Category: Book of the Day

Book of the Day: Borrowed Time

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I was sent a copy of Borrowed Time by Greg Leitich Smith Borrowed Time by Greg Leitich Smith Release Date: 2015-11-10 Praise for Chronal Engine:  “Think Survivor and Robinson Crusoe, with a helping of Jurassic Park and a seasoning of The Time Machine.” —School Library Journal    “This is exactly the book young dino fans would write themselves.” —Booklist    In this time-travel dinosaur adventure, Max Pierson-Takahashi and his friend Petra return to the days of the dinosaurs, where they must survive attacks from mosasaurs, tyrannosaurs, and other deadly creatures, including a vengeful, pistol-toting…

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Book of the Day – I’m an Alien and I Want to Go Home

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I was sent a copy of I’m an Alien and I Want to Go Home by Jo Franklin   I’m an Alien and I Want to Go Home by Jo Franklin Release Date: 2015-11-10 Daniel has nothing in common with his family or classmates and has only two friends. He feels so alienated that he might as well be an alien. When he learns that his mom has saved a newspaper clipping about a meteor that landed nearby on his birthday, he embraces his alien heritage and launches a mission…

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Book of the Day: THE FREAKSHOW

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THE FREAKSHOW by BRYAN SMITH

Let me introduce you to the genre of SPLATTERPUNK with The Freakshow by Bryan Smith The Freakshow by Bryan Smith Release Date: 2012-10-16 The Flaherty Brothers Traveling Carnivale and Freakshow has come to the quiet town of Pleasant Hills, Tennessee. But this is no ordinary sideshow and these are not the usual “freaks” on display. As the unsuspecting townsfolk gather for an evening of strange spectacle, the slaughter is set to begin… “The Freakshow is one of the most fun reads I’ve had in a long time.” –Dread Central “The…

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Watch It Wednesday – Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

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Today’s featured Watch It Wednesday book is Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier   Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier Release Date: 2006-08-31 In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now, the beloved American epic returns, reissued by Grove Press to coincide with the publication of Frazier’s eagerly-anticipated second novel, Thirteen Moons. Sorely wounded…

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Book of the Day: The Girl Who Could Not Dream

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I was sent a copy of The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst   The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst Release Date: 2015-11-03 “A perfect combination of adventure, humor, and pure imagination!” —Jessica Day George, New York Times best-selling author of Tuesdays at the Castle   “Funny, scary, and endlessly inventive.” —Bruce Coville, author of Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher   Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents’ bookstore, where dreams are secretly bought and sold. When the dream shop is robbed and her parents…

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Throwback Thursday: The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

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Today’s featured Book of the Day is a “Throwback Thursday” book! Check out The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

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Watch It Wednesday: Jaws by Peter Benchly

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Today’s featured Watch It Wednesday book is Jaws: A Novel by Peter Benchley   Jaws: A Novel by Peter Benchley Release Date: 2013-08-06 Here is Peter Benchley’s classic suspense novel of shark versus man, which was made into the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie. The Jaws phenomenon changed popular culture and continues to inspire a growing interest in sharks and the oceans today.  When Peter Benchley wrote Jaws in the early 1970s, he meticulously researched all available data about shark behavior. Over the ensuing decades, Benchley was actively engaged with scientists…

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Book of the Day: NEED

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I was sent a copy of NEED by Joelle Charbonneau   NEED by Joelle Charbonneau Release Date: 2015-11-03 “No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better.”  Teenagers at Wisconsin’s Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need . . . regardless of the consequences. Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating to malicious crimes. The body count rises. In this chilling YA thriller, the author of the best-selling Testing trilogy examines not only the dark…

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Book of the Day: Betty Crocker Kids Cook

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Betty Crocker Kids Cook

I was sent a copy of Betty Crocker Kids Cook (Betty Crocker Cooking) by Betty Crocker   Betty Crocker Kids Cook (Betty Crocker Cooking) by Betty Crocker Release Date: 2015-09-29 Whether starting from scratch with the basics of measuring and kitchen safety or creating a meal for the family, Betty Crocker Kids Cook is both teacher and creative outlet. Betty Crocker has been helping kids in the kitchen since 1957 with the publication of Betty Crocker’s Boys and Girls Cookbook. Betty CrockerKids Cook provides the same blend of teaching and…

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Book of the Day: The Life as We Knew It Collection

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The Life As We Knew It Collection (Life As We Knew It Series) by Susan Beth Pfeffer

I was sent a copy of The Life As We Knew It Collection (Life As We Knew It Series) by Susan Beth Pfeffer   The Life As We Knew It Collection (Life As We Knew It Series) by Susan Beth Pfeffer Release Date: 2015-10-13 When a meteor hits the moon, teenage Miranda and her friends and family struggle to survive the unimaginable. Four gripping books that follow their ordeal are collected in this boxed set. Includes: LIFE AS WE KNEW IT THE DEAD AND THE GONE THIS WORLD WE LIVE…

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