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Book Review: I Am J
“Hola, Jeni.” J spun. His stomach clenched hard, as though he’d been hit. It was just the neighbor lady, Mercedes. J couldn’t muster a hello back, not now; he didn’t care that she’d tell his mom he’d been rude. She should know better. Nobody calls me Jeni anymore. J always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a girl. Yet as he grew up, his body began to betray him; eventually J stopped praying to wake up a “real boy” and started covering up his body, keeping himself…
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The Fanatic Report – Week of 2/28 to 3/6
I really need to make a new button for this, but since I haven’t had time to do this feature in…well months…I just never got around to it. However it’s coming back! I’ll have a new button next week. The Fanatic Report is a collection of all things happening on the blog from the week before and the week to come. It’s also a bevy of random things I’ve found, things I think are cool, and the like. In other words, it’s utter chaos. ENJOY! *** In case you missed it: 2/28 – I reviewed The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow Mystery by…
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Suzanna Snow GIVEAWAY!
In a fit of ADD (not really but half the time I figure that’s the only way to describe my inattention to detail) I completely forgot to post the giveaway that was supposed to go up with yesterdays post! In case you missed it, I’ve reviewed this book and also had Angie stop by with a guest post. SO here it is now! Up for grabs is one ARC of The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow Mystery sent by the lovely Angie Frazier herself! Isn’t that awesome? Open Internationally, giveaway ends 3/13/11, fill out this form to be entered! Comments are…
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Book Review: Like Mandarin
It’s hard finding beauty in the badlands of Washokey, Wyoming, but 14-year-old Grace Carpenter knows it’s not her mother’s pageant obsessions, or the cowboy dances adored by her small-town classmates. True beauty is wild-girl Mandarin Ramey: 17, shameless and utterly carefree. Grace would give anything to be like Mandarin. When they’re united for a project, they form an unlikely, explosive friendship, packed with nights spent skinny-dipping in the canal, liberating the town’s animal-head trophies, and searching for someplace magic. Grace plays along when Mandarin suggests they run away together. Blame it on the crazy-making wildwinds plaguing their Badlands town. Because…
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Interviewing Suzanna Snow!
Today I’m pleased as punch to welcome Angie Frazier, author of the very popular Everlasting series and now the author of a new middle grade series! The Midnight Tunnel is Suzanna Snow’s first adventure. She is a quirky, witty and completely fantastic young girl. You can find my review of the book here! I’m actually lucky today to have Suzanna stop by and share a little about herself with you. If this doesn’t make you fall in love with her, I just don’t know what will. *** 1. Hi Suzanna and welcome! Do you prefer I call you Zanna? If you had…
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This or That? with Neesha Meminger
Hello my dear readers! Are you in for a treat today or what? The awesome posts just keep on coming this week and I’m loving it! Today we have Neesha Meminger, author of Jazz In Love, stopping by to share some of her favorite things in another round of This or That? I’ll provide more info about her book at the bottom, and you can check out my review too if you’re interested. I always love these posts because I like to see how we match one another! I’ll let her take it away! *** Chocolate or fruit flavored candy?…
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Unconditional Love with Sheila Hendrix
Today I’m happy to welcome Sheila Hendrix, author of The Betrayal, to my blog! She’s here to share some thoughts about unconditional love, one of the big topics in her book. I had the pleasure of reviewing her book earlier this week. Now I’ll give the floor to her! *** Unconditional Love Thinking about what I wanted to write this post about, I decided on a topic that is close to my heart. I love to read book about brothers, family, lovers, ect. In Romantic Suspense the hero will always do whatever he has to do to protect his woman.…
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Sometimes…
I get home from work and I’m dead tired. It’s been a long day, a long week, and all I want to do is curl up under a blanket until morning. On these days I ponder why I work with kids. I wonder why I choose to go in to work every day, why I choose to pull my hair out and go crazy. Why do I do it? Then I open my backpack and find this…. I know that’s a horrible picture, but basically it’s a note from one of my first graders that is written in adorable little…
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Book Review: The Betrayal
One brother races against time to save the other before it’s too late. When Matt has a dream, it sends two brothers on a hunt for a cave. Matt doesn’t know why they have to go there; he just knows they have to go. When they arrive, Matt finds out that the vision turns out to be a trap. A Darkness like no other wants to control Matt and kill Zack. When a demon asks Zack a question, “How far will you go to save your brother,” Zack replies, “As far as I have to.” Now something like they’ve never…
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Book Review: The Midnight Tunnel
A mysterious adventure of self-discovery that reveals shocking secrets! It is 1905 and young Suzanna works at her family’s inn in Loch Harbor, New Brunswick, where she is trained to be a well-mannered hostess and a charming lady. Suzanna has other ideas for her future–she wants to be a detective. When a young guest goes missing on a stormy summer night, Suzanna’s famous detective uncle, and idol, comes to solve the case. But Suzanna learns that not everything is as it seems. With a little help from her friends, can she solve the mystery of the missing girl before her…