Category: Book of the Day

#Kidlit Book of the Day – Martha Speaks: Play Ball

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I was sent a copy of Martha habla: ¡Juega al sóftbol! Martha Speaks: Play Ball! (Bilingual Reader) (Spanish and English Edition) by Susan Meddaugh Martha habla: ¡Juega al sóftbol! Martha Speaks: Play Ball! (Bilingual Reader) (Spanish and English Edition) by Susan Meddaugh Release Date: 2014-04-01 Truman’s acting really weird—why does he want to run away from home? Martha the talking dog does a little digging and discovers Truman is afraid . . . afraid of a baseball! He can’t catch it, and he’s worried about letting his friends down at…

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#Kidlit Book of the Day: Big Fat Hen

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We were sent a copy of La gallina grande/Big Fat Hen bilingual board book (Spanish and English Edition) by Keith Baker La gallina grande/Big Fat Hen bilingual board book (Spanish and English Edition) by Keith Baker Release Date: 2014-04-15 “Uno, dos, ata la bota . . . One, two, buckle my shoe.” This beloved nursery rhyme is now available in a bilingual board book! The bouncy rhyming text is written in both Spanish and English, each language clearly differentiated with color. Join Big Fat Hen and all her friends as…

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Book of the Day: Half Bad

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You guys! I was so happy to get a copy of Half Bad (The Half Bad Trilogy) by Sally Green! It was only natural when we started talking about our FIRST WeAreWordNerds BookClub pick that I threw this title in the hat! WHOOT!  I hope you join us for our LIVE CHAT discussing this book on the 28th, March! Half Bad (The Half Bad Trilogy) by Sally Green Release Date: 2014-03-04 In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and sixteen-year-old…

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Book of the Day- Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage: A Mystery with Hoverbots, Bristle Bots, and Other Robots You Can Build Yourself

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I was sent a copy of Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage: A Mystery with Hoverbots, Bristle Bots, and Other Robots You Can Build Yourself by Bob Pflugfelder Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage: A Mystery with Hoverbots, Bristle Bots, and Other Robots You Can Build Yourself by Bob Pflugfelder Release Date: 2014-02-04 Nick and Tesla return in an all-new, robot-filled adventure! When a rash of robberies hits the town of Half Moon Bay, 11-year-old sleuths Nick and Tesla are determined to catch the criminals—but to do so, they’ll have…

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Book of the Day – Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

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I was sent a copy of Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself by Bob Pflugfelder Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself by Bob Pflugfelder Release Date: 2013-11-05 Nick and Tesla are bright 11-year-old siblings with a knack for science, electronics, and getting into trouble. When their parents mysteriously vanish, they’re sent to live with their Uncle Newt, a brilliant inventor who engineers top-secret gadgets…

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Book of the Day – 77 Things You Absolutely Have to Do Before You Finish College

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I was sent a copy of 77 Things You Absolutely Have to Do Before You Finish College by Halley Bondy 77 Things You Absolutely Have to Do Before You Finish College by Halley Bondy Release Date: 2014-03-11 College is about way more than just frats and finals: It’s also a time when students can learn new skills, encounter different cultures, test out potential careers, and take a stab at something new just because it sounds cool. And in order to leave college a better, smarter, and more interesting person than…

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Book of the Day – Screaming at the Ump by Audrey Vernick

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I was sent a copy of Screaming at the Ump by Audrey Vernick Screaming at the Ump by Audrey Vernick Release Date: 2014-03-04 Twelve-year-old Casey Snowden knows everything about being an umpire. His dad and grandfather run a New Jersey umpire school, Behind the Plate, and Casey lives and breathes baseball. Casey’s dream, however, is to be a reporter—objective, impartial, and fair, just like an ump. But when he stumbles upon a sensational story involving a former major league player in exile, he finds that the ethics of publishing it…

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Book of the Day – Archetype by M. D. Waters

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I was sent a copy of Archetype by M. D. Waters Archetype by M. D. Waters Release Date: 2014-02-06 Introducing a breathtakingly inventive futuristic suspense novel about one woman who rebels against everything she is told to believe. Emma wakes in a hospital, with no memory of what came before. Her husband, Declan, a powerful, seductive man, provides her with new memories, but her dreams contradict his stories, showing her a past life she can’t believe possible: memories of war, of a camp where girls are trained to be wives,…

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Book of the Day: The Last Relicuin

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I was sent a copy of The Last Relicuin by Hargus Montgomery The Last Relicuin by Hargus Montgomery Release Date: 2013-09-25 In the 22nd century, twelve percent of the world’s population chooses history. Safe inside the guarded borders of living museums, museum dwellers resist attempts by Metro leaders to seize their lands and force them back to the cities. When Alexander Kane, (son of a powerful Metro Senator) leaves the protection of the City to enter the Federal Museum Academy, he becomes the target of a growing political struggle. Crossing…

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Book of the Day: Game Plan

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I was sent a copy of Game Plan by Natalie Corbett Sampson Game Plan by Natalie Corbett Sampson Release Date: 2013-10-30 Just because the play goes wrong, doesn’t mean you quit the game. Ella Parker seems to have everything: great friends, an awesome family and a star position on her high school basketball team. The only thing missing from her life is a boyfriend. That changes once she catches the eye of Sam Cleveland. With Sam by her side Ella has it all. When a drunken night results in an…

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