Reviews
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Picture Book Review: Swan by Laurel Snyder & Julie Morstad
Review: Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 18, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night . . .… Read more
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Review: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank
Review: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery #1) by Denise Grover Swank Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 11, 2015 by Crooked Lane Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: For Rose Gardner, working at the DMV is bad even before she has a vision of herself dead.… Read more
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Review: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon
Review: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon Source: ARC courtesy of Random House of Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Doubleday Verdict: Good Book Description: Once the thriving attraction of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair, alive only in the memories of Amy, Piper, and… Read more
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Review: How to Write A Novel by Melanie Sumner
Review: How to Write a Novel by Melanie Sumner Source: Digital galley courtesy of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/Vintage via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Vintage Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Aristotle “Aris” Thibodeau, age 12.5, is writing the Great American Novel. According to Write a Novel in Thirty Days! it shouldn’t… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry & Ben Mantle
Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry, illus. Ben Mantle Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: The only thing Bobby wants for his birthday is a pet shark. So you can imagine his disappointment when his parents get him…a puppy. Everyone… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (6)
If you adore picture books with wonderful rhymes, then be sure to have a look at these three great titles I have recently read: What About Moose? by Corey Rosen Schwartz & Rebecca J. Gomez, illus. Keika Yamaguchi Published: June 9, 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Source: Digital galley courtesy of Corey Rosen… Read more
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Reviews: The Tea Party in the Woods & The Good Little Book
Review: The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi Source: Digital galley courtesy of Kids Can Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: August 1, 2015 by Kids Can Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Kikko sets out after her father with a forgotten pie for Grandma. When she arrives at a strange house… Read more
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Review: Asp of Ascension by BR Myers (Cursed and Curated Blog Tour)
Review: Asp of Ascension: A Nefertari Hughes Mystery by BR Myers Source: Galley courtesy of Fierce Ink Press. Thank you! Expected publication: July 21, 2015 by Fierce Ink Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Nefertari “Terry” Hughes has three rules for surviving high school: #1 Don’t attract attention. #2 Don’t get involved. #3 Don’t make… Read more
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Review: Miss Emily by Nuala O’Connor
Review: Miss Emily by Nuala O’Connor Source: Digital galley courtesy of Penguin Canada via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: July 14, 2015 by Penguin Canada Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Ada Concannon’s first day in America is a success. She’s the new maid for the respected but eccentric Dickinson family of Amherst, Massachusetts. Despite the… Read more
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