Category: Book of the Day

Book of the Day: Greetings from the Graveyard

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Greetings from the Graveyard (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise

I was sent a copy of Greetings from the Graveyard (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise   Greetings from the Graveyard (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise Release Date: 2015-10-06 Roses are red, Violets are blue. If a ghost can write books, Why not greeting cards, too?The bestselling trio from Spence Mansion is launching a greeting card company called Greetings from the Graveyard. But what kind of card do you send to an ex-girlfriend who threatens to publish the love letters of Ignatius B. Grumply? And what do…

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Book of the Day: Mary Poppins Boxed Set

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Mary Poppins Boxed Set by Dr. P. L. Travers

I was sent a copy of Mary Poppins Boxed Set by Dr. P. L. Travers   Mary Poppins Boxed Set by Dr. P. L. Travers Release Date: 2015-10-13 Four classic stories about the most famous nanny in the world, all together in a fabulous new boxed set! Who can slide up banisters, banish naughtiness with a swift “Spit-spot,” and turn a make-believe sidewalk drawing into a lovely day in the park? Mary Poppins, of course! From the moment the beloved nanny arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life for…

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Book of the Day: An Inheritance of Ashes

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An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet | wearewordnerds.com

I was sent a copy of An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet   An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet Release Date: 2015-10-06 The strange war down south—with its rumors of gods and monsters—is over. And while sixteen-year-old Hallie and her sister wait to see who will return from the distant battlefield, they struggle to maintain their family farm.  When Hallie hires a veteran to help them, the war comes home in ways no one could have imagined, and soon Hallie is taking dangerous risks—and keeping desperate secrets. But…

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Book of the Day: The Rig

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I was sent a copy of The Rig by Joe Ducie   The Rig by Joe Ducie Release Date: 2015-10-06 Fifteen-year-old Will Drake has made a career of breaking out from high-security prisons. His talents have landed him at the Rig, a special juvenile holding facility in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. No one can escape from the Rig. After hatching some escape plans—and making the first real friends of his life—Drake quickly realizes that all is not as it seems on the Rig. The warden is obsessed with…

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Book of the Day: We’ll Never Be Apart

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I was sent a copy of We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean   We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean Release Date: 2015-10-06 Murder.  Fire.  Revenge.  That’s all seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe thinks about. Committed to a mental ward at Savage Isle, Alice is haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, Jason. A blaze her twin sister Cellie set. But when Chase, a mysterious, charismatic patient, agrees to help her seek vengeance, Alice begins to rethink everything. Writing out the story of her troubled past in a…

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Book of the Day: Graduation Day

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I was sent a copy of Graduation Day (The Testing) by Joelle Charbonneau   Graduation Day (The Testing) by Joelle Charbonneau Release Date: 2015-10-06 She wants to put an end to the TestingIn a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resistance plots against a government that rules with cruelty and cunning. Gifted student and Testing survivor, Cia Vale, vows to fight. But she can’t do it alone.This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for – but…

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Book of the Day: Silevethiel

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Silevethiel | wearewordnerds.com

I was sent a copy of   Silevethiel: The Vaelinel Trilogy, Book One by Andi O’Connor Release Date: 2013-12-24 Following her father’s murder, Princess Irewen Donríel is betrayed and left for dead in the forests of Mistwood. Rescued by the elf prince, Laegon Elendell, Irewen awakes an exile with no home, no country, and no people. But as the horrific memories of murder and betrayal return, she realizes the nightmare is only beginning. The world of Vaelinel is failing–its fate bound to her in ways no one fully understands. A…

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Book of the Day: The Lightning Dreamer

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I was sent a copy of The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle   The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle Release Date: 2015-09-15 “I find it so easy to forget / that I’m just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts.” Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own,…

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Book of the Day: Smithsonian Discover: Earth

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Discover Earth | wearewordnerds.com

I was sent a copy of Smithsonian Discover: Earth by Dorothea DePrisco   Smithsonian Discover: Earth by Dorothea DePrisco Release Date: 2015-03-03 With Smithsonian Discover: Earth, kids can take a tour of Earth’s fiery core, scale Mount Everest, scuba-dive in the Great Barrier Reef, and hunker down during a hurricane, all without ever leaving the safety of their living rooms. A must-have for any kid who calls Earth home, this engaging book contains three sections: Amazing Earth (all about the inside and outside of the planet), the Blue Planet (covering…

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Book of the Day: Smithsonian Sticker Creations: Under the Sea

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Sticker Creations Under The Sea | wearewordnerds.com

I was sent a copy of Smithsonian Sticker Creations: Under the Sea by Emily Rose Oachs   Smithsonian Sticker Creations: Under the Sea by Emily Rose Oachs Release Date: 2015-07-14 With Smithsonian Sticker Creations: Under the Sea, young explorers will embark on an underwater adventure to learn about life beneath the waves. Smithsonian Sticker Creations: Under the Sea’s hands-on format allows children ages 5 and up to explore the amazing diversity of the sea while interacting with more than 200 reusable stickers and 5 oversized deluxe dimensional stickers. After learning…

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