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An interview and giveaway with Victoria Simcox!
Yesterday I reviewed The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox. Today, I’m lucky enough to have her stopping by to answer a few questions and offer up a giveaway for all you lovely people! *cue cheer here* Take a minute to learn a little bit more about Victoria and her writing, and don’t forget to leave her a comment! An Interview with Victoria Simcox Author of The Magic Warble Everyone loves getting lost in story set in a magical world. What other books and/or authors inspired your world? C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia were probably my greatest inspiration. I read these books…
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Book Review: The Magic Warble
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Magic Warble Author: Victoria Simcox Publisher: Two Harbors Press Pages: Paperback; 276 Release Date: January 1, 2009 Source: Author ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Very Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for a foray into fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and an evil queen – all these and more can be found in The Magic Warble, an enchanting tale of adventure and friendship. What first attracted my attention…
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Book Review: Spartacus and the Circus of Shadows
Media Type: Print Book Title: Spartacus and the Circus of Shadows Author: Molly E. Johnson Publisher: RainTown Press Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: October 26, 2011 Source: Publisher —————————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Mild violence, dark humor —————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Older MG readers and younger YA readers who love a good adventure! Add it on: Goodreads / Publisher’s Site When Spartacus Ryan “Poop Lip” Zander finds his house destroyed and his wacko, Human Cannonball mother missing, it’s obvious that she’s been kidnapped by Bartholomew’s World-Renowned Circus of the Incredible. But when…
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Book Review: The Atomic Weight of Secrets
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Atomic Weight of Secrets Author: Eden Unger Bowditch Publisher: Bancroft Press Pages: Hardcover; 339 Release Date: March 15, 2011 Source: NetGalley =================== Intended Reading Group: Upper Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart In 1903, five truly brilliant young inventors, the children of the world’s most important scientists, went about their lives and their work as they always had. . But all that changed the day the men in black arrived. . An amazing story about the wonders of science and the still greater wonders of…
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Interviewing Aphrodite!
Please welcome Suzanne Williams! She’s here today to promote the newest book in the Goddess Girls series, Aphrodite the Diva. These books are sugary MG goodness and I adore them! Here you’ll get to see a little bit into Aphrodite’s life as a goddess girl. 1) Welcome Aphrodite! What do you say to those that call you a diva? Who? Me? That’s ridiculous! Sure, I can be teensy bit dramatic at times, but only in situations that call for it. I mean, mortals want their goddesses to look and act like goddesses, right? Taking special care with my makeup and…
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Book Review: Galstanberry #2
Media Type: Print Book Title: Galstanberry #2 Author: G.S. Wolff Publisher: Wolf House Books Pages: Paperback; 182 Release Date: June 21, 2011 Source: Publisher ================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Nothing HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart The second installment in the Galstanberry series, Book #2, follows the 5 characters–Lillian, Brandi, Fei, Tabitha, and Nisha– as they navigate Galstanberry Girls Academy. Who rooms with whom? What traditions are followed? Readers and the 5 characters will discover the TRUE meaning of “Galstanberry Girl”. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon In this second installment of the…
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Book Review: The Girlz of Galstanberry
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Girlz of Galstanberry Author: G.S. Wolff Publisher: Wolf House Books Pages: Ebook; 180 Release Date: October 10, 2010 Source: Publisher =================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart From the boroughs of New York, to the beaches of San Francisco, girls hail from all walks of life, to sport the violet blazer, pink beret, and coveted Galstanberry Girl title. The Galstanberry twenty acre estate, flanked by a magnificent rose garden and horse stables, rises up from the horizon like a French chateau with…
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Interview with David Yoo, author of The Detention Club
David Yoo, author of The Detention Club, is here for an interview! I read his book earlier this month and loved it! (Review here.) Now I’m lucky enough to get to know a little bit about the author himself. 1. Peter makes the front page! What does the headline say? The Boy Who Inspired Firework Safety Week 2. What would you do if you were part of The Detention Club? I’d form a union. 3. What is one of your best middle school memories? Mrs. Schwartz’s English class. 4. Describe Peter in three words. Inventor. Schemer. Land-Skiier. 5. What song…
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Book Review: Land of Corn Chips
Media Type: Book Title: Land of Corn Chips Author: Angela Carlie Publisher: Darkside Publishing Pages: Ebook; 100 Release Date: May 24, 2011 Source: Author/TBS ==================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Minor violence and gore HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Eleven-year-old Nate Hansen never believed in dragons before an eccentric man with a purple-feather hat kidnaps him. Spirited to the Land of Corn Chips on the back of a mechanical yellow dragon, Nate must find a way to avoid being ground into compost. His only hope of escape is to earn the friendship of the local wrestling…
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Book Review: The Detention Club
Media Type: Book Title: The Detention Club Author: David Yoo Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: July 1, 2011 Source: Publisher ================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: None HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Sixth-grader Peter Lee, in a desperate attempt to regain the popularity he had in elementary school, discovers that serving detention can win him important friends, much to the dismay of his over-achieving eighth-grade sister, Sunny. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Kudos, first of all, to David Yoo for perfectly capturing the world…