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Book of the Day: Just Grace and the Super Sleepover by Charise Mericle Harper

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I was sent a copy of Just Grace and the Super leepover by Charise Mericle Harper   Just Grace and the Super Sleepover by Charise Mericle Harper Release Date: 2015-05-05 Put on your pajamas and bring your sleeping bag—it’s time for Just Grace to go to a super sleepover! Birthdays and sleepovers are always super fun, but there’s just one thing that keeps Just Grace from getting super excited about this sleepover.  Book eleven in the Just Grace series continues the illustrated adventures of the beloved third-grader Just Grace, who…

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Book of the Day: Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard

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I was sent a copy of Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard Release Date: 2015-05-05 Thirteen-year-old Trav has always wondered about his dead-before-he-was-born dad. But when he heads from California to his grandmother’s house in rural Minnesota, hoping to learn about his past, he gets more than he bargained for. It turns out his dad was involved in a bank robbery right before he mysteriously disappeared, and the loot from the take is still missing. Along with Kenny and Iz,…

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Book of the Day: Graywullf by Thomas Rottinghaus

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I was sent a copy of Graywullf: Book One of the Dragonspawn Trilogy by Thomas Rottinghaus Graywullf: Book One of the Dragonspawn Trilogy by Thomas Rottinghaus Release Date: 2015-02-03 The Dark Wizard Lynch had lived several ages of men being loyal only to himself. But when he was accidentally rescued from certain death by the Warrior Lorn Graywullf, he found himself in the unfamiliar position of being indebted to another. To repay that debt, Lynch offers to help the Warriors reverse a spell that would wreak havoc on their World.…

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Book of the Day: Undertow by Michael Buckley

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I was sent a copy of Undertow by Michael Buckley Undertow by Michael Buckley Release Date: 2015-05-05 First, we feared them. Then we fought them. Now they might be our only hope. Sixteen-year-old Lyric Walker’s life is forever changed when she witnesses the arrival of 30,000 Alpha, a five-nation race of ocean-dwelling warriors, on her beach in Coney Island. The world’s initial wonder and awe over the Alpha quickly turns ugly and paranoid and violent, and Lyric’s small town transforms into a military zone with humans on one side and…

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Book of the Day: The Wrong Side of Right

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I was sent a copy of The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne Release Date: 2015-03-17 Fans of Sarah Dessen and Huntley Fitzpatrick will enjoy this smart debut young adult novel, equal parts My Life Next Door and The Princess Diaries—plus a dash of Aaron SorkinKate Quinn’s mom died last year, leaving Kate parentless and reeling. So when the unexpected shows up in her living room, Kate must confront another reality she never thought possible—or thought of at all.…

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Book of the Day: Incomplete Without My Brother Adonis

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I was sent a copy of Incomplete Without My Brother, Adonis by Kaizer Mabhilidi Nyatsumba Incomplete Without My Brother, Adonis by Kaizer Mabhilidi Nyatsumba Release Date: 2014-07-22 “We walked on a patch of grass that seemed to have been burnt a few hours earlier, with soot covering our feet. There, in front of us, lay my beloved brother, Adonis, lifeless, his body facing up. There were numerous stab wounds on his body, including his face, and his lumber jacket was half burnt.” Thus begins Kaizer Nyatsumba’s tragic story of his…

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#Kidlit Book of the Day: Sweet Stories for Baby Gift Set by Susan Meyers

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I was sent a copy of Sweet Stories for Baby Gift Set by Susan Meyers Sweet Stories for Baby Gift Set by Susan Meyers Release Date: 2015-04-07 Three perfect stories for babies and the people who love them. Includes paper-over-board gift editions of:   Time for Bed by Mem Fox, illustrated by Jane Dyer, in which mother animals bid their babies goodnight in soothing rhyme.   Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, which celebrates babies from around the world for their uniqueness and all…

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Book of the Day: The Broken Lands

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I was sent a copy of The Broken Lands by Kate Milford The Broken Lands by Kate Milford Release Date: 2015-04-14 A crossroads can be a place of great power. So begins this deliciously spine-tingling prequel to Kate Milford’s The Boneshaker, set in the colorful world of nineteenth-century Coney Island and New York City. Few crossroads compare to the one being formed by the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River, and as the bridge’s construction progresses, forces of unimaginable evil seek to bend that power to their advantage. Only two…

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#kidlit Book of the Day: The Year of the Three Sisters

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I was sent a copy of The Year of the Three Sisters (An Anna Wang novel) by Andrea Cheng The Year of the Three Sisters (An Anna Wang novel) by Andrea Cheng Release Date: 2015-04-07 Astute Anna discovers that sisterhood really can cross continents and cultures in this heartwarming fourth book in the Anna Wang series. Patrice Barton’s lively and warm illustrations bring Anna’s story to life.   | Have you read this one yet? Comment down below and let me know! Big Thanks to HMH Books for Young Readers …

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#FridayReads – ASK THE DARK by Henry Turner

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Happy Friday, guys! Time for another #FridayReads… This weekend, I’ll be reading Ask the Dark by Henry Turner I’m about 150 pages in so far and LOVING IT! It is written in a very unique dialect, so if you can’t get passed that – this probably isn’t for you.  Ask the Dark by Henry Turner Release Date: 2015-04-07 “Ask the Dark will keep you up all night, and its flawed, real hero will haunt your day. I wish I’d written it.” —Michael Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Gone…

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