• Book Reviews

    Book Review: Breadcrumbs

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Breadcrumbs Author: Anne Ursu Publisher: Walden Pond Press Pages: Hardcover; 312 Release Date: September 27, 2011 Source: Library ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of fairy tales, both young and old. Anyone looking to get lost in a book. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. They had been best friends since they were six, spending hot Minneapolis summers and cold Minneapolis winters together, dreaming of Hogwarts and Oz, superheroes and baseball. Now that they…

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    Book Review: Northwood

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Northwood Illustrator: Donovan Bixley Author: Brian  Falkner Publisher: Capstone Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 282 Release Date: January 1, 2014 Source: NetGalley —————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love unpredictable adventure and fun characters Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes The dark forest of Northwood has never seen the likes of Cecilia Undergarment before … Cecilia Undergarment likes a challenge. So when she discovers a sad and neglected dog, she is determined to rescue him. No matter what. But her…

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    Book Review: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy Author: Karen Foxlee Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: January 28, 2014 Source: NetGalley —————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who enjoy quirky, brave main characters and adventure Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect for readers of Roald Dahl and Blue Balliett. Unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard doesn’t believe in anything that can’t be proven by science. She and her…

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    Book Review: The Book of Lost Things (Mister Max #1)

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things    * Series: Mister Max #1 Author: Cynthia Voigt Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: September 10, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy MG fiction with quirky main characters and mysteries. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes Max Starling’s theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife’s acting skills, a…

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    Book Review: Renegade Magic

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Renegade Magic    * Series: Kat, Incorrigible #2 Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: April 3, 2012 Source: Library —————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love quirky, intelligent characters in a Middle Grade setting! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N The feisty Kat Stephenson is back in the second installment of the Regency era magical trilogy Kirkus Reviews calls “enjoyable mayhem.” Nowhere in England is safe from the mischief and magic of Kat Stephenson:…

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    Book Review: The Grotto Under the Tree

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Grotto Under the Tree Author: John A. Theo Jr. Publisher: Astrea Press Pages: Ebook; 139 Release Date: February 15, 2013 Source: CBB Book Promotions ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who enjoy short and sweet fantasy reads Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sebastian and Sara mistakenly descend into a mystical land where elves, mermaids, gnomes and other mythological creatures live. The two discover they have stumbled into an ancient battle between these fair folk and evil creatures called the…

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    Audio Book Review: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard

    Media Type: Audio Book Title: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard    * Series: Zoe & Zak Adventures #1 Author: Lars Guignard Narrator: Bailey S. Carson Publisher: Fantastic Press Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 7 hours and 20 minutes Source: CBB Book Promotions ———————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love action and adventure! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Introducing book 1 of the new kids’ adventure books from best-selling author Lars Guignard: Zoe and Zak are lost in exotic India, where gods and magic still exist. Before they can find their way home, they just…

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    Book Review: Rose

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rose    *Series: Rose #1 Author: Holly Webb Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Paperback; 240 Release Date: September 3, 2013 Source: NetGalley ———————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories filled with lessons, magic, and adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes Rose isn’t like the other orphans at St Bridget’s Home for Abandoned Girls. Instead of dreaming of getting adopted by loving, wealthy parents, Rose wants to get a job and be independent. She doesn’t need anyone but herself.…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Magical Powers: A guest post by Holly Webb

    I’m happy to be hosting Holly Web’s Rose on tour today! I’m a huge fan of Middle Grade books filled with magic, mayhem, and plucky young heroines. That’s why I knew that I’d be reading Rose! Rose isn’t like the other orphans at St Bridget’s Home for Abandoned Girls. Instead of dreaming of getting adopted by loving, wealthy parents, Rose wants to get a job and be independent. She doesn’t need anyone but herself. She finds her escape working as a maid for Mr. Fountain, an alchemist. Unable to ignore the magic that flows throughout the grand residence, Rose realizes that…

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    Book Review: The Skeleton Key (Code Busters Club #1)

    Media Type: Print Book Title: The Secret of the Skeleton Key    *Series: The Code Busters Club #1 Author: Penny Warner Publisher: EgmontUSA Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: September 13, 2011 Source: Publisher ————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love mysteries and solving fun puzzles! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Cody, Quinn, Luke, and M.E. may be really different, but they all share one thing in common: they love playing around with codes. In fact, they love codes so much, they have their own…