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#Giveaway Review 10 THINGS I CAN SEE FROM HERE by Carrie Mac @CarrieMacWrites @RandomHouseKids 3.23

February 23, 2017 By Mary

Perfect for fans of Finding Audrey and Everything, Everything, this is the poignant and uplifting story of Maeve, who is dealing with anxiety while falling in love with a girl who is not afraid of anything. Think positive. Don’t worry; be happy. Keep calm and carry on. Maeve has heard it all before. She’s been […]

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Review See You in the Cosmos By Jack Cheng @jackcheng @PenguinKids

February 5, 2017 By Mary

This is such a wonderful read that is full of hope, will make you laugh a bit and leave you with a feeling of satisfaction.  Alex is 11 years old but in responsibility, he swears he is close to 13. His goal in life is to make a rocket that will take his golden iPod […]

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Review THE WARDEN’S DAUGHTER by Jerry Spinelli @JerrySpinelli1 @KnopfBFYR

January 8, 2017 By Mary

  Jerry Spinelli, one of the biggest names in children’s literature, offers readers a unique and unforgettable story in THE WARDEN’S DAUGHTER (Knopf Books for Young Readers / on sale January 3, 2017), a novel about a preteen girl finally coming to grips with the pain of losing her mother years earlier. THIS is the […]

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#Giveaway Review The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones by Wendelin Van Draanen @WendelinVanD @KnopfBFYR

November 13, 2016 By Mary

Award-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen gives us a brilliantly fresh and funny story about a boy learning to become the brave hero of his own life. Perfect for fans of Counting by 7sand The Fourteenth Goldfish. My secret life is filled with psychic vampires, wheelchair zombies, chain-rattlin’ ghosts, and a one-eyed cat. But they’re nothing […]

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#Giveaway Review HOW TO SET A FIRE AND WHY by Jesse Ball @llabessej @PantheonBooks 7.21

July 10, 2016 By Mary

  MY THOUGHTS This is a story for those that enjoy a bit of anarchy in their reading.  Lucia Stanton lives with her elderly aunt with limited means since her father died and her mother is now in a mental institution.  This has been her reality since she was small. Now in high school, she […]

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#Giveaway Review THE CRESSWELL PLOT by Eliza Wass @lovefaithmagic @DisneyHyperion #CresswellPlot

June 1, 2016 By Mary

About the Author Eliza Wass is a freelance writer, editor and journalist. She comes from Southern California, where she was one of nine perfect children with two perfect parents. She has thousands of friends, all of whom either arrive inside dust jackets or post obsessively on Twitter. Eliza spent 7 years in London with the […]

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#Review It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas @firoozehdumas @HMHCo

May 12, 2016 By Mary

  I loved Dumas first two memoirs and went to see her speak and it was HILARIOUS!  My son’s best friend is Persian and as neighbors we always had the best time at their extended family parties.  This cute and quirky story about adapting to a new culture is just wonderful.  Also, what really drew […]

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Giveaway Review Interview INVISIBLE FAULT LINES by Kristen-Paige Madonia @KPMadonia @SimonTeen

May 2, 2016 By Mary

  Age Range: 12 – 17 years Grade Level: 7 and up Lexile Measure: 970 (What’s this?) Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (May 3, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 1481430718 ISBN-13: 978-1481430715 “My father disappeared on a Tuesday that should’ve been like any Tuesday, but eventually became the Tuesday my […]

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Review Keep Curious and Carry a Banana by H A Rey @HMHKids

April 17, 2016 By Mary

This is one of the best Keep Calm books I have seen. Each page is captioned by a Curious George quote that voices the perfect answer on how to live life. “Read Everything You Can Get Your Paws On” is a wonderful reminder of the simple joy of just reading, no matter what the subject. […]

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#Giveaway #Review The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst @sarahbethdurst @HMHCo

November 10, 2015 By Mary

MY THOUGHTS Sophie has never had a dream in her whole twelve years.  OK, that is not entirely true. .  With the use of dream catchers, her parents capture dreams and sell them to those wishing specific dreams. She has been told to never drink one of the distilled dreams, but when she is younger […]

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