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Book Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Media Type: Print Book Title: American Gods *Series: American Gods #1 Author: Neil Gaiman Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; TV Tie-In; 792 Release Date: March 28, 2017 Source: HarperCollins / TLC Book Tours ————————————————— Genre: Urban Fantasy / Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love rich, deep stories with mythology to spare. Fans of Gaiman! Add it on: Goodreads | HarperCollins | Amazon | B&N First published in 2001, here is the New York Times bestselling novel that became an instant classic and was hailed by USA Today as “a powerful, searing force…
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Book Review: Lemons by Melissa Savage
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Lemons Author: Melissa Savage Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 236 Release Date: May 2, 2017 Source: Publisher ——————————————————– Content Screening: Dealing with loss. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quirky characters, and stories that have amazing messages. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Flora & Ulysses and Katherine Applegate’s Crenshaw will fall in love with this charming adventure story about a girl learning to accept her new life, her quirky detective neighbor, and their epic search for Bigfoot. Lemonade Liberty…
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Book Review: The Door in the Alley (The Explorers #1) by Adrienne Kress
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Door in the Alley (The Explorers #1) Author: Adrienne Kress Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: April 25, 2017 Source: Publisher ———————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy smart, fast-paced stories with fascinating characters! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Featuring a mysterious society, a secretive past, and a pig in a teeny hat, “The Explorers: The Door in the Alley” is the first book in a new series for fans of “The Name of…
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Graphic Novel Review: 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior * Series: 5 Worlds #1 Author: Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: Paperback; 256 Release Date: May 2, 2017 Source: Publisher —————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Middle Grade readers who love action, and stories with a lot of heart. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Amulet, Kazu Kibuishi, hails this first book in this groundbreaking sci-fi/fantasy adventure series as a magical journey,…
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Book Review: The Things They’ve Taken by Katie McElhenney
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Things They’ve Taken Author: Katie McElhenney Publisher: Entangled Teen Pages: Kindle; 278 Release Date: May 1, 2017 Source: YAReads Blog Tours / Publisher ——————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking paranormal reads that feature family bonds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N All Lo Campbell wants is to be a normal teenager—to go to one high school, live in one place, and have one real friend. Instead, she travels the country with her mother, chasing the unknown, the “what else”…
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Book Review: The Dressmaker’s Secret by Kellyn Roth
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Dressmaker’s Secret *Series: The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, Book I Author: Kellyn Roth Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 205 Release Date: January 9, 2016 Source: Author —————————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a historically based read, with a little romance. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon London, England, 1870 It comes to the attention of curious eight-year-old Alice Chattoway that her father is seemingly nonexistent. After realizing that his absence is making her mother unhappy, Alice becomes determined to find…
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Book Review: The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepard
Media Type: Audiobook Title: The Secret Horses of Briar Hill Author: Megan Shepard Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: October 13, 2016 Source: Library Borrow ———————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who enjoy magical realism and amazing characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital. In the mirrors that line its grand hallways, which once belonged to a princess. In those that reflect the elegant rooms, now filled with sick…
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Book Review: The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Forbidden Garden Author: Ellen Herrick Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 400 Release Date: April 4, 2017 Source: Harper Collins / TLC Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Mystery / Contemporary HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy vividly descriptive writing, with characters who are easy to love. Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble “Captivating […] Herrick weaves a rich tapestry of family lore, dark secrets, and love.” —Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader and The Fifth Petal Perfect for fans of Kate…
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Book Review: Gardenia by Kelsey Sutton
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Gardenia Author: Kelsey Sutton Publisher: Diversion Publishing Pages: Paperback; 260 Release Date: February 28, 2017 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a dark and gritty YA mystery. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Ever since she was a child, Ivy has been able to see countdown clocks over everyone’s heads indicating how long before they will die. She can’t do anything about anyone else’s, nor can she do anything about her own, which will hit the…
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Book Review: Jake the Fake Keeps it Real by Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Jake the Fake Keeps It Real Author(s): Craig Robinson / Adam Mansbach Illustrator: Keith Knight Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 144 Release Date: March 28, 2017 Source: Publisher ——————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Middle School readers who love stories with lots of heart, and tons of laughs! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes a new side-splitting series from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York…