Sticker Girl by Janet Tashjian & Inga Wilmink Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Release Date: October 11th 2016 Genre: Middle Grade, Children Rate: 4 stars Synopsis: Martina Rivera has a remarkable imagination. But with two extroverted brothers at home, she’s always struggled to make a big impression on those around her. Life soon takes an […]
#Giveaway Review The Littlest Bigfoot by Jennifer Weiner @JenniferWeiner @SimonKids 9.22
MY THOUGHTS Alice is an awkward twelve-year-old, that at times, is pushed around by her peers and changes schools trying to fit in. Millie is another outcast for similar reasons except that she belongs to the Yare tribe which is really another type of being which we know as Bigfoots. Unfortunately for Millie, she […]
#Giveaway Review WISHING DAY by Lauren Myracle @LaurenMyracle @KTegenBooks 6.23
Natasha is the grounded one in her family and as the oldest, she is the most realistic about her status in life. Her mother disappeared when she was a young girl and now on her thirteenth birthday, she is given three wishes. She feels that she this is a silly tradition in her town and […]
#Review It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas @firoozehdumas @HMHCo
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 […]
Review Giveaway BAKERS ON BOARD by Sheryl & Carrie Berk @JabberwockyKids 4.15
My Thoughts When Jenna’s dad brings home tickets for a cruise, he expected the whole family to come with him. Now with Jenna’s younger siblings down with the chicken pox, he offers the other four tickets to Peace, Love and Cupcake bakers in a deal that they can come along if they make 12,000 cupcakes! […]
#Giveaway #Review The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst @sarahbethdurst @HMHCo
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 […]
$25 #Giveaway Review THE CARETAKERS GUIDE TO FABLEHAVEN @brandonmull
Blog Tour Schedule The Caretaker’s Guide to Fablehaven by Brandon Mull This guidebook to the Fablehaven magical preserve is filled with everything a new Caretaker might need to know in order to survive. There are entries detailing important information about artifacts large and small, a complete bestiary of creatures (from fairies to trolls to satyrs), […]
#Giveaway Review QA CHASING SECRETS by Gennifer @Choldenko @randomhousekids
My Thoughts Lizzie Kennedy has enormous plans for a thirteen year old in 1900’s San Fransisco, to be a doctor just like her father. Her brother, Billy, has no plans to go into the family business and instead is earning money any way he can to buy a motor car. While living next door to […]