TCBR AWARENESS TOUR: Embarrassing George by Kimber Morgan - GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY!

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers and post two of four for today!

I TOLD you there's a load of bookish fun to be had, and this second tour guest, courtesy of The Children's Book Review, is certainly filled to the brim. This AWARENESS TOUR features a Children's Picture Book all about how embarrassing family can be...and reminds us that it's pretty much that way for EVERY family, so don't stress! They do what they do from a place of love, and what's embarrassing to one person is the norm to another. Of course, the book tells it a lot more eloquently and with eye catching pictures to boot, so yeah, I'd definitely recommend it for a home or classroom read, but I digress. I'm not here to review the book...officially...this time around. I'm here to bring you a SPOTLIGHT, and a fabulously fun GUEST POST from the author herself about her most embarrassing moments! So, check out this, then check out that, get your entries in to WIN BIG, and be sure to visit the other sites on the tour!

Embarrassing George

by

Kimber Morgan

Illustrated by Jessica Kwan

Ages 4+ | 34 Pages

9781737038641

Creative, Simple Wonder Press

About the book...

Everyone in George’s family is so embarrassing. His mom can’t cook, his sister is constantly making kissy faces to her phone, and his brother’s wardrobe consists of nothing but costumes. To top it off, George’s dad is known for going outdoors in his underwear!

Will Family Night at school reveal all of their quirks?

Or will George want to hide under his desk to avoid them?

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My Most Embarrassing Moments

with Embarrassing George author Kimber Fox Morgan

In Embarrassing George, George feels embarrassed by everyone in his family. My idea for this book was inspired by my own family. When I think about my most embarrassing moments, they all involve family members. Why is it that the people we love the most and the people who love us the most are the ones we seem to be most embarrassed by? I think it is because with family we let our guard down and can be the most vulnerable.

I worked at an advertising agency as an account manager right out of college. I had graduated, got an apartment with friends, and was excited about my first real job that had a consistent paycheck. A few months after I started, my parents came in to see my office and take me to lunch. The office was nothing out of the ordinary in the way of offices, and my desk was in the very front. After greeting my parents, my dad bellows out, “This place is nice! I thought you said it was a DUMP!” The entire office heard it, including my boss. I loudly responded that I never said that, but the damage was done. I ushered them out the door and wanted to stay at lunch for the rest of the day!  After lunch, I returned to my desk and there was a sign on top of it that read, “This place is a DUMP!” I almost cried. I went back to the printer, where I found another sign. Then there was another hanging in the bathroom. They were everywhere.  My boss had indeed heard my dad’s comment and was having a little fun with it! I was mortified. I could not believe my dad said that! Talk about embarrassing! When I told him what had happened, he said, “I don’t think I said that!” Oh dad!

Fast forward, and I am happily married to a wonderful man. He is the inspiration for a scene in Embarrassing George! We are always forgetting trash night around here and I mostly try to pass this task off to my hubby. Sure enough, I woke up one day in a panic because we had forgotten to put it out the night before. We have a large family and there is no way we can miss the trash getting picked up. I woke up my husband and told him he had to be quick and get it out before the truck came by. He could have taken an extra 10 seconds to put on his pants, but he didn’t. The next thing I knew, I was looking at him out the window, pulling out the cans in nothing but his boxers! I think he forgot we had neighbors! Someone drove by and honked their horn! Oh my gosh! I try to remember trash night now and always suggest he puts on some clothes!

My youngest son is the youngest of all the family cousins. The older boys have always tried to make him laugh or get him to do silly things. When he was about three years old, his cousins taught him all sorts of “Yo Mama” jokes. Not exactly appropriate, but they had him howling with laughter, nonetheless. As an impressionable toddler, he remembered the jokes even if he didn’t fully understand them. We were at Target a few weeks later and I was pushing him around in the shopping cart. A woman passed by, and my son looks at me and says, “Mama, that girl’s mama is SO FAT!” I almost died and pushed the stroller quickly down another aisle, all while telling him that it wasn’t nice to talk about people’s weight! I was horrified! No more Yo Mama jokes were allowed from then on!

Family is family. You have to meet them where they are and love them for who they are — even if they do embarrass you at times! You have to learn to laugh at everyone’s quirks, including your own. If you do, you can all laugh together, and the embarrassment falls away. 

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About the author...

Kimber Morgan is a multi-award-winning children’s book author who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kimber is a fun wife and imperfect mom of 3 crazy kiddos and two little lemon (problematic) dogs. She tries to live her strengths the best she can. Morgan is a homemade Halloween costume type of mom who lets her kids mix the play-doh. She bakes fun birthday cakes (cutely, but far from perfection) and loves a homemade valentine and a school project.

Writing children’s books is an extension of her creative strength. She strives to create picture books that are beautiful, engaging, humorous, and with themes of acceptance and kindness. She hopes you love reading her works. Kimber is available for author visits and wants to connect with you.

Visit her on Instagram @kimbermorgan_writes and her website, kimberfoxmorgan.com.

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About the illustrator... 

Jessica Kwan is the illustrator behind Bad Attitude Bunny Illustration, though her attitude is generally not that bad. She hails from San Francisco and is currently based in northern Sweden. She enjoys drawing characters with funny expressions and anything inspired by nature and animals. She is always looking for the next collaboration, but during her spare time, she likes to: travel, read, do crosswords, and pet the neighborhood cats. Some things she dislikes are sand, mosquitoes, and melted ice cream.

Visit her on Instagram @badattitudebunny and her website, badattitudebunny.com.

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~~~   GIVEAWAY   ~~~

Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of Embarrassing George and a Fire HD 8 Kids tablet!

One (1) winner receives:

- An autographed copy of Embarrassing George

- A Fire HD 8 Kids tablet, 8" HD display, ages 3-7, 32 GB, Blue Kid-Proof Case

Embarrassing George Book Giveaway

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Special thanks to Bianca at The Children's Book Review for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the author for the guest post. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, 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!

TOUR SCHEDULE

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

The Children’s Book Review

A book review of Embarrassing George

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The Fairview Review

A book review of Embarrassing George

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Book Zone Reviews

An interview with Kimber Fox Morgan

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Crafty Moms Share

A book review of Embarrassing George

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The Momma Spot

A book review of Embarrassing George

Thursday, September 22, 2022

icefairy’s Treasure Chest

A book review of Embarrassing George

Monday, September 26, 2022

Lisa’s Reading

A book review of Embarrassing George

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Me Two Books

An Embarrassing George book activity

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Because I Said So

A book review of Embarrassing George

Monday, October 3, 2022

J.R.s Book Reviews

A book review of Embarrassing George

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

An article by Kimber Fox Morgan

Most Embarrassing Moments

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Barbara Ann Mojica’s Blog

A book review of Embarrassing George

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

Happy BOOK BIRTHDAY week to... NEW FROM HERE by Kelly Yang - REVIEW!

HI guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're celebrating the VERY recent BOOK BIRTHDAY of the latest title from author Kelly Yang out now via Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers!  It's a timely title that I was quite surprised to find out was inspired by her family's REAL LIFE struggle to find their way in this crazy, pandemic world...where the virus isn't the only thing we still need to overcome.  Ladies and gents, let's get between the pages of today's book of choice...

New From Here

by

Kelly Yang

9781534488304

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Release Date:  03/01/22

About the book...

When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans’s mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international move—and for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work.

At his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. His classmates think that because he’s from Asia, he must have brought over the virus. At home, Mom just got fired and is panicking over the loss of health insurance, and Dad doesn’t even know when he’ll see them again, since the flights have been cancelled. And everyone struggles with Knox’s blurting-things-out problem.

As racism skyrockets during COVID-19, Knox tries to stand up to hate, while finding his place in his new country. Can you belong if you’re feared; can you protect if you’re new? And how do you keep a family together when you’re oceans apart? Sometimes when the world is spinning out of control, the best way to get through it is to embrace our own lovable uniqueness.

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It's funny.  Who would have thought that this many years later, we'd still be worried about a little old virus?  I mean, it started SO FAR AWAY from where most of you reading this are, and I bet you've all got your own stories about having to quarantine in place, or toilet paper shortages, or deep seated fears that you never knew you even had coming to the surface like a nervous laugh at a funereal.  Sorry to get a bit morbidly graphic there, but it's the truth...and the truth isn't always pretty, but it should be kind.

I was shocked to find out that this story was inspired by the author's real life experience of trying to outrun the virus and keep her family safe.  I mean, you realize as an adult that things like this happened, and working in what was/is considered an essential field, I got to see a lot of things unfold that I never thought I'd see, nor wish to again...but baring witness, even somewhat fictionally, to the outright hatred they faced, while struggling so hard to simply make it was a tough role.  I wanted to reach into the story and set the wrongs to right...or as Knox so eloquently put it, be the echo in their time of need.  That's something we all need to learn.  No matter our background or heritage, we all matter, and no one deserves to face down bullies on their own.  The author makes a great point...love IS the vaccine to hatred.  The old "can't we all just get along" line has a ring of truth.  If we invite love into our hearts and approach others the way we would want to be approached, the kindness we show and the smiles we share can go a long way in opening doors that were previously closed.

Whether fictional or factual, this is one family you'd definitely want to call you own.  They have ups and downs, including a garage sale gone awry and a BIG health scare, but despite it all, or perhaps in spite of it all, they love each other and would go to the ends of the earth to make sure they were together.  So open your minds, and your hearts to a story that we need during times that, while considerably brighter than before, are still ever changing, unknown, and littered with prejudices of the past that need to be buried with it.  It doesn't do any good to hide it, but learn from it...and you're GOLD.

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About the author...

Kelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Front Desk, winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, Three Keys, Room to Dream, and Parachutes. Visit her at KellyYang.com

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Special thanks to Antonella at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing for the ARC for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information about this title, the author, her other works, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above.  This title is available now, so stop by your local brick and mortar or favorite online store today!

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

Happy BOOK BIRTHDAY to SUMMER BROTHER by Jaap Robben - REVIEW!

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're shining the light on a NEW TITLE that's celebrating it's BOOK BIRTHDAY today via World Editions. It's a story that 's hard to read...not due to the writing, but the content...and yet in hindsight, I can see some of the points that perhaps were trying to be made; at least, according to my interpretation. I actually had a hard time sorting through my thoughts on this one, as I planned to review it the ends of last month, but I simply needed more time. But I digress, let's start things off properly with an introduction to today's celebrant and book of choice...

Summer Brother

by

Jaap Robben

Translated from Dutch by

David Doherty

9781642860702

World Editions

About the book...

Thirteen-year-old Brian lives in a trailer on a forgotten patch of land with his divorced and uncaring father. His older brother Lucien, physically and mentally disabled, has been institutionalized for years. While Lucien’s home is undergoing renovations, he is sent to live with his father and younger brother for the summer. Their detached father leaves Brian to care for Lucien’s special needs. But how do you look after someone when you don’t know what they need? How do you make the right choices when you still have so much to discover? 

Summer Brother is an honest, tender account of brotherly love, which will resonate with readers of Rain Man.

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The basic concept of the story...

... sounded interesting. A boy's special brother comes home for the summer, cementing the bond between them, while opening his eyes to differences between their worlds. It mentioned it being a good fit for those who enjoyed Rain Man. I, myself, have never actually watched the complete film, but got the general gist as well as the reason for the mention once I got between the pages. 

Thing is...

...once I got between the pages, I got a whole lot more than I bargained for.

The family that this special boy had was beyond ill prepared for his visit, and in fact should have been kept far away from him, seeing as the dad couldn't be bothered to care for one boy, let alone two, anything close to properly. The mother couldn't bare to accept the situation for what it was once medication was involved. Now, I know that's a loaded topic, and I'm not saying those that are different should be sedated, or under the influence to an extreme extent, but there are some situations, some imbalances that are aided by the proper use of medicines. Moving on...the dad wasn't simply negligent, but abhorrently so. He schemed and lied, pawned and stole, broken more than he ever fixed, and flat out couldn't handle his life, and left it and everyone in it to chance. Now, there's a peculiar about face in the end portion of the story, which albeit decidedly wrong, did show a scrap of humanity towards his son, but it was nowhere near enough to being something to redeem himself. 

That hindsight I was talking about...

I suppose I can see it illustrating that every family has its challenges, some more so than others, but it's not so much in what we provide monetarily for them, as it is the love we show them, the care we take of them, and the way we hold them in our hearts. This special soul was seemingly content in the hospital with his daily routine, and visitors from both inside and out, and yet despite the bad times he encounters with his blood family, he still seems to cherish that time just as much. His inability to communicate with the world on a level that everyone can understand, just made that bond he shared with his brother that much more special. It also had me believing that not everyone is suited for the challenges that special needs like this present, but there's certainly no shame in seeking the help they need from outside sources.

In the end...

...I stick my my initial comment....it was a tough read, and that ending was not amenable to my own somewhat delicate senses, but if gets its message of family across, the message of everyone deserving care, love and security, than I'm all for it.

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About the author...

Photograph © Charlie de Keersmaecker

Jaap Robben (1984) is a poet, playwright, performer, and acclaimed children’s author. You Have Me to Love, his first novel for adults, has received international glowing reviews and is the winner of the 2014 Dutch Booksellers Award, the Dioraphte Prize, and the ANV Award for best Dutch debut. To date, the novel has sold over 50,000 copies in the Netherlands and is available in ten languages. You Have Me to Love is currently being adapted into an English-language film. Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival.

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Special thanks to Christine at World Editions for the ARC for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, 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.

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

PYR BLOG TOUR: The Curse of the Werepenguin by Allan Woodrow - REVIEW + TEN (+5) MAYBE TRUE FACTS!

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're joining Penguin Young Readers for a stop along their current tour featuring a NEW RELEASE to the world of Middle Grade Fiction books that is sure to raise a few eyebrows...or at least make them bushier.  If you've ever harbored thoughts about traveling through wooded forests at night alone, think again.  If you've ever wondered fiercely what that strange barking sound was rising up over the eastern horizon just after midnight strikes, best not to investigate.  If you've ever sought a place you truly belonged, a place and/or people to call your own...NEVER STOP LOOKING...and join me for a curiously strange and unusual story that will have older readers bark-ening back to literary classics, while the kiddos are being newly introduced, even if they don't EXACTLY know it.  Ready, set, here comes today's blog tour guest and book of choice...

The Curse of the Werepenguin

by

Allan Woodrow

Illustrated by

Scott Brown

9780451480446

Viking Books for Young Readers

About the book...
All orphan Bolt Wattle has ever wanted was to find his true family. When a mysterious baron in far-off Brugaria sends for Bolt, he wonders if he's getting closer to finding his long-lost parents. But Baron Chordata appears to be a twelve-year-old boy who wears tuxedos all the time, shouts at everyone, and forbids Bolt from asking questions. Things couldn't get any worse . . . until midnight, when the Baron bites Bolt and turns him into a half boy, half penguin. Then things really couldn't get worse-- nope, wait, they get a lot worse. With the help and hindrance of a plucky girl who just might be the world's greatest bandit, a whale cult led by a man whose weapon is a stale loaf of French bread, and a sinister but friendly fortune-teller who can't stop cackling, Bolt's on a quest to reverse the curse, return to human form, and stop the Baron from taking over the country of Brugaria with his army of mind-controlled penguins in what might be the weirdest--and funniest--middle-grade novel you've ever read.

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Ironically as I'm typing this, I just let out a pair of abnormally large SNEEZES, and while that simply sounds like oversharing to the average reader, for those that have already partaken of the adventure we are exploring, it might actually be displaying an unknown ALLERGY.  (inside joke...read the book!)  Anywho...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Frankenstein and Young Frankenstein met Dracula, decided to introduce themselves to the Wolfman, while perhaps becoming blood brothers with the cast of Princess Bride?  Ah, I see...well, neither did I, but that's a curious yet accurate summation of what you'll be getting between the pages of this Middle Grade Paranormal adventure, along with a great big helping of just how important FAMILY truly is...and fish.  Lots and lots of fish.  No really, FISH in SO MANY WAYS, cooked and non, catapulted and served, seasoned and chocolate covered...*shivers*. 

Our unsuspecting leading man and potential hero, Humboldt Wattle (better known as Bolt), is quite the character indeed.  Despite his less than exceptional start in life, he keeps hope alive, and his stuffed penguin at his side.  He dreams of one day finding his true family, and even when things seem at their darkest, all hope fleeing like so many schools of fish before a whale, somewhere deep inside his changing body...a seed of that precious hope remains.  He keeps his heart pure, gives him strength to fight, and eventually leads him to...his ultimate purpose.  No, I shan't be ruining the surprise for you, but trust me...it's good.  Our second leading lad, Baron Chordata (*faraway SCREAM....THUD*), is a remarkable fella as well, but in much darker, cringe worthy ways with his darker goals, sinister threats, and easily tapped anger issues.  I mean, he's been alone (sort of) for a bit (*snort*...understatement!), so you can sort of understand how he might have turned from the lighter side of things, but yeah...not to this particular level.  Let's just say that if anyone offers to be BFFs and you're distracted by some personal version of nirvana...take a break from the distraction to LISTEN to what's actually being said/agreed to!  Our third leading guy is actually NOT a guy, but a GIRL...and the best bandit the Brugaria Forests have ever seen...or at least will be when her name is known a bit more.  It's Annika, and her history is just as twisted and sorted/assorted as the fellas mentioned before her...and yet she excels where she wishes to excel, conquers what needs conquering, and never let's anyone tell her what she can't do JUST because she's a girl.  (Woot woot!)  Grant it, she gets into trouble as easily as out of it, but that's all a part of learning, right?  Right!  Now that I've made this paragraph RIDICULOUSLY long, let me just say that while they are the leads per se, there are SO MANY MORE that you'll want to PAY ATTENTION to along the way because you NEVER KNOW where connections are going to come from.  

So, to conclude before I write my own story at this point, while you thought you were simply getting an exciting new paranormal adventure fit for middle grade readers and beyond, NOW you know better!  You're getting that plus a whole other barrel of fish that'll have you REALLY thinking the next time you consider the penguins at your local zoo habitat and just what they have been up to lately...

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About the author...

Not actually the author, in case you were wondering...

Allan Woodrow is the author of many books including The Pet War, Class Dismissed, Unschooled, Field Tripped, and now, inspired by Dracula, old werewolf movies, Young Frankenstein, and an odd affection for fish sticks, The Curse of the Werepenguin. When Allan isn't writing, or noshing on breading-coated seafood, he's often presenting to schools, libraries, and conferences. You can learn more about Allan at allanwoodrow.com

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Oh and since I never know when enough is enough, time to give you a little more!  The author was kind enough to share TEN (plus five) MAYBE TRUE FACTS all about our tuxedo-ed little friends...

TEN (plus five) MAYBE TRUE FACTS

In anticipation of The Curse of the Werepenguin, here are the top 15 maybe true penguin facts…

1. In prehistoric times, penguins dressed less formally. 
2. The #5,486th most common cause of injury in the South Pole is accidentally impaling yourself on a penguin beak.
3. In some European countries, it is illegal to open a zoo with less than four penguins.
4. Pingosus, the ancient God of Penguins, is one of the lesser known gods in Greek mythology, yet no less beloved. 
5. Penguins are very sensitive under their flippers and also about their inability to fly. 
6. Some penguins live in the South Pole. Others live in South Poland because they are poor spellers.
7. Breaking a mirror is considered unlucky, but breaking a mirror on a penguin is illegal. 
8. Penguins mate for life. They also check mate for life, which is why most penguins can only play chess once.
9. Penguins can’t bowl because their webbed feet won’t fit in the bowling shoes.
10. Gentoo penguins can swim four times faster than Michael Phelps. Yet only one penguin has ever won an Olympic medal, in luge.
11. Although scientists don't understand why, penguins are mortally afraid of rice cookers. 
12. A group of penguins on land is a waddle. A group of penguins in the water is a raft. A group of penguins on my foot is painful. 
13. Penguins have excellent hearing despite no visible ears. They are also excellent pole vaulters despite no visible pole vaults. 
14. A penguin cannot get cold, but a penguin can get cold cuts at the deli.
15. In Brugaria, “The Day of the Penguin” festival is best known for its ceremonial catapulting of dead fish.

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Special thanks to Friya at Penguin Young Readers for the ARC for review as well as the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title hit bookstore and virtual shelves August 13th, 2019, click on over to order your copy today! Be sure to check out the rest of the stops as this tour makes its way through the blogosphere for more bookish insights and fun...

WEEK ONE

August 6 – JeanBookNerd

August 7 – Pop the Butterfly Reads

August 8 – The Nerdy Girl Express

August 9 – Fictitious Fox

WEEK TWO

August 12 – Ashley and Company

August 13 – Hopkins Homeschool

August 14 – Alohamora: Open a Book

August 15 – Homeschool by the Beach

August 16 – Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

PRE BOOK BIRTHDAY BUZZ: As Far As the Stars by Virginia MacGregor

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're shining the PRE BOOK BIRTHDAY SPOTLIGHT on a title COMING SOON to a bookstore shelf near you via Harper 360!  It's a Young Adult novel that deals with LIFE, LOVE, FAMILY, and TRAGEDY.  There's never a good time to lose someone you love, or even potentially lose them, but when there are so many WHAT IFs left to answer, so many unknowns to ponder, it can make it THAT much harder to come to terms with. What you're about to embark on is a journey, not about miles, or even about the places, but about the people...those that are with us, and those we CARRY with us, all our days.  Ready or not, here comes today's book of choice...

As Far As the Stars

by

Virginia MacGregor

9780008274504

HarperCollins

About the book...

Christopher is the sort of guy that no one notices, yet when Air catches sight of him making intricate paper birds in the airport, she can’t look away.

But their worlds are about to collide in ways they never expected. Someone they love is on Flight 0217 from London Heathrow. And it’s missing.

Convinced that her brother was on a different flight, Air drives them hundreds of miles across the country, on a trip that will change their lives forever.

But how do you tell the person you’re falling for that you might just be the reason their life has fallen apart?

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At first read, I wasn't quite sure what to make of it.  I was intrigued...and curious...but I wasn't certain exactly where we were going with everything.  I mean, it's a fairly lengthy book...the ARC was 430 pages...and to already be in the supposed thick of things, I was having a hard time fathoming just what we'd be "doing" for the rest of the story.  Were we covering up the big OH NO of it all until acceptance set in, or was there really a chance for things to be not so heartbreaking?  So, I read on...

It took me until I was finished to really form an opinion on this one.  I had to see if my suspicions were true, if the journey was worth the page count...and while truthfully it still felt a bit drawn out, it WAS good. It felt real...or as real as something like this can be experienced from the outside. Tragedy strikes...it doesn't care who you are, or the promises you've made, nor how the lives of those left behind will change, because they WILL change inevitably.  The bigger piece is how we adjust to those changes...how we choose to carry on, and how we take that piece of those no longer here with us through our days.  Christopher and Air form a bond that can't be broken, though it is tested time and time again, and while they'd much rather have those that are currently lost in their arms, the connection they've made will help them pull through the darkness into the light...and as far as the stars.

A beautiful story filled with tragedy AND light fit for Young Adult audiences in their teens and beyond.

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About the author...

Virginia Macgregor is currently Head of Creative Writing at Wellington College. Her debut novel WHAT MILO SAW was published by Sphere in hardback in July 2014 to rave reviews. Sphere have just signed a deal for two further adult novels from Virginia, to be published in 2017 and 2018.

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Special thanks to Meredith at HarperCollins Publishers for the ARC 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 set to celebrate its BOOK BIRTHDAY May 21st, 2019 (as of this post) via Harper 360, so mark your calendar or pre order your copy today!

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!