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How It Feels to Be a Boat by James Kwan

How It Feels to Be a Boat by James Kwan

I was sent a copy of How It Feels to Be a Boat by James Kwan   How It Feels to Be a Boat by James Kwan Release Date: 2017-07-04 Sometimes being a boat is full of adventures and it’s nothing but smooth sailing on the high seas, but sometimes …

Overboard! (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson

Overboard! (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson

I was sent a copy of Overboard! (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson   Overboard! (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson Release Date: 2017-07-04 A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Eleven-year-old Travis and his family are on a whale watch off the …

My Brilliant Idea (And How It Caused My Downfall) by Stuart David

My Brilliant Idea (And How It Caused My Downfall) by Stuart David

I was sent a copy of My Brilliant Idea (And How It Caused My Downfall) by Stuart David   My Brilliant Idea (And How It Caused My Downfall) by Stuart David Release Date: 2016-06-07 Meet fifteen-year-old Jack “The Jackdaw” Dawson, a young man with a serious plan. Daydreaming in class …

Waste of Space by Gina Damico

Waste of Space by Gina Damico

I was sent a copy of Waste of Space by Gina Damico   Waste of Space by Gina Damico Release Date: 2017-07-11 Cram ten hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that’s the premise for the ill-conceived reality show Waste of Space. The kids who are cast know everything …

The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy

The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy

I was sent a copy of The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy   The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy Release Date: 2017-07-04 Aila Quinn’s mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery. Vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila’s reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother Miles …

Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting

I was sent a copy of Scary, Scary Halloween Gift Edition by Eve Bunting   Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting Release Date: 2017-07-18 I peer outside, there’s something there  That makes me shiver, spikes my hair.  It must be Halloween.    Green eyes watch from the dark as skeletons dance, …

Sheep Trick or Treat by Nancy E. Shaw

Sheep Trick or Treat by Nancy E. Shaw

I was sent a copy of Sheep Trick or Treat (board book) by Nancy E. Shaw   Sheep Trick or Treat (board book) by Nancy E. Shaw Release Date: 2017-07-18 As the Halloween moon rises,  Sheep are fixing up disguises . . .    What will happen when the sheep go …

Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

I was sent a copy of Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor   Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor Release Date: 2017-10-03 The long-awaited sequel to the genre-breaking Akata Witch by multiple award-winner Nnedi Okorafor! A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. …

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

I was sent a copy of Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor   Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Release Date: 2017-07-11 Affectionately dubbed “the Nigerian Harry Potter,” Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one’s place in the world. Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she …

Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

I was sent a copy of Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Older Readers) by Don Brown   Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Older Readers) by Don Brown Release Date: 2015-08-04 Kirkus’ Best of 2015 list School Library Journal …