw my name in one of your books, that would be AMAZING! I'd be soooo happy if you did that and it would be such an honour! you are my FAVE authour, and if my name was in your book, it would be sooo inspirational and just AMAZING. thats the word for it 😀 I'd have to convince myself that it was actually true though, since it would be so hard to believe. i'd also make you my fave authour even more (if that's possible :P) and share with all my friends ❤ I'd also prob go crazy, read the page(s) that my name is on like a billion times, go to my mom screaming that MY name is written in the world's best horse series books ever! Not to mention, if I read the blog, and it says I'm the winner, it would be like the most exciting moment of my life!!! thanx sooo much Jess for having such a great contest thats open to all international residents 🙂
If I were to see my name in a CC book , I would totally freak!!! I would reread the page , just to make sure I'd read this right , and scream at the top of my lungs . I'd pinch myself like 50 times to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I would race downstairs as fast as my legs could take me and show it to my mom . I would take it to school with me and share it with the class and teacher and probably people I don't even know ,maybe even a hobo ! Lol .And I would be superexcited if CC ever became a tv show (which it totally should!!!!!)I know this sounds totally cliche , but it would just be such a big blessing.I would love to find out if I would be one of Laurens BFFS , or a new mean girl on campus . So please please please please pick me ! You won't regret it!!!!!P.S. Hope Kate gets well soon .<3
oh and my name is Mckenna V. lol
I just realized something. (sorry I keep reposting!! I's a kind of bad habit, i guess.)When I saw my pic on your blog, I *FREAKED*. Now, I think that what I said before about my name being in a CC book was an _understatement_. I'd scream, do a weird hopping-stomping thing that I tend to do when I get SUPEREXCITED, scream again, then run and tell everyone that I see for the next hour. (I know that that's not really long, but I tend to try and calm myself down quickly when things like this happen.)Also, I'd tell everyone at school, especially my AMAZING English teacher and librarian. Also, I'd tell Charlotte, (I'm training with her now, FOR FREE) and her horse that I'm working with, an Arab named Aurora. p.s. I want to be a writer, too. 🙂
My name is Alicia K. and it i saw my name in a cc book i would scream at the top of my lungs, take a picture of the page it was on send it to all my friends, run to show my parents and sisters!! then i would email jess and say thank u 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 times!!!!:) also if my character had a horse like my bay morgan mare, Sassafras, then i would run out to our barn, hug her and read her the book while sitting on a hay bale next to her stall!! if my character and sassafras practiced cross county, dressage or what ever they did. after i would scream until the police came!! i cant wait to see the winners!!:) good luck everyone and thanks so much for writing these amazing books jess!!!:):):)
Omg ok my name is Misty R. I would love to see my name in your book it would me soo excited. lol i would prolly make my mom think i was having a stroke or something i would scream so loud. then i would grab my cell and text everyone in my contacts this exact measage "OMG OMG JESSICA BURKHART PUT ME AS A CHARACTER IN ONE OF HER BOOK OMG OMG YAAAAYY!!!!!" then the next day at school i would show everyone the character in the book. Later my ffrineds would prolly find a way to calm me down by saying im not reading the sentance wrong!!! I love you jess and all your books your my fav author and if i was a character in your books it would be a dream come true!!!! 🙂 :0
My name is Emma C. and if I saw my name in one of your books, I would go nuts. First, I would go and write in super big letters in my diary. Then, I would go and tell everyone I could think of. Then, I would just imagine you telling everyone who I am…
if I saw my name in a book written my you the jessica burkhart/ ashley my all time fave author i would prob run out side an jump for joy! then i would show my horsey friends and non horsey friends would probly scream for joy with me!! like sam i would prob re read it like a zillion times and be like omg omg omg is that *REALLY* MY NAME IN JESSICA'S BOOK?!?!?!?!?!?!? Then show my mom whom also reads your books(see not only do you have teen and pre teens reading these amazing books but u have a grown woman lol ;)) my name is Molly G and I'll have a pic in soon!!! peace ❤ horses ~Molly;p
if I saw my name in a book written my you the jessica burkhart/ ashley my all time fave author i would prob run out side an jump for joy! then i would show my horsey friends and non horsey friends would probly scream for joy with me!! like sam i would prob re read it like a zillion times and be like omg omg omg is that *REALLY* MY NAME IN JESSICA'S BOOK?!?!?!?!?!?!? Then show my mom whom also reads your books(see not only do you have teen and pre teens reading these amazing books but u have a grown woman lol ;)) my name is Molly G and I'll have a pic in soon!!! peace ❤ horses ~Molly;p
Alexis R.I love love love your books and if I saw my name in one of YOUR books ! It would be ah maz ing ! I read your books all the time and im SOO excited to read Chosen . I would prob show everyone on my friends list – wait I would post a bunch of pics on facebook ! Please keep writing and good luck * sparkle confetti *- Luv Alexis
Hmmmm, what I would do if I saw my name in my favorite series of all time…gee that's a hard on. YEA RIGHT!!! OMG! I have been WAITING for a contest like this! I am so serious!Step 1 – Open up my eyes wide (like in disbelief)Step 3 – Jump up and down (screaming works too)Step 4 – Constantly repeat OMG as I make my way to show my familyStep 5 – Happy Dance!!!Step 6 – BBM/Text/IM my friends about itStep 7 – Tweet a picture of it or Facebook it (little bit of both)Emily N. Yeep!!!!!!!! 😀
Madeline(Maddy) S.O M G !If i saw my name in a CANTERWOOD CREST BOOK WRITEN BY THE JESSICA BURKHART…I. would. DIE!I'd probably run around SCREAMING MY HEAD OFF and i'd tell all my friends and family! Then… i'd post it on my blog and I'd scream some more…then…i'd go outside and scream my head off again…and then I'd send you a reallllly longggggg (but not too long, cuz, ya know, that can get booorrrrriiiinnnnngggg!!!! zzz…) anyway…id sen you a long…ish… email saying how much i LOVE and THANK YOU! i'd do a lot of things if i saw my name in one of YOUR CANTERWOOD CREST BOOKS! Ah! There are way…….too many to name and this comment would b a little longer but…u know…i gtg. SO……..THAT IS WAY I'D SCREAM MY HEAD OFF IF I SAW MY NAME IN A CANTERWOOD CREST BOOK!!!!!!! :0!! 😀
MY name is Nna E. and if my name was in a canterwood crest book I would Scream the loudest I've ever screamed before! I would also make every member in my family buy a copy so that means a LOT! I would also tell all of my friends at school and all the TEACHERS at my school. I would also reread the book OVER and OVER again to make sure i haven't gone crazy.ALSO if i had a horse i would probably buy him a copy too. Canterwood crest is my fave series out of all the books I've read and not many authors do this kind of thing so you are probably the COOLEST Tween author but to me you are the coolest AUTHOR ever. i can also relate to the book a lot because i wanna be a rider too and a writer a hobby me and my best friend share and i hope to take a creative writing class over the summer. SOOO if i won i would basically FREAK OUT! THANKS SOOOO MUCH FOR HAVING THIS CONTEST!
OOPS! SORRY my name is Nina e. not Nna. SORRY i hope i still qualify!
Celina H. And I'd go crazy 🙂
Just because I hate following rules, you should use my horse's name! HENRY! He's a bay TB who's kind of quirky (pretty different than perfect Charm) and his nose is always itchy. His show name is Hi Fidelity.If his name got in there I would…A) keep the book either on his stall or in my tack trunk at all times.B) Dress him up Canterwood style (not sure on that plan yet… probs green and gold with sparkles, he doesn't really do lip gloss). Oh and send a pic for your blog.C) If you ever came to STL again you have petting, snuggling, nose-itching, and modeling privileges with the cutest bay ever. If you live in the hunter world, that's saying something!D) He'd probably also have a carrot party or soiree or something to celebrate. You know, cause he's classy like that.
Emily MI'd go to school, shove the book in my friend Maggies face (I'm lending her CCA..shes on CS right now), then run around shoving it in my friends and *horsey* friends faces….who would steal it from me for the rest of the day. I'd steal it back and read it on my way to my lesson. And back.And the next day, I'd read it again. Yup. Thats how I rolll
Sarah T. 🙂 Oh, my gosh, if my name showed up in a book by you it would be like, the greatest moment of my life. I have always been a HUGE fan of yours. I would buy about a million copies and give them to everyone I know. This is an awesome idea!!! Hearts to you. 🙂
Rachel L.I WOULD SCREAM!!! I would be so happy I would buy all the books! I would read the book like 20 times to make sure I was actually in it, then show it to my friends and family. I would be so happy since these are my favorite series and you are my favorite author! I will be so excited when the 13 book hits stores close to where I live! I would be so happy and would have to go out and by lip gloss to celebrate! I would have dreams about me being in the book and I would be so happy I would cry! This would me so much to me and I will be happy for anyone else who makes it.
My name is Sunny L.If I saw my name in one of your books, I would fall out of bed. Thdn I would go wake up my mom and sister and tell them. Then I would go take a shower and sing a song about Canterwood Crest, but fall out of the shower because I was so excited. Then I would call everyone I know and wake them up and tell them. After that I would re-read the page. Then I would tell my friend's mom. And then I'd dance in the hallways at school. And after all of that excitement, I would calm down.
My name Is laurenn and my name is already in the book! I am so happy the new main charcters name is mine 😀 Honestly, I was so happy when Lauren was the name I felt hnoured in a way.
Christy H.First I would freak out, then I would show my mom, and finally I would call my bff and sisters!
OMG!! i would LOVE if my name was in th book, My name is Brooke M. OR have my sisters anme in thebook, her name is Alica M.! I am 12 andmy sister is 13. Grade 7 and 8! if my name was in the bok i would be so happy and tell, my riends,