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Review: Shelved Under Murder (A Blue Ridge Library Mystery #2) by Victoria Gilbert
Review: Shelved Under Murder (A Blue Ridge Library Mystery #2) by Victoria Gilbert Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: July 10, 2018 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: October in Taylorsford, Virginia means it’s leaf peeping season, with bright colorful foliage and a delightful fresh crew of tourists attending the annual Read more
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Picture Book Review: Fox and Raccoon (Juniper Hollow) by Lesley-Anne Green
Review: Fox and Raccoon (Juniper Hollow) by Lesley-Anne Green Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: June 19, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: The first in a new picture book series featuring sweet felted creatures and a little village you won’t soon forget! Welcome to Juniper Hollow! Meet Fox and Read more
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Picture Book Review: A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano & Lane Smith
Review: A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano, illus. Lane Smith Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 1, 2018 by Roaring Book Press Book Description: The dynamic duo of Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Lane Smith team up to tell a delightful story about Read more
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Review: The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones
Review: The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Candlewick Press. Thank you! Publication: June 26, 2018 by Candlewick Press Book Description: On the night Donovan Turner is thrown out of a car on a highway in the middle of nowhere, he can barely remember his own name, let alone the past twenty-four Read more
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Picture Book Review: Sun Dog by Deborah Kerbel & Suzanne Del Rizzo
Review: Sun Dog by Deborah Kerbel, illus. Suzanne Del Rizzo Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: May 25, 2018 (in Canada) by Pajama Press Book Description: From Suzanne Del Rizzo, award-winning illustrator of My Beautiful Birds, and author Deborah Kerbel comes a unique story about a brave sled dog puppy’s adventures under Read more
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Blog Tour Stop & Giveaway: Maddie Dawson’s Matchmaking for Beginners!
Welcome to one of stops on the Thomas Allen & Son blog tour for Maddie Dawson’s latest adult fiction release, Matchmaking for Beginners! Read on for my thoughts on the novel as well as giveaway information! Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Thomas Allen & Son. Thank you! Publication: June 1, Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: A Dog with Nice Ears & The Other Dog
From Lauren Child‘s Charlie and Lola dreaming of and picking out a rather unexpected dog, to Madeleine L’Engle‘s dog Touché telling her story- brought to life by artist Christine Davenier– of having to come to terms with a new, unusual sort of dog, canines are on the roster today! In Lauren Child’s A Dog with Read more
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Picture Book Review: Sometimes You Fly by Katherine Applegate & Jennifer Black Reinhardt
Review: Sometimes You Fly by Katherine Applegate & Jennifer Black Reinhardt Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 3, 2018 by Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book Description: From Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Katherine Applegate, a sweet book of encouragement, filled with humor and insight into the effort behind any meaningful accomplishment Read more
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Picture Book Review: Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Review: Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: April 11, 2018 by Candlewick Press Book Description: If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with Read more
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Reviews: Kate Messner’s Breakout & Sarah Crossan’s Moonrise
Review posts featuring a children’s lit title and young adult lit title don’t often (if ever!) appear on this site. However, after reading Kate Messner’s Breakout (the children’s title) and Sarah Crossan’s Moonrise (the young adult title) in succession, I thought it might be interesting to pair them together in a review. Both titles deal Read more