Tag: Book of the Day

Book of the Day: Doodle Lit by Jennifer Adams

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I was sent a copy of Doodle Lit by Jennifer Adams Doodle Lit by Jennifer Adams Release Date: 2014-08-01 Now kids can celebrate classic literature in doodle form! With Doodle Lit, artists can use their imaginations to complement favorites such as Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, Jane Eyre, Alice in Wonderland, and many more. Kids can follow the entertaining prompts provided and put pencils to work doodling such things as • Mr. Darcy’s dog • Bob Cratchit’s Christmas tree • Tattoos on Queequeg’s arms • Anna Karenina’s hairdo •…

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Book of the Day: The Wrong Side of Right

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I was sent a copy of The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne Release Date: 2015-03-17 Fans of Sarah Dessen and Huntley Fitzpatrick will enjoy this smart debut young adult novel, equal parts My Life Next Door and The Princess Diaries—plus a dash of Aaron SorkinKate Quinn’s mom died last year, leaving Kate parentless and reeling. So when the unexpected shows up in her living room, Kate must confront another reality she never thought possible—or thought of at all.…

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Book of the Day: Incomplete Without My Brother Adonis

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I was sent a copy of Incomplete Without My Brother, Adonis by Kaizer Mabhilidi Nyatsumba Incomplete Without My Brother, Adonis by Kaizer Mabhilidi Nyatsumba Release Date: 2014-07-22 “We walked on a patch of grass that seemed to have been burnt a few hours earlier, with soot covering our feet. There, in front of us, lay my beloved brother, Adonis, lifeless, his body facing up. There were numerous stab wounds on his body, including his face, and his lumber jacket was half burnt.” Thus begins Kaizer Nyatsumba’s tragic story of his…

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Book of the Day: The Broken Lands

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I was sent a copy of The Broken Lands by Kate Milford The Broken Lands by Kate Milford Release Date: 2015-04-14 A crossroads can be a place of great power. So begins this deliciously spine-tingling prequel to Kate Milford’s The Boneshaker, set in the colorful world of nineteenth-century Coney Island and New York City. Few crossroads compare to the one being formed by the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River, and as the bridge’s construction progresses, forces of unimaginable evil seek to bend that power to their advantage. Only two…

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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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#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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#kidlit Book of the Day: Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry

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I was sent a copy of Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2015-04-07 “Fun and lighthearted.” —Publishers Weekly “With touches of surprise and a satisfyingly predictable resolution, this is a strong choice for both classroom sharing and independent reading.” —Booklist Under the Mouse Mistress Hildegarde’s leadership, a resilient group of church mice save themselves from one danger after another—sometimes by the skin of their tails! Can one ultimate act of bravery during the feast day of St. Francis get Father Murphy to…

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#kidlit Book of the Day: The Loch Ness Punster – 43 Old Cemetery Road by Kate Klise

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I was sent a copy of The Loch Ness Punster (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise The Loch Ness Punster (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise Release Date: 2015-04-07 In the seventh and final installment of the popular 43 Old Cemetery Road series, twelve-year-old Seymour Hope has inherited a castle in Loch Ness, Scotland. It could be the perfect summer vacation spot for Seymour and his parents, Olive C. Spence and Ignatius B. Grumply. But Iggy wants nothing to do with the castle. Why? Because it was owned…

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Book of the Day: The Magic Trap by Jacqueline Davies

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The Magic Trap

I was sent a copy of The Magic Trap (The Lemonade War Series) by Jacqueline Davies The Magic Trap (The Lemonade War Series) by Jacqueline Davies Release Date: 2015-03-03 Jessie and Evan Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial,unmasked a bell thief, and stood at opposite ends over the right to keep secrets.   Now they are creating a magic show—a professional magic show, in their own backyard! They practice, they study, and they practice some more. And who shows up? Their father, who has done…

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