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Book Review: Land of Corn Chips
Media Type: Book Title: Land of Corn Chips Author: Angela Carlie Publisher: Darkside Publishing Pages: Ebook; 100 Release Date: May 24, 2011 Source: Author/TBS ==================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Minor violence and gore HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Eleven-year-old Nate Hansen never believed in dragons before an eccentric man with a purple-feather hat kidnaps him. Spirited to the Land of Corn Chips on the back of a mechanical yellow dragon, Nate must find a way to avoid being ground into compost. His only hope of escape is to earn the friendship of the local wrestling…
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“Beach Reads” Summer Challenge Headquarters!
We all love books, and we all love to win things. Why not do both at the same time? Looking for a specific page? You’ll find it here! Updated weekly with everything that is challenge related. Looking to sign up? Who is participating in this crazy thing? I can’t find the August link page, help! EVENTS Note: All giveaways have been switched over to entry forms. Please make sure to fill out your information correctly. All giveaways end at the conclusion of the event. Entries must be in no later than August 31, 2011.** ** (with the exception of monthly giveaways…
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Interviewing Eileen Cook! (SQUEE!)
OH MY GOSH guys! Guess who is here? The amazing, fantastic, fantabulous….EILEEN COOK! *flails* She’s here to answer some of my crazy questions, and I adore her for it. I can ask some odd ones, but she rolled with the punches. Without further ado, I give her the floor! 1) Hi Eileen and welcome! I am SO excited to have you on my blog! *flails* Ahem, now then. A challenge. If you could only eat one color food for the rest of your life, what color would you choose? *flails back* So excited to be here! Although it isn’t very pretty I…
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It’s here! Join up!
It’s here guys! The Beach Reads Summer Challenge is here! For those of you on the East Coast, it’s already officially started. For everyone else, it’s deliciously close! So here is a teaser of what is to come. Tomorrow I’ll post exactly what the big delicious prize at the end of each month is too, so keep an eye out! If you haven’t already joined up, visit this post. Participating Authors: Susan Bigelow Isabel Kunkle Sandra Brannan Jason Ancona Lisa Polisar Julie Smith Joan Holub AJ Scudiere Amalie Howard Stacey Wallace Benefiel Joseph Lunievicz Sheenah Freitas Lauren Hammond AM Tuomala…
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Talking books with Angela Carlie!
Please welcome Angela Carlie to the blog! She is the author of Land of Corn Chips, which I will be reviewing this Friday. A huge thanks to her for coming by! She’ll be sharing with us some of the books we might find on her shelves, which honestly I’m smitten about. I love seeing other people’s bookshelves! Hi Jessica! I’m so happy to be guest posting on your blog to discuss some of the books in my library. I’m very fortunate to have many books in my library (electronic and paper) that I absolutely adore. Lately, I only seem to…
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Book Review: Graveminder
Media Type: Book Title: Graveminder Author: Melissa Marr Publisher: William Morrow & Company Pages: Hardcover; 324 Release Date: May 17, 2011 Source: Publisher ===================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Melissa Mar is known to young adult readers as the author of the popular faery series Wicked Lovely. Her debut leap into adult fiction lands her in the small community of Claysville, a town where the dead walk free unless there their graves are not properly tended. Into this eerie maelstrom, Rebekkah Barrow descends as she returns to a place that she…
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Book Review: The Detention Club
Media Type: Book Title: The Detention Club Author: David Yoo Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: July 1, 2011 Source: Publisher ================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: None HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Sixth-grader Peter Lee, in a desperate attempt to regain the popularity he had in elementary school, discovers that serving detention can win him important friends, much to the dismay of his over-achieving eighth-grade sister, Sunny. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Kudos, first of all, to David Yoo for perfectly capturing the world…
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Meet Jennifer Brown!
This lovely lady right here is Jennifer Brown! She’s the author of many books, including Hate List and Bitter End. Today Jennifer is here to share with us a little bit about herself in an author interview! I tried to ask her some fun questions so you could all get to know the quirky parts about her! 1) Hi Jennifer and welcome! Let’s start with something fun! I loved the fact that in your recent online book launch party you shared a craft and a recipe to go with your characters :). Are you a crafty person or a chef at…
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A song from a movie anyone? Chatting with Julie Halpern!
Julie Halpern is the author of Into the Wild Nerd Yonder, Get Well Soon, and now Don’t Stop Now. (Loved this book, you can read my review here.) She’s here to today to share with us her favorite soundtracks from movies in a top tens list. Ever wondered what Julie Halpern loves listening to? Well here’s your answer. I had trouble choosing specific songs, so I am making this my favorite soundtracks. They are favorites because I love them both within and without the movies they are from. The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Some Kind of Wonderful – See…
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Book Review: Wildefire
Media Type: Book Title: Wildefire Author: Karsten Knight Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: July 26, 2011 Source: Publisher ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language; Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Every flame begins with a spark. Ashline Wilde is having a rough sophomore year. She’s struggling to find her place as the only Polynesian girl in school, her boyfriend just cheated on her, and now her runaway sister, Eve, has decided to barge back into her life. When Eve’s violent behavior escalates and she does the unthinkable, Ash transfers to…