tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60425483414479549832024-03-19T03:47:34.490-05:00Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers<a href="http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com">FEED YOUR NEED TO READ</a>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4920125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-64598405262586787762024-03-17T02:52:00.000-05:002024-03-17T02:52:10.878-05:00STORYBOOK SUNDAY prepares for Earth Day 2024!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESrln6kKpoinckJhKduCIgPf12uzim_cuLK-VgO79TTG8q9yDtwBitOD0yhJachY4oHTmrlf6BGd3dJrGuyh4GIeVcw9dDp6ekoNPD3pstqKTJOanvPIrAYhNbR_z1wsGFaBVuyPvmL7m/s1600/storybook+world.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're celebrating another day of bookish fun with Storybook Sunday! For those not up to speed on the post, I read a lot of great storybooks and thought, why not give them their own day in the sun. Hence, Storybook Sunday appears every now and then!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next month, Earth Day is upon us, and while every day is TECHNICALLY a day worthy to celebrate the planet we live on, April 22nd, 2024 is THE day this year. Are you ready? Do you have your party planned, your clean-up organized...your reading sorted? 😉 Well then, I can definitely help you out on that last part. The two storybooks we're featuring today make PERFECT additions to your festivities, while spreading the word about sustainable gardening, utilizing resources, the circle of life from seed to table, and a gentle reminder of how small, or big, our place in this world truly is. Ready to discover more? Ladies and gents, take a gander at today's featured titles...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s3TLOC6zaoj_4kZyvaXqN68VcyVOr4XVj6CxkWOXG6lFW2SMEu7eBNxC1WaxsOjrhpUxAg_vmrQF-ai-tVo77WixeIahVaCcjxkMsMUdR6aPs6CrHHvs4dCFPvbTalgLhtfZ3Lrf4X-4ZvU1ltHUhzlAzo30zM-afPBiw4XySxBreZRQhktrtQdLySRb/s1000/MISS%20MACDONALD%20HAS%20A%20FARM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s3TLOC6zaoj_4kZyvaXqN68VcyVOr4XVj6CxkWOXG6lFW2SMEu7eBNxC1WaxsOjrhpUxAg_vmrQF-ai-tVo77WixeIahVaCcjxkMsMUdR6aPs6CrHHvs4dCFPvbTalgLhtfZ3Lrf4X-4ZvU1ltHUhzlAzo30zM-afPBiw4XySxBreZRQhktrtQdLySRb/s320/MISS%20MACDONALD%20HAS%20A%20FARM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709701/miss-macdonald-has-a-farm-by-kalee-gwarjanski-illustrated-by-elizabet-vukovic/" target="_blank">Miss MacDonald Has a Farm</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://kaleegwarjanski.com/" target="_blank">Kalee Gwarjanski</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.elizabetvukovic.com/" target="_blank">Elizabet Vuković</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Doubleday Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Release Date: 03/12/24</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a great take on the classic of old. It gives us a female farmer, planting vegetables of all shapes and sizes, caring for them from seed to table, and back again. It's filled with clever rhymes to keep the story rolling, and encourage readers to not only learn a thing or two about the life cycle of these sustainable farming options, but sing along too! I loved the variety of vegetables she grew and harvested, the bright illustrations throughout, the fact page at book's end, and a recipe to try with your new vege knowhow. It's a great story for any time, and a fun way to celebrate Earth Day as we remember why it's so important to take care of our home. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌍 🌎 🌏 🌎 🌍</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1z6FewcO70mJPVmeYvp-tjSL18KOnvcbSjVqlx3jSq3Ru_iEBcQcfLLvpXWCpG0iAKCKcEkIVZIsp57CBhFXfmp-14NhT9JCi1YCcxWo3ulp8tQb1_tbYog359DqVVkw8XdJp9hJd9sFV9XZDAzKBYb_jR9lLZ2DG7MmHgjy1_RA-iyc6CP79UZDzUWf/s700/9780593301975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1z6FewcO70mJPVmeYvp-tjSL18KOnvcbSjVqlx3jSq3Ru_iEBcQcfLLvpXWCpG0iAKCKcEkIVZIsp57CBhFXfmp-14NhT9JCi1YCcxWo3ulp8tQb1_tbYog359DqVVkw8XdJp9hJd9sFV9XZDAzKBYb_jR9lLZ2DG7MmHgjy1_RA-iyc6CP79UZDzUWf/s320/9780593301975.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646802/speck-by-margaux-meganck/" target="_blank">Speck: An Itty-Bitty Epic</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2213565/margaux-meganck/" target="_blank">Margaux Maganck</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">9780593301975</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Knopf Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Release Date: 03/19/24</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This curious tale tells of a speck, hence the title, as it makes its way through this great big world. Think about a drop of water in comparison to the ocean... and then think smaller. The thing is that a tiny little speck can spark life in many shapes and sizes; it just has to find where it belongs. The same can be said about all living things, great, small, and in-between. We're all big in some spaces, and incredibly small in others, but once we find our place, we can grow and become all we aim to be. It doesn't have to be alone, the journey, nor the settling, but it does have to be gone through... and in the end, the rewards are always worth the effort. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With striking illustrations throughout, you'll feel the magic and wonder as if you were the speck yourself, while being reminded that we're all specks, in a sense, making our way through the world one day, one decision at a time. The Earth Day aspect kicks in with the celebration of life in all its stages, and how everything is meant to work together in harmony, helping the world go round. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌍 🌎 🌏 🌎 🌍</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oeM1p1zf5uO7t6E1LuiNMeDNuMr-MaJSOQK6NEAMh-P0mGv1bipduapGoi9rm8hhamZ5gB1pevoewvDGnS7Mv9d8wmLIvcDjTmNF_7MN8Io7Rfel2tiX69DWVESl098eyz1n9roAPhZ1Q3fTISI51_NdLpQ78gMcyvc6_hvHDxXVDcrLKq6BTK9CgdNX/s480/thank-you-icegif-3.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oeM1p1zf5uO7t6E1LuiNMeDNuMr-MaJSOQK6NEAMh-P0mGv1bipduapGoi9rm8hhamZ5gB1pevoewvDGnS7Mv9d8wmLIvcDjTmNF_7MN8Io7Rfel2tiX69DWVESl098eyz1n9roAPhZ1Q3fTISI51_NdLpQ78gMcyvc6_hvHDxXVDcrLKq6BTK9CgdNX/s320/thank-you-icegif-3.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blue_slip_media/" target="_blank">Blue Slip Media</a> and the Penguin Random House for the copies for review...(THANKS!)... and the chance to shine a light on ways to celebrate Earth Day with all of you! For more information on these titles, authors, illustrators, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. One is available now, and the other is coming soon, so mark your calendar or stop by your local brick and mortar today!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-2265314425339983692024-03-15T03:00:00.088-05:002024-03-15T03:00:00.281-05:00AWARENESS TOUR: Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264 by Sands Hetherington, Illustrated by Natalie Leininger - GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4mf-1OQku_JkxDvjezKw1cC4ghGotJ_N3vCcFyGcolMLk2rUCfIuVE5tdUyvWwkRq38VIAAoSv_EXPNfF82jT86DKzz5mPBNQ9yXGN9yD9hkkcDfJdIUIOBw-cnn1pr19lRZ6VykSM6b2_MgiO1oWuifu04cQB0bd9GG5gthupWF1r8280M0OxbzkHDf/s1200/Night%20Buddies%20Tour%20Header.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4mf-1OQku_JkxDvjezKw1cC4ghGotJ_N3vCcFyGcolMLk2rUCfIuVE5tdUyvWwkRq38VIAAoSv_EXPNfF82jT86DKzz5mPBNQ9yXGN9yD9hkkcDfJdIUIOBw-cnn1pr19lRZ6VykSM6b2_MgiO1oWuifu04cQB0bd9GG5gthupWF1r8280M0OxbzkHDf/w400-h225/Night%20Buddies%20Tour%20Header.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Evil school buses? Shenanigan creating iguanas? Evil doings? Well then, it sounds like today's featured title has arrived via our second tour via The Children's Book Review! After you catch a sneaky peek at the title in question, KEEP READING for a curious GUEST POST from the author PLUS your chance to win in the tour wide giveaway!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2LjhkJbYnVP9UsL9bEwYP_owNhwG-NOvctszQ44IvzF4mqJhh2emZWmSDEL1GEwvIzXz3y0wzaavPpcnZXke6Xuvk7_YTXbd3n54Cf2NGxkXqTLLZBk1vQoLTMoWDDwC4JVapiFvM-dB_DyKwj2huaihmZOsbbXer0RTFTB1y4eUrAOSqjSWZ2MwW7ec/s2554/SH%20112%20Final%20Front%20Cover%20-%20Gail%20Kearns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2554" data-original-width="1651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2LjhkJbYnVP9UsL9bEwYP_owNhwG-NOvctszQ44IvzF4mqJhh2emZWmSDEL1GEwvIzXz3y0wzaavPpcnZXke6Xuvk7_YTXbd3n54Cf2NGxkXqTLLZBk1vQoLTMoWDDwC4JVapiFvM-dB_DyKwj2huaihmZOsbbXer0RTFTB1y4eUrAOSqjSWZ2MwW7ec/w259-h400/SH%20112%20Final%20Front%20Cover%20-%20Gail%20Kearns.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/42OSY68"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</span></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sands Hetherington</div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Natalie Leininger</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ages 7+ | 156 Pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">9780984741762</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dune Buggy Press</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The iguanas are back to their stinky shenanigans. They’ve fitted out the flying school bus for real mischief and are marauding all over the Borough. They’ve really got it in for John and Crosley, who must sniff out their evildoings before it’s too late! Will they succeed? Join the Night Buddies in their racing blimp for this exciting new adventure!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49wNyPO">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/night-buddies-and-evil-school-bus-264-sands-hetherington/1144078059?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&ean=9780984741762&st=AFF&SID=www.barnesandnoble.com&2sid=The+Children%27s+Book+Review_9085367_NA&sourceId=AFFThe+Children%27s+Book+Review&cjevent=190b8beed83e11ee83a9002f0a1cb828&dpid=tekz25v83#264">Barnes and Noble</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9780984741762">Bookshop.org</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Guest Post with Author Sands Hetherington</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am a crummy essay writer. Just ask John and Crosley, the main characters in my Night Buddies series of books. They’d agree. My first year in college English was all essay-writing, and all I got was D’s. I deserved D’s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can dream up characters like John, Crosley, Crenwinkle, Big Foot Mae, and others, like in the Night Buddies adventures, and put them into stories, but ESSAYS? What in the ever-loving world do I put in an ESSAY?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, though, OKAY. If I really must, I suppose it must be something I know about, right? I’ll tell you something I REALLY know about. It’s downright dull, but I just got through it this morning, with a little encouragement from John and Cros, who know about these things because of their racing blimp and the upkeep that goes along with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s about changing the oil on my 29-year-old Honda hatchback. I do this once a year. I have a more presentable car, but the Honda is my favorite. It does everything, and I never feel like I need to wash it. I do clean the windows when I can’t see out any longer (maybe once a year), and I usually vacuum the floors at the same time (more convenient), WHICH IS NOT TO SAY THAT I DON’T MAINTAIN THE MECHANICALS SCRUPULOUSLY. John and Cros would be disappointed if I didn’t. And so, the Honda runs great, and I trust it to go anywhere. It can still go 111 MPH, get 48 MPG, and has never shut down on me. The grimy looks don’t bother me. I find it kind of endearing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But hey, this started out about changing the oil. This operation is fundamental to auto maintenance. Just about anybody will tell you that, including John and Crosley. (Unless the vehicle is electric?) So anyway, here’s what I did. (This is going to be dull, but you can do the job too if you can get an arm underneath your car and reach the sump plug. You usually can’t with the newer cars.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I got in the Honda and drove the three miles to Walmart. You want to warm the oil up so it will drain easily. I picked up a few odd groceries, then headed to the back of the store where they keep the car stuff. There were rows and rows of all kinds of oil. I found four quart bottles of 5W-30 like it says to use in the manual. I paid and went home and parked in the garage where it’s level.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I went and fetched this big steel dogfood pan and a 17mm wrench. I raised the car hood and unscrewed the oil filler cap. Then I lay down on my side just behind the left rear wheel and shined my flashlight in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sump plug was where it had been since the car left Honda/Canada. I reached the wrench in as far as I could and got it on the plug. Two or three hard yanks and the thing came loose, and I unscrewed it with my fingers. It was HOT, and I jerked my hand back when it clanked into the pan with a gush of hot, black oil.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You need to give these things time. They can drip for hours, and you want to let all the crud come out. I went in the house and made a peanut butter and banana sandwich and sat down and ate it. I would have had a slice of Pineapple Cheesecake for dessert, but Crosley scarfed all of those down a long time ago. Then I grabbed some paper towels and went back outside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I dragged the pan out and stuck the paper towels under the sump, then I poured the hot oil into a five-gallon can, to be recycled when it was full. I retrieved the plug and wiped it off with the paper towels and screwed it back into the sump. This left a little oil on the garage floor, and I wiped it up with the towels and threw them in the garbage can.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rest was easier. The car holds three-and-a-half quarts of oil, and I poured in three quarts. Then I carefully poured in half of the last quart. There’s a transparent gauge on the bottle so you can do this accurately. I put the tops back on the four bottles and threw them in the trash. Did I say the garbage can is just outside the garage?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I screwed the oil cap back on the top of the engine, shut the hood, and went back in the house. Should I live, I’ll do the same thing next year. If I don’t live, the Honda will be around and looking for new oil.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So there! That’s how I changed my oil, and that’s all I can think of to say, except I made John and Cros proud!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip36w2ZV05CtVOXtMMhMq-sm1xq9N9ls24L-Jk03ezX4lExRGRqSh_mnviBNkGNZgg7fUf7MB9WP7xfRjXBD7-Cgm-gJN9gJEioyB34jFrl-QdzJOyaqx2dVilDRtQ2owP9wYv8ajQ9uHE9vfzcMEZwEJwmSP4rQPcCXkiyWnC6ROjeL-QGLu8rrfwAjiK/s1500/Hetherington1HiRes%20-%20Gail%20Kearns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip36w2ZV05CtVOXtMMhMq-sm1xq9N9ls24L-Jk03ezX4lExRGRqSh_mnviBNkGNZgg7fUf7MB9WP7xfRjXBD7-Cgm-gJN9gJEioyB34jFrl-QdzJOyaqx2dVilDRtQ2owP9wYv8ajQ9uHE9vfzcMEZwEJwmSP4rQPcCXkiyWnC6ROjeL-QGLu8rrfwAjiK/s320/Hetherington1HiRes%20-%20Gail%20Kearns.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sands Hetherington, creator of the Night Buddies series of chapter books, credits his son John for being his principal motivator. Sands and young John developed the Crosley crocodile character in the series during months of bedtime story give-and-take. They collaborated many nights on escapades starring John and Crosley until, eventually, it occurred to Sands why it was that Crosley was bright red. That was when the first book came together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sands majored in history at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and has an M.F.A. in creative writing and an M.A. in English from UNC-Greensboro. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For more information, visit<a href="https://www.nightbuddiesadventures.com/"> www.nightbuddiesadventures.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Night_Buddies">TWITTER</a> | <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/nightbuddies2/">PINTEREST</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NightBuddies">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nightbuddiesadventure/">INSTAGRAM</a> |<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nightbuddiesbookseries%20">TIKTOK</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the illustrator...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Fvmagl8e7ITjZYaJwI4t2Dk7fM4T5CEQ-2LQt1rW6s5aBiJ43l5VK460DYthztopSzap-cxfheztM3FCRc1I6LqORx9ncAUgKYhzBTiPEXHct9qumcAxsLnQGeTSHvDCziLHr6tvTZ_FJbF6P2tZ3UcilUuXP5qTff70MgvIEyedCabbA988vv5VatRT/s4020/NatalieHeadshot%20-%20Gail%20Kearns.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4020" data-original-width="2909" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Fvmagl8e7ITjZYaJwI4t2Dk7fM4T5CEQ-2LQt1rW6s5aBiJ43l5VK460DYthztopSzap-cxfheztM3FCRc1I6LqORx9ncAUgKYhzBTiPEXHct9qumcAxsLnQGeTSHvDCziLHr6tvTZ_FJbF6P2tZ3UcilUuXP5qTff70MgvIEyedCabbA988vv5VatRT/s320/NatalieHeadshot%20-%20Gail%20Kearns.jpeg" width="232" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Natalie Leininger, illustrator of the 4th title in the Night Buddies series, grew up in New Jersey and has been drawing ever since she was young. She now lives in Nebraska and attends the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studying the fine arts. She is in her third year at the university, primarily practicing oil painting, but spends time outside of the classroom working on a variety of projects. She has always enjoyed being with children, which made illustrating and working on Night Buddies such an enjoyable project!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Natalie strives to capture our world in bloom. Whether it be through the literal sense of a blooming flower or the simple act of sketching a character’s smile spreading across their face, her art is a place for all to engage in their own way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">~~~ GIVEAWAY ~~~</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglg_wCbj3OcEm0uCADAusw6JmndCPmjELiG69jYv1LNMKJKaZMXFnhdH41lk3bsZrJ8wNYovVh5kgrWeJ0UXCVZmcWYHgUDKGfQ7CA5OrsmES_9nJOcGau2-DTqtC4ceahM0XdlXG7_sRJQ_m2z3UNnW3-5rfS_D7rT73U9ks9W4Rbbm3dQQx6N3tOIm4/s1080/Night%20Buddies%20Instagram.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglg_wCbj3OcEm0uCADAusw6JmndCPmjELiG69jYv1LNMKJKaZMXFnhdH41lk3bsZrJ8wNYovVh5kgrWeJ0UXCVZmcWYHgUDKGfQ7CA5OrsmES_9nJOcGau2-DTqtC4ceahM0XdlXG7_sRJQ_m2z3UNnW3-5rfS_D7rT73U9ks9W4Rbbm3dQQx6N3tOIm4/s320/Night%20Buddies%20Instagram.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Enter the giveaway for for your chance to win an autographed 4-book series, including </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="il">Night</span> <span class="il">Buddies</span> and the Pineapple Cheesecake Scare</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">; </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="il">Night</span> <span class="il">Buddies</span> and One Far-out Flying Machine</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">; </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="il">Night</span> <span class="il">Buddies</span> Go Sky High</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, and </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="il">Night</span> <span class="il">Buddies</span> and Evil School Bus #264</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a class="e-widget no-button generic-loader" href="https://gleam.io/KVjSI/night-buddies-and-evil-school-bus-264-book-giveaway" rel="nofollow">
Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264: Book Giveaway
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<script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGTF3E9XtSHE8j-M8B6YUD5C-9Suy0IjmuO-4Wda9pEaihfr6P7gDLICio6CkbTxkmEar06a5hcStrME9e_Pgn1Wm7V0lQJnLOrlqk3xsS2dKF0n9FYnsl5xggfkjGYH23r-9iLNhE-Nxa-JnkbtuPeWqskCM4S-qqQUj7s3bUvQ6TohA04zBaH1L3kOw/s1600/tcbr-logo-final.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGTF3E9XtSHE8j-M8B6YUD5C-9Suy0IjmuO-4Wda9pEaihfr6P7gDLICio6CkbTxkmEar06a5hcStrME9e_Pgn1Wm7V0lQJnLOrlqk3xsS2dKF0n9FYnsl5xggfkjGYH23r-9iLNhE-Nxa-JnkbtuPeWqskCM4S-qqQUj7s3bUvQ6TohA04zBaH1L3kOw/w400-h70/tcbr-logo-final.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to Bianca at The Children's Book Review for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the author for sharing a bit of themselves with the guest post. (THANKS!) This post is sponsored by Sands Hetherington. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/night-buddies-and-evil-school-bus-264-awareness-tour/">this tour</a>, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of the stops on the tour for more bookish fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">TOUR SCHEDULE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, March 4, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/night-buddies-and-evil-school-bus-264-dedicated-review/">The Children’s Book Review</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, March 5, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2r84KcretV/">A Blue Box Full of Books</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, March 6, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://themommaspot.home.blog/">The Momma Spot</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, March 7, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://countrymamaswithkids.com/book-reviews-and-tours/f/ode-to-pug-book-tour-a-pug-that-will-leave-you-saying-awwww">Country Mamas with Kids</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, March 8, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://onemoreexclamation.com/book-review-blog/">One More Exclamation</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday, March 10, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://itsfreeatlast.com/">It’s Free At Last</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, March 11, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com/">Life Is What It’s Called</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Interview with Sands Hetherington</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, March 12, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/">icefairy’s Treasure Chest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, March 13, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bookzonereviews.deeswrites.com/">Book Zone Reviews</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Interview with Sands Hetherington</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, March 14, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eyerollingdemigod.com/">Eye-Rolling Demigod’s Book Blog</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Spotlight of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, March 15, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/">Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An article by Author Sands Hetherington</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday, March 17, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bamauthor.me/">Barbara Ann Mojica</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, March 18, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/">Cover Lover Book Review</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Interview with Sands Hetherington</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, March 19, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fveslibrary.blogspot.com/">The Fairview Review</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, March 20, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://becauseisaidsomyadventuresinparenting.blogspot.com/">Because I Said So</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, March 21, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://deliciouslysavvy.com/">Deliciously Savvy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, March 25, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/froggyreadteach">Froggy Read Teach</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-50540851310148601822024-03-15T00:30:00.156-05:002024-03-15T00:30:00.270-05:00AWARENESS TOUR: Cattitude by Bianca Schulze, Illustrated by Samara Hardy - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJt2epblcY08i0e06jef5yAlKCFkFbFp29qAdmQMJfdUERQzcStjNOR4IEFFjC4NNkJayXTEDPQsDOG-egUeP3zpcsI_fGa_1OrKfahS4ZoFksqnpaFJj386usHC-QVYeLEfTzlIKGmX4o5sb6cqZMOY6At1_alT7C-xxerAOO2y7POBrVu7SlsaTn5PKZ/s1200/Cattitude%20Tour%20Header.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" 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Ladies and gents, make room on your bookshelf for today's featured title <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/cattitude-by-bianca-schulze-and-samara-hardy-awareness-tour/" target="_blank">on tour with The Children's Book Review</a>...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf0Mb4o8hhKezsyzhOUxfpagjIfpcAPw8upScfugAOx4XTb4fO2F2EIjL4IIEYMamx0RCS9UQZrZjfEQu-0ibr17-K3Hnhy5Fc1bfz81u4pKVXYn2zESvItwXRPcWtKeoL5vpmYT4t_FabMLb5t7uJ355vGVx5H61oYrwNTyDa20STaUKAfBKJF9-bvjL/s1200/Cattitude%20by%20Bianca%20Schulze%20and%20Samara%20Hardy%20Book%20Review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf0Mb4o8hhKezsyzhOUxfpagjIfpcAPw8upScfugAOx4XTb4fO2F2EIjL4IIEYMamx0RCS9UQZrZjfEQu-0ibr17-K3Hnhy5Fc1bfz81u4pKVXYn2zESvItwXRPcWtKeoL5vpmYT4t_FabMLb5t7uJ355vGVx5H61oYrwNTyDa20STaUKAfBKJF9-bvjL/w400-h225/Cattitude%20by%20Bianca%20Schulze%20and%20Samara%20Hardy%20Book%20Review.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/45hXbzY"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cattitude</span></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/dont-wake-the-dragon-by-bianca-schulze-book-review/">Bianca Schulze</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/who-loves-the-dragon-by-bianca-schulze-book-review/">Samara Hardy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ages 3+ | 32 Pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">9781954738362</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clever Publishing (2024)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Cleo, a cat with an attitude—and she’s not afraid to show it! Cleo is a misunderstood feline with a penchant for mischief and a heart of gold. Her quirks and antics reveal a cat who marches to the beat of her own drum. From hiding behind bookshelves to getting stuck in tight spots, Cleo’s adventures teach her family valuable lessons about love, patience, and the true meaning of companionship. Get ready for a heartwarming tale of feline charm and the power of unconditional love. Cleo proves that behind every mischievous whisker lies a world of affection and loyalty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3IfEMtE">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cattitude-bianca-schulze/1143742949?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&st=AFF&SID=www.barnesandnoble.com&2sid=The+Children%27s+Book+Review_9085367_NA&sourceId=AFFThe+Children%27s+Book+Review&cjevent=270872e9d78311ee83f7c2e70a1cb825&dpid=tekz25v83">Barnes and Noble</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9781954738362">Bookshop.org</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">🐱 😸 😹 😻 😼 😽 😾</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cleo is a character and I love her all the more for it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how she shows that there is a difference between being anti-social and simply liking to be around others on your own terms. I love how she gets lost in her thoughts just like I do sometimes...to the point that up is down and left is right. I love how she doesn't take setbacks personally...owning them and making them her own. I love how the family reacts to her antics in their own ways, but they also take something away from each interaction too. I love how Cleo claims her own space in the world around her without an apology or backward glance. I love that Cleo loves books, in her own way, gets her way with her human family by being a bit clever, accepts her good side as well as her naughty instincts, and just plain lives her furry life to the fullest. Through her adventures, readers learn the value of being yourself, exploring the world around them, and that family will always be there for you, come what may. The colorful illustrations throughout bring Cleo's CATTITUDE to life, allowing younger readers to follow along visually, while those on the grow can see her antics more clearly. It's a book that is destined to be your next FUR-vorite pick for story time or any time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">🐱 😸 😹 😻 😼 😽 😾</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkzOQrJ2WZFHUZNQMdZAeLLsmrkF0bYTgdH3XM4wbEhU_0OcHAZAuaX1Ru96RtrGKDEL14SEYx1CloRH_fTI6W0mGHTiJ6HXjJYhDz7opfe-0pBoRYUayS7hI7KpCVZjSaB_YUx070ebhgUQW-tZB6Gvte3mpNt4qmPXEVFvAO2_2YSFXzwh4ts8ZIUab/s1600/Bianca_Schulze_PhotoCredit_Susan_English_BW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkzOQrJ2WZFHUZNQMdZAeLLsmrkF0bYTgdH3XM4wbEhU_0OcHAZAuaX1Ru96RtrGKDEL14SEYx1CloRH_fTI6W0mGHTiJ6HXjJYhDz7opfe-0pBoRYUayS7hI7KpCVZjSaB_YUx070ebhgUQW-tZB6Gvte3mpNt4qmPXEVFvAO2_2YSFXzwh4ts8ZIUab/w213-h320/Bianca_Schulze_PhotoCredit_Susan_English_BW.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bianca Schulze is the founder and editor of <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/">The Children’s Book Review</a>—a resource devoted to children’s literature and literacy—and the host of <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/thegrowingreaderspodcast/">The Growing Readers Podcast</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bianca is also the author of the popular Don’t Wake the Dragon series (translated into 14 languages) and the bestselling 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up (an Amazon “Book of the Month”). She is a reader, reviewer, mother, and children’s book lover.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Bianca now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For more information, visit<a href="https://biancaschulze.com/"> biancaschulze.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.biancaschulze.com/">SITE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/">The Children's Book Review</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/biancaschulzewriter/">FACEBOOK</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/biancaschulzewriter/">INSTAGRAM</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/book_mommy">TWITTER</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- = - = - = - = - = - = - = -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the illustrator...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguFGb_zNfyGhpY-5KD_tzg4YC4CYcDKXfF6-esCDsHbJUuPvrGQprUnH1hRQiaCaP6IRgnik_dHVXBW9YNYDOsQTuaDSWJ1SuJNAajaItfMIyU4S1XMxCK_oz2Cuh4VeUphK_sosi7wTlc1fIPcS4Y4AZ0iCDd2N53Nizi05O0TmrnCysMXCOOj2OloAV/s800/SamaraHardy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguFGb_zNfyGhpY-5KD_tzg4YC4CYcDKXfF6-esCDsHbJUuPvrGQprUnH1hRQiaCaP6IRgnik_dHVXBW9YNYDOsQTuaDSWJ1SuJNAajaItfMIyU4S1XMxCK_oz2Cuh4VeUphK_sosi7wTlc1fIPcS4Y4AZ0iCDd2N53Nizi05O0TmrnCysMXCOOj2OloAV/w200-h200/SamaraHardy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Samara Hardy is the illustrator of Don’t Wake the Dragon, Who Loves the Dragon?, and Just Be Yourself, Dragon! An experienced illustrator and designer, she has created artwork for clients across the globe for greetings cards, stationery, homewares, children’s books, and much more. She lives in Surrey, England.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For more information, visit<a href="https://samarahardy.com/"> samarahardy.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">🐱 😸 😹 😻 😼 😽 😾</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaPAlWSiP_uhVoiHSs-EBWMLjqGEbIEPPVEM9HnFv1kB98wHtzjSC2MKYcxtvR8pcsq9Z1ovdGn_FX5Z3bVSJMIapwRtOxHr9TMMjQEFnY-vzAMKztR6jQEx6o9HFBAxa0MLKjT9M8Mz7vcpnktMqgdcfzUJ-39V46H_bhKqPnklKvtnJsntxiLakpBnw/s1080/Dragon%20Book%20Giveaway%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaPAlWSiP_uhVoiHSs-EBWMLjqGEbIEPPVEM9HnFv1kB98wHtzjSC2MKYcxtvR8pcsq9Z1ovdGn_FX5Z3bVSJMIapwRtOxHr9TMMjQEFnY-vzAMKztR6jQEx6o9HFBAxa0MLKjT9M8Mz7vcpnktMqgdcfzUJ-39V46H_bhKqPnklKvtnJsntxiLakpBnw/w400-h400/Dragon%20Book%20Giveaway%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enter the giveaway for the chance to win a 4-book set of Schulze and Hardy’s internationally bestselling Dragon series, including Don’t Wake the Dragon, and a $50 Bookshop.org gift card.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a class="e-widget no-button generic-loader" href="https://gleam.io/PHkEp/dragon-set-book-giveaway" rel="nofollow">
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(THANKS!) This post is sponsored by The Children’s Book Review. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. <span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For more information on this author, her other works, the illustrator, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links above. 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style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-50585388990275743822024-03-14T00:30:00.115-05:002024-03-14T00:30:00.152-05:00RRR presents... TOUR WARS by Carla Luna - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEYDP0JJXbAy_Vh03CDVgkhZOpmeiBFWhukW6Mm1k3R3SopScVWbD0JZseVTZg88gSnIL4ZK6xjaWLp7y69t3qQb_FTHsJ3vzcD00RsrhTObki7rItn0KpMDKW1lywO2fFonNdw05Waw1bRLLV-81Z_nO6uI3F4T994QVmv0fB9Z37qBLKbnolARLeseP/s700/Tour%20Wars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEYDP0JJXbAy_Vh03CDVgkhZOpmeiBFWhukW6Mm1k3R3SopScVWbD0JZseVTZg88gSnIL4ZK6xjaWLp7y69t3qQb_FTHsJ3vzcD00RsrhTObki7rItn0KpMDKW1lywO2fFonNdw05Waw1bRLLV-81Z_nO6uI3F4T994QVmv0fB9Z37qBLKbnolARLeseP/w400-h158/Tour%20Wars.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All roads lead to love in today's featured title, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few bumps along the way. On tour with Rachel's Random Resources and stopping by today, we've got the latest travel adventure from author Carla Luna that you're simply going to love! Ready, set, let's get packed and ready to go as we jump between the epages of today's ebook of choice...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dr9Y94SfQyxuqxRQzm7Q0L5QZKXiWzwBybmq8NFiErGhf_l5h1dP2hxAlwAwhtgQVMwzq8qwz2OzON-Z92MSGoslRxN_970CQ7Pz1IFnaEldDgCpLwOvOYt2Fet1gMqK93Bwnw-MNMfPxto20N9xBs4xhetMC7mI7Rgij2_0wgX_POD2VeAOXEsrwQFN/s2700/TourWars_ebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dr9Y94SfQyxuqxRQzm7Q0L5QZKXiWzwBybmq8NFiErGhf_l5h1dP2hxAlwAwhtgQVMwzq8qwz2OzON-Z92MSGoslRxN_970CQ7Pz1IFnaEldDgCpLwOvOYt2Fet1gMqK93Bwnw-MNMfPxto20N9xBs4xhetMC7mI7Rgij2_0wgX_POD2VeAOXEsrwQFN/s320/TourWars_ebook.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Tour Wars</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carla Luna</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Ten days, two rivals, and a busload of tourists. How bad could it be?</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For archaeologist Emilia Flores, landing a fellowship to work at the ancient ruins of Pompeii in Italy is a dream come true. The only catch? She’ll be digging alongside her infuriating nemesis, TJ Mayer, who’s been a constant thorn in her side.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">TJ isn’t about to pass up the Pompeii project. Sure, he’ll be stuck working with Emilia, but he thrives on challenging her. And he hasn’t forgotten that secret kiss they shared at an archaeology conference last winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Though unearthing Pompeii’s treasures might be a dream, student debt is a nightmare that never takes a vacation. So, when TJ and Emilia are offered a lucrative side job to lead a ten-day tour through Southern Italy, they grudgingly agree to tackle it together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Forced to set aside their animosity and work as a team, they forge an unexpected camaraderie. As the sparks between them ignite, their rivalry gives way to passion, making it easy to forget their years of fierce competition. But what happens when the tour ends and the real world steps in?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tour Wars is a rivals-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance featuring a nerdy cinnamon roll hero, a strong-willed Latina heroine, and plenty of hotel hijinks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CP8LJM6Z" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144431106?ean=2940179274063" target="_blank">B&N</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/tour-wars/id6473553658" target="_blank">Apple</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1487404" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> | <a href="https://books2read.com/u/m06vv0" target="_blank">Books2Read</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emilia and TJ are the epitome of the enemies to lovers trope. They've been academic and professional rivals from day one, and all that tension bubbling just below the surface provide for some mighty fine potential when they're pushed together by circumstance one too many times. Let's just say that sparks definitely fly, making their connection a greater find than the most complete archeological discovery you could imagine. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved Emilia for who she was... driven, competitive, wanting to do things on her own, and reap the rewards of her efforts. She put herself into everything she did and wasn't afraid of hard work. TJ was very much the same, even if he had bad instincts when it came to matters of the heart, but even he catches up eventually, helping him put things to right and the both of them on the road to a happily-ever-after. There's a lot of fun to be had between the epages, and the story is one you won't want to leave behind come book's end. Good thing a reread is always an option. 😉</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYlCqp29kONNaNNFlBTmLIlcnGV4bsmQm22I67SPjU3n5cuMSgV7v7Xasy09gHA4d7dW2idXLXAyXOXt5QBZ8Sze195y11k2ulAGvNlCOKdtGm5FR3htUe50eDvHXI4nP2OSAq90nPJZEOVLQW5ykIG3qk7cm-cnwF9iaEX_B7S16tClUpD8kWaY1mA/s529/Troy%20Story%20Carla%20Luna_heashot.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYlCqp29kONNaNNFlBTmLIlcnGV4bsmQm22I67SPjU3n5cuMSgV7v7Xasy09gHA4d7dW2idXLXAyXOXt5QBZ8Sze195y11k2ulAGvNlCOKdtGm5FR3htUe50eDvHXI4nP2OSAq90nPJZEOVLQW5ykIG3qk7cm-cnwF9iaEX_B7S16tClUpD8kWaY1mA/w154-h200/Troy%20Story%20Carla%20Luna_heashot.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carla Luna writes contemporary romance with a dollop of humor and a pinch of spice. A former archaeologist, she still dreams of traveling to far-off places and channels that wanderlust into the settings of her stories. When she’s not writing, she works in a spice emporium where she gets paid to discuss food and share her favorite recipes. Her passions include Broadway musicals, baking, whimsical office supplies, and pop culture podcasts. Though she has roots in Los Angeles and Vancouver Island, she currently resides in Wisconsin with her family and her feisty Siberian cat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.carlalunabooks.com/">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/casacullen">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CarlaLunaAuthor">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carlalunacullen/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/carla-luna">BookBub</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oesFdz_WPWNZuqmZC3EfcFiV_GzoVp72MQE_aHbFNTKBQ1GohAOxN0-LuaFWR2SceTgVWmIJTim9fd3bILVl2RqAr7kjwuAjKxbU-CPHI8_TNCN64plSL14XCHod4p2V6DuLA0whWXUMZlxeL6PNjhTwa_7JobJjRAXkdLKahuMQmav5dfe2IGpwmQ/s292/rrr.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oesFdz_WPWNZuqmZC3EfcFiV_GzoVp72MQE_aHbFNTKBQ1GohAOxN0-LuaFWR2SceTgVWmIJTim9fd3bILVl2RqAr7kjwuAjKxbU-CPHI8_TNCN64plSL14XCHod4p2V6DuLA0whWXUMZlxeL6PNjhTwa_7JobJjRAXkdLKahuMQmav5dfe2IGpwmQ/s1600/rrr.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you, and for the ecopy for review! (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNo4UWggR_1sXRz8haVw8V7VFE3yKXuUAzLSSVi9BFWiq-1EpwZU8rqyeSrCfYa4zFeTcbRzYeoigq_vVXfjMhqUoiBdzDJzEyRxY7yutl025voKGA-pbsbcIycpkaGGO-esifbpRuVtN6aM6sFlcIqfKBiQoCRYHSPOl53VLe0aFkX3-AfvcQYNUMyg8/s2383/Tour%20Wars%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2383" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNo4UWggR_1sXRz8haVw8V7VFE3yKXuUAzLSSVi9BFWiq-1EpwZU8rqyeSrCfYa4zFeTcbRzYeoigq_vVXfjMhqUoiBdzDJzEyRxY7yutl025voKGA-pbsbcIycpkaGGO-esifbpRuVtN6aM6sFlcIqfKBiQoCRYHSPOl53VLe0aFkX3-AfvcQYNUMyg8/w400-h210/Tour%20Wars%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-59054090556255234752024-03-12T00:30:00.002-05:002024-03-12T00:30:00.345-05:00This DOUBLE Book Birthday has gone to the dogs!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRoaOVZRjrj9xjh9Ec1vkwNopQVv6Mt249cjfJGA4efifYRJ_fnm7wlbMEQRjpGlZrd-yGn6TWhiaoWx5Af3usiUuJfTX11nViVqz_d9RoYAyXUszCIG_Az5OkXWdcHRPfwFKBPVTP-4Y9gpK1e1ksaa38PufA-mtJ4iqGIoUhM2US-NZbRjDKN0vlAMZ/s480/Bookbirthday.gif"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRoaOVZRjrj9xjh9Ec1vkwNopQVv6Mt249cjfJGA4efifYRJ_fnm7wlbMEQRjpGlZrd-yGn6TWhiaoWx5Af3usiUuJfTX11nViVqz_d9RoYAyXUszCIG_Az5OkXWdcHRPfwFKBPVTP-4Y9gpK1e1ksaa38PufA-mtJ4iqGIoUhM2US-NZbRjDKN0vlAMZ/w200-h200/Bookbirthday.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesdays are for the bookish because it's NEW RELEASE day, and today, we're celebrating not one, but TWO titles out now (or very soon!) via Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing. Both titles take the cake as they bring us stories featuring our furry four-legged friends, and, in the case of the first one, their human counterparts. There is fun to be had and lessons to be learned, so lets get between the pages of today's selections...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL_z3z93mhndLVFaTm_vG7Pb4nqae6KjokZ7up6_Cvx1jLcYUnM0yYnnVV2x1v929CBhRwcbfACrrzBBH4-30jd9DeqMvfoYuAt04B6y9ahJNTdUModcJPg6kQ4bBz_K0j5yfixAmjTX_i9GkI00i42Ltv5jvsIbX9EF2FRAalo6HfAEeJJNGo9wg6ZMG/s400/walkin-the-dog-9781481459204_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL_z3z93mhndLVFaTm_vG7Pb4nqae6KjokZ7up6_Cvx1jLcYUnM0yYnnVV2x1v929CBhRwcbfACrrzBBH4-30jd9DeqMvfoYuAt04B6y9ahJNTdUModcJPg6kQ4bBz_K0j5yfixAmjTX_i9GkI00i42Ltv5jvsIbX9EF2FRAalo6HfAEeJJNGo9wg6ZMG/w265-h400/walkin-the-dog-9781481459204_lg.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Walkin-the-Dog/Chris-Lynch/9781481459204"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Walkin' the Dog</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Lynch</div><div style="text-align: center;">9781481459204</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Release Date: March 12th, 2024</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;">In a family of strong personalities with very strong points of view, Louis is what his mother lovingly calls “the inactivist,” someone who’d rather kick back than stand out. He only hopes he can stay under the radar when he starts high school in the fall, his first experience with public school after years of homeschooling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But when a favor for a neighbor and his stinky canine companion unexpectedly turns into a bustling dog-walking business, Louis finds himself meeting an unprecedented number of new friends—both human and canine. Agatha, a quippy and cagey girl his age always seems to be telling two truths and a lie. Cyrus, a few years his senior, promises he’s going to show Louis how to be a better person, whether Louis wants him to or not. And then there are the dogs: misbehaving border terriers, the four (possible stolen) sausage dogs, the rest of Louis’s charges, and a mysterious white beast who appears at a certain spot at the edge of the woods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dogs and human alike all seem to have something they want to teach Louis, including his menacing older brother who keeps turning up everywhere. But is Louis ready to learn the lesson he needs most: how to stop being a lone wolf and be part of a pack.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This one really hit home.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Louis is a kid that's facing the inevitable...growing up. Life waits for no one, and his is certainly taking an active turn into the fast lane of late. With his mom being away getting the help she needs, the human buffer in his life that helps him look at things in different ways while providing comfort through those growing pains is no where to be found. A Zoom call is not the same in this situation, and visiting hours are awfully short to sort out life's problems. True, he has other family, but he's just learning how to reconnect with dad, his sister is well, his sister, and specializes in telling him what to do, and his older brother is best left out of the picture more often than not. In short, his familiar world is in shambles, but there are still things that can bring in some light to the darkness. His new dog walking business for one, and Aggie for another...but none of these connections are as straight forward as they at first seem, nor do they mean he'll be sheltered from heartache. The best he can do is take it one day at a time, build the relationships, make the connections, and learn that while we might not always get what we want, there are ways to get what we need, and help those around us find that same sense of home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really took my time through this one as the story wasn't just CHARACTERS, PLOT, TWIST, and ENDING. There was a lot going on even when barely anything was being said, and the author really lets you into the mind of young Louis to explore those feelings, that confusion, as well as delight in the moments when understanding dawns. I appreciated meeting Cy, and celebrated knowing the force that was Aggie even when their lives weren't painted in the brightest colors. It had a healthy dose of reality with a reminder that families aren't just made by blood, but also by choice. You can be that person to somebody, if only you're willing to take a step in their direction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3Ta5ILRZ8UpKmtdamyx4S6lS476RXJEdKgXd58r_ld4AnNnFdu43itM3UuXozTlAOjb6N1jr6aoksWVIRcwzFcIXlHaEUaT6MBZ34EijW6IroVAoC16wkitGt9MVvNQlaO-phGIa_6Rlv3Yo3R-sDjREPtTF8tAOUhe5j8O3-IxfCwy41Bov681RRxu0/s400/the-great-puptective-9781665938242_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="270" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3Ta5ILRZ8UpKmtdamyx4S6lS476RXJEdKgXd58r_ld4AnNnFdu43itM3UuXozTlAOjb6N1jr6aoksWVIRcwzFcIXlHaEUaT6MBZ34EijW6IroVAoC16wkitGt9MVvNQlaO-phGIa_6Rlv3Yo3R-sDjREPtTF8tAOUhe5j8O3-IxfCwy41Bov681RRxu0/w270-h400/the-great-puptective-9781665938242_lg.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Great-Puptective/Alina-Tysoe/The-Great-Puptective/9781665938242"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Great Puptective</span></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Great Puptective, Book 1</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">By</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Alina-Tysoe/199636221">Alina Tysoe</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Alina-Tysoe/199636221">Alina Tysoe</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">9781665938242</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Release Date: March 19th, 2024</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Truffles the cat is the only pet in the house and reigns in peace and quiet, only exerting himself to find the best place to take a nice, long nap—preferably in a spot of warm sunshine. Then Poppy the puppy bursts onto the scene.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poppy is loud, enthusiastic, excitable, and—worst of all—a puptective! She’s got an eye for crime and a nose to solve all mysteries that come her way…even though she’s not completely sure what a mystery is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Truffles cannot let this intrusion stand. Poppy won’t be able to continue disrupting his precious me-time if she’s shipped to the North Pole! But could this irrepressible new companion be just what this grumpy cat needs?</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This was the CUTEST! 😍</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poppy is BEYOND adorable. She's the new puppy in town, well...the only puppy in town, and she's ready to explore, take on the world, and solve all the mysteries a puptective can...as soon as she finds out what the mystery to be solved IS exactly! No worries...Truffles is HAPPY to help her out. Yeah, and if you believe that, I have some swampland in Florida to sell you that houses buried treasure. *ahem* Suffice it to say that Truffles isn't exactly happy about his new "friend" and, just like siblings are apt to do, she gets on his last nerve, making his mission clear...he must get Poppy to move on out, so he can have his peaceful domain to himself once again. That would be the perfect ending to this unwanted introduction...until it isn't. You see, the more time you spend around someone, the more you get to know them, and the more you get to know them, the more you might kinda sorta not want to admit it but realize it even in the smallest part of your mind that you like them The company, the interactions, and goodness forbid you mention the fun they bring to everyday things...Truffles is in for an unexpected awakening...but will it be too late? *dun dun dunnn*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll laugh, you'll awww, you'll want to give them a big ole hug and call it a day, but as much as it is an adorable story about a dog and a cat, it also helps kiddos with life situations beyond those of the furry variety. The lessons shared extend to the relationship shared between siblings, as well as when they meet someone new that could be a potential friend. It helps them to see that NEW or DIFFERENT isn't a bad thing...it adds the spice to life, or the footprints to an otherwise clean floor. It mixes things up, and helps us grow, while enriching our lives in ways we can't always measure. With ridiculously cute illustrations throughout, you won't want to miss the kick off to this new series!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmavxpLijuO5QO-yvZLxhV4m3leJeGgQsNr-q-N48uIBdQU6uHgk_ov8bFpUhyphenhyphenq1lmKpJAauolb1tRMV31dYZKcH7cXZ3fMU9RdIeF-CkvvTSjPMWml7wBBH1uCDjrDn-pq-mBbjhpbPKPIaWP6JnCukU12LdwZ9EsFlbGL0XITG6dSjklpIozq498C4Z/s310/download.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmavxpLijuO5QO-yvZLxhV4m3leJeGgQsNr-q-N48uIBdQU6uHgk_ov8bFpUhyphenhyphenq1lmKpJAauolb1tRMV31dYZKcH7cXZ3fMU9RdIeF-CkvvTSjPMWml7wBBH1uCDjrDn-pq-mBbjhpbPKPIaWP6JnCukU12LdwZ9EsFlbGL0XITG6dSjklpIozq498C4Z/s1600/download.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to author Gracie Ruth Mitchell for the chance to be a part of her early read and review team. (THANK YOU!) For more information on this title, or the author, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available TODAY, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-15876222708469944072024-03-10T01:00:00.140-06:002024-03-10T01:00:00.131-06:00STORYBOOK SUNDAY celebrates Women's History Month with Abrams Books for Young Readers!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESrln6kKpoinckJhKduCIgPf12uzim_cuLK-VgO79TTG8q9yDtwBitOD0yhJachY4oHTmrlf6BGd3dJrGuyh4GIeVcw9dDp6ekoNPD3pstqKTJOanvPIrAYhNbR_z1wsGFaBVuyPvmL7m/s1600/storybook+world.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're celebrating another day of bookish fun with Storybook Sunday! For those not up to speed on the post, I read a lot of great storybooks and thought, why not give them their own day in the sun. Hence, Storybook Sunday appears every now and then!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">March is Women's History Month. Here's a little "Did You Know" behind how it all started...</div><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/womens-history-month#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20March%20is%20designated,women%27s%20contributions%20in%20American%20history." target="_blank">Did You Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week . . .<br /></a><br />Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.<br /><br />In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians—led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women's History Alliance)—successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week. <br /><br />Subsequent Presidents continued to proclaim a National Women’s History Week in March until 1987 when Congress passed Public Law 100-9, designating March as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, each president has issued an annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, March is our month and there are so many reasons to celebrate, let alone so many fabulous women to discuss, stand behind, cheer for, and just plain recognize! This year, the folks at Abrams Books for Young Readers helped me out with a few selections. The first is a woman I've read a little bit about before, but whose story never fails to amaze me. The second is a woman I'm just learning about, but her story is not only unique in its own right, its captivating and as important as any other in today's day and age. Ladies and gents, let's jump right in...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFHxfq1n7iAvQmeZ30YPKJxV4mirRKu1GOuH57021CXbkUwkPZpmq6kdQcV9ZcH0g7ylQEFWW3IObt8gMQ1qCcijvX_WkWykqrY8K9655aQ_MNY7sppWzlonw5knlHRkhBtkwHgqBXbQhaKclbUzuY3C_jhtw5kTdiIIxFj8J39rFBASbwKDVKNUfVv8-/s1119/9781419749926_s3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFHxfq1n7iAvQmeZ30YPKJxV4mirRKu1GOuH57021CXbkUwkPZpmq6kdQcV9ZcH0g7ylQEFWW3IObt8gMQ1qCcijvX_WkWykqrY8K9655aQ_MNY7sppWzlonw5knlHRkhBtkwHgqBXbQhaKclbUzuY3C_jhtw5kTdiIIxFj8J39rFBASbwKDVKNUfVv8-/w329-h400/9781419749926_s3.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/lucy_9781419749926/" target="_blank">LUCY!</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">HOW LUCILLE BALL DID IT ALL</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">By <a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/contributor/amy-guglielmo_30626759/">Amy Guglielmo</a> and <a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/contributor/jacqueline-tourville_29568968/">Jacqueline Tourville</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Brigette Barrager</div><div style="text-align: center;">9781419749926</div><div style="text-align: center;">Abrams Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Publication Date: March 19, 2024</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucille Ball...started out as a precocious young girl that knew her calling in life before she was old enough to drive. She loved the sound of laughter, and bringing a smile to someone's face. In a time when women were more seen and not heard, she was a stand out, but it didn't come easy. It took dedication to a dream that naysayers refused to see as a possibility. It took backbone when others shot her down and told her she couldn't do this well, or couldn't do that well. It took gumption to keep on the path she saw so clearly for herself , and one day she not only achieved the dream she dreamt, but she made strides for women in the workforce, and those in power. She became the Queen of Comedy...but did you know she called the shots on her show AND was a producer as well? Hat's off this this feisty woman who the world couldn't keep down!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her story is told in bite sized bits so younger readers won't be overwhelmed, while older readers will still be entertained. The illustrations throughout burst with personality, and the limited color used until things turn full color in the end really make each image POP.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">👧 👩 👵 👰 👸 💁 🙆 🙋</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4KZ_QzepKUToOh0IsMRZeoHDcxAqaf4vKNen-Ww4cJtU0kxi93es3Bw8VCpm4Sjfzptz-gBnkNLUxrhABVKOD1xwzhRu8AsvHRvLtCdIMERWoqeRR2xFjatHCgGeVAlavxvjOewu5gA3Od8SK7aBFBZuSDQPy_kD8jkrcikHYO55ssIguFUnZ126QQhl/s1130/9781419752216_s3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4KZ_QzepKUToOh0IsMRZeoHDcxAqaf4vKNen-Ww4cJtU0kxi93es3Bw8VCpm4Sjfzptz-gBnkNLUxrhABVKOD1xwzhRu8AsvHRvLtCdIMERWoqeRR2xFjatHCgGeVAlavxvjOewu5gA3Od8SK7aBFBZuSDQPy_kD8jkrcikHYO55ssIguFUnZ126QQhl/w326-h400/9781419752216_s3.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/signs-of-hope_9781419752216/" target="_blank">SIGNS OF HOPE</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">THE REVOLUTIONARY ART OF SISTER CORITA KENT</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">By <a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/contributor/mara-rockliff_30538246/">Mara Rockliff</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Melissa Sweet</div><div style="text-align: center;">9781419752216</div><div style="text-align: center;">Abrams Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Publication Date: April 16, 2024</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sister Corita Kent took art and made it SING.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't just about the creation of a marvelous work, but the making of something that told a story, proclaimed a message, conveyed hope, peace, and love. It was about making art accessible to the masses, but also meaningful to them as well...and it wasn't always about creation either, but seeing things differently. Think the infamous Pop Art soup cans...it took the ordinary and brought it into a new focus. The same could be said for Corita's work. She would focus in on smaller areas of life to bring it into a new view. Nothing was out of bounds, and there was no wrong way to create art. Draw upside down? Certainly! Paint image after image of whatever comes to mind? Why not! It wasn't about prestige or wealth, but about the commonwealth, as in the need to express one's self, and bring understanding to the people. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The illustrations throughout really capture the eye and make you want to explore them further. You see not only the Sister's work and learn about her approach, but the style in which her story is told by the illustrator that brings it to life. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">👧 👩 👵 👰 👸 💁 🙆 🙋</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img 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(THANKS!)... and the chance to celebrate Women's History Month with all of you! For more information on these titles, authors, illustrators, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. Both titles have future release dates coming up this Spring via Abrams Books for Young Readers, so mark your calendar or preorder your copies today!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-72851311922642858752024-03-08T00:30:00.099-06:002024-03-08T00:30:00.136-06:00RRR presents... Can You Keep A Secret? by Jo Lovett - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LOLy4AFJHqbHzcdnrn5SUD5pN2ZBbqAKkWb3XfF59ga0q85QWhGgEjnUuZPCRkLVrWQ3Z8WabZLJk0Z2Uu_ykKdyFccGHrTfs86On3OCMyO5zbNklH2w87vqExTjwknAxLI87uuF0M59GEPH76ts7U3Ln9qRdbTjz7fhxBs8LMu-O3GbiUV5l6EiUhXT/s700/Can%20You%20Keep%20A%20Secret.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LOLy4AFJHqbHzcdnrn5SUD5pN2ZBbqAKkWb3XfF59ga0q85QWhGgEjnUuZPCRkLVrWQ3Z8WabZLJk0Z2Uu_ykKdyFccGHrTfs86On3OCMyO5zbNklH2w87vqExTjwknAxLI87uuF0M59GEPH76ts7U3Ln9qRdbTjz7fhxBs8LMu-O3GbiUV5l6EiUhXT/w400-h158/Can%20You%20Keep%20A%20Secret.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's often said that the only way to keep a secret is to either never tell it at all, or all but one party must have passed on. Shocking, right? Well, not so much if you REALLY think about it, but we're not taking that more morbid line of thought here today. Our featured title currently touring with Rachel's Random Resources is touted as a Romantic Comedy, though I also see it as a Contemporary Fiction or Women's Fiction work, but however you slice it, it tackles a curious story line that is fun to see play out on the page. In real life though...maybe not so much! Let's get between the epages of today's ebook of choice and blog tour guest...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLhl8XIrZkWIwmrCO_g1B9FDHUrhkuxCPwixwc_-iwug-zSmjAafSL8vl8Yr3F6qAWe_m2cWvhmiZ_j3NAs8t6ceFy4Q80psKVFAeYdYw46DSzix0oq5yAgB_fuRx-AmceGuGfh5i5AchUtXM0seO37_CgQsb3CEKnc6uaGAN2mfwu-JQZSRlCajptkuz/s1080/10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLhl8XIrZkWIwmrCO_g1B9FDHUrhkuxCPwixwc_-iwug-zSmjAafSL8vl8Yr3F6qAWe_m2cWvhmiZ_j3NAs8t6ceFy4Q80psKVFAeYdYw46DSzix0oq5yAgB_fuRx-AmceGuGfh5i5AchUtXM0seO37_CgQsb3CEKnc6uaGAN2mfwu-JQZSRlCajptkuz/w400-h400/10.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Can You Keep A Secret?</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jo Lovett</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One New Year’s Eve, Georgie James and her friends come up with a genius plan to help them stick to their resolutions… They all write down secrets, seal them in envelopes and then post them to each other. The secrets will be revealed at the end of the year if they haven’t kept their resolutions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s perfect. Except…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Georgie's secret is BIG... and revealing it could destroy their friendships. She has no idea why she chose that one to write down. There are plenty of innocent things she could have said – even admitting she finds newcomer Raf incredibly annoying would have been better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What she does know is that there’s no way she can let her secret be revealed. Which means she needs to keep her (nightmare) resolutions and, most importantly, get her envelope back before anyone can open it. Which, given she sent her secret to Raf, means spending a lot more time with him than she’d choose to...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>A heartwarming romantic comedy for fans of Beth O’Leary and Mhairi McFarlane</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mybook.to/keepasecretsocial">---> SNAG YOUR COPY TODAY <---</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Really. Can you imagine? I mean, if the "game" is played right, you could totally be revealing something deep, dark, and otherwise unknown to your friends if your willpower to follow through on those resolutions fails, and let's face it, most fall victim to them! This foursome, albeit under the influence, play it right, and, like most alcohol tainted choices, regret this one in the morning. The thing is, no one is really adult enough to admit it, so they each go about as if it was a perfectly sane decision, aim to hit those targets set, and if not, lie through their teeth to avoid the consequences and fallout. Do they succeed? Some more than others, but through all the ups and downs, they each discover sides of themselves and each other they really never knew, and uncover other secrets as well as truths that were lying in wait for the right moment to come along. By the time New Year's rolls around again, they're ready...come what may.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I liked the concept, and I loved the group of friends. Their personalities were each distinct and unique, yet the meshed like good friends always seem to do. Watching them each tackle their new year challenges was amusing, but the most laughs came from Georgie and Raf...among them, the mom scene. HA! Imagine being caught going through his things BY HIS MOM with no good explanation, and...yeah, trust me, you won't be able to stop at least a good giggle! The story has wide range appeal for Fiction fans of many sub genres, and it doesn't purely cater to the female side either, depending on the male reader, of course. All in all, it was a fun way to read the night away while I waited desperately to see just how they were going to get out of what they walked themselves into!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcJkRvo8WkEEvRRlx3SZZbU6g1CkJPpS9mwVIeHP87HP5dG_D0yJwEri8svbRr2it2X3PTsdjROI_4LT25rrn851HWmh0R1h-wVGnuQ5eribagNCe4CpMBaPocaBRx3ni002QHC9sOVN0ge4p3aCI8nhoqb5X1JMvFjfRo857rdk1EYO2IfvpbKm0qQwh/s450/Jo%20Lovett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcJkRvo8WkEEvRRlx3SZZbU6g1CkJPpS9mwVIeHP87HP5dG_D0yJwEri8svbRr2it2X3PTsdjROI_4LT25rrn851HWmh0R1h-wVGnuQ5eribagNCe4CpMBaPocaBRx3ni002QHC9sOVN0ge4p3aCI8nhoqb5X1JMvFjfRo857rdk1EYO2IfvpbKm0qQwh/w200-h200/Jo%20Lovett.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jo Lovett writes heart-warming, feel-good romcoms. Her latest book, Another Time, Another Place, published by Boldwood, was released in August 2023. Jo was runner-up in the Good Housekeeping/ Orion First Novel Competition 2018 and shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Award 2019.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067294912972">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JoLovettWrites">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/JoLovettNews">Newsletter Sign Up</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jo-lovett">Bookbub</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgKGbrCv2w5vBVzeQY4nt_NrcuRjZ32RJDWW2MeHdJZjrXrGIjsJjacTLp3BMP2vTXefXCUT1cgumv_vQJcaDYz5fwNwpT1tOJPRlnjvQIq1Xkf6T_bK3YTNSNmNOsbojnDXjKKPAgQr1pVNYzLL3grI6At-dEPy_nMyqU9U0sjKwrA1j4boXEtSq6WRM/s2203/Can%20You%20Keep%20A%20Secret%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2203" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgKGbrCv2w5vBVzeQY4nt_NrcuRjZ32RJDWW2MeHdJZjrXrGIjsJjacTLp3BMP2vTXefXCUT1cgumv_vQJcaDYz5fwNwpT1tOJPRlnjvQIq1Xkf6T_bK3YTNSNmNOsbojnDXjKKPAgQr1pVNYzLL3grI6At-dEPy_nMyqU9U0sjKwrA1j4boXEtSq6WRM/w400-h228/Can%20You%20Keep%20A%20Secret%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the publisher for the ebook for review. This title is available now, so snag your copy at your favorite online retailer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember... if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-22374123823768983772024-03-07T00:00:00.046-06:002024-03-07T00:00:00.172-06:00Rockstar Book Tours presents... THE THIEF OF TIME by Vivi Barnes, Christina Farley, and Amy Christine Parker - COVER REVEAL + EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockstarbooktours.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="615" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtSqtEkoYoTGwvnSh3gz1_NCr9sJYBK_3Rc_ESXSs_uru1PUUMlpEdK_vCmTFoSxqmAabzSJy82zIOkFvJE08tfrn07SBmGD7X1M6RSLm2sPLLB8LWWCjEsv8FEUgWU93LPw023IN_i46E8L9fAbu7peMTyJLZXSb5xG8UyWuGWH8Ome-zA5kCfGImQ7F/w400-h156/COVER%20REVEAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Today Vivi Barnes, Christina
Farley, and Amy Christine Parker, have teamed up with </span><a href="http://www.rockstarbooktours.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Rockstar Book Tours</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> to reveal the cover for THE THIEF OF TIME, their new middle grade contemporary fantasy
book which releases May 7, 2024! Check out the awesome cover, catch an exciting excerpt, and enter the giveaway!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">On to the reveal!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3V7doFY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3825" data-original-width="2475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9xJIdKTa5APIuHT5GLpfnK0Bhc1sDgD-ckFpYNcBb0e7Gnjo-HX_vcUTZ6cKEeu5Iesg0m5e96dmUbFZwkXNhCCrwqI_NheW6IcIOySgzaRUD7VauJf9Pwpv-nIsrUoky-mChU4idlg7S63PcTIl7IyQtwuT4kV-pd2rF4Nw5JWfbT818UVXw5jNTvZL/w414-h640/Thief%20of%20Time%20fullcolor%20P2_%20Cool%20Cropped_title%20copy%20(1).jpg" width="414" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">About The Book:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk160614854"></a><a name="_Hlk101517841"></a><a name="_Hlk109641341"></a><a name="_Hlk118108087"></a><a name="_Hlk119244074"></a><a name="_Hlk123038795"></a><a name="_Hlk125450106"></a><a name="_Hlk133405784"></a><a name="_Hlk134099367"></a><a name="_Hlk143522103"></a><a name="_Hlk149132729"></a><a name="_Hlk158897712"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Title:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158897712;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> THE
THIEF OF TIME (The Library of Alexandria Series #1)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158897712;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Author: </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158897712;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Vivi
Barnes, Christina Farley, and Amy Christine Parker<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158897712;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Pub. Date:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158897712;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> May
7, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158897712;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Publisher: </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158897712;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk149132729;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk143522103;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk134099367;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk133405784;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk125450106;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk123038795;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk119244074;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk118108087;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk109641341;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk101517841;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Infinity
House Creative<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“<i>The Thief of Time</i> is a
thrilling contemporary fantasy that will steal your breath away. Chock full of
complex world building and magic that springs from the power of story, this
book will definitely keep young readers turning pages.”—Polly Holyoke,
Award-winning author</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />
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<b>Unleash the Magic…</b><br />
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THE THIEF OF TIME is an exciting middle-grade contemporary fantasy adventure
that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the realms of magic,
friendship, and self-discovery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">On a visit to their local library,
Ben, Bridgette, and Maya unwittingly unleash a dragon from an ancient book and
find themselves fighting for their lives against a swarm of evil birds. They
battle to escape with the help of the dragon and are whisked through a portal
into the magical Great Library of Alexandria.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Once they pass the Trials and prove
themselves worthy, they are invited to become students at Helicon Academy.
There they train to become librarians for the Library of Alexandria, protecting
books and the magical artifacts within.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614854;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben, Bridgette, and Maya fall in love
with the story-themed dinners, fantastical animals, and fictional characters
roaming the halls. But when they discover a dark and sinister mystery within
the academy’s halls, the three must embark on a quest to protect the library
and preserve the fabric of time itself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p>-----‐--------------------------------</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">REVIEWS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">"Every so often, you read a book with a fictional place
that is so full of magic and so full of wonder that you want to live there
forever -- the library in <i>The Thief of Time</i> is such a place. You're in
for a treat!" —Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of <i>Spark</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">What a ride! <i>The Thief of Time</i> whisks readers from the
immortal Library of Alexandria to adventures across the globe. Maya, Ben, and
Bridgette kept me reading to the very end! —Sarah McGuire, author of <i>Flight
of Swans </i>and <i>Valiant</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We all know books are magic, but in <i>The Thief of Time</i>,
they are beyond our expectations! This adventure jumps right in with our
protagonists facing an adventure, both physically and mentally, unlike any
other I've read. Fans of Land of Stories and magical school books are going to
devour this new twist on what it means to truly get into a book. —Kellee Moye,
librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p>------------------------------------------</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">*** Excerpt ***</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Chapter 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Polly Definitely Doesn’t Want a Cracker<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The first weird thing Ben noticed was the birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Clustered in bushes around the front of the library, they
watched with unblinking beady red eyes as he made his way up the steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“To be, or not to be…gone!” he said loudly, clapping his
hands at a pair that was preening on the steps in front of the door. They
hopped only a few inches away and fixed Ben with a baleful stare. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben shook his head. Here he was, quoting <i>Hamlet</i> at
creepy birds and returning an almost-overdue book on a Friday night when there
were probably ten end-of-summer parties going on—or at least two that he was
invited to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">He yanked the door open and stepped inside. Mr. Lozano, who’d
been the town librarian ever since Ben could remember, was scanning barcodes
from a tall stack of books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Hey, Mr. Lozano.” Ben slid his book across the counter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Lozano caught the book and added it to the stack. “Just
under the wire, Benjamin. Your dad wouldn’t be happy to come pay another late
fee.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“I know.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Lozano picked up a magnifying glass to peer at the book.
With the plaid bow tie and pencil mustache, Ben thought he looked more like a
Scotland Yard detective than a librarian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Lozano peeled off the outside cover that was titled
“Practical Science.” Ben inwardly groaned. He meant to remove that before
returning it. Underneath the cover was a copy of Shakespeare’s <i>Hamlet</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Lozano sighed. “Your father still giving you a hard
time?” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben shrugged. His father was a surgeon and thought Ben should
be studying math and science, not “farting around with theater and poetry,” as
he liked to say. It was just easier for Ben to pretend he was more scientific
than he was. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">His mom would’ve understood him better. Not a day went by
where he didn’t think about her and wish she was with him again, reading
Shakespeare’s sonnets like she did when he was little. The gentle lilt of her
voice always lulled him to sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“I know what you’re going to say,” Ben said. “I’ll talk to
him again, and—” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Mr. Lozano, that astronomy book isn’t here,” a girl
announced as she walked up and set a stack of books on the counter. She looked
familiar, maybe from school. She wore an old Texas Rangers baseball T-shirt and
had a short mop of auburn curls, pale skin, and thick round glasses that made
her green eyes seem extra-large.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">She shrugged her oversized military-looking green backpack
off her shoulders and plopped it on the counter next to the books. “It was due
five days ago. I’ve been on the waiting list forever.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“I’m sorry, Bridgette. I’m sure the person will bring it back
soon.” Mr. Lozano glanced at the clock over the desk. “Unfortunately, the
library’s closing so I can’t help you find something else right now.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Can’t you call them? Fill out a police report or something?”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Excuse me.” Someone with two long dark braids squeezed
between Ben and Bridgette, her hands cupped around a small ball of fur. A
volunteer badge was clipped to the sleeve of her light blue shirt. “Mr. Lozano,
I think Griffin’s sick. I’m really worried about him.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This girl Ben knew. Everyone knew Maya Friedman, who moved
here last summer from Israel and within a month of their sixth-grade year
became one of the most popular kids at Harrison Middle. Her braids had kind of
become her trademark. Ben hated to admit he was jealous, but no matter how many
times he’d styled his sandy blond hair or even dyed it, he’d failed to get a
trademark “look.” This girl showed up with two long braids and perfectly tanned
olive skin and everyone was like <i>whoooooaaaa</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Who’s Griffin?” Ben asked. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“One of the library’s animals.” She held up a small ball of
brown fluff. “Does he look a little lethargic to you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Bridgette shrank away. “Keep it away!” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Maya pulled it to her chest protectively. “He’s just a little
guinea pig. He won’t hurt you.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“I know.” Bridgette pushed her glasses up the bridge of her
nose. “Its scientific name is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cavia
porcellus</i>.” Her face flushed as Ben stared at her. “I read a lot.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Poor Griffin,” Maya cooed to the ball of fluff. “That girl
didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Bridgette frowned. “I didn’t mean to hurt his feelings. I’ve
just never been near one before.” She reached out and awkwardly patted its tiny
head with one finger. “Good boy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Maya smiled at her, then glanced at Ben. “I think I know you
from English class. Ben, right?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben nodded. “You’re Maya.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“And I’m Bridgette,” Bridgette said from the other side of
Maya. “I mean, if anyone wanted to know,” she added softly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“No one wants to know,” another voice piped in. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben cringed as the awful Davey Singleton swaggered over with
a group of his friends. Davey had been Ben’s nemesis ever since Ben was cast as
the lead in the third-grade rendition of <i>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</i> and
ended up with a terrible case of stage fright, puking all over a kid in a tree
costume. Davey took over the role for the rest of the show and still delighted
in tormenting Ben about it. Worse, he seemed to beat out Ben for every lead
role since then.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Awww look, it’s Shakes<i>fear</i>,” Davey said. “Library’s
closing, Shakes<i>fear</i>. Go barf somewhere else.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben rolled his eyes. “Hang in there, Davey. One day, maybe
you’ll actually come up with something original.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Hey, Maya, you going to Drew’s party?” one of the girls in
the group asked. “Davey’s ditching but you should come.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Maya brightened. “Sure, after I close up here.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“And, um, change shoes?” the girl said as she stared at
Maya’s scuffed black combat boots. “Where’d you get those?” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Maya’s face reddened. “My aunt gave them to me when we left
Israel.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben got the feeling she never wore those boots in front of
her friends. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Sorry, you’re not invited,” the girl said to Bridgette as
she and her friends walked out the door, laughing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Like I was interested anyway,” Bridgette mumbled, looking
away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Lozano, we have to leave,” Davey said. “When are you going
to kick these nobodies out of here?” He pushed through the half-door of the
counter and came back with a brown leather suitcase.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Where are you going?” Ben asked.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“None of your business.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“We’re fine, we’re fine.” Mr. Lozano glanced again at the
clock. “We have ten minutes.” He nodded at Ben, Bridgette, and Maya. “You kids
head home now. <a name="_Int_PEsLsyli">Library</a> is closed. Maya, thank you
for taking such great care of the animals. And Bridgette, tomorrow maybe I can
help—" <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A loud crack sounded outside of the library. Everyone jumped.
Bridgette squealed and pushed closer to Ben, who was rubbing his ringing ears. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“What was that?” Maya said, cradling the chirping Griffin
close. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Lightning?” Ben suggested. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“It’s not even raining,” Bridgette pointed out. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Quiet.” Lozano held up a hand, frowning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Something dark moved against the frosted glass of the front
door. Ben heard tiny scratching and tapping noises, which got louder and louder
until it sounded like hundreds of birds were trying to claw their way through
the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben covered his ears, his heart leaping into his throat as
the birds shrieked and screamed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Lozano yanked open the door to the circulation desk.
“Everyone, get behind the counter.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Don’t have to tell me twice!” Davey pushed through the
opening, almost knocking Bridgette over with his suitcase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Another crash sounded at the door and more dark figures shot
past the frosted windowpane, bird silhouettes with feathers and crooked bills
that almost looked like creepy noses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The door wobbled and shook as if someone was trying to get
inside but didn’t know how to use the handle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Lozano yelled into his phone, “They’re here! I don’t know
how. We need an R.E.R. team now!” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">He gestured to Ben and the others. “Gather round and take
hands. Now.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">More banging at the door. Davey kept his hands on his
suitcase. Bridgette grabbed Ben’s hand, her eyes wide with fear. He squeezed
hers with a reassurance he didn’t really feel and felt Maya take his other one.
He really hoped his palms weren’t sweaty. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Lozano glanced at the clock. “Hold on. And…now!” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Everyone watched as Mr. Lozano stepped one foot into the
empty wastebasket next to the wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">And waited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Lozano pulled his foot out of the basket, then stepped in
again. And again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben cleared his voice. “Um, Mr. Lozano, you okay?” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The librarian grabbed the phone, beads of sweat breaking out
across his forehead. “It isn’t working. We need a car!” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">With a loud smash, the glass in the door shattered, and large
black birds with creepy red eyes started clawing their way through the window
with long, almost fingerlike talons. Ben yelped and Bridgette screamed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Into my office!” Lozano yelled as a flurry of black feathers
cascaded over them. “I’ll handle this.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The kids scrambled into Mr. Lozano’s office and slammed the
door behind them as birds thumped against its frosted glass. A single black
feather floated in. Ben grabbed it and shoved it in his pocket. “That’s one
less feather you’ll have to fight with,” he yelled at the door, not caring how
weird he sounded. This whole thing was terrifyingly weird. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben turned around, realizing he’d never been in Lozano’s
office before. It was like something from another century—old bookshelves,
weird telescope-looking things, and ancient leather-bound books piled on a
table. A low humming sound seemed to be coming from them. Ben rubbed his
ears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Screeching from right outside the office made Ben forget all
about the humming. The birds hurled against the window. <i>Thump! Thump! Thump!
</i>The glass started to crack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“We need to hide.” Bridgette yanked her backpack onto her
shoulders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Behind there!” Ben ran to the heavy oak desk on the far
wall. Bridgette and Maya followed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Davey crouched behind a plush chair near the door, clutching
his suitcase. “Make them go away,” he whimpered. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A crash sounded on the other side of the door. Ben clamped
his eyes shut, hoping Mr. Lozano was okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Griffin!” Maya cried out. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben opened his eyes to see the guinea pig running at top
speed toward a crack in the wall. Maya started after him, but Ben grabbed her
arm. “He’ll be fine. We need to stay together.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The square glass window in the door shattered. Davey threw
his hands over his head as the birds flew directly at him. His screams pierced
the air. Ben gritted his teeth together. No matter how awful Davey was, Ben
couldn’t just hide like a coward while birds were trying to kill him. This
wasn’t a third-grade play. This was real.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“We have to help him. Distract the birds,” Ben told Maya and
Bridgette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“How?” cried Bridgette. “It’s not like we have bird seed.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Hey!” Maya called out, standing up and waving her arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“What are you doing?” Bridgette yelled at her as birds flew
toward them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ben crawled across the floor to Davey, where a bird was
flapping over his head, poking him with its beak. He grabbed Davey’s suitcase
and threw it at the bird. The bird dodged it, shrieking. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Hey, that’s expensive,” Davey cried out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“So’s our lives!” Ben yelled as more birds converged around
them. He grasped for the nearest book, an ancient one with a dragon etched into
the leather and the imprint of a harp-looking instrument stamped on it. Ben
flung it at the birds. The book landed with a thud on the ground, open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Everything went completely still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A gust of wind whooshed through the broken window and caught
the pages, turning them fast and then faster. The humming he heard earlier grew
louder in his ears. Ben gasped as sparks flew out of the pages like sparklers
on the Fourth of July. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A column of fire-red flame shot up from the book. Something
huge, red, and terrifying burst from the center of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p>🖊 🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOYQp0a9IW2iqy7Hf78WSmd-HwcLQyLXCj2EZw4GWWnDpnNWJXTWzxXUwNXRQsVlVH4tUAlOw71Lra-rVMukCMmJvJppPtpYOZjd_hYrRJfK4eerqMeqVFw-26luSWwny0RA13J0rr3EDyWgOiRG5jvDBGZLMdlJkqEkDQoZk7xC47Q4laGvL4GDlOuUo/s404/Authors%20Photo.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="404" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOYQp0a9IW2iqy7Hf78WSmd-HwcLQyLXCj2EZw4GWWnDpnNWJXTWzxXUwNXRQsVlVH4tUAlOw71Lra-rVMukCMmJvJppPtpYOZjd_hYrRJfK4eerqMeqVFw-26luSWwny0RA13J0rr3EDyWgOiRG5jvDBGZLMdlJkqEkDQoZk7xC47Q4laGvL4GDlOuUo/w400-h268/Authors%20Photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">About <a name="_Hlk160613989">Vivi Barnes, Christina Farley,
and Amy Christine Parker</a>:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk160613138"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Vivi Barnes, Christina Farley, and
Amy Christine Parker </span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">are
best friends who bonded over their love of telling stories and going on
adventures. They live in sunny Central Florida with their families, where
inspiration is just a beach day away. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Instagram<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk160614874"></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amychristinepar/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">@amychristinepar</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/christinalfarley/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">@christinaLFarley</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/vivibarnes/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">@vivibarnes</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160614874;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">TikTok<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@amychristineparker">@AmyChristineParker</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@christinafarleyauthor">@ChristinaFarleyAuthor</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@vivibarnes82">@ViviBarnes82</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p>--------------------------------</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">*** Giveaway ***</span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">1 winner will
receive a $25 gift card to the book vendor of their choice, International.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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For the past year, she’s been writing a brilliant fantasy novel in her head, and here’s her chance to get it on paper! The plot to Lyla’s novel is super complicated, with battle scenes and witches and a mysterious one-toed-beast, but at its core, it’s about an overlooked girl who has to rescue her beautiful, highly accomplished older sister.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But writing a fantasy novel turns out to be harder than simply imagining one, and pretty soon Lyla finds herself stuck, experiencing a panic she realizes is writer’s block. Part of the problem is that she’s trying to impress certain people—like Rania, her best friend who’s pulling away, and Ms. Bowman, the coolest teacher at school. Plus, there’s the pressure of meeting the deadline for the town writing contest. A few years ago, Lyla’s superstar teen sister Dahlia came in second, and this time, Lyla is determined to win first prize.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, Lyla confides about her writing problems to Dahlia, who is dealing with her own academic stress as she applies to college. That’s when she learns Dahlia’s secret, which is causing a very different type of writer’s block. Can Lyla rescue a surprisingly vulnerable big sister, both on the page and in real life?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🖊 🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It took me a minute longer to read not because of the book, but because of me. Recent events have created a stuck moment for me and as much as reading has always been an escape, I find it harder to quiet my mind to actually do it these days. Anyway, suffice it to say that I really related to this story in some ways, but let me give you a bit more to go on...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">😍 Favorite quotes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"...I wish I was brave. But I guess sometimes you need to pretend you are, and that’s almost the same thing..."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"...What would it be like if people didn’t expect stuff, didn’t assign words like “superstars” or “weirdos”? “Jocks” and “brains” also..."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first illustrates a reality for many that doesn't seem fair, but still is. It should be okay to just be okay or even not be okay, but if pretending gets you the boost you need, you do you. The second is a WHAT IF for every generation. If we just let people, heck even ourselves, be themselves instead of filling expectations, labels, and the like on them, how different could our world be? How much happier could people be? How much friendlier, accepting, productive, etcetera etcetera could civilization become? Ideas may flow easier, problems turn into solutions as many hands carry the weight in lieu of one competing against another? So many what ifs...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's the thing about this author's work...it always gives you a heartfelt story, but leaves you with something to think about, gestate, and carry forward. It was a pleasure getting to know our little leading lady, and watch her grow towards someone she was just getting to know. The challenges she faces are relateable, as are the pressures she puts on herself, but she shows us those choppy waters can be navigated, if only we give ourselves a chance to adjust course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's more to tell, but that's my two cents, so if you're intrigued (and I think you might be 😉) check it out! There's goodness to be had between the pages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🖊 🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrK-q8hRUPkjBcUcBaNZN3RtanvWw1NnSaW_oa0PBKMewX6hmr4AtgDiC8mBmqY_qQd4CTDHNklHlUrSvQLJ3piApAT9z7dMRSD8Rti-bH1FaM3XvZoAe_avlT51JvGo5yBTWx1q4JHbeVOFR449JLnZiGUWFT1O3yTKkWZUhjsY8Fdg1QuH2OQzfT7ewq/s250/barbara-dee-32807723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="167" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrK-q8hRUPkjBcUcBaNZN3RtanvWw1NnSaW_oa0PBKMewX6hmr4AtgDiC8mBmqY_qQd4CTDHNklHlUrSvQLJ3piApAT9z7dMRSD8Rti-bH1FaM3XvZoAe_avlT51JvGo5yBTWx1q4JHbeVOFR449JLnZiGUWFT1O3yTKkWZUhjsY8Fdg1QuH2OQzfT7ewq/s1600/barbara-dee-32807723.jpg" width="167" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">credit: Carolyn Simpson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Barbara Dee is the author of fourteen middle grade novels including Unstuck, Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet, Violets Are Blue, My Life in the Fish Tank, Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed. Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including The Washington Post’s Best Children’s Books, the ALA Notable Children’s Books, the ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. Barbara lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🖊 🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊🖋🖊</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQp6GFZMGO2O1oW2GLYRBKn56eQJr2l83YzJ_lYJbF_qrhFFrvf3Tsn-UTZm9mM8fYz6Ume1D-JpKNtgMZUCnxdiS7U57iW2FC0wo6IFOJof18XCS4x16EmCy27jQ-YYxrx7sqGeug6VqVSEc9mhoBvyIivhEP7Pa3hY17n13CyU4KRls2i-9AT2TRpWI/s480/thank%20you.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQp6GFZMGO2O1oW2GLYRBKn56eQJr2l83YzJ_lYJbF_qrhFFrvf3Tsn-UTZm9mM8fYz6Ume1D-JpKNtgMZUCnxdiS7U57iW2FC0wo6IFOJof18XCS4x16EmCy27jQ-YYxrx7sqGeug6VqVSEc9mhoBvyIivhEP7Pa3hY17n13CyU4KRls2i-9AT2TRpWI/s320/thank%20you.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to Mitch at Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now wherever books are sold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-10345331953063734792024-03-03T01:00:00.070-06:002024-03-03T01:00:00.181-06:00BOARD book Sunday... MY TINY DINO LIBRARY!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESrln6kKpoinckJhKduCIgPf12uzim_cuLK-VgO79TTG8q9yDtwBitOD0yhJachY4oHTmrlf6BGd3dJrGuyh4GIeVcw9dDp6ekoNPD3pstqKTJOanvPIrAYhNbR_z1wsGFaBVuyPvmL7m/s1600/storybook+world.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're celebrating another day of bookish fun with BOARD book Sunday! For those not up to speed on the post, I read a lot of great storybooks and thought, why not give them their own day in the sun. Hence, Storybook Sunday appears every now and then... but today's a little different. Today, we've got two BOARD books that feature stars from the jurassic period, and will be ROARing into bookstores near you a little later this month. Ready? Set? Here we go!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrRPGOXcoNO8oKwTKx4O41W2aYNbVNp5Bwp6lCHwaKnyA1CBqFHLE6CadyTV-9SqMYCCR1KXMlzhYSORd8RZXl92MCJVf8igu-siqJ0mElbe9YQ9XRp_Fy3_wOMdYU9Ny3niNATpjJ9gCGBSoRnKb-i8GbDIc-vTjf-kmZEoMLaAUECfuL1aOGv-Dv5qF/s1960/My%20Tiny%20Dino%20-%20T%20Rex.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrRPGOXcoNO8oKwTKx4O41W2aYNbVNp5Bwp6lCHwaKnyA1CBqFHLE6CadyTV-9SqMYCCR1KXMlzhYSORd8RZXl92MCJVf8igu-siqJ0mElbe9YQ9XRp_Fy3_wOMdYU9Ny3niNATpjJ9gCGBSoRnKb-i8GbDIc-vTjf-kmZEoMLaAUECfuL1aOGv-Dv5qF/w200-h200/My%20Tiny%20Dino%20-%20T%20Rex.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj207iEkQPW_1wJtN-jn-CKvb9Gau737wqS4CQtJzxs2zobCdin9KIVFkr9JiCF62o1CY4gVUg8BGndVBIeNcaGoA0AoOQL3a_L_Tznlc7GqeYhxtn7izbHuvZa4RiPbANBX5O_gpyUu8UcNt0G0ilQccNWoEs-YtkMY6B76nKNfDLzkw8IcOGxi4iRtccw/s1960/My%20Tiny%20Dino%20-%20Triceratops.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj207iEkQPW_1wJtN-jn-CKvb9Gau737wqS4CQtJzxs2zobCdin9KIVFkr9JiCF62o1CY4gVUg8BGndVBIeNcaGoA0AoOQL3a_L_Tznlc7GqeYhxtn7izbHuvZa4RiPbANBX5O_gpyUu8UcNt0G0ilQccNWoEs-YtkMY6B76nKNfDLzkw8IcOGxi4iRtccw/w200-h200/My%20Tiny%20Dino%20-%20Triceratops.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">MY TINY DINO LIBRARY: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722374/t-rex-by-j-d-forester-illustrated-by-sarah-rebar/9780593751282/">T-REX</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">MY TINY DINO LIBRARY: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722375/triceratops-by-j-d-forester-illustrated-by-sarah-rebar/9780593751275/">TRICERATOPS</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">J.D. Forester</div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah Rebar</div><div style="text-align: center;">9780593751282 </div><div style="text-align: center;">9780593751275 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Grosset & Dunlap</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Release Date: March 12th, 2024</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In classic Board Book style, the thick pages are perfect for little ones to really get in on the dino-riffic fun, while the cute shaped edges will draw their curiosity. Once the cover is opened, the fun continues with clever little rhymes that not only move the story onward, but also impart a little knowledge along the way, making these two titles able to dino stomp into readers formative years with ease. The familiar dinosaurs 🦕 chosen allow visual recognition, while piling on the fun as the opportunity to ROAR, CRUNCH, and MUNCH present themselves for that interactive layer of bookish goodness. Top it all off with colorful images to dazzle and delight, and I'd say this is a great start to a promising prehistoric library!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>J. D. Forester</b> lives on a farm in Connecticut with her cat, Dino. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">About the illustrator...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sarah Rebar </b>is an illustrator based in Los Angeles who has worked on several books, including four for Michelle Obama’s Netflix show, Waffles + Mochi! She earned her BFA in illustration and design from Syracuse University and currently works as an Art Director for Noggin, Nickelodeon’s educational platform for kids. For nine years, she worked as an in-house artist for Sesame Street, working on projects for TV, publishing, and digital media.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img 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(THANKS!) This title is available now via Grosset & Dunlap in an awesome little gift set, so be on the lookout for it on a bookstore shelf or virtual retailer of your choosing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-65806776965835250392024-02-27T03:24:00.002-06:002024-02-27T03:24:32.776-06:00RRR presents... The House Sitter by Elizabeth Drummond - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09We9_Z_4eQ-L-I2eprhj7bvG-JwB0_ZPblByOUQgMbhRBtcm6bCB8jEKHghdv1xO0onAKpm1RrCGq_I6jiGKhZ1BTv65SkDYaVDIrUtmWxnd-Y8P2ulEYJsdMn9D3UVKLEFAgd3qOGRrm8WOex3kgBa5vPDbIfnvOMpl_12LB16rU-jAXF2GIMuTPbrA/s700/The%20House%20Sitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09We9_Z_4eQ-L-I2eprhj7bvG-JwB0_ZPblByOUQgMbhRBtcm6bCB8jEKHghdv1xO0onAKpm1RrCGq_I6jiGKhZ1BTv65SkDYaVDIrUtmWxnd-Y8P2ulEYJsdMn9D3UVKLEFAgd3qOGRrm8WOex3kgBa5vPDbIfnvOMpl_12LB16rU-jAXF2GIMuTPbrA/w400-h158/The%20House%20Sitter.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The lady doth protests too much </i>is an often true phrase applied to romance tinged novels, and today's Rachel's Random Resources guest is not immune to the association. When tempers flare, it's often because we care enough to fight for it, but when sparks fly as a result, the outcome can be extraordinary. Ladies and gents, time to meet today's unlikely potential couple and our ebook of choice...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_Kf7T6jOCijFy5-6US7DcYRySwjJo1y3KnNyS2z-Ya_6E4vmX_jIMqFM8gDocEmdt7O3npfV96tiVVpWO82sf1l74M_DsZ5CBehE3R8owV21DS-FoQBAX0wsAtSzs8SruFwVznZ0B33QYqsppXyFDjw9eaYTTVaazt5ZCptne3fFxJ_JfQhIed19bfh0/s1551/The-House-Sitter-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="1016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_Kf7T6jOCijFy5-6US7DcYRySwjJo1y3KnNyS2z-Ya_6E4vmX_jIMqFM8gDocEmdt7O3npfV96tiVVpWO82sf1l74M_DsZ5CBehE3R8owV21DS-FoQBAX0wsAtSzs8SruFwVznZ0B33QYqsppXyFDjw9eaYTTVaazt5ZCptne3fFxJ_JfQhIed19bfh0/s320/The-House-Sitter-cover.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">The House Sitter</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Drummond</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>His house. Her rules. But who’s in charge?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pippa Munro had everything planned for her perfect wedding. What she did not have planned, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved farm. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, homeless and loveless. Things couldn’t be going better…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his family’s ancient house. He’s too busy with his hot shot city job to deal with a country manor several hundred miles away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The perfect solution? Find someone to house sit.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The less-than-perfect candidate? Pippa Munro.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pippa is more comfortable working on a farm than dusting a chandelier, and definitely not the ideal choice for the job.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As tempers fray, ideas clash, and secrets are spilled, Pippa and Wolfie might realise they have the same ambitions for the house, if only they could stop arguing long enough to find out…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Sitter-grumpy-sunshine-romcom-ebook/dp/B0BQ5GZH6C">AMAZON UK</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/House-Sitter-grumpy-sunshine-romcom-ebook/dp/B0BQ5GZH6C">AMAZON US</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We meet Pippa as a young girl just starting out in the world. She has friends by her side, plans for the future, and a boyfriend to pass the time with...or not. The future has a way of surprising us, for better AND worse, and while dreams can come true, they don't always do so in the way we're expecting. Give fate a timeline, and watch it laugh right back at you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed seeing these two, Pippa and Wolfie, go head to head. Even from their first moments on the grounds, you could sense their relationship would be something to watch. They both had clear visions of what the here and now should be for each of them that they often got in their own way. Jealousy is definitely a green-eyed monster that raises its recognizable head a few times throughout the tale, but to what end, I'll let you discover because the smiles are all in the moments, and the details warm the heart. Definitely threads of the infamous grumpy/sunshine trope we all know and love...well, I know and love...and as we reach for that happily-ever-after nothing is fully tied up with a bow until book's end, so prepare your heart for the ride!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A great pick for Contemporary Fiction fans as well as Contemporary Romance readers, and a fun way to wile away a weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ4T_JdBjVhF0bekcwepmxMatN2HAfEGMNBFDrprvYoTtp_omwqmDcdQBgohBLVDvToXpx2CYVaAf6q-UOxIrJ2ukOetMVK1KXhW9N_x3WgeGV8WT31LrHhyoX4rAlUW-BW-rXkvmDCzGlf3kz-jXjap6pVsVY70zslS2fj5yspPovjPKpyC3WtowZPfj/s3000/L&N-66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ4T_JdBjVhF0bekcwepmxMatN2HAfEGMNBFDrprvYoTtp_omwqmDcdQBgohBLVDvToXpx2CYVaAf6q-UOxIrJ2ukOetMVK1KXhW9N_x3WgeGV8WT31LrHhyoX4rAlUW-BW-rXkvmDCzGlf3kz-jXjap6pVsVY70zslS2fj5yspPovjPKpyC3WtowZPfj/w133-h200/L&N-66.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Drummond grew up and studied in Yorkshire, attaining a degree in English Literature from Sheffield University before moving to New York for a year post-graduation. It was in New York she learned she was nothing like Carrie Bradshaw so upon her return to England she moved to London where she forged a successful career as a film distribution executive. Although her experiences on film sets and corporate boardrooms could fill multiple books with scandal alone, Elizabeth’s books are mostly filled with light-hearted humour and romance. Elizabeth lives in Essex with her husband and two daughters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://acebook.com/EADrummondWrites">FACEBOOK</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/lizzythebrit">TWITTER</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lizzythebrit">TIKTOK</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizzythebrit">INSTAGRAM</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVJIZMkoyA7UdoIsZF3VYalz1adNfUTLTsfIMt8JltVRz-60suCN13zZv5rj3JIEiLNTcR8xB27ARjqBVMp7bbbB-Jcj2XdYqhTK-fmg0ffwGd0xcNpFDj-FsCA3qdcskckcDw9HE95XDwbDL9RqWqw7LXddTghgb_WFvGfWMJ31i8G581VDYptwPfVwX/s2561/The%20House%20Sitter%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2561" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVJIZMkoyA7UdoIsZF3VYalz1adNfUTLTsfIMt8JltVRz-60suCN13zZv5rj3JIEiLNTcR8xB27ARjqBVMp7bbbB-Jcj2XdYqhTK-fmg0ffwGd0xcNpFDj-FsCA3qdcskckcDw9HE95XDwbDL9RqWqw7LXddTghgb_WFvGfWMJ31i8G581VDYptwPfVwX/w400-h195/The%20House%20Sitter%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the publisher for the ebook for review. This title is available now, so snag your copy at your favorite online retailer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember... if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E306" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E306" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-91107942988182454042024-02-27T00:00:00.024-06:002024-02-27T00:00:00.141-06:00Silver Dagger Book Tours presents... NOT QUITE A SCANDAL by Bliss Bennet- COVER REVEAL + GIVEAWAY!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/not-quite-a-scandal-cr-banner_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/not-quite-a-scandal-cr-banner_orig.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> An inheritance lost. A betrothal threatened. A scandal brewing… </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Are you ready for your next wish list addition? 😉 Well then, keep reading as we check out the gorgeous cover, a tempting synopsis, plus her you a chance to win in the Silver Dagger Book Tours tour wide giveaway!</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/not-quite-a-scandal-ebook_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="484" height="400" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/not-quite-a-scandal-ebook_orig.png" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Not Quite a Scandal </b>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Audacious Ladies of
Audley Book 2
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">by Bliss Bennet</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Genre: Historical
Regency Romance</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/notquiteascandal-about-the-book_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="600" height="62" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/notquiteascandal-about-the-book_orig.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>An
inheritance lost. A betrothal threatened. A scandal brewing…</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p style="border: none; padding: 0in;">Outspoken Quaker Bathsheba
Honeychurch knows how difficult it is for an unmarried woman to
successfully champion political change. Her solution? Wed best friend
Ash Griffin as soon as he comes of age and begin remaking the world.
But when Ash’s urbane, aloof cousin arrives with inconceivable
news, Sheba’s future dreams are suddenly at risk…</p>
<p style="border: none; padding: 0in;">The death of the Earl of
Silliman reveals an appalling lie: it is not Noel Griffin, but his
long-lost cousin Ash, who is the true heir to their grandfather’s
title. Raised to place family above all, Noel accepts his
grandmother’s bitter charge: find Ash, disentangle him from his
religious community, and train him to take on the responsibilities
and privileges of a title that Noel had been raised to believe was
his. Noel certainly won’t allow a presumptuous, irritating
Quakeress to thwart him in doing his duty—no matter how fascinating
he finds her...</p>
<p style="border: none; padding: 0in;">When scandal threatens both
their reputations, can Sheba and Noel look beyond past dreams and
imagine a new world—together?</p>
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Bennet writes smart, edgy novels for readers who love history as much
as they love romance. Despite being born and bred in New England,
Bliss has always been fascinated by the history of that country
across the pond, particularly the politically-volatile period known
as the English Regency. Though she's visited Britain several times,
Bliss continues to make her home in the States, along with her spouse
and an ever-multiplying collection of historical reference books.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p>Bliss's Regency-set historical romances have
been praised as "savvy, sensual, and engrossing" by USA
Today, "catnip for the Historical Romance reader"
by Bookworlder, "romantic, funny, touching, and extremely
well-researched" by All About Romance, and "everything
you want in a great historical romance" by The Reading
Wench. Bliss's latest book is Not Quite a Scandal, the second
book in The Audacious Ladies of Audley series.</p>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-89324693492234798242024-02-25T00:30:00.115-06:002024-02-25T00:30:00.162-06:00Storybook Sunday... THE STORYTELLER by Lindsay Bonilla, Illustrated by Noar Lee Naggan - REVIEW!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESrln6kKpoinckJhKduCIgPf12uzim_cuLK-VgO79TTG8q9yDtwBitOD0yhJachY4oHTmrlf6BGd3dJrGuyh4GIeVcw9dDp6ekoNPD3pstqKTJOanvPIrAYhNbR_z1wsGFaBVuyPvmL7m/s1600/storybook+world.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're celebrating another day of bookish fun with Storybook Sunday! For those not up to speed on the post, I read a lot of great storybooks and thought, why not give them their own day in the sun. Hence, Storybook Sunday appears every now and then!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's featured title celebrates its BOOK BIRTHDAY next month and brings us a tale of beauty, and love much deeper than you might at first perceive. So, if you're ready to be reminded of the true power of stories and those that tell them, sit back, relax, and keep reading as we introduce today's book of choice...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVFPk40-fqyfR7xxjg6w8jK9GSPUvRBPVlGlRPoh0cxV5gD6UDIl56d-3jFx8aqwhLoK8EUxdVMqFJgFLhCYNkp7ApgdjuupugmgM9NRx_gfn-NyZ7BPJd0qtK2Go1NXZFMwORzKcBLA8zrdlbrYFpDTtK9tVqHz8lCFyUwDkxYQ9mInhKa9CJfmOsYK5/s994/Screenshot_20240224_212516.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVFPk40-fqyfR7xxjg6w8jK9GSPUvRBPVlGlRPoh0cxV5gD6UDIl56d-3jFx8aqwhLoK8EUxdVMqFJgFLhCYNkp7ApgdjuupugmgM9NRx_gfn-NyZ7BPJd0qtK2Go1NXZFMwORzKcBLA8zrdlbrYFpDTtK9tVqHz8lCFyUwDkxYQ9mInhKa9CJfmOsYK5/w400-h337/Screenshot_20240224_212516.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623728/the-storyteller-by-lindsay-bonilla-illustrated-by-noar-lee-naggan/" target="_blank">The Storyteller</a></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsay Bonilla</div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Noar Lee Naggan</div><div style="text-align: center;">9780593109588</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="@penguinkids" target="_blank">Nancy Paulsen Books | Penguin Random House</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>RELEASE DATE: March 5th, 2024</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Griffin’s grandmother spins the most marvelous stories, from breathtaking fairy tales to fascinating family lore. These stories fuel his imagination and fill their days with magic. So when he sees her once-bright spark begin to fade, Griffin is scared to think of the future. Fortunately, though, he has her stories to guide him—and to remind him that he is braver than he could ever imagine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">📕 📗 📘 📙 📘 📗 📕</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This gorgeously told story tells of a grandson's love for his grandmother, the Storyteller, and the wonderful ways that those we cherish stay with us always. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I gotta admit, this book arrived at an appropriate time in my life with my family's recent loss, but it also packed quite the punch for the very same reasons. The images that bring us through page after page relay in brilliant colors the life lessons we share through tall tales, make believe, and imagination... even when we're not looking for them. The words used portray the tender memories we're making even when we are unaware and the power they will hold when one day we become the Storyteller ourselves. I loved seeing this pair celebrating their time together as much as I loved scouring the scenes for images hidden in the background, bidding their time until needed for this lesson, or to illustrate a memory that held more than fairytales. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From cover to cover, this is a beautiful book in both imagery and tale that would make a wonderful addition to any family library. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TF4nhlPHxSkgRM5nGuIRz1aEUeKVJm9TYwUYTJLe4Jr9YzmnTfpS8h_tTC5JHwq2uO4aiqwtIWjuVkg3PUaSag0q2MtUIQaFBmm5DkkvGwfT1AoXSc8zjJzpFqWQ2nM5Ezy1-IAsfZit443HHV9fzjXRrjhD7Q9EqMXUsWArdyBl_Do4dP0Lww65SNiU/s1000/Interior%20illus%20by%20Noar%20Lee%20Naggan%20from%20THE%20STORYTELLER%20by%20Lindsay%20Bonilla_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="1000" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TF4nhlPHxSkgRM5nGuIRz1aEUeKVJm9TYwUYTJLe4Jr9YzmnTfpS8h_tTC5JHwq2uO4aiqwtIWjuVkg3PUaSag0q2MtUIQaFBmm5DkkvGwfT1AoXSc8zjJzpFqWQ2nM5Ezy1-IAsfZit443HHV9fzjXRrjhD7Q9EqMXUsWArdyBl_Do4dP0Lww65SNiU/w400-h153/Interior%20illus%20by%20Noar%20Lee%20Naggan%20from%20THE%20STORYTELLER%20by%20Lindsay%20Bonilla_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lindsay Bonilla</span></b> is a professional storyteller and author whose previous picture books include Parents’ Choice Award winner Polar Bear Island, I Love You with All of My Hearts, and The Note Who Faced the Music. She lives with her husband, two wild and creative kids, and her dog, Blitzen, in North Canton, Ohio. Learn more at <a href="http://lindsaybonilla.com">lindsaybonilla.com</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/lindsaybonilla.author/&source=gmail&ust=1708561645070000&usg=AOvVaw0Dq4oJP6y5iMjnEigjZMjr" href="https://www.instagram.com/lindsaybonilla.author/" id="m_3375950346555485993OWAb3a20cee-5e28-a397-be1b-5216b1db1edb" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@lindsaybonilla.<wbr></wbr>author</a> | <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/AuthorStorytellerLindsayBonilla&source=gmail&ust=1708561645070000&usg=AOvVaw2bnDlUTc5_BjCDFnDbBN9D" href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorStorytellerLindsayBonilla" id="m_3375950346555485993OWAb37c5257-baa8-18b1-52d8-65912da0ceef" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@Author & Storyteller Lindsay Bonilla</a> | <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/lindsaybonilla40/&source=gmail&ust=1708561645070000&usg=AOvVaw3biCLwervjmV1BuTvlfBhg" href="https://www.instagram.com/lindsaybonilla40/" id="m_3375950346555485993OWA626ec06c-eaa9-e0a1-b4ab-3b052678ffe4" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@LindsayBonilla</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- - - - - - - - - - - - -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the illustrator...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Noar Lee Naggan</b></span> (<a href="http://noarleenaggan.com">noarleenaggan.com</a>) also illustrated Lilah Tov Good Night (by Ben Gundersheimer). Originally from Israel, with a background in animation and graphic design, he is now a full-time illustrator in Edinburgh, Scotland.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/noarleenaggan/&source=gmail&ust=1708561645070000&usg=AOvVaw0yvNylIvK7LKR9m5fCU4Vy" href="https://www.instagram.com/noarleenaggan/" id="m_3375950346555485993OWAd328028c-a3ba-6f04-7863-6b638b9def22" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@noarleenaggan</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">📕 📗 📘 📙 📘 📗 📕</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjxXV4uStRsht0Nn8nXrq_JTqXXXyn9juXjM0_Xxr_DwokCb5A1HM735zNylLPg9UKyYsUOIEpLqWajrF6PArk7XR_qQa9EE_JL27xdgZEmhKeURP_eXcpcLTSEGpRBeSSRA7_68oboWjhu-YMmw6OpYes6ho8k66bHGDD7MGQEChDRfFp2Jjk-qWQQ/s222/download.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjxXV4uStRsht0Nn8nXrq_JTqXXXyn9juXjM0_Xxr_DwokCb5A1HM735zNylLPg9UKyYsUOIEpLqWajrF6PArk7XR_qQa9EE_JL27xdgZEmhKeURP_eXcpcLTSEGpRBeSSRA7_68oboWjhu-YMmw6OpYes6ho8k66bHGDD7MGQEChDRfFp2Jjk-qWQQ/s1600/download.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to the dream team at <a href="http://www.blueslipmedia.com/">Blue Slip Media</a> for the chance to bring this title to you and to the publisher for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the authorsm, illustrator, or publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-61405546023387616972024-02-23T00:00:00.001-06:002024-02-23T00:00:44.524-06:00RRR presents... It's Complicated by Camilla Isley - REVIEW!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6UzLjWJRznVg_OjvnPDfb7cubRwPlQnSvTYDeUrshc6OB38aq9zr4-QWCU4lm_r5iwHaIP_vQ-UFL1N5YKIImIsiM75ChGAQLc0wI8e1MvvOiWrq_3tKRLqOknpi6sQTD3NWjTgYmQtgLtZKtUkn4cszCwPeL_l-IdEzUUljSByTaCWfGWl1p8mZyv6A/s700/Its%20Complicated.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6UzLjWJRznVg_OjvnPDfb7cubRwPlQnSvTYDeUrshc6OB38aq9zr4-QWCU4lm_r5iwHaIP_vQ-UFL1N5YKIImIsiM75ChGAQLc0wI8e1MvvOiWrq_3tKRLqOknpi6sQTD3NWjTgYmQtgLtZKtUkn4cszCwPeL_l-IdEzUUljSByTaCWfGWl1p8mZyv6A/w400-h158/Its%20Complicated.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Romcom fan?</div><div style="text-align: center;">You've come to the right place today because Rachel's Random Resources is stopping by with a tour starring the latest from author Camilla Isley. This isn't my first rodeo with her work, and I've enjoyed my encounters in the past, so O couldn't wait to get between the epages of this one. Care to join me? Let's go!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCW0FKu5HCNwJ__UGRIHMhd1fMBCAXlyWlhFvv47PYuHQTBAHF9tsT-j_N2Q3I2Fju5Dc5vsKV04XD2CTSWkjI6gGmbXzvbKpFP7Ht88N6zaSvwa6cEWtbPRx_R9iRBeyx5mhd2uEMQLmc6SO6fXXTs4WAZr4HqwVeedyvSJ-8GPwS6PFbD_Xh6w63Q8W/s1080/21.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCW0FKu5HCNwJ__UGRIHMhd1fMBCAXlyWlhFvv47PYuHQTBAHF9tsT-j_N2Q3I2Fju5Dc5vsKV04XD2CTSWkjI6gGmbXzvbKpFP7Ht88N6zaSvwa6cEWtbPRx_R9iRBeyx5mhd2uEMQLmc6SO6fXXTs4WAZr4HqwVeedyvSJ-8GPwS6PFbD_Xh6w63Q8W/s320/21.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">It's Complicated</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Camilla Isley</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boldwood Books </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lori has been in love with her best friend Aiden since college. Now Aiden (handsome, fair, All-American dream doctor) is getting married, and Lori desperately needs a date to the wedding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So she asks the best man, Jace (tall, dark, and brooding), to pretend their platonic friendship is something more not to have to face the worst day of her life alone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fake dating one best friend to forget the other should be easy… Plot twist—it’s not. When Jace starts acting like the sweetest, most attentive boyfriend, Lori begins to wonder if she’s been seeing him wrong all this time?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They've been an inseparable trio since freshman year, but now everything is changing — and that's not even bringing Jace's feelings into the mix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basically? It’s complicated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mybook.to/ItsComplicatedSocial">---> SNAG YOUR COPY TODAY <---</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OMG! This book was SO much fun! We've got fake dating, unrequited love, a love triangle, and friends to lovers with a happily ever after twist you're simply going to love!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lori had a crush on Aiden, Jace had a crush on Lori, and Aiden never really had a chance to understand what feelings he might have had for Lori thanks to a secret pact... which I will not be going into so I don't spoil the details. Anywho, one wedding announcement later, and Lori and Jace are presenting an unexpected, but united front to face the music... and falling in love along the way. It's sweet, funny, heartfelt with just the perfect amount of spice, you'll be laughing as much as you're sighing with every turn of the page. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By book's end, there's a happy surprise you won't see coming, but, trust me, you'll gladly be a witness to the events that unfold. A wonderful pick for romcom fans and Romance readers alike, and a great addition to this author's growing body of works!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDn2ctFVZDu7WWVLfi4ChNPy2DMfCkmwSGRBb9F14N9VlqgCKTrXO-oQsAlERVs-25-Qc7Hvi1vNrlM3Ue98MzLLVtxuQgOH02klzbe71WSXACtmOGS0P8MT6vetEEh0K9OrhuiybqXZYSZrzC8a23AcINuOqfKiysnyUF47keATOzbl1DrkUktPMs8u2/s3500/Camilla%20Isley.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDn2ctFVZDu7WWVLfi4ChNPy2DMfCkmwSGRBb9F14N9VlqgCKTrXO-oQsAlERVs-25-Qc7Hvi1vNrlM3Ue98MzLLVtxuQgOH02klzbe71WSXACtmOGS0P8MT6vetEEh0K9OrhuiybqXZYSZrzC8a23AcINuOqfKiysnyUF47keATOzbl1DrkUktPMs8u2/s320/Camilla%20Isley.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Camilla Isley is an engineer who left science behind to write bestselling contemporary rom-coms set all around the world. She lives in Italy and her first title for Boldwood, The Love Theorem, a Hollywood-meets-STEM romance, will be published in June 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/camilla.isley.10">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/camillaisley">TWITTER</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/janet_hoggarth_author/"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/camillaisley/">INSTAGRAM</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/CamillaIsleyNews">NEWSLETTER SIGN UP</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/camilla-isley">Camilla Isley Books - BookBub</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4cX9hpbmqOVdgA93HfB7F_jT7EDc8z8KXCigykI2k5WAEn8vZ-7wXvIBXSampMuK8xP-cu07GG0M0IjREKbMNz3YhzoqiGnA5_EO_pmEw32m14MR6Nlx3y08JsBQpvNzoDR9l8m2KJagrgwY6IqtRC6UPXRzeA_24cnurL-t5tVboLVQ5nBHZ2TD_ei6/s2750/Its%20Complicatd%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4cX9hpbmqOVdgA93HfB7F_jT7EDc8z8KXCigykI2k5WAEn8vZ-7wXvIBXSampMuK8xP-cu07GG0M0IjREKbMNz3YhzoqiGnA5_EO_pmEw32m14MR6Nlx3y08JsBQpvNzoDR9l8m2KJagrgwY6IqtRC6UPXRzeA_24cnurL-t5tVboLVQ5nBHZ2TD_ei6/w400-h182/Its%20Complicatd%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the publisher for the ebook for review. This title is available now, so snag your copy at your favorite online retailer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember... if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-77408454996643707392024-02-21T01:00:00.083-06:002024-02-21T01:00:00.219-06:00AWARENESS TOUR: Ode to a Pug by Jill Rosen, Illustrated by Stephanie Rohr - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5EEAgiqdczK7JXxtT7Wgy0YPH7i7C_kDaW5oxyQoJM0Qqmrxt3I_OFcn7tWSZB535QYftjtnv-ccMH6I7WQsDLM02XLtyFC0OG6kh0Py4eadF3Ibc-w3CxkbCFM8g0c7UTF8c5ZYbyFPZBtbKlDMwciKB4b5S9HYroa0uJH1-2gwee6ZNGEN45ktvwzV/s1200/Ode%20to%20Pug%20Tour%20Header.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5EEAgiqdczK7JXxtT7Wgy0YPH7i7C_kDaW5oxyQoJM0Qqmrxt3I_OFcn7tWSZB535QYftjtnv-ccMH6I7WQsDLM02XLtyFC0OG6kh0Py4eadF3Ibc-w3CxkbCFM8g0c7UTF8c5ZYbyFPZBtbKlDMwciKB4b5S9HYroa0uJH1-2gwee6ZNGEN45ktvwzV/w400-h225/Ode%20to%20Pug%20Tour%20Header.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*WOOF WOOF*</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's post is going to the dogs, and the dog lovers! The Children's Book Review is currently featuring a furry, friendly, cutesy little storybook on their latest AWARENESS TOUR that stars man's best friend, companion, co-captain, and loveable agent of chaos...or more specifically, the PUG! So get ready to SIT, STAY, and read because you'll be begging for more by post's end, and I don't blame you in the least!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CzUY-ipR4WELWs5LgNxXcRpPkD_NDyqFGHhEcv1VNEVbX97_ECLyAC_MQoo-BEDMZGsiprLkxlFdQxXJ3GSu_1tX0p9CucC0o3c0kRGFYbf4LIgrcrECf0wh_emNL426ehn2lCo0Rmfyj9PdYte0A7QdLbd_N6DRiiDYvwvnOSIIZlYcCFtJKQkbrMy1/s1080/Ode%20to%20Pug%20Instagram.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CzUY-ipR4WELWs5LgNxXcRpPkD_NDyqFGHhEcv1VNEVbX97_ECLyAC_MQoo-BEDMZGsiprLkxlFdQxXJ3GSu_1tX0p9CucC0o3c0kRGFYbf4LIgrcrECf0wh_emNL426ehn2lCo0Rmfyj9PdYte0A7QdLbd_N6DRiiDYvwvnOSIIZlYcCFtJKQkbrMy1/s320/Ode%20to%20Pug%20Instagram.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3RrWdv6"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ode to a Pug</span></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Written by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jill Rosen</div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stephanie Rohr</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ages 4+ | 32 Pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">978-1-958842-24-9</div><div style="text-align: center;">AM Ink Publishing (2024)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;">A precocious pug delights in shenanigans which drive her frazzled owner to declare she will give her pup away!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Laugh along with the snorting, snoring, and gaseous clown of the canine world as its owner struggles to reign in the messes and mayhem of a new addition. But there is nothing that a few licks and cuddles can’t fix, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A true delight that any family can relate to, <i>Ode to a Pug</i> is full of heart… and a lot of slobber.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49hbiY7">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ode-to-a-pug-jill-rosen/1144209789?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&ean=9781958842249&st=AFF&SID=www.barnesandnoble.com&2sid=The+Children%27s+Book+Review_9085367_NA&sourceId=AFFThe+Children%27s+Book+Review&cjevent=9b2afcadc6cf11ee83a60aee0a1cb82a&dpid=tekz25v83">Barnes and Noble</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/ode-to-a-pug-jill-rosen/20686114?ean=9781958842249">Bookshop.org</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This kid friendly, but also adult friendly, storybook features the wild and wooly times of a little pug and his owner. From zoomies to chewing on EVERYTHING, feeding time to TOOTing time, cuddles to dress up, and all things in between, it shares the beauty of the dog and dog parent relationship in all its brilliant colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's face it, anyone that has a dog can attest to the wonderful times to be shared, but also the utter chaos that can break out the moment you turn your head, step out of the room, or the mood strikes. I've had dogs throughout my life, and we added a puppy around Christmas time. She's still "little" in age, but GROWING bigger each day, so while she sits sweet and prim for a cookie, the zoomies multiple times a day take on a new meaning when you're dealing with a now 30ish pound puppy! Let's just say DUCK AND COVER is a phrase you hear AND obey if you're in her path. (LOL!) Are there moments you think <i>man, I just need some quiet time </i> or <i> I really don't want to take a walkie right now </i>...for certain, but would I trade her for the world? HECK to the NO! Same goes for our little smooshy nosed furry terr...I mean, cuddle bug...here. He may get into things he shouldn't, demand time and attention when you're at wits end, but in hindsight, it's well worth the loads of love in return.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you're a dog lover, YOU NEED THIS BOOK! If you're a dog parent, YOU'VE LIVED THIS BOOK, but you still need it to commiserate and reminisce. Whether you're a kiddo or simply one at heart, take a moment to indulge yourself with this one. You won't be sorry!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35Qr0SnumIThJMt934Yp1S6QFjb0saUKDOUGAWsJgH3O8DnogAPsLu1yyNPlfeeLUbh54-rmV-n62MFwOUnwtKzJIlgrWCX91ZNBNLXBMl4it8vbguW4ov4MO36j9AIog82qtqBi_rAgz0piuL-6kmdAHXq1coZ3Qi9nH_syUIU3gZV-3t1h-J4JMW7O0/s2304/20191010_121942%20-%20Jill%20Rosen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2304" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35Qr0SnumIThJMt934Yp1S6QFjb0saUKDOUGAWsJgH3O8DnogAPsLu1yyNPlfeeLUbh54-rmV-n62MFwOUnwtKzJIlgrWCX91ZNBNLXBMl4it8vbguW4ov4MO36j9AIog82qtqBi_rAgz0piuL-6kmdAHXq1coZ3Qi9nH_syUIU3gZV-3t1h-J4JMW7O0/w200-h178/20191010_121942%20-%20Jill%20Rosen.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jill Rosen is a career marketer and advertiser who lives with two kids, three dogs, two cats, one bird, and a former stand-up comic and Princeton sketch-comedy writing husband. She doesn’t need to go far for comedic inspiration or advice!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Through her brand management work, Jill’s early recognition of, and appreciation for, powerful writing and artistic design only flourished. She is a seasoned workshop facilitator and strategic healthcare consultant specializing in the areas of mental health and infertility.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jill was inspired to begin writing her own stories by her two boys, both avid readers. Now Jill can’t wait to share them with all the young readers out there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For more information, visit:<a href="https://odetoapug.com/"> https://odetoapug.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/odetoapug/">INSTAGRAM</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- - - - - - - - - - -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnoB970nLDmL0Uqi-HF01gmBaEiIA-e-vSOZ5CctCCDeRw1k2FnGy18Q8uqvZr80yL5_e3BfD7TudkiUOs0hgXSWvouN3i33MZovdNje_iuAgG_e524T5KXhyNMv3qk9T_cQHh8FUB1BSAOkoVznkPy9dvffKlpnQkwpcqbNglhSVic_WQ5eGT-eSfIyJ/s2692/Steph-Rohr-Freelance-Creative-Director-London-and-Paris_optimised%20-%20Jill%20Rosen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnoB970nLDmL0Uqi-HF01gmBaEiIA-e-vSOZ5CctCCDeRw1k2FnGy18Q8uqvZr80yL5_e3BfD7TudkiUOs0hgXSWvouN3i33MZovdNje_iuAgG_e524T5KXhyNMv3qk9T_cQHh8FUB1BSAOkoVznkPy9dvffKlpnQkwpcqbNglhSVic_WQ5eGT-eSfIyJ/w149-h200/Steph-Rohr-Freelance-Creative-Director-London-and-Paris_optimised%20-%20Jill%20Rosen.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Steph Rohr is a French Award-winning children’s book illustrator who earned a distinction from ECV Art School in Paris. She is fond of anything silly, funny, wacky, daft, and colorful. A freelance Illustrator & Art Director, Steph has been working in London in publishing and advertising.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephdoespictures/">INSTAGRAM</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*** GIVEAWAY ***</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY25WmzVQBICfYbSHPC9voXIYPgsOu283V3Q6McYMXMIjStR5jMYheN6Kr8B0mQcmUQNaIy7irKoyunTEs-7OMM0zKEPpeTOs999mBelfBtKPsNkxLNHXYeTBKUBG8c7aRTKE3HtpkLc4I-rSZP_ML4WiNRivirZQsgYcf3fhTgv_m2ZnfA9Ah_svMIEAv/s1080/Ode%20to%20a%20Pug%20Prize.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY25WmzVQBICfYbSHPC9voXIYPgsOu283V3Q6McYMXMIjStR5jMYheN6Kr8B0mQcmUQNaIy7irKoyunTEs-7OMM0zKEPpeTOs999mBelfBtKPsNkxLNHXYeTBKUBG8c7aRTKE3HtpkLc4I-rSZP_ML4WiNRivirZQsgYcf3fhTgv_m2ZnfA9Ah_svMIEAv/s320/Ode%20to%20a%20Pug%20Prize.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enter the giveaway for the chance to win an author-signed hardcover copy of Ode to a Pug, a 4″ custom pug plush, plus a die-cut pug sticker!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a class="e-widget no-button generic-loader" href="https://gleam.io/heDFn/ode-to-pug-book-giveaway" rel="nofollow">
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(THANKS!) This post is sponsored by Jill Rosen. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/ode-to-a-pug-by-jill-rosen-awareness-tour/">this tour</a>, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of the stops on the tour for more bookish fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">TOUR SCHEDULE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, February 15, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/ode-to-a-pug-by-jill-rosen-dedicated-review/">The Children’s Book Review</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, February 16, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pagesforpaige">Pages for Paige</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, February 19, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://myreadinggetaway.blogspot.com/">My Reading Getaway</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Article by Author Jill Rosen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, February 20, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.craftymomsshare.com/">Crafty Moms Share</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, February 21, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/">Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, February 22, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://countrymamaswithkids.com/">Country Mamas with Kids</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Article by Author Jill Rosen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, February 23, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/">Cover Lover Book Review</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Interview with Author Jill Rosen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, February 26, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/froggyreadteach">Froggy Read Teach</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, February 27, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fveslibrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/virtual-book-tour-ralphys-rules-for.html">The Fairview Review</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, February 28, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bamauthor.me/">Barbara Ann Mojica</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, February 29, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://themommaspot.home.blog/">The Momma Spot</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, March 1, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://becauseisaidsomyadventuresinparenting.blogspot.com/">Because I Said So</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, March 4, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/">icefairy’s Treasure Chest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, March 5, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com/">Life Is What It’s Called</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Interview with Author Jill Rosen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, March 6, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2r84KcretV/">A Blue Box Full of Books</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug and Little Free Library Drop</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, March 7, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twirlingbookprincess.com/">Twirling Book Princess</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, March 8, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://crystalcahill7.wixsite.com/library">Mrs. Makes Reading Fun</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Book Review of Ode to a Pug</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-24761126079043433922024-02-21T00:30:00.055-06:002024-02-21T00:30:00.326-06:00RRR presents... A Wartime Welcome from the Foyles Bookshop Girls by Elaine Roberts - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWlV2k0P4CDLjqhvO9A1scs0t6hiMC98_VxrXgwZFrtzAXPujpAD3J1lkNCwNCHoxzFnI57_IAOLPmzvaRnJB7MOSL7_pUntg4HhK7BkvXTOwwdKjl08In7Jgvh5e-adv7JXG80UAK9f7IIZFZg_5rTziEQy03P5f43F5p0AhxSxlOxtmgqkNU7YQxGvj/s700/A%20Wartime%20Welcome%20from%20the%20Foyles%20Bookshop%20Girls.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWlV2k0P4CDLjqhvO9A1scs0t6hiMC98_VxrXgwZFrtzAXPujpAD3J1lkNCwNCHoxzFnI57_IAOLPmzvaRnJB7MOSL7_pUntg4HhK7BkvXTOwwdKjl08In7Jgvh5e-adv7JXG80UAK9f7IIZFZg_5rTziEQy03P5f43F5p0AhxSxlOxtmgqkNU7YQxGvj/w400-h158/A%20Wartime%20Welcome%20from%20the%20Foyles%20Bookshop%20Girls.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hello friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome back to another bookish day here at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers. We're ever so slowly getting back into the swing of things with everything going on, and I just wanted to say that I appreciate everyone's kind words during this trying time. Placing reality aside for a moment, let's take a look at the book on today's docket, shall we?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rachel's Random Resources is once again making the rounds with a newly released Boldwood Books title that's ready to whisk you away to times gone by, indulge in your bookish nature, and embroil you in a mystery that could have dire consequences if not properly solved. Sound like your cup of tea? Well then, sit down for a spell and take a look between the epages of today's blog tour guest and ebook of choice...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2mH_JtRAcRWMwuEERU4Ei0B-VOgKr-nTD1jMsaS2ThCZc7DWFDq_vO9xwufzLGserjUniJPs2Hk6yzOz3xMZwJLM8ReEg7q7RlpiJYNLlxO_WRxg11tWWpY_XgBvnhqACoFLk-lv98Na_HeYkpX1NA87Z4Be5Gs-D23cZwDuaUjuCU2AqL4JSHhAwHwv/s2339/A_Wartime_Welcome_For_the_Foyles_Bookshop_Girls_e-book(revised).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2mH_JtRAcRWMwuEERU4Ei0B-VOgKr-nTD1jMsaS2ThCZc7DWFDq_vO9xwufzLGserjUniJPs2Hk6yzOz3xMZwJLM8ReEg7q7RlpiJYNLlxO_WRxg11tWWpY_XgBvnhqACoFLk-lv98Na_HeYkpX1NA87Z4Be5Gs-D23cZwDuaUjuCU2AqL4JSHhAwHwv/s320/A_Wartime_Welcome_For_the_Foyles_Bookshop_Girls_e-book(revised).jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">A Wartime Welcome from the Foyles Bookshop Girls</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine Roberts</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boldwood Books</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>London, 1918: the world is being torn apart by war, but for the girls of London’s Foyles bookshop, where there is friendship, there is hope… </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Elaine Everest.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ellen Beckford and her sister Mary are living under their father’s shadow. Before their beloved mother died, they had dreamed of bright futures, but torn apart by grief, Harold Beckford barely lets his daughters out of his sight. Then Harold is injured during a break-in at his office at London’s docklands, and can no longer work. And with prices rising and food scarce, Ellen has no choice but to defy her father’s rules and seek employment. She finds a position at London’s renowned Foyles bookshop, and the other shop girls quickly take her under their wing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But there are dark times ahead. Ellen’s father is accused of gathering intelligence from the docklands for the enemy, and the police seem determined to see him shot for spying. With the help of her new friends, can Ellen clear her father’s name and save her family from destitution?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mybook.to/bookshopgirlssocial">---> SNAG YOUR COPY TODAY <---</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Family, friends, and the future...all things we can never truly be certain of, but place our trust in nonetheless, come what may. If we're lucky, we choose wisely and things play out as planned; if not, we suffer the consequences to make it to another day. Most of us will be on the winning side most of the time, but there are times that are darker which befall us all, and it's up to us to let the light back in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Such is the case here for Ellen and her father. Times were hard enough without the sudden departure of one of their beloved, but they didn't let it strike a death toll for their present, nor their future. They pulled together as best they could, did what needed doing to survive, and fought like heck to shut down the naysayers trying to throw shade on their good name for their own nefarious reasons. Are they successful? Well, that's for me to know and you to READ in order to find out, but I will say this...no task undertaken in the name of love and family is ever done only halfway. Ellen, along with the help of her new friends, will learn much about life, much about matters of the heart, and much about the importance of fighting for those we care about most...including ourselves when necessary.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By book's end, things are set to right, or as right as they could be, and we're given a window into what may still be on the horizon for the characters we've come to know and love during our time between the pages. A great addition to the series that can certainly be read as a standalone, and the perfect pick for Historical Fiction fans that like their stories with a bit of heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrapYighPZolETeQbo81cTrfIaOZPQh1FpcJBlAxQn3O-gZNkj6xQsPHNalNMFjHfzHWym0-mXOjBjLgwZpTrkCb4rDR2rl9ShKpwzSvBS5keqAKiXfML8ALM1VITOnKIYGxOOoCpY3oz3MoSwELsipmn7vPI7IRB1ogJgZ6WFqKLyIPclnmKZLpxzxZiw/s3500/Author%20Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3500" data-original-width="2500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrapYighPZolETeQbo81cTrfIaOZPQh1FpcJBlAxQn3O-gZNkj6xQsPHNalNMFjHfzHWym0-mXOjBjLgwZpTrkCb4rDR2rl9ShKpwzSvBS5keqAKiXfML8ALM1VITOnKIYGxOOoCpY3oz3MoSwELsipmn7vPI7IRB1ogJgZ6WFqKLyIPclnmKZLpxzxZiw/w143-h200/Author%20Photo.jpg" width="143" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine Roberts is the bestselling author of historical sagas set in London during the First World War. Previously published by Aria, she is bringing her successful Foyles Girls titles to Boldwood who will publish the fourth in this series in February 2024.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ElaineRobertsAuthor/">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertsElaine11">TWITTER</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/janet-hoggarth"> </a><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/elaine-roberts">Elaine Roberts Books - BookBub</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJj22q5LGRAci07jz8OIvd8FPfiZ51paDnMcaePCr9_kn6_xhG00sol6sK9uNSHDpAvJuX9P1ipbfoEDxZcELK7neJi7AqNLgAOPh5stHC1DlPKS0zXAjACGx7mrBbuktchmzcOlEsv9YRaxrk_BVKOASJIxC8VWXf6bWjCd6ccCiaXH_gzdGH9KP6FN6/s1921/A%20Wartime%20Welcome%20from%20the%20Foyles%20Bookshop%20Girls%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1921" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJj22q5LGRAci07jz8OIvd8FPfiZ51paDnMcaePCr9_kn6_xhG00sol6sK9uNSHDpAvJuX9P1ipbfoEDxZcELK7neJi7AqNLgAOPh5stHC1DlPKS0zXAjACGx7mrBbuktchmzcOlEsv9YRaxrk_BVKOASJIxC8VWXf6bWjCd6ccCiaXH_gzdGH9KP6FN6/w400-h260/A%20Wartime%20Welcome%20from%20the%20Foyles%20Bookshop%20Girls%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/rararesources">Rachel</a> at <a href="https://www.rachelsrandomresources.com/">Rachel's Random Resources</a> for the chance to bring this tour to you, as well as the publisher for the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-32913835565831145652024-02-20T01:00:00.070-06:002024-02-20T01:00:00.339-06:00AWARENESS TOUR: Guess How Marion Feels by Miss Kaye, Illustrated by Miss Waitthk - GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO_RdevYry53Bqa70JB4cNdPTJGKMvyntgfYBVFz5Wr6TkHrd42_nJJs-dtkNdRaANZuwcg4a8gtK_aNJyeupiCYRt66PnaRfCrnH_tGgeTJOCH3Ij9EkYPHTyV57KCCmUiGmQ1wT1GxvTdvaQ-30YIVUjWjK7DgQ74WMNejQKR3K0rOqFIC7kDolcmN3/s1200/Guess%20How%20Marion%20Feels%20Tour%20Header.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO_RdevYry53Bqa70JB4cNdPTJGKMvyntgfYBVFz5Wr6TkHrd42_nJJs-dtkNdRaANZuwcg4a8gtK_aNJyeupiCYRt66PnaRfCrnH_tGgeTJOCH3Ij9EkYPHTyV57KCCmUiGmQ1wT1GxvTdvaQ-30YIVUjWjK7DgQ74WMNejQKR3K0rOqFIC7kDolcmN3/w400-h225/Guess%20How%20Marion%20Feels%20Tour%20Header.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting in touch with our feelings is something that starts in childhood. With a boost in the right direction, it can help little ones grow into well balanced little bundles of joy that know how to acknowledge what they are feelings, grow from it, and share that all around goodness with those that surround. The book featured on today's AWARENESS TOUR with The Children's Book Review aims to do just that and more with little Marion guiding readers through a story all about feelings. KEEP READING for a quick glimpse at the tale, and then continue reading for a special GUEST POST with the author about <i>Emotional Intelligence</i>...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wCu-2qPF379M8geLabko2vp797AjJWdk2tIjbGrxHwwCFoPaJnXmkaGb7E-lglkYo9P5OUU8EHvFzyKxdyXXMsHujKSJ3CqpnGT2Fxy7zqyg_3vJyCMZhIl-ybKED0mMCoCVEitRUhJFBXjHEX0H6pIJCsAYAS_-D3r2pGEZNeNFm_FE3RouSOQA_r1o/s2647/Guess%20How%20Marion%20Feels%20-%20Kindle%20Cover%20-%20Karen%20Tolentino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="2647" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wCu-2qPF379M8geLabko2vp797AjJWdk2tIjbGrxHwwCFoPaJnXmkaGb7E-lglkYo9P5OUU8EHvFzyKxdyXXMsHujKSJ3CqpnGT2Fxy7zqyg_3vJyCMZhIl-ybKED0mMCoCVEitRUhJFBXjHEX0H6pIJCsAYAS_-D3r2pGEZNeNFm_FE3RouSOQA_r1o/s320/Guess%20How%20Marion%20Feels%20-%20Kindle%20Cover%20-%20Karen%20Tolentino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/42eeQYB"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Guess How Marion Feels</span></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Miss Kaye</div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Miss Waitthk</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ages 3+ | 34 Pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">9781738593026</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maya Nurtures (2024)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marion is a kind, creative, and easy kid… but he’s faced with BIG emotions. Help Marion identify those BIG feelings in this interactive children’s picture book.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Guess How Marion Feels</i> is a transformative experience that lays the foundation for emotional intelligence and meaningful connections. A gentle Social Emotional Learning (SEL) tool to guide parents, caregivers, and teachers to teach kids who struggle to pick up social cues and have challenges in social situations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This book is made to celebrate and honor the feelings of our little ones, foster open communication, and create inclusive learning with our neurodivergent kids. Written by a neurodivergent author, Miss Kaye aims to support kids and everyone struggling with social interactions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/4bCuBwK">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guess-how-marion-feels-kaye/1143861415?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&ean=9781738593033&st=AFF&SID=www.barnesandnoble.com&2sid=The+Children%27s+Book+Review_9085367_NA&sourceId=AFFThe+Children%27s+Book+Review&cjevent=4916cf4cc46711ee81126aa40a1cb826&dpid=tekz25v83">Barnes and Noble</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9781738593033">Bookshop.org</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: x-large;">*** GUEST POST ***</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>How
to Teach Toddlers Emotional Intelligence</b></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our
feelings, emotions, and affection are what make us feel connected to
ourselves and our surroundings. It is the foundation of every
relationship we form in our lives—the fundamental element in
building stronger and lasting human connections.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yet,
it is the most tricky thing to teach. We are complex creatures with
differences in culture, beliefs, parenting, gender identity,
environment, neuro differences, personal biases, and many, many more.
These could almost guarantee that each of us is one-of-a-kind on this
planet. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Despite
our uniqueness, we have common needs to meet. One of these needs is
the sense of having healthy emotional connections. </span></span></span><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Brené
Brown famously quoted Maya Angelou with these words, "You are
only free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every
place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great."
Basically, the core of belonging is being yourself. It takes
experience, challenges, achievement… even a lifetime to achieve
this. In essence, the philosophy of knowing oneself is through
self-awareness and consciousness.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">In
the realm of child development, one of the crucial aspects to
consider is emotional self-regulation. This is the ability of the
child to control their own emotions, handle frustrations, and resist
impulsive behavior. As parents, caregivers, teachers, and concerned
adults, it is our responsibility to guide little ones on this journey
of self-regulation. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="color: #202124; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="color: #202124; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Understanding
Self-Regulation</span></b></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Self-regulation,
in its essence, refers to a child's capacity to manage their emotions
and behavior in accordance with the demands of the situation. It
encompasses the ability to resist highly emotional reactions to
upsetting stimuli, calm oneself down when upset, adjust to changes in
expectations, and handle frustration without outbursts. These skills
mature as children grow, allowing them to direct their behavior
toward goals despite the unpredictability of the world and their own
feelings.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></b></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identifying
Emotional Dysregulation</b></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Emotional
dysregulation can manifest differently in each child. Some may
display instantaneous, intense reactions without warning, while
others may have a slower build-up, leading to a behavioral outburst.
The common thread is the struggle to manage strong emotions
effectively. It's essential to recognize these signs and address them
proactively.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Factors
Contributing to Self-Regulation Challenges</b></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Several
factors can contribute to a child's difficulties with
self-regulation. These include inherent temperament and personality
traits, which may make self-soothing more challenging for some
children.</span></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Additionally,
the environment plays a significant role; when parents consistently
step in to soothe or solve problems, children may struggle to develop
self-discipline. Conditions such as autism or anxiety can further
compound these challenges, making it crucial to provide tailored
support.</span></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Teaching
Self-Regulation Skills</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Teaching
self-regulation skills is not about avoiding difficult situations but
rather coaching children through them and providing a supportive
framework. This process, often referred to as "scaffolding,"
involves breaking challenging activities into manageable parts.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">For
instance, if a child struggles with a particular task, such as
brushing their teeth, start with a simplified step, like applying
toothpaste to the brush. Praise their efforts and gradually add more
steps as they gain confidence.</span></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>The
Power of Practice Runs</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Another
effective method to scaffold self-regulation is through practice
runs. If a child tends to react impulsively or have tantrums in
specific situations, create low-stakes scenarios for them to practice
better responses. For instance, if shopping trips are a trigger, make
short visits where they can practice walking calmly and keeping their
hands to themselves. Reward their successes to reinforce positive
behavior.</span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Encouraging
Self-Reflection</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To
foster self-regulation, it's essential to encourage self-reflection
in children. When they make mistakes or exhibit impulsive behavior,
approach the situation calmly and provide non-judgmental feedback.
Discuss what went wrong, why it happened, and how they can handle it
differently next time. Creating an environment that promotes
thoughtful, reflective, and self-aware behavior is key to long-term
success.</span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Additional
Tools for Self-Regulation</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In
addition to the techniques mentioned above, mindfulness and
meditation can be beneficial for children, particularly those with
self-regulation challenges. These practices help children focus on
the present moment and develop greater emotional awareness. Parent
training programs offer valuable resources for caregivers looking to
enhance their coaching skills. For older children, dialectical
behavior therapy (DBT) can provide essential tools for distress
tolerance and emotion regulation.</span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>The
Family Environment's Role</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ultimately,
the family environment plays a central role in fostering
self-regulation. Consistency, patience, and ongoing support are
fundamental. Remember that every child is unique, and progress may
not always be linear. By modeling self-reflection and
self-regulation, parents and caregivers create an environment where
children can thrive and develop these crucial skills.</span></span></span></p>
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<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In
conclusion, helping children improve their self-regulation skills is
a vital aspect of their development. By understanding the nuances of
self-regulation, identifying dysregulation, addressing contributing
factors, and employing effective teaching methods, we can guide our
children toward emotional maturity and self-control. </span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Remember,
the journey may be challenging, but the rewards of seeing a child
grow into a self-regulated individual are immeasurable.</span></p>
<p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Notes: </b></i></p>
<ul>
<li><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>This
article is intended as a comprehensive guide to fostering emotional
self-regulation in children and should not replace professional
advice or intervention when necessary.</i></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 10pt;">References
used are resources from the National Library of Medicine on the
topic of Parenting in the Context of the Child: Genetic and Social
Processes, Colombia University Irving Medical Centre, Medication
from materials of Deepak Chopra, and other psychology books.</i></p></li></ul>
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(THANKS!) This post is sponsored by Maya Nurtures. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/guess-how-marion-feels-by-miss-kaye-awareness-tour/">this tour</a>, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. 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THE LAST PAGE<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk159238964;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Discover what happens when a young woman
unexpectedly finds herself inside a book of fairytales where she is charged
with breaking a frog prince's curse and searching for a way home.</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk159238964;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
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Every good fairytale begins with <i>"Once Upon a Time,"</i> or
they're supposed to at least. But for twenty-five year old Josephine Hart, her
"<i>Once Upon a Time"</i> began with her <i>literally </i>crash
landing inside a book of fairy tales and nearly crushing a frog—who is actually
a prince. An annoying, snarky frog prince named Aneurin, seeking the kiss of
true love to break his curse. He vows that if Jo agrees to help him find his
princess, he will get her home.<br />
<br />
With every turn of the page, their adventure leads them deeper into fairytales
familiar to Jo. Through their journey, they discover that despite their initial
clashing, they're both exactly what each other needs. It is only when they
encounter a devious man with a talent for spinning straw into gold that they
realize just how quickly their plot can take an unexpected twist.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk159238964;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>--------------------------------------</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Excerpt</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Surely, you
must be from the southern lands. Just look at your attire,” the frog continued,
lifting a small hand towards me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I couldn’t
help but notice the way his knobby little fingers were webbed together. I slid
my gaze down to my white knotted top and jeans shorts before lifting my eyes
back to the frog.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
creature’s eyes remained transfixed on me, as if I was the one from a foreign
country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“These are my clothes.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“As I can see. Such attire <i>must</i>
come from the Southern Lands,” it replied before adding, “where the peasants
get their clothes from the rag bin.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Now, this
animal was just offensive. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“<i>You’re</i> a <i>frog</i>,” I
retorted, as though that should have been enough to refute his insult. This was
going on record as one of the most bizarre dreams I’d ever had in my life. As a
child, I’d always dreamed of possessing the ability to speak with animals, just
as nearly every fairytale princess could. But <i>this…</i>this was <i>not </i>what
I imagined—a creature of such small, slimy stature, commenting so rudely on my
attire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“For now,” he responded. “And you’re
just a girl who nearly <i>drowned</i> me.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I thought the water would <i>help</i>
you,” I replied quickly, biting the inside of my cheek. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The frog
crossed its arms against its chest. It was weird that he not only talked like a
human, but acted like one, too. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“As I said, I nearly <i>drowned </i>thanks
to you,” the frog scowled. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Well, I’m sorry,” I quipped,
rolling my eyes. I couldn’t believe I was having this conversation, with a <i>frog,</i>
nonetheless. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Perhaps we could start with
introductions,” the frog continued, rising to his feet. Unable to hide my
astonishment at his ability to stand on two legs, I just stared. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Uhh…” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Is that
your way of agreeing?” he asked. “Or is that your name?” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I’m not
giving you my name,” I replied, shaking my head. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“And why not?” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It doesn’t really matter, does it?”
I looked down at him, incredulous. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The frog
frowned at my hesitation. “Have you forgotten it?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“No, I
haven’t forgotten it,” I snapped, shaking my head. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p>---------------------------------------</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">About
Chantal:</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/chantalgadouryauthor" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylDAQ3kicdedkoo3q2X7EkKJbgHem8SULx4gfnW_A148ZGCkcC9VWnyuE-M-tgczs8Uw4krSNnp42m5R3x_5Nuwnk5lCfDHj98k-hkt_k1G38IoOqRXChK0mubzYeebKQf7Qpa_Bh46oNcjILJkGAR0gVCC-8T5ZC_T9zK_SqhXKuWl3UGOhwi0kB7t_W/s320/Chantal%20Gadoury%20Author%20Photo%20.jpeg" width="214" /></a></span></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Chantal
Gadoury is a best selling fairytale-retelling and romance author, living in the
beautiful countryside of Muncy, Pennsylvania with her mom and family yorkie,
Taran.<br />
<br />
When Chantal isn't pursuing her next writing endeavor, she enjoys spending time
with her loved ones, and taking long walks to the sounds of BTS. She is a
TikTok enthusiast, loves all things Disney and loves a good, romantic K-Drama.<br />
<br />
Chantal first started writing stories at the age of seven and continues that
love of writing today. After graduating from Susquehanna University with a
degree in Creative Writing, writing novels has become a dream come true.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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For more information about today's featured title, feel free to click through the links above. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-49668133709105580832024-02-13T00:30:00.109-06:002024-02-13T00:30:00.133-06:00Happy BOOK BIRTHDAY to... WISH YOU WEREN'T HERE by Gracie Ruth Mitchell - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRoaOVZRjrj9xjh9Ec1vkwNopQVv6Mt249cjfJGA4efifYRJ_fnm7wlbMEQRjpGlZrd-yGn6TWhiaoWx5Af3usiUuJfTX11nViVqz_d9RoYAyXUszCIG_Az5OkXWdcHRPfwFKBPVTP-4Y9gpK1e1ksaa38PufA-mtJ4iqGIoUhM2US-NZbRjDKN0vlAMZ/s480/Bookbirthday.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRoaOVZRjrj9xjh9Ec1vkwNopQVv6Mt249cjfJGA4efifYRJ_fnm7wlbMEQRjpGlZrd-yGn6TWhiaoWx5Af3usiUuJfTX11nViVqz_d9RoYAyXUszCIG_Az5OkXWdcHRPfwFKBPVTP-4Y9gpK1e1ksaa38PufA-mtJ4iqGIoUhM2US-NZbRjDKN0vlAMZ/w200-h200/Bookbirthday.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesdays bring the GOOD STUFF as far as readers are concerned, and today is no different because we're celebrating a BOOK BIRTHDAY! It's for the latest title by new to me author Gracie Ruth Mitchell, and stars a Romance that's part contemporary and part fantasy, but full of MAGIC and LOVE. Ready for the next must read on your TBR? Wish granted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXpcUYxswJBfjNtaHhDr0czWO8QZmH51-T6247_NtW0DTvfxDHwbfTLFKjr2B-cmr8Iu8IglAu4xZ9-xUhoeEoIxs0oECHtiNbQPIBnT_2fkZpXTFxBn_AODfV7JS2N0sphhgP7Cv3UcrRnPqYf7Zt-5FqebPz4mALvRzE1fex3U0BFy1o4A6nKpMC_j5/s2750/205657446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="1779" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXpcUYxswJBfjNtaHhDr0czWO8QZmH51-T6247_NtW0DTvfxDHwbfTLFKjr2B-cmr8Iu8IglAu4xZ9-xUhoeEoIxs0oECHtiNbQPIBnT_2fkZpXTFxBn_AODfV7JS2N0sphhgP7Cv3UcrRnPqYf7Zt-5FqebPz4mALvRzE1fex3U0BFy1o4A6nKpMC_j5/s320/205657446.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205657446-wish-you-weren-t-here" target="_blank">Wish You Weren't Here</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie Ruth Mitchell</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clementine has accidentally freed a British genie from his ancient British teapot, and she’s not thrilled about it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, appalled by his living conditions—and grudgingly impressed by his jawline—she vows to set him free. But before he can join the human world, the genie must prove he can live like a human—and he must do it in one month, or he’ll fade away for good. As Clementine and the genie embark on a series of How to be Human lessons, and as they pretend to date in order to discourage the men trying to woo her thanks to a wish gone wrong, the two of them discover that being human is more complex than they expected—and that love can be found between the unlikeliest of pairs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine your wishes coming true?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine the genie looking like a hot British escapee from across the pond ready to do your wishly bidding with a slight air of superiority, a dash of genie mystery, and the potential for more? Can you imagine your much loved but force of nature aunt taking control of first said wish in the name of caring for you? Can you now imagine that wish going wrong, but with a curiously not-exactly-unwanted outcome? Exactly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stepping into this one was like being welcomed in by friends and family. Aunt Flossie was a force, but with so much love and good intentions for Clementine. Clementine was a doll, happy with life the way it was, and not looking for anything different, anywhere better, or anyone to change things up. The surprise visitor, in the middle of the night no less, throws her for a loop to be certain, but the ripple effects of the encounter, the 'what ifs' proposed, and the somewhat forced proximity create laughable moments, multiple meet cutes, and the chance at a happily ever after for more than one heart involved. You'll get caught up in the family dynamics, smile along at the lessons in humanity that Tangerine, I mean, Alaric, has to stick to in order to find his new path, and lose yourself the magic of it all. It's said that opposites attract, but sometimes those that might seem the most different at the start are actually the most alike at heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A great pick for Romance fans whether Contemporary or Fantasy because we can always use a little more sparkle in our lives!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUeTJ_ITY4P7fjUTXOlNyzqNUjMe7taj6OAqZZwE6UxFd5AO8w7WHap1JR3hly42hsqBrn218c7xF6V_jNp73_4xu2BZwBG-DzpRrIaq5kac6qtkfKResfjY_VWiZ9QUd38tvNxytNDhP06Xdv9Sgpnc2Ggb3mBRQQYXG5MUyw-SViE9bLUmJMniKdUY0/s200/20730123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUeTJ_ITY4P7fjUTXOlNyzqNUjMe7taj6OAqZZwE6UxFd5AO8w7WHap1JR3hly42hsqBrn218c7xF6V_jNp73_4xu2BZwBG-DzpRrIaq5kac6qtkfKResfjY_VWiZ9QUd38tvNxytNDhP06Xdv9Sgpnc2Ggb3mBRQQYXG5MUyw-SViE9bLUmJMniKdUY0/s1600/20730123.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie is a Midwest girl who relocated to a tiny, snow-filled Idaho town. She attempted her first novel in the fifth grade and never looked back; now she spends her days trying to keep track of her children, her dog, and her book characters. She's also lucky enough to be married to her favorite man in the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If Gracie had any free time, she would spend it reading, watching K-dramas, and taking hot baths. As it currently stands, however, you'll usually find her staring glassy-eyed at the computer screen, trying to get her characters to behave themselves. Sweet romantic comedy is her passion!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gracieruthmitchell.com/" target="_blank">SITE</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/authorgracieruth" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCmaWM2jo5YfDxeWGBX2bZqXjBup7WcX6Mbai3kxGoPoVF-2KQdhGBTrAasQnxtJsc_PqQrpTQHbQjKdzG5buvPGU8xvA8kKYITHnhpdO6uPQAlEoqSYuGvIxRG8QTSEmZssmk25JgRitUey0DR6-vGnh3VtCsPlacNoFr3sRehICSs4ZuN0ACfbcmsT7/s400/2019-thank-you-balloons-clipart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="400" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCmaWM2jo5YfDxeWGBX2bZqXjBup7WcX6Mbai3kxGoPoVF-2KQdhGBTrAasQnxtJsc_PqQrpTQHbQjKdzG5buvPGU8xvA8kKYITHnhpdO6uPQAlEoqSYuGvIxRG8QTSEmZssmk25JgRitUey0DR6-vGnh3VtCsPlacNoFr3sRehICSs4ZuN0ACfbcmsT7/s320/2019-thank-you-balloons-clipart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to author Gracie Ruth Mitchell for the chance to be a part of her early read and review team. (THANK YOU!) For more information on this title, or the author, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available TODAY, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-6244999932100881712024-02-12T00:42:00.003-06:002024-02-12T00:42:28.776-06:00RRR presents... The Love Interest by Victoria Walters - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwFufiPN-r8AX7DEERrOsiqziCnZSdHFIdiWIqRIw5WVG-fmHbiKzOGVIGZcsXXPqY3VevCrxnUG2ECu8SAsG8EPKBXtZpaXXctBsFqzzvW02Qb-0lx1UZ7OnLJx7JzMTcgcqW2r5oUzMq5WjvbDlx9vk78mV7wsvGCeHshRZj-agdugPA3i_ni7V_yWu/s700/The%20Love%20Interest.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwFufiPN-r8AX7DEERrOsiqziCnZSdHFIdiWIqRIw5WVG-fmHbiKzOGVIGZcsXXPqY3VevCrxnUG2ECu8SAsG8EPKBXtZpaXXctBsFqzzvW02Qb-0lx1UZ7OnLJx7JzMTcgcqW2r5oUzMq5WjvbDlx9vk78mV7wsvGCeHshRZj-agdugPA3i_ni7V_yWu/w400-h158/The%20Love%20Interest.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Readers the world over will claim an affection for Mr. Darcy... but does the expectation transfer to real life representation or endless disappointment? Liv Thomas is about to unexpectedly find out. Ladies and gents, today's Rachel's Random Resources tour on deck is ready to bring the potential love with our ebook of choice...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVRlA2njDPmebx4Q4yQoa6Z4ePjf4N_BEIE1XhNoN-ap1zy0WhunFJ3og_OON6qEc5_TsBs4s8WIoDlabjdbQmDFWk5MlZEDzXEXBewDu6TEV0V-UsUvOqKSGcrCFiT_w_iD2gr72XIRvoc_oqjSFso-_fqMi9sZ1o4K3rwwNdNjfsOJalzZQayYryTG_/s2338/The%20Love%20interest%20Final%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVRlA2njDPmebx4Q4yQoa6Z4ePjf4N_BEIE1XhNoN-ap1zy0WhunFJ3og_OON6qEc5_TsBs4s8WIoDlabjdbQmDFWk5MlZEDzXEXBewDu6TEV0V-UsUvOqKSGcrCFiT_w_iD2gr72XIRvoc_oqjSFso-_fqMi9sZ1o4K3rwwNdNjfsOJalzZQayYryTG_/s320/The%20Love%20interest%20Final%20copy.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Love Interest</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Victoria Walters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>No man can be as good as the one in your imagination...</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Librarian Liv Thomas has always dreamed of writing a romance novel. But she’s stuck when it comes to creating a romantic hero – sadly – lacking anyone in real life to base him on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When her brother suggests his best friend stay in their shared flat for a few weeks, she can’t believe her bad luck. Aiden Rivers is irritating and pushes all her buttons. Worst of all, he’s gorgeous, has a sexy accent and reminds her of her all-time favourite character Mr Darcy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Liv finds herself unexpectedly inspired and the leading man in her novel begins to bear an uncanny resemblance to Aiden. He can never find out though: she’d never live it down. Because Aiden can only ever be her love interest in the pages of her book – and definitely not in real life… right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A laugh-out-loud enemies to lovers rom com, perfect for those who spend far too much time thinking about Mr Darcy coming out of the lake!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mybook.to/loveinterestsocial">---> SNAG YOUR COPY TODAY <---</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"The lady doth protest too much, methinks..."</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not simply a pretty line from Shakespeare, but a rather true sentiment that certainly applies here. Liv and Aiden have been at it for years, and while seen as banter, aggravation, and annoyance, sometimes it's just the heart's way of expressing itself while uncertain about those feelings being returned. Watching these two come around made my heart smile, and it didn't hurt to have a little P&P reenactment either 😉. It's easy to get caught up in the potential love affair, but it was equally enthralling to watch Liv follow her dreams as a writer... even if that gets her into a little trouble along the way. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A great pick for Contemporary Romance fans that like their stories on the bookish side!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGvYv_DpYd5JMNDOwqHs_Dck61VUDzdiE1yUn3taQAf8NJ33jRXBMC5nfTYcu9N73ScTRMRSM6o1Vg5Upx-z_kvgGlbE4p51EJaGJNuAyDkzX0uC6-AfXbtHKEsqRP9ncaueTAU_96gy_Yb4jdKQ2tLnWQGbHbu5-THfo1-NA2m-URKNHhYnOUrHXjAcG/s2000/Victoria%20Walters%20author%20pic.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGvYv_DpYd5JMNDOwqHs_Dck61VUDzdiE1yUn3taQAf8NJ33jRXBMC5nfTYcu9N73ScTRMRSM6o1Vg5Upx-z_kvgGlbE4p51EJaGJNuAyDkzX0uC6-AfXbtHKEsqRP9ncaueTAU_96gy_Yb4jdKQ2tLnWQGbHbu5-THfo1-NA2m-URKNHhYnOUrHXjAcG/w200-h200/Victoria%20Walters%20author%20pic.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Victoria Walters is the author of both cosy crime and romantic novels, including the bestselling Glendale Hall series. She has been chosen for WHSmith Fresh Talent, shortlisted for two RNA novels and was picked as an Amazon Rising Star. Previously published by Hera, she is now writing romantic comedies for Boldwood.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaWaltersAuthor">FACEBOOK </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vicky_Walters">TWITTER </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/janet_hoggarth_author/"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/vickyjwalters/">INSTAGRAM </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/VictoriaWaltersNews">NEWSLETTER SIGN UP </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EQEu4HQ1jq7XG9A0no8PDLtnG1RI-wULlyUeNVOnXC88sHNIANrYvl6QB8yVB9FhnnRyZpi2ipclYq6bQ5Z-iqlN4nmggrLlHjk6-g-7QMIJyGEF7jM9L2ug3Qe7IerjM9JtBPhyphenhyphennhNo/s1600/rrr.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EQEu4HQ1jq7XG9A0no8PDLtnG1RI-wULlyUeNVOnXC88sHNIANrYvl6QB8yVB9FhnnRyZpi2ipclYq6bQ5Z-iqlN4nmggrLlHjk6-g-7QMIJyGEF7jM9L2ug3Qe7IerjM9JtBPhyphenhyphennhNo/s1600/rrr.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/rararesources">Rachel</a> at <a href="https://www.rachelsrandomresources.com/">Rachel's Random Resources</a> for the chance to bring this tour to you, as well as the publisher for the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2akHYycH61s1KL8wyw47vyoCkbpF_fWGusFGBKKa3UzyYNvmcXrpTX99eEI3a9P4KiPASR4i-GZu1aX6llPO54o9aTe_pZrdnXkADR91TP7-l4ShMG9vQzG1XwOHlJhYBknwmePFzxdx6xejl5-pYjZPvXlyXNUP7qAta4y8sz9k58GJrFOCEEbVRfLT_/s2132/The%20Love%20Interest%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="2132" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2akHYycH61s1KL8wyw47vyoCkbpF_fWGusFGBKKa3UzyYNvmcXrpTX99eEI3a9P4KiPASR4i-GZu1aX6llPO54o9aTe_pZrdnXkADR91TP7-l4ShMG9vQzG1XwOHlJhYBknwmePFzxdx6xejl5-pYjZPvXlyXNUP7qAta4y8sz9k58GJrFOCEEbVRfLT_/w400-h186/The%20Love%20Interest%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember... if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-63161289115627379862024-02-11T00:00:00.001-06:002024-02-11T00:00:00.262-06:00Celebrate National Make a Friend Day with... THE PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM by Alex London - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggVVqIyasjHNii__vYF8GbmfOok9AuJYyHgahoGvNtu5QcoEL_o-97tHOWMoW_KOnqUG68XwAGUG05QhOXcXVa02OXHOUQSCQmChOfgglot2YIu8vAgpDbBJMLGMljcJuBAgcnpKAeAS7zGc1V7CpOdfcJb-Mid51Uin053f4hAg1gStfE6Di9w2twKF1/s238/images.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="238" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggVVqIyasjHNii__vYF8GbmfOok9AuJYyHgahoGvNtu5QcoEL_o-97tHOWMoW_KOnqUG68XwAGUG05QhOXcXVa02OXHOUQSCQmChOfgglot2YIu8vAgpDbBJMLGMljcJuBAgcnpKAeAS7zGc1V7CpOdfcJb-Mid51Uin053f4hAg1gStfE6Di9w2twKF1/s1600/images.png" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today is National Make a Friend Day, and while it might be a lesser celebrated holiday, there is no denying that a good friend can make a world of difference in our lives... even if you happen to be a princess. Ladies and gents, if you're a fan of fairytales, or fairytale redos, this is one story your don't want to miss! Allow me to introduce, today's book of choice...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBpDB6p9razVMBX8kOxiDE8wBF6BEO42C9IEd4k6PA5cQKCtq19DPvPPHTz9WOoZ4aGKJt4U3cwZaVF54zLL1CUY1ue_mg11X2kWzAdG8_gtJOyWZxo0nvKTiZyBql5Cr2kBUGRvKSlw4p2y1fXWmeJuhnS6ioNZNfAoiygttrPemfaXhtZ6fHrdXIwmI/s4032/20240201_233357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBpDB6p9razVMBX8kOxiDE8wBF6BEO42C9IEd4k6PA5cQKCtq19DPvPPHTz9WOoZ4aGKJt4U3cwZaVF54zLL1CUY1ue_mg11X2kWzAdG8_gtJOyWZxo0nvKTiZyBql5Cr2kBUGRvKSlw4p2y1fXWmeJuhnS6ioNZNfAoiygttrPemfaXhtZ6fHrdXIwmI/w300-h400/20240201_233357.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-princess-protection-program-alex-london?variant=41059567239202" target="_blank">The Princess Protection Program</a></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">By </div><div style="text-align: center;">Alex London</div><div style="text-align: center;">9780063303874</div><div style="text-align: center;">Greenwillow Books</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every fairy tale ends with its characters living happily ever after, right? A valiant prince quests long and hard to reach the castle where the sleeping princess lies. And with a kiss, he awakens her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But what if the princess does not think a kiss from a stranger is a very pleasant way to wake up? Yuck!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When Rosamund flees her prince, a Door of Opportunity opens, and she steps through it to the Home Educational Academy (the HEA for short). Rosamund has found the Princess Protection Program, where fugitive fairy-tale princesses escape unwanted affections, untimely ends, and all the other perils of their stories.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the longer Rosamund lives in the real world, the more questions she has. Does anyone ever graduate from the HEA? Why doesn’t anyone seem to remember the former students? Is the kindly fairy headmistress all she appears to be? Is anyone? And the most important question of all: Can Rosamund change her story?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time, there lived a girl who wanted to escape the story she was a prisoner of... even if she didn't quite know it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This tale doesn't deal with just ONE fairytale princess, but several, though Rosamund (or formerly Sleeping Beauty) is the new addition to the group. It puts a new spin on the classic we all know... how would you feel about being awoken by a kiss 💋 from a total stranger that's promising to love and cherish you forever, despite not knowing you, and is pretty much racing to the altar? 😳 Hmm... all notions of romance aside, it sounds like just the right moment for a Door of Opportunity to open, leading you to somewhere else, anywhere else where you might explore what your own chosen future holds! Curious? Oh, you don't even know the half of it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's the thing about this story! It explores things you may not have considered when it comes to fairytale tales, and happily-ever-afters, and gives us a fun, if at times dangerous, adventure to see just what happens when we take control of our own stories...a great lesson for the princesses, but also readers. There's no singular way that our stories have to unfold; making it our own is the beauty of choice, love, and life. It's empowering in its messages, giving us strong female characters (and a few male characters too!) that have to think, consider, and puzzle through things that may be bigger than they ever thought possible, but with the help of their new addition, they stand a chance of avoiding the onceupona's at the gate and owning their stories once and for all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alex London is the acclaimed author of more than thirty books for children and teens. His middle grade novels include The Princess Protection Program, Search & Rescue, Dog Tags, and two titles in the 39 Clues series. For young adults, he’s the author of the cyberpunk duology Proxy and the epic fantasy series Black Wings Beating, which were both named to numerous best-of-the-year lists. He has been a journalist and human-rights researcher reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, a young adult librarian with the New York Public Library, and a snorkel salesman. He lives with his husband, daughter, and hound dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexander_london/?hl=en" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ca_london" target="_blank">TWITTER</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjxXV4uStRsht0Nn8nXrq_JTqXXXyn9juXjM0_Xxr_DwokCb5A1HM735zNylLPg9UKyYsUOIEpLqWajrF6PArk7XR_qQa9EE_JL27xdgZEmhKeURP_eXcpcLTSEGpRBeSSRA7_68oboWjhu-YMmw6OpYes6ho8k66bHGDD7MGQEChDRfFp2Jjk-qWQQ/s222/download.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjxXV4uStRsht0Nn8nXrq_JTqXXXyn9juXjM0_Xxr_DwokCb5A1HM735zNylLPg9UKyYsUOIEpLqWajrF6PArk7XR_qQa9EE_JL27xdgZEmhKeURP_eXcpcLTSEGpRBeSSRA7_68oboWjhu-YMmw6OpYes6ho8k66bHGDD7MGQEChDRfFp2Jjk-qWQQ/s1600/download.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to the dream team at <a href="http://www.blueslipmedia.com/">Blue Slip Media</a> for the chance to bring this title to you and to Greenwillow Books for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title celebrates its BOOK BIRTHDAY Tuesday, February 13th, 2024, so mark your calendar or preorder your copy today!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-78444565924418527212024-02-07T01:15:00.001-06:002024-02-07T01:15:16.911-06:00RRR presents... Love, Julia by Jamie Anderson - COVER REVEAL!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukTSYGs16NUj5yWfe_5YwjkXihKEYsiWQZXtXvY_2Sca90INzOtC1IW7LQdcno-eDwgJS_LahgReRlXtJoJeKMojcSue-6vmXH9_1Y9mnbj85t9uNjq6maB9KDPtbzkuAte82J1CNvAOJZQDGFgs0eM73MvBcPlrjkz_Ir4xNsWCPsc25eS3Ljq6Mphss/s700/Love%20Julie%20Cover%20Reveal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukTSYGs16NUj5yWfe_5YwjkXihKEYsiWQZXtXvY_2Sca90INzOtC1IW7LQdcno-eDwgJS_LahgReRlXtJoJeKMojcSue-6vmXH9_1Y9mnbj85t9uNjq6maB9KDPtbzkuAte82J1CNvAOJZQDGFgs0eM73MvBcPlrjkz_Ir4xNsWCPsc25eS3Ljq6Mphss/w400-h158/Love%20Julie%20Cover%20Reveal.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">SUPER EXCITED to be sharing a COVER REVEAL with you, today via Rachel's Random Resources! The synopsis speaks of finding ourselves, but also the potential for love when we weren't even searching for it... so I'm sold! Now that cover? Ooh...I think you're gonna love it! This is a new to me author, so here's a snapshot about her work... </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jamie Anderson, author of the hilarious and heartwarming </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Someone to Kiss</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, is back with another witty, acerbic, and relatable story. </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Love, Julie</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is a richly emotional tale of recovery, forgiveness, and romance that readers have praised for “nailing the humor and snarky nature of our generation.”</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And now, on to the reveal!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX18TilwV8rrmnOtcJRs6L6BH1KzvtRlN1RBrTPvfiFYKEkfAwwKa8mp28fWwsP5axrbchPrKaMlJBTduQJ7RyrZXXkjCSoXpTHp5RJJA_C9lpuR02TPV8fkji-i4UBFgCTAz1J3TleaLlVqc69EksrI1H9zn_N_RfMMUbRiEjEwRpUoz0XTdh1Bq_-5g/s225/down%20arrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3614" data-original-width="2409" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX9Dk5fgzMUeoaZ4AArefgOZELRvudlPulFe_ghOoM0LX57iHtiahgIOCr9CibOnmsNYGIvhdaQBpZsw5SHBO1I4v9zkvBDEXD13f8ReqhI4fCNK-9UMe5BR6-q4XAlrm7U9EyRKAz1ZYRG0PpPdCLsT5HIL2QE0yvYOaOZVstYYGC3hqS5CUvPbsFLsb/w266-h400/1.%20LJ_eBook.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Love, Julia</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>by</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Jamie Anderson </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>About the book...</b></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-a9aacdde-7fff-9b27-e5e5-f28124d6486a" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A Poignant and Humorous Journey of Self-discovery, Resilience, and Redemption</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Once, Julie dreamed of a life filled with love and laughter. Now, in her mid-forties, she faces a starkly different reality. She's single, lonely, and reeling from breaking her hard-earned sobriety in front of her family and friends.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Opting for self-recovery over romance, Julie dives into planning her best friend Kate’s wedding. However, sharing this task with the irritatingly cheerful best man, single dad Luke, proves to be an unexpected challenge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As Luke’s persistent kindness chips away at her icy exterior, a friendship forms, stirring a longing she’d sworn to suppress. But with self-forgiveness as her biggest hurdle, and her past ready to sabotage her future, can Julie confront the shame and trauma that have darkened so much of her life and find the courage to love again? Or will her demons shatter both her and Luke’s hearts in the process?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">----</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sign up to be the first to know when Love, Julie is available for pre-order, plus grab a FREE romance novella by Jamie instantly! 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Plus, you'll have the chance to win lots of great prizes and enjoy more freebies along the way!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">About the author...</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDY5HQHI_gx0P5V3fjzmviUX1_XzEVK02GBJE5h7K-kyFAnmzJcA0Dn99vwWEJrAl3vJpmYJ1pSDmO9Aquh9teNJDMGbvTah5M4bftKbo1YXTN72hHsrpyD5xe4U6lean6Ov6mhfKXtZMUWgnifJ1qkZHnVvtx5vLMTdPJKJVu6AKRf6kEVBseSFy85Ww/s2848/5.%20Jamie-Author-Pic-Square.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2848" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDY5HQHI_gx0P5V3fjzmviUX1_XzEVK02GBJE5h7K-kyFAnmzJcA0Dn99vwWEJrAl3vJpmYJ1pSDmO9Aquh9teNJDMGbvTah5M4bftKbo1YXTN72hHsrpyD5xe4U6lean6Ov6mhfKXtZMUWgnifJ1qkZHnVvtx5vLMTdPJKJVu6AKRf6kEVBseSFy85Ww/w200-h200/5.%20Jamie-Author-Pic-Square.png" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #373e3e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jamie Anderson is based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. A proud Canadian and Saskatchewanian, she wanted to set her first two novels in the place she was born and raised.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #373e3e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She’s been writing for as long as she can remember, and has been reading for longer than that. She lives happily with her mountain of books, her TV and her two plants.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #373e3e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You can read Jamie’s first novel Someone to Kiss here: </span><a href="https://mybook.to/someonetokiss" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; 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(THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-26593386013400375622024-02-06T00:00:00.070-06:002024-02-06T00:00:00.194-06:00RRR presents... The Fixer Upper by Phoebe Macleod - REVIEW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyVgVTYdbe5DAyPgFYmaMBHKAdh9sFkPEtLc5_ZJTd3TGRoOL6BBP-qrXQScILGoRi9IR4h2fdy2TA8UnASKsMfH0TArj4vATcYewmwWX99ZwfoQG35Umd_8OampWh33mHz6dHQmsfzjv0v8EjHHm8wuMG3bUTEtUAp6tz0anSXszhVOE5wDZNZV3RMrQ/s700/The%20Fixer%20Upper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyVgVTYdbe5DAyPgFYmaMBHKAdh9sFkPEtLc5_ZJTd3TGRoOL6BBP-qrXQScILGoRi9IR4h2fdy2TA8UnASKsMfH0TArj4vATcYewmwWX99ZwfoQG35Umd_8OampWh33mHz6dHQmsfzjv0v8EjHHm8wuMG3bUTEtUAp6tz0anSXszhVOE5wDZNZV3RMrQ/w400-h158/The%20Fixer%20Upper.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today we welcome Rachel's Random Resources and the latest release from author Phoebe MacLeod. She's penned many works that are heartwarming, uplifting, and smile inducing, and this latest is no exception. Ladies and gents, let's take a closer look at today's ebook of choice and blog tour guest...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQOX65S_qno56b9ZospkG30dAvtLM2OmMKs72gfpnp9b53IpfhTzF6PJXL2ssgx__HFBJrni5ACAC41kDPqCjWoacL9-DDMkOKzyVJhEsUj2G7YsiW8znPfROHu_7tYtuh-1uoc2LZPMr7YDzxnYOYQLR6aY0k8eRmpcFxHSVm4AF-Xq8wcmXvK73p4VF/s2866/The%20Fixer%20Upper%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="1915" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQOX65S_qno56b9ZospkG30dAvtLM2OmMKs72gfpnp9b53IpfhTzF6PJXL2ssgx__HFBJrni5ACAC41kDPqCjWoacL9-DDMkOKzyVJhEsUj2G7YsiW8znPfROHu_7tYtuh-1uoc2LZPMr7YDzxnYOYQLR6aY0k8eRmpcFxHSVm4AF-Xq8wcmXvK73p4VF/w268-h400/The%20Fixer%20Upper%20cover.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Fixer Upper</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Phoebe MacLeod </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Finding a man is like buying a house: sometimes you have to look beyond the exterior to see the potential underneath.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As an estate agent, Alex’s job is to create happy-ever-afters. It’s just a shame she can’t work the same magic on her own life. Her long-term boyfriend Thomas still lives with his mother, and her hopes of them taking the next step are dashed when he announces he’s spending all his savings (savings she’d quite hoped he’d want to put towards their future home) on an ‘artist retreat’ in San Francisco.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With Thomas thousands of miles away, getting a little too friendly with his fellow artistes, Alex strikes up a friendship with her new neighbour, Callum. Taciturn, grumpy and nerdy, Callum couldn’t be more different to Alex’s bubbly personality.... So why is he the one she wakes up wanting to talk to?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As they get to know each other, Alex starts to wonder if the answer to all her problems might be closer to home than she thinks…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://mybook.to/FixerUpperSocial">---> SNAG YOUR COPY TODAY <---</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What begins as an adventure in friendship turns into a potential double love affair!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was great watching the meet cute moments between Alex's bestie and their new neighbour, especially when the one at the Cafe went so well! Tongue tied is a real condition, and usually eats rears it's head just when you're trying to keep your cool. Such is the case here, but the heart knew what it wanted even when the mouth couldn't form the words. One connection down, that left one friend flatmate-less and one bestie (Alex) in the same situation. A swap of a sort happens, and while it might have been made out of logical convenience, it might just end with hearts a flutter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was cute to see the comings together actually come together. There were moments of laughter along the way, moments of growth, self realization, and change, but perhaps most importantly... love of both the soul mate variety and the friend. A great pick for Contemporary Romance fans as well as light Romcom and Women's Fiction fans. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the author...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6ZgrRC1OpQt5VxKYX1hd9A_D0aEIvnM1nL0vnQ94GUNw1NIb9uUXAokLZhR90PwtUFCVZLGPMexytrWjr4-j_5exUNA1pk_UOhwWxj_QJWn4Xu8cjWSR_mjNel462ozGfTS8V6Zw9GAmn53EDvjs8tymh2q71N9I_EMHm9Nji-VmTl9t17QUEWD6mg/s398/PhoebeAvatar.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6ZgrRC1OpQt5VxKYX1hd9A_D0aEIvnM1nL0vnQ94GUNw1NIb9uUXAokLZhR90PwtUFCVZLGPMexytrWjr4-j_5exUNA1pk_UOhwWxj_QJWn4Xu8cjWSR_mjNel462ozGfTS8V6Zw9GAmn53EDvjs8tymh2q71N9I_EMHm9Nji-VmTl9t17QUEWD6mg/w200-h200/PhoebeAvatar.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Phoebe MacLeod is the author of several popular laugh-out-loud romantic comedies. She mainly sets her books in her home county of Kent and her first new title for Boldwood will be published in November 2022. They will also be republishing her existing titles from August this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhoebeMacleodAuthor">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhoebeMacleodAuthor">TWITTER</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/phoebemacleod21/">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/phoebe-macleod">BOOKBUB</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/PhoebeMacLeodNews">Newsletter Sign Up</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EQEu4HQ1jq7XG9A0no8PDLtnG1RI-wULlyUeNVOnXC88sHNIANrYvl6QB8yVB9FhnnRyZpi2ipclYq6bQ5Z-iqlN4nmggrLlHjk6-g-7QMIJyGEF7jM9L2ug3Qe7IerjM9JtBPhyphenhyphennhNo/s1600/rrr.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EQEu4HQ1jq7XG9A0no8PDLtnG1RI-wULlyUeNVOnXC88sHNIANrYvl6QB8yVB9FhnnRyZpi2ipclYq6bQ5Z-iqlN4nmggrLlHjk6-g-7QMIJyGEF7jM9L2ug3Qe7IerjM9JtBPhyphenhyphennhNo/s1600/rrr.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/rararesources">Rachel</a> at <a href="https://www.rachelsrandomresources.com/">Rachel's Random Resources</a> for the chance to bring this tour to you, as well as the publisher for the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyi31QP5P9Msl1dfLirjlqp7QRyZ3h5FUTatzOo4MoTA746GDomd_JgX6L7yROmEBI8jnTl21-fu1LvrFGTSxP_Rl5HZzbzr4pOQyVjujfltpYD69Eudujchz4laHH5WHEwx8S9EX_bVK6l3q3exsPJwXuNP5UTM6k1XXB1hLaO2qD4qSmXcYQlbyDX6W/s2128/The%20Fixer%20Upper%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2128" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyi31QP5P9Msl1dfLirjlqp7QRyZ3h5FUTatzOo4MoTA746GDomd_JgX6L7yROmEBI8jnTl21-fu1LvrFGTSxP_Rl5HZzbzr4pOQyVjujfltpYD69Eudujchz4laHH5WHEwx8S9EX_bVK6l3q3exsPJwXuNP5UTM6k1XXB1hLaO2qD4qSmXcYQlbyDX6W/w400-h216/The%20Fixer%20Upper%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-10959115906817342602024-02-04T21:57:00.002-06:002024-02-04T21:57:49.668-06:00STORYBOOK SUNDAY... takes a walk on the wild side!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESrln6kKpoinckJhKduCIgPf12uzim_cuLK-VgO79TTG8q9yDtwBitOD0yhJachY4oHTmrlf6BGd3dJrGuyh4GIeVcw9dDp6ekoNPD3pstqKTJOanvPIrAYhNbR_z1wsGFaBVuyPvmL7m/s1600/storybook+world.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're celebrating another day of bookish fun with Storybook Sunday! For those not up to speed on the post, I read a lot of great storybooks and thought, why not give them their own day in the sun. Hence, Storybook Sunday appears every now and then!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's roundup of titles takes a walk on the wild side with THREE selections out now (or coming soon!) that all feature animals. So if you're ready for lions and tigers and... wait, wrong animals. 😳 *ahem* If you're ready for dogs 🐕, and cats 🐈, and... whales 🐋 (oh my!), then KEEP READING because today's trio was made for you (and me!)...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBLEYrHTwg2P_8KsvHHTnv935M287zMZ1crWn2BQSM85vopFUPIfWAzn1sM4uihESRVf9xMH558xreJP4ys00vqfnbZF-ugWs3Ao4FmgE1UxhCr4vtrstyyZlw7OhHi4539b03XOQzhW0Cm2nvBJxbat85I29VU2My5JK-dJLV_QMrOJpLW6dBXIuOM9e/s3075/9780593706787.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="3075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBLEYrHTwg2P_8KsvHHTnv935M287zMZ1crWn2BQSM85vopFUPIfWAzn1sM4uihESRVf9xMH558xreJP4ys00vqfnbZF-ugWs3Ao4FmgE1UxhCr4vtrstyyZlw7OhHi4539b03XOQzhW0Cm2nvBJxbat85I29VU2My5JK-dJLV_QMrOJpLW6dBXIuOM9e/s320/9780593706787.tiff" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730678/dont-trust-cats-by-dev-petty-illustrated-by-mike-boldt/" target="_blank">Don't Trust Cats</a></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>LIFE LESSONS FROM CHIP THE DOG</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">By</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dev Petty</div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by Mike Boldt</div><div style="text-align: center;">9780593706787</div><div style="text-align: center;">Doubleday Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Release Date: JANUARY 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This darling book is the second installment in the LIFE LESSONS series featuring our canine pal, Chip. He's a lean, not mean, puppy dog full of knowledge, and while he has a lot of wisdom to spare, his biggest emphasis is to not trust feline counterparts. Sounds like a single focus story then, right? It's actually not because while imparting that strong sentiment, Chip also tells of all the wonderful things to be friends with, try out, play with, etcetera...to the point that he might actually kinda sorta forget his own words of wisdom in the process and... you can see where this is going 😳.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Suffice it to say that I'm a big fan of CHIP, and his exuberant life choices, for better or worse! A great pick for the wee ones and those simply young at heart with artwork that never fails to dazzle, conveying humor, joy, and even second thoughts with ease. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74gF0uT79bu-I1IgaP81pUC3A7-2wP6bRDE1wS97ijexgBskzDHQk5hitUErsTwLFfmWgCNq8Z4PqRtxNpjXvzLhrdqxvJ8VwCTPX1HzskkB8Cr-BBsQeYw92gdp6g7_8fCQ_-5hMTcmmWh4DXtUO-MbIILcU0F8LeOixDVqF_LTNA6awZLqQ7DUk66OY/s2925/9780593435175.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="2925" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74gF0uT79bu-I1IgaP81pUC3A7-2wP6bRDE1wS97ijexgBskzDHQk5hitUErsTwLFfmWgCNq8Z4PqRtxNpjXvzLhrdqxvJ8VwCTPX1HzskkB8Cr-BBsQeYw92gdp6g7_8fCQ_-5hMTcmmWh4DXtUO-MbIILcU0F8LeOixDVqF_LTNA6awZLqQ7DUk66OY/s320/9780593435175.tiff" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690323/this-little-kitty-in-the-garden-by-karen-obuhanych/" target="_blank">This Little Kitty in the Garden</a></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">By </div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen Obuhanych</div><div style="text-align: center;">9780593435175</div><div style="text-align: center;">Knopf Books for Young Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Release Date: JANUARY 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This book was a much an adorable feline frenzy celebration of cuteness as it was a beginning gardening guide for wee readers! It shows the kittens at play as they go about their day while they also accomplish seeding, weeding, watering, and more with their two human counterparts lending a hand with a paw simply won't do. I loved the gentle instructions used because I think it'll spark an interest in how our gardens grow, and even lead to conversations about the importance of continuing that circle of life. I adored the curious little kitties, and their helpful little ways that not only got the job done, but added (if possible!) to their innate cuteness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A great pick for feline fans of all ages, and a wonderful way to introduce the next generation to the concepts of food sustainability!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQamZxmA5St6esKJF7EIA9o17OxCFXAOulVCQeJcXXYLskJYjUWcdzVJPZqCbJ26WZJtJC13Nu0DwrRF4tXFkZPRGoGx6NtNiLZg0rlW2yGtMRaRxeRF2f_qql-TUjkKuXwofikMp22o4WAzpOwMmfVOpE0t8P43OaQHcK7XHzZmYq9MXgutdltdwmvNEF/s1281/9781951836733_s3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQamZxmA5St6esKJF7EIA9o17OxCFXAOulVCQeJcXXYLskJYjUWcdzVJPZqCbJ26WZJtJC13Nu0DwrRF4tXFkZPRGoGx6NtNiLZg0rlW2yGtMRaRxeRF2f_qql-TUjkKuXwofikMp22o4WAzpOwMmfVOpE0t8P43OaQHcK7XHzZmYq9MXgutdltdwmvNEF/s320/9781951836733_s3.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/sorens-seventh-song_9781951836733/" target="_blank">Soren's Seventh Song</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">By </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dave Eggers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mark Hoffmann</div><div style="text-align: center;">9781951836733</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cameron's Kids</div><div style="text-align: center;">Release Date: FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one was a big surprise to me, and not just because of leading fellow is rather big himself! It's a storybook, but it has a lot more story, and a lot more reading than your average pick, so I'd definitely suggest this one as a read along with a more experienced reader, or solo for a kiddo in the same boat to avoid any frustrations. That being said, I really liked this whale of a tale! It emphasized whether what it was imparting was fact or fiction, had great big full size illustrations, made a ginormous point of saying BE YOURSELF no matter what the world may say, and still reminded us of how far a great friendship can really take us. I really felt for this little, well... big guy, and totally respected what he was trying to do! Following the same old same old because it's the status quo... where's the appeal, especially when following your dreams is TOTALLY an option!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A great story to read and share with those you love that might need a little boost to keep reaching for the stars 🌟, as well as a fun animal story that'll have wee ones excited about imaging each new song!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 🐋 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjxXV4uStRsht0Nn8nXrq_JTqXXXyn9juXjM0_Xxr_DwokCb5A1HM735zNylLPg9UKyYsUOIEpLqWajrF6PArk7XR_qQa9EE_JL27xdgZEmhKeURP_eXcpcLTSEGpRBeSSRA7_68oboWjhu-YMmw6OpYes6ho8k66bHGDD7MGQEChDRfFp2Jjk-qWQQ/s222/download.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjxXV4uStRsht0Nn8nXrq_JTqXXXyn9juXjM0_Xxr_DwokCb5A1HM735zNylLPg9UKyYsUOIEpLqWajrF6PArk7XR_qQa9EE_JL27xdgZEmhKeURP_eXcpcLTSEGpRBeSSRA7_68oboWjhu-YMmw6OpYes6ho8k66bHGDD7MGQEChDRfFp2Jjk-qWQQ/s1600/download.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to the dream team at <a href="http://www.blueslipmedia.com/">Blue Slip Media</a> for the chance to bring this title to you and to the publishers for the copies for review. (THANKS!) For more information on these titles, the authors, illustrators, or publishers, feel free to click through the links provided above.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042548341447954983.post-85126861662634432772024-02-02T01:00:00.179-06:002024-02-02T01:00:00.258-06:00Walden Pond Press presents... HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH by Elana K. Arnold - REVIEW!<div style="text-align: center;">Today's the day, my friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's the day we get to uncover the third installment in a fantastic children's series I've loved from the word go. I don't know about you, but it has been quite the journey with Harriet! I mean, this little girl that was made to stand out has come a rather long way over the course of one summer. From being <i>J<a href="https://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/2022/02/walden-pond-press-presents-just-harriet.html" target="_blank">ust Harriet</a> </i>with her big temper and easy way with not-truths to following along as <i><a href="https://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/2023/02/walden-pond-press-presents-harriet.html" target="_blank">Harriet Spies</a> </i>and starts to become friends with the truth even though it's a tough sell for others to believe her, she's grown into more than just her dad's old overalls. This time around, she's about to learn what the truth really means, and just how important it is to share those little moments in between. Let's catch up with Harriet, Moneypenny, Matzo Ball, and the rest of the gang in today's book of choice and blog tour guest...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXBjRaqZz5ZHeOzIzl3dqixoF8kq2JpS_mW7Qm3Tw819rXtQ1wQR-9S8RcR1DOk0k-bAd1mXW9pmC3-7k9ILCSNd8yYMGJ4re1QV6UJVXRkCUDvTbSItdxszx-OsqDkhKVXzEhMS3uzQts1a_aDXyIkyZapGaIv7vDXfZR7q7Bn9mJ7qFNU_blprNhqF7/s2400/HarrietTTT_0530Final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1688" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXBjRaqZz5ZHeOzIzl3dqixoF8kq2JpS_mW7Qm3Tw819rXtQ1wQR-9S8RcR1DOk0k-bAd1mXW9pmC3-7k9ILCSNd8yYMGJ4re1QV6UJVXRkCUDvTbSItdxszx-OsqDkhKVXzEhMS3uzQts1a_aDXyIkyZapGaIv7vDXfZR7q7Bn9mJ7qFNU_blprNhqF7/w281-h400/HarrietTTT_0530Final.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.walden.com/books/harriet-tells-the-truth/" target="_blank">Harriet Tells the Truth</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elana K. Arnold</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the book...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer: </div><div>She used to lie a lot, but not anymore.</div><div>Seriously, she only tells the truth now.</div><div>Even though she hadn’t wanted to come to Marble Island in the first place, now she doesn’t want to leave.</div><div><br /></div><div>It’s the truth. With her mom and new baby brother home from the hospital, it’s almost time for Harriet to pack up and head home from Marble Island and all the friends she’s made. But Harriet doesn’t have time to think about that—not when she discovers that Moneypenny, her Nanu’s adorable basset hound, has been poisoned!</div><div><br /></div><div>Harriet suspects the culprit is one of the guests staying at Nanu’s bed-and-breakfast, and she and her best friend, Clarence, are once again on the case. But when someone else falls ill, Harriet’s going to have to sleuth harder, spy sneakier, and be willing to see that sometimes the truth is more complicated than it seems.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH marks the third and final title in the funny and heartwarming middle grade series by Elana K. Arnold that began with <a href="https://www.walden.com/books/just-harriet/">JUST HARRIET</a>, and continued with <a href="https://www.walden.com/books/harriet-spies/">HARRIET SPIES</a>. With this title, readers will return once more to world of Marble Island and its quirky cast of characters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a truth universally known that the thing you started out less than excited about...like, let's say staying with a certain Nanu over the summer while your mom, and dad, welcome your new baby brother to the family...often times, when given the chance, turn out to be much more desirable than you could have imagined.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Harriet has grown to like Marble Island...maybe even love it...and she's not really ready to say goodbye. She's got more family now, a best friend, and a community in more than just name. Whether she likes it or not, her leave date is coming, but in the mean time, she's intent on making the most of things. When a mystery arises that threatens Moneypenny, she is on the case like a Matzo Ball on her pillow. But who would want to harm the lovable hound? True, she gets into things (we all do!), but this looks like more than an accident, and if you mess with anyone in Harriet's circle, you've messed with Harriet. She's a good little detective, takes every detail in, but she's also learning that lesson about being truthful, so there are some obstacles to overcome, including the one where she's not so certain who is actually behind the poisoning. When things take a grave turn, their hearts and their minds are kicked into action to put this mystery to bed. Harriet will need all she's learned this summer, and the help of her friends, as well as that newfound family, in order to solve the case, and finally understand that while YOUR truth may be one thing, THE truth will truly set you free.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was wonderful catching up with Harriet once again, seeing how she's grown, and watching her grow further. The relationship with her best friend is put to the test, but she's stronger now, and not afraid to ask the big questions. Her friendship with the Captain has taken on a new level of respect, and by book's end, she comes to mean more to Harriet's new family than you might think. Nanu was just as gracious as always, letting Harriet have enough room to experience life without stifling her chances to learn. Moneypenny and Matzo Ball, what can I say? I'm a huge animal fan, unlike the poet in the story (at least as first!), so when our pupper friend was in trouble, my heart was on the line. The same can be said about a certain centennial celebrant because I couldn't not worry about her; she was such a dear, and truly got our gal Harriet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all, a wonderful installment (end?) to this growing series intended for younger Children's Fiction readers, but more than easily enjoyed by those well beyond that crowd. Don't miss this release, nay, this series because Harriet is a well-intentioned star with a heart of gold that deserves her time in the spotlight!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGGy07Lm-aVMyrgaZIzEJiPpoqHqTpkOWZWilNnt1Yw38-RBdYRQu6q4iss68ucZ10pq_G_fcpmi79NX4pgIOmP-H4QfSyhFGJItbUmWdhMknkyuHeK2BbRJukyPcnaVrwWedifnDcs6k4EFXees-NssuRO92jr78R3QNiJJ1Y-VpgClwkUzMcPhSTilu/s1365/Elana%20K%20Arnold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGGy07Lm-aVMyrgaZIzEJiPpoqHqTpkOWZWilNnt1Yw38-RBdYRQu6q4iss68ucZ10pq_G_fcpmi79NX4pgIOmP-H4QfSyhFGJItbUmWdhMknkyuHeK2BbRJukyPcnaVrwWedifnDcs6k4EFXees-NssuRO92jr78R3QNiJJ1Y-VpgClwkUzMcPhSTilu/w200-h200/Elana%20K%20Arnold.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elana K. Arnold is the award-winning author of many books for children and teens including Just Harriet, Harriet Spies, The House that Wasn’t There, Sydney Taylor Book Award winner The Blood Years, Printz Honor winner Damsel, the National Book Award finalist What Girls are Made Of, and the Global Read Aloud selection A Boy Called Bat and its sequels. She is a member of the faculty at Hamline University’s MFA in writing for children and young adults program, and lives in Long Beach, CA, with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of animals. You can find her online at <a href="http://www.elanakarnold.com/">www.elanakarnold.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the illustrator...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dung (pronounced Dzung) Ho was born and raised in Hue citadel, Vietnam, where she studied graphic design at the Arts University. She is the New York Times-bestselling illustrator of many books for children, Joanna Ho’s Eyes That Kiss in the Corners and Laura Ruby’s Me and Ms. Too. She finds inspiration in nature: the beauty of plants, flowers, and leaves. She also loves to draw interesting characters with unique personalities. She now lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. When she’s not drawing, she loves spending time cooking (eating), watching movies, and tending her plants. Visit her at <a href="http://www.behance.net/hanhdungor">www.behance.net/hanhdungor</a> follow her on Instagram @dunghanhho.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCMjNtemoou2Eaun1ttXX9l6NwAAxIlorSzLkGYBMk-sYHKJR4ImmcXI20LmQJ2vxacyXsGT_4oDKIoTfmEdrIpRd7DtAzCN5ecp1aoeSgXb2oSIbJ6Xu8mLbPyvI3EU0vBswaOmfKsRNoJNI2gpbyAHVJgiT9k_V5HVExXW4Lh8wRvwu9K5MPx9G_Q/s225/logo.WPP.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCMjNtemoou2Eaun1ttXX9l6NwAAxIlorSzLkGYBMk-sYHKJR4ImmcXI20LmQJ2vxacyXsGT_4oDKIoTfmEdrIpRd7DtAzCN5ecp1aoeSgXb2oSIbJ6Xu8mLbPyvI3EU0vBswaOmfKsRNoJNI2gpbyAHVJgiT9k_V5HVExXW4Lh8wRvwu9K5MPx9G_Q/s1600/logo.WPP.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks to Debbie and the Walden Pond Press team for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the bound ARC for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the illustrator, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to snag your copy today, and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">BLOG TOUR STOPS</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">January 31 <a href="https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/">Nerdy Book Club</a> @nerdybookclub</div><div style="text-align: center;">February 2 <a href="http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/">Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers </a>@grgenius</div><div style="text-align: center;">February 5 <a href="http://hbluestockingthinking.blogspot.com/">Bluestocking Thinking</a> @bluesockgirl</div><div style="text-align: center;">February 6 <a href="https://www.teacherswhoread.com/">Teachers Who Read</a> @teachers_read</div><div style="text-align: center;">February 7 <a href="https://mariaselke.com/">Maria's Melange</a>@mariaselke </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com0