You can help Hands Across The Sea to increase literacy levels of kids in the Caribbean! We only need 100 people to donate $25 in order to reach our goal! With your help, we can give these kids more opportunities to read and learn. This ends November 29th.
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Happy Friday, guys! Time for another #FridayReads… This weekend, I’ll be reading Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin. Im about 70 pages in so far. Enjoying it. The first paragraph pulled me in, that’s for sure. Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin Release Date: 2010-09-14 The only thing Avery Hood can remember about the night her parents died is that she saw silver—deadly silver, moving inhumanly fast. As much as she wants to remember who killed them, she can’t, and there’s nothing left to do but try to piece…
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Hey yall! Happy Thursday! Check out this great trailer for Indigo by Gina Linko Indigo by Gina Linko Release Date: 2013-10-22 from Random House Books for Young Readers “Romantic, tense, edge-of-your-seat reading–I couldn’t put it down!” –Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling authorGina Linko, the talented new YA author of Flutter, delivers another contemporary romance with a sci-fi twist!A gift? A curse? A moment that changes everything. . . .Caught in an unexpected spring squall, Corrine’s first instinct is to protect her little sister Sophie after a nasty fall. But…
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[Chronal Engine by Greg Leitich Smith] Ooo you guys! I was sent a copy of Chronal Engine by Greg Leitich Smith. How exciting does this thing look? Chronal Engine by Greg Leitich Smith Release Date: 2013-11-19 “Filled with out-of-this-world adventures.”—School Library MonthlyWhen Max, Kyle, and Emma are sent to live with their grandfather, they think their summer is ruined. But after Emma is kidnapped at the exact time that her grandfather predicted, Max and Kyle are forced to believe his story about the time machine in the basement. To save…
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Have you written the outline to a novel? How about the first chapter of one, or even a single sentence? Do you dream of characters that don’t exist in real life, and do you give them dilemmas to sort out? Are you worried that your imaginary friends make you seem like a schizophrenic? Not to worry! You’re not alone, and this month there are 290,064* folks just like you that are gathering together in writerly bonding. November is NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. For those uninitiated to NaNoWriMo, let me…
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[Castle of Shadows by Ellen Renner] I was sent a copy of Castle of Shadows by Ellen Renner Castle of Shadows by Ellen Renner Release Date: 2013-11-19 “Charlie’s transformation from scullery to rightful heir is an adventure not to be missed. Well written, well plotted, well done.”—School Library Journal, starred review Ever since the Queen mysteriously disappeared and the King went mad five years ago, Princess Charlie has lived a wild and mostly unsupervised life in the country of Quale—until now. With the discovery of a letter in the Queen’s…
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[When Smiles Fade by Paige Dearth] I was sent a copy of When Smiles Fade by Paige Dearth When Smiles Fade by Paige Dearth Release Date: 2013-01-23 Emma was unloved from the moment she was born. Her earliest memory is being severely beaten by her father, Pepper Murphy, when she was just eight-yearsold. Seething with resentment over the sacrifice of his dreams for a woman he cares little about and children he never wanted, Pepper chooses to blame his older daughter. Her mother, Valerie, makes matters worse with her verbal…
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Buy on Amazon Available in: HARDCOVER PAPERBACK KINDLE The Goddess Hunt (Goddess Test) By: Aimée Carter Published by: Harlequin Teen Released On: 2012-03-01 Pages: 75 Genre: YA / Fantasy Author’s Website: http://www.aimeecarter.com/ Author’s Social: Twitter | Facebook Format of Review Copy: Kindle Source: Purchase Recommendable for people who enjoy: Fantasy YA Synopsis (from Amazon): A vacation in Greece sounds like the perfect way for Kate Winters to spend her first sabbatical away from the Underworld…until she gets caught up in an immortal feud going back millennia. Castor and Pollux have been on the run…
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Hey, guys! My name is Alyssa and I am so excited to be a part of We Are Word Nerds. Each and every month, I am going to share with you a few books from my TBR (To Be Read) pile and while I’m not going to be discussing every single book that I plan to read for the month, I will be spotlighting three that I’m especially excited for. Each month I’m going to theme my TBRs and this month is no exception – this month is the month…
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[Split In Two: Keeping it Together When Your Parents Live Apart by Karen Buscemi] We were sent a copy of Split In Two: Keeping it Together When Your Parents Live Apart by Karen Buscemi. I have to tell you, this one couldn’t have come at a better time. I think my kids are taking our divorce harder than I am. Split In Two: Keeping it Together When Your Parents Live Apart by Karen Buscemi Release Date: 2009-03-01 Tackling an under-addressed but common difficulty for teens in split families, Split…
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