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Happy Wednesday, you guys! I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, so I thought I would pop in and show you a few of the books off my current wishlist. Before we get going, I need to specify something very important. This post isn’t to try to get you guys to buy me stuff! It is to just show you books I am really wanting right now. Why on Wednesday? Well, I’ve seen a lot of book posts like “Waiting on Wednesday” “Wanting Wednesday” etc. so I…
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I was sent a copy of Whose House? by H. A. Rey Whose House? by H. A. Rey Release Date: 2017-02-14 Find out who lives in a hive, a shell, a garage, and a hangar in this lovely rhyming book by Curious George creator H. A. Rey. Each spread features a four line poem and an image of a particular “house” with a big, sturdy flap to lift to reveal who or what lives inside! It’s all saturated in Rey’s familiar, classic color palette and makes for a multi-sensory…
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I was sent a copy of Flicker and Mist by Mary G. Thompson Flicker and Mist by Mary G. Thompson Release Date: 2017-01-03 Romance, intrigue, and plenty of action are woven into a rich and suspenseful narrative in this powerful YA fantasy. The mixed-race heroine Myra is a Flickerkin and can flicker (become invisible) at will. She hasn’t cultivated or revealed this ability, since Flickerkin are persecuted as potential criminals and spies. When invisible people become tricksters and then murderers, Myra’s Flickerkin heritage becomes a deadly secret, putting her…
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One of my goals for 2017 was to get myself back into the habit of seeing what books were coming out at the beginning of month. I used to do it every month, adding each one that caught my eye to my wishlist. Once I realized how huge my wishlist had gotten, I stopped. I stopped doing a lot of things, with regards to my book habit and reading, in 2016. I miss being in “the know”, now, though. So, 2017 we will get back into seeing what’s coming out…
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I was sent a copy of Farm Babies by H. A. Rey Farm Babies by H. A. Rey Release Date: 2017-02-14 A mother hen counts her chicks from one to ten and a mother cow makes her calf laugh in this rhyming book by Curious George creator H. A. Rey. Each spread features a four line poem and an image of a mother farm animal with a big, strudy flap to lift to reveal the her babies! It’s all saturated in Rey’s familiar, classic color palette and makes for…
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I was sent a copy of Mae and June and the Wonder Wheel by Charise Mericle Harper Mae and June and the Wonder Wheel by Charise Mericle Harper Release Date: 2017-02-07 In this chapter book for young readers, June is thrilled to get a new neighbor: Mae! Soon the two of them are best friends and are having adventures determined by the Wonder Wheel that they spin each morning. Whether it’s pretending to be a dog for a day or collecting things that are blue, the girls never know…
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I was sent a copy of Stay!: Keeper’s Story by Lois Lowry Stay!: Keeper’s Story by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2017-02-07 Keeper was born between a board fence and a set of trash cans. Just a lowly stray dog, he was separated from his mother and his siblings at a young age. Still, he faces every challenge with his nose upturned and his lustrous tail held high. His journey out of puppyhood, during which he becomes the loyal companion to a homeless man, discovers an ear for poetry, and…
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I was sent a copy of Hermanas/Sisters (Bilingual Board Book) (Spanish and English Edition) by David McPhail Hermanas/Sisters (Bilingual Board Book) (Spanish and English Edition) by David McPhail Release Date: 2017-01-03 Sisters can be different in so many ways, but there is one heartfelt way in which they are most alike–they love each other so very much. David McPhail’s celebration of the joys–and trials–of sisterhood has been a favorite with sisters of all ages for almost twenty years. Now available in a bilingual board book featuring Spanish and English…
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I was sent a copy of Heart of the Storm: Undertow Trilogy Book 3 by Michael Buckley Heart of the Storm: Undertow Trilogy Book 3 by Michael Buckley Release Date: 2017-02-07 After seven months as a captive of Minerva, the insane Alpha queen, Lyric Walker has escaped to the surface. Her only goal is to warn the world about the Great Abyss. When she finally arrives back in Coney Island, she discovers a world she never expected, one where humans and Alpha are finally working hand in hand to…
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I was sent a copy of Factory Girl by Josanne La Valley Factory Girl by Josanne La Valley Release Date: 2017-01-10 In order to save her family’s farm, Roshen, sixteen, must leave her rural home to work in a factory in the south of China. There she finds arduous and degrading conditions and contempt for her minority (Uyghur) background. Sustained by her bond with other Uyghur girls, Roshen is resolved to endure all to help her family and ultimately her people. A workplace survival story, this gritty, poignant account…
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