I was sent a copy of But Then I Came Back by Estelle Laure But Then I Came Back by Estelle Laure Release Date: 2017-04-04 Gayle Forman meets Francesca Lia Block in this dazzling story about two coma girls and the boy who connects their lives. From the author of This Raging Light, a debut that New York Times bestselling author Morgan Matson calls “remarkable.”“Something does exist. I saw. It’s a place. Like this but different.”“Okay, so let’s say we do reach her, that something like that is even…
Read MoreSugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson
I was sent a copy of Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson Release Date: 2017-04-04 When this award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family history, they were inspired to trace the globe-spanning story of the sweet substance and to seek out the voices of those who led bitter sugar lives. The trail ran like a bright band from…
Read MoreMailbag Monday / In My Mailbox / Book Haul Mar 6th, 2017
It’s a book haul, y’all! Incase you missed it…I GOT A NEW JOB! Yep, I am a store manager again after not being one for over 16 years. It sure is taking a lot of getting used to. Figuring out how to manager work, school, and blogging is a job all by itself y’all. I’m trying though. I swear it! Anyway, these are the books we have received to feature here on WeAreWordNerds over the last two weeks. I hope you take a second and check them out. New Books…
Read MoreBull by David Elliott
I was sent a copy of Bull by David Elliott Bull by David Elliott Release Date: 2017-03-28 SEE THE STORY OF THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT Minos thought he could Pull a fast one On me, Poseidon! God of the Sea! But I’m the last one On whom you Should try such a thing. The nerve of that guy. The balls. The audacity. I AM THE OCEAN! I got capacity! Depths! Darkness! Delphic power! So his sweet little plan Went big-time sour And his wife…
Read MoreAn Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers
I was sent a copy of An Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers An Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers Release Date: 2017-03-07 The New York Times bestselling alphabet/story book from the artist of The Day the Crayons Quit is now available in an abridged edition for the littlest learners! The perfect introduction to both the alphabet and to the world of Oliver Jeffers! This clever and funny board book from the #1 bestselling illustrator of The Day the Crayons Quit and creator of Stuck gives center stage to Oliver Jeffers’ whimsical illustrations…
Read MoreThe Mother’s Day Mice Gift Edition by Eve Bunting
I was sent a copy of The Mother’s Day Mice Gift Edition by Eve Bunting The Mother’s Day Mice Gift Edition by Eve Bunting Release Date: 2017-04-04 ATOS Book Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3) AR Points: 0.5 “Bring her a daisy,” Biggest Mouse said over his shoulder. “Bring her a rock,” Middle Mouse puffed. “They’re nice,” Little Mouse said. “But they’re not special enough for this special day.” Biggest Mouse, Middle Mouse, and Little Mouse all want to surprise Mother on Mother’s Day. But can…
Read MoreNo Tooting at Tea by Alastair Heim
I was sent a copy of No Tooting at Tea by Alastair Heim No Tooting at Tea by Alastair Heim Release Date: 2017-04-04 Tea parties have certain rules. You must lay your napkin carefully in your lap, say “please” and “thank you,” and sip, not slurp, your tea. But SOMEONE at this tea party keeps breaking a very important rule—NO TOOTING! Will this tea party be ruined? And WHO keeps tooting, anyway? A charming and hilarious take on sibling dynamics that plays against gender expectations and has huge kid…
Read MoreFish Girl by David Wiesner
I was sent a copy of Fish Girl by David Wiesner Fish Girl by David Wiesner Release Date: 2017-03-07 The triple Caldecott winner David Wiesner brings his rich visual imagination and trademark artistry to the graphic novel format in a unique coming-of-age tale that begins underwater. A young mermaid, called Fish Girl, in a boardwalk aquarium has a chance encounter with an ordinary girl. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl’s longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank. Sparkling with humor and brilliantly visualized, Fish Girl’s…
Read MoreGames Wizards Play (Young Wizards Series) by Diane Duane
I was sent a copy of Games Wizards Play (Young Wizards Series) by Diane Duane Games Wizards Play (Young Wizards Series) by Diane Duane Release Date: 2017-02-21 Every eleven years, Earth’s senior wizards hold the Invitational: an intensive three-week event where the planet’s newest, sharpest young wizards show off their best and hottest spells. Wizardly partners Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan, and Nita’s sister, former wizard-prodigy Dairine Callahan, are drafted in to mentor two brilliant and difficult cases: for Nita and Kit, there’s Penn Shao-Feng, a would-be sun technician…
Read MoreThe Tapir Scientist: Saving South America’s Largest Mammal (Scientists in the Field Series) by Sy Montgomery
I was sent a copy of The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America’s Largest Mammal (Scientists in the Field Series) by Sy Montgomery The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America’s Largest Mammal (Scientists in the Field Series) by Sy Montgomery Release Date: 2017-02-07 If you’ve never seen a lowland tapir, you’re not alone. Most of the people who live near tapir habitat in Brazil’s vast Pantanal (“the Everglades on steroids”) haven’t seen the elusive snorkel-snouted mammal, either. In this arresting nonfiction picture book, Sibert winners Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop join…
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