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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary
Good morning ladies, and gents! Are you ready for the first book spotlight of the year? I’m really excited about this one, particularly because it’s a Middle Grade book and we all know I love those. So, without further ado, I give you The Night Parade. In the shadow of the forest, the Night Parade marches on… The last thing Saki Yamamoto wants to do for her summer vacation is trade in exciting Tokyo for the antiquated rituals and bad cell reception of her grandmother’s remote mountain village. Preparing for the Obon ceremony is boring. Then the local kids take…
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Book Review: Dream On Amber by Emma Shevah
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Dream On Amber Author: Emma Shevah Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 272 Release Date: October 6, 2015 Source: NetGalley ————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who enjoy fun, quirky stories with a lot of heart. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes My name is Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto.I have no idea why my parents gave me all those hideous names but they must have wanted to ruin my life, and you know what? They did an amazing job. As a half-Japanese,…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Dream On, Amber by Emma Shevah
As promised, I have another book spotlight for you! My favorite part of book spotlights is the fact that I get to draw your attention to books of all different age levels and genres. Sometimes my reviews get a little trapped in one area for a while, but with spotlights I can show you things that are on my radar. Even if I haven’t gotten to them yet. Are you ready for some Middle Grade goodness? I hope so! My name is Ambra Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. But call me Amber. I have no idea why my parents gave me…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Dear Opl by Shelly Sackier
I hope you’re ready for another great book spotlight! This time it’s a Middle Grade novel inthe spotlight, and one that I’m pretty darn excited about. A book about an important time in a girl’s life, and about an important subject, Dear Opl looks fabulous! Take a look for yourself. There are three things Opl never expected to do during the eighth grade: ● Start a vendetta against celebrity check Alfie Adams, the “Nude Food Dude” ● Take yoga classes with her grandpa ● Become a famous blogger But after a year of shrinking down her personality to compensate for the…
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Book Review: Don’t Vote for Me by Krista Van Dolzer
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Don’t Vote for Me Author: Krista Van Dolzer Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: August 4, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories about middle school friendships and lessons. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Veronica rules the school.David’s starting a revolution. It’s class president election time, and no one is surprised when Veronica Pritchard-Pratt is the only name on the list. She’s the most popular girl in school, a social giant who rules…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Don’t Vote For Me by Krista Van Dolzer
It’s that time again! Time for another book and its amazing author to step into the spotlight. Do you know what I love most about these posts? I love the fact that I get to promote books that you might not have been aware of. In this case, Don’t Vote For Me may not have been on your TBR but I have sneaky suspicion that it will be after you read this post. Onward! Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | BAM Veronica rules the school David’s starting a revolution. It’s class president election time and no one is surprised when Veronica Pritchard-Pratt is…
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Book Review: Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School by Jen Calonita
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School *Series: Fairy Tale Reform School #1Author: Jen CalonitaPublisher: Sourcebooks JabberwockyPages: Hardcover; 256Release Date: March 3, 2015Source: NetGalley——————————————————Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love a good fairy tale and are looking for something different and fun. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Would you send a villain to do a hero’s job? An exciting new twisted fairy tale series from award-winning author Jen Calonita. Full of regret, Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, Flora, has founded the Fairy Tale Reform School with…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School by Jen Calonita
Today’s spotlight post is one that I’m extremely excited about! I fell in love with the idea of Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School the moment that I saw the synopsis. Fairy tale retellings are some of my favorite stories, and this one looked like a ton of fun. I hope you’re ready! Amazon | B&N | BAM |!ndigo | IndieBound OUR MISSION: To turn WICKED DELINQUENTS and FORMER VILLAINS into FUTURE HEROES Gilly wouldn’t call herself wicked exactly…but when you have five little brothers and sisters and live in a run- down boot, you have to get creative to make ends meet. Gilly’s a pretty good thief…
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Book Review: The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Luck Uglies Author: Paul Durham Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: April 29, 2014 Source: Library ——————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love adventure and intrigue in a Middle Grade package. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Rye O’Chanter has seen a lot of strange things happen in Village Drowning: children are chased through the streets. Families are fined for breaking laws that don’t even exist. Girls aren’t allowed to read anymore, and certain books—books that hold secrets about Drowning’s past—have…
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ARC Review: The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Fourteenth Goldfish Author: Jennifer L. Holm Publisher: Random House BYR Pages: Hardcover; 208 Release Date: August 26, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love quirky characters and aren’t afraid to dream big! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far? Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses…