#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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#kidlit Book of the Day: Laugh-Along Lessons 5-Minute Stories by Helen Lester

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I was sent a copy of Laugh Along Lessons 5 Minute Stories by Helen Lester   Laugh-Along Lessons 5-Minute Stories by Helen Lester Release Date: 2015-04-07 Having trouble listening? Feeling uncomfortable in your own skin? Finding it difficult to work as a team? No matter the trouble, laughter is the best medicine! This value-packed collection features eight stories that will have kids laughing and learning important life lessons. Parents will love that each story can be read aloud in five minutes flat.  Hurty Feelings It Wasn’t My Fault Listen, Buddy…

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Book of the Day: HOLLOW CITY

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Look what is out in paperback,  yall! I was sent a copy of Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Release Date: 2015-02-24 September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them—but she’s trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey…

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Book of the Day: The Great Grammar Book

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I was sent a copy of The Great Grammar Book by Marsha Sramek The Great Grammar Book by Marsha Sramek Release Date: 2009 Grammar books typically suffer from the “ugh” factor; they’re a necessary tool for writing, but no one actually enjoys reading them. Well, Marsha Sramek’s The Great Grammar Book: Mastering Grammar Usage and the Essentials of Composition is not typical. She uses fun facts, news article excerpts, and goofy trivia to demonstrate the principles of grammar. Plus, she vaporizes all that stuffy hot air espoused by the grammar…

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Book of the Day: Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World’s Favorite Treat

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Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat

I was sent a copy of Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World’s Favorite Treat by Kay Frydenborg Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World’s Favorite Treat by Kay Frydenborg Release Date: 2015-04-07 Chocolate hits all the right sweet–and bitter–notes: cutting-edge genetic science whisked in with a strong social conscience, history, and culture yield one thought-provoking look into one of the world’s most popular foods. Readers who savored Chew on This and Food, Inc. and lovers of chocolate will relish this fascinating read.   | Have…

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Book of the Day: Genuine Sweet

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I was sent a copy of Genuine Sweet by Faith Harkey Genuine Sweet by Faith Harkey Release Date: 2015-04-07 Twelve-year-old Genuine Sweet, of tiny Sass, Georgia, can grant any wish . . . except her own. It’s a peculiar predicament, considering how much she could use a few wishes. New friends help Genuine give her family a boost–and then she takes her gift global! Life finally seems to be on the mend. But when she’s faced with unexpected trouble that no amount of wishing can fix, Genuine must puzzle out…

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#kidlit Book of the Day: Edgar Allan Poes Pie

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Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems

I was sent a copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems by J. Patrick Lewis Edgar Allan Poe’s Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems by J. Patrick Lewis Release Date: 2012-04-03 Is this poetry? Math? A brainteaser? Yes! It’s all that and more. The poet J. Patrick Lewishas reimagined classic poems—such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and LangstonHughes’s “April Rain Song”—and added a dash of math. Between the silly parodiesand the wonderfully wacky art, kids will have so much fun figuring out the puzzles,they won’t…

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#kidlit Book of the Day: Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed by Eileen Christelow

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I was sent a copy of Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed (A Five Little Monkeys Story) by Eileen Christelow Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed (A Five Little Monkeys Story) by Eileen Christelow Release Date: 2015-03-10 In this eighth title in the wildly popular series, the Five Little Monkeys are supposed to go to bed, but they would rather keep reading their books! Mama raises an eyebrow. “What was it I said? Lights out! Sweet dreams! No more reading in bed!” After their mama reads to them, it’s bedtime…

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Book of the Day: The Trap by Steven Arntson

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I was sent a copy of The Trap by Steven Arntson The Trap by Steven Arntson Release Date: 2015-04-07 It’s the summer of 1963, and something strange is afoot in the quiet town of Farro, Iowa. The school district’s most notorious bully has gone missing without a trace, and furthermore, seventh grader Henry Nilsson and his friends have just found an odd book stashed in the woods by Longbelly Gulch—a moldy instruction guide written to teach the art of “subtle travel,” a kind of out-of-body experience. The foursome will soon…

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