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Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus by Edward Hemingway

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Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus by Edward Hemingway

OMG! How cute is this book!  Look you guys, I was sent a copy of Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus by Edward Hemingway   Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus by Edward Hemingway Release Date: 2016-06-07 Have you ever met a Grumpasaurus? I bet you have. In fact, you may even have one in your own home. Want to know what makes them tick? This handy guide, meticulously researched and lovingly illustrated, tells you everything you need to know. Above all they should be handled with care—otherwise they can become VERY…

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Penny & Jelly: Slumber Under the Stars by Maria Gianferrari

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Penny & Jelly: Slumber Under the Stars by Maria Gianferrari

I was sent a copy of Penny & Jelly: Slumber Under the Stars by Maria Gianferrari   Penny & Jelly: Slumber Under the Stars by Maria Gianferrari Release Date: 2016-06-14 In this picture-book companion to Penny & Jelly: The School Show, Penny is invited to a slumber-under-the-stars sleepover! But there’s one small detail that derails the dynamic kid-dog duo: no pets allowed. Penny and Jelly have to think quick—if the real Jelly can’t go, then maybe a pretend Jelly can! A paper Jelly? Too rough. A yarn Jelly? Too soft.…

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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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