Tag: Book of the Day

Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still by Karlin Gray

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Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still by Karlin Gray

I was sent a copy of Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still by Karlin Gray   Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still by Karlin Gray Release Date: 2016-06-07 Nadia Comaneci was a feisty and fearless little girl who went from climbing trees in the forests of Romania to swinging into history at the 1976 Olympic Games, where she received an unprecedented seven perfect scores in gymnastics. But as readers will see in this first-ever illustrated picture book about Nadia’s journey to Olympic gold, the road from small-town girl…

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How it Ends by Catherine Lo

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How it Ends by Catherine Lo

I was sent a copy of How it Ends by Catherine Lo   How it Ends by Catherine Lo Release Date: 2016-06-07 There are two sides to every story.       It’s friends-at-first-sight for Jessie and Annie, proving the old adage that opposites attract. Shy, anxious Jessie would give anything to have Annie’s beauty and confidence. And Annie thinks Jessie has the perfect life, with her close-knit family and killer grades. They’re BFFs . . . until suddenly they’re not. Told through alternating points of view, How It Ends is the story…

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Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman

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Grayling's Song by Karen Cushman

I was sent a copy of Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman. How pretty is this cover?!   Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman Release Date: 2016-06-07 “Like all Karen Cushman’s gorgeous novels, Grayling’s Song delves into the past to let us know what we must ask of our future.” —Lena Dunham   It’s time for Grayling to be a hero. Her mother, a “wise woman”—a sort of witch—has been turned into a tree by evil forces. Tangles and toadstools! Lacking confidence after years of being called “Feeble Wits” by her mother, Grayling…

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See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry

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See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry

I was sent a copy of See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry   See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2016-06-07 Sam Krupnik, mad at his mother because she won’t let him wear his newly acquired plastic fangs in the house, decides to run away to Alaska. There, he can look like the walruses with their tusks–at least they would let him wear his fangs. But as Sam says goodbye to his neighbors, he receives more advice and survival tools than he knows what to do with.…

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Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry

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Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry

I was sent a copy of Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry   Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2016-06-07 It’s Future Job Day at Sam’s nursery school, and Sam decides to dress up as a Zookeeper. But he wants to be more than that… he wants to be important, interesting, and more than ordinary: the Chief of Wonderfulness. Will he find a way to be the Chief of Wonderfulness as he teaches his classmates about all the different animals? Hilarious and charming, Zooman Sam is perfect for readers new…

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Ghost Girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain Story by Delia Ray

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Ghost Girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain Story by Delia Ray

I was sent a copy of Ghost Girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain Story by Delia Ray   Ghost Girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain Story by Delia Ray Release Date: 2016-06-07 Eleven-year-old April Sloane has never set foot in a school before, and now that President Hoover and his wife are building a one-room schoolhouse in the hollow of the Blue Ridge Mountains where April lives, she is eager to attend it. But these are the Depression years, and Mama, who has been grieving ever since the accidental death of her…

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With Malice by Eileen Cook

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With Malice by Eileen Cook

I was sent a copy of With Malice by Eileen Cook   With Malice by Eileen Cook Release Date: 2016-06-07 For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six weeks of her life. Eighteen-year-old Jill Charron’s senior trip to Italy was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. And then the accident happened. Waking up in a hospital room, her leg in a cast, stitches in her face, and a…

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Willy Maykit in Space by Greg Trine

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Willy Maykit in Space by Greg Trine

I was sent a copy of Willy Maykit in Space by Greg Trine   Willy Maykit in Space by Greg Trine Release Date: 2016-06-14 Earth-dwelling fourth-grader Willy Maykit couldn’t be more excited about his school field trip to Planet Ed. Willy’s class will blast off for the afternoon, learn about outer space, and be home in time for dinner. But when he wanders off on his own, Willy ends up being left behind on Ed! Can Willy, along with his classmate Cindy and an alien boy named Norp, outsmart the…

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Welcome to the Show: A Mickey Tussler Novel, Book 3 by Frank Nappi

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Welcome to the Show: A Mickey Tussler Novel

I was sent a copy of Welcome to the Show: A Mickey Tussler Novel, Book 3 (The Mickey Tussler Series) by Frank Nappi   Welcome to the Show: A Mickey Tussler Novel, Book 3 (The Mickey Tussler Series) by Frank Nappi Release Date: 2016-04-19 It’s 1950 and Mickey Tussler—the now-famous pitching prodigy with autism and a golden arm—is back for another baseball season in this third installment of Frank Nappi’s critically acclaimed Legend of Mickey Tussler series. Talk of Mickey’s legendary exploits on the field has grown since his improbable…

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Half Magic by Edward Eager

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Half Magic (Tales of Magic) by Edward Eager

I was sent a copy of Half Magic (Tales of Magic) by Edward Eager   Half Magic (Tales of Magic) by Edward Eager Release Date: 2016-05-24 It all begins with a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk.      Jane finds the coin, and because she and her siblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen.      And something does: Her wish is granted.      Or not quite. Only half of her wish comes true.      It turns out the coin grants wishes—but only by half,…

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