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Books We Adore: One of Us Is Lying

May 14, 2018 by Erin Leave a Comment

Books We Adore: One of Us Is Lying

Reading One of Us is Lying was the result of a social media twist. I somehow started following Karen McManus on Twitter some time ago, and it’s been a kick to watch in real time as her book went from unpublished to New York Times Best-Seller. It’s a well-deserved place as she put together something… 

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Editor’s Pick: What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy

July 28, 2017 by Cassie Leave a Comment

Editor’s Pick: What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy

In WHAT GOES UP by Katie Kennedy, Rosa and Eddie are juniors in high school and they’re smarter than you. They’re smarter than most people, and that’s why they’ve been selected to test for placement in a special division of NASA. If they place first and second, they’ll become the third team to be trained… 

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Blog Tour: Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff

June 7, 2016 by Sandie Leave a Comment

Blog Tour: Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff

The same week I listened to the audiobook of PLACES NO ONE KNOWS by Brenna Yovanoff, I was asked if I wanted to participate in the book’s blog tour. That’s what I call perfect timing. How could I say no, when I had enjoyed the book so much I wouldn’t get out of the car… 

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Review: Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

April 25, 2016 by Sandie Leave a Comment

Review: Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

LOVE & GELATO by Jenna Evans Welch  Simon Pulse | 400 pages | Buy it on IndieBound ~Amazon A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping debut novel filled with romance, mystery, and adventure. Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn t in the mood for… 

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Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

June 11, 2015 by Diana 1 Comment

About two and half weeks ago we discussed the book Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, as part of our involvement in the YA Diversity Book Club. Today we’d like to once again highlight this book, but instead of a discussion by a group of book bloggers, we’d like to share one… 

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Monday Quotes: National Book Award Finalists

November 17, 2014 by Sandie Leave a Comment

Monday Quotes: National Book Award Finalists

This week we’re celebrating the National Book Awards by quoting from books that have been finalists for the Award for Young People’s Literature. Below are some of my favorites from the past few years. What are your favorite National Book Award finalists? “Noggin” by John Corey Whaley But in that moment I understood what they… 

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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters Who Deserve a Spinoff Book

November 11, 2014 by Sandie 2 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday: Characters Who Deserve a Spinoff Book

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is about supporting characters we’d love to see get their own book. Since Diana has done a few TTTs on her own, I’m paying her back by taking care of this week’s via Wordle. Here’s the twist: if you correctly identify the books these names come from (some are way… 

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Monday Quotes: YA Books Set Deep in the Heart of Texas

November 10, 2014 by Sandie 1 Comment

Monday Quotes: YA Books Set Deep in the Heart of Texas

We’ve been doing Monday Quotes for a while now and would love to know if anyone else wants to join in the fun, if we provided themes or prompts? We’ve gotten a couple of emails about it but have always just considered it a TLR feature. But if you are looking for an occasional and… 

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Books My Six-Year-Old Son Loves

March 13, 2014 by Sandie Leave a Comment

Books My Six-Year-Old Son Loves

My youngest child, my BABY, is six today. Since I paid tribute to his brother last month, I wanted to share some of his favorite picture books. Of my three children he’s the mellowest, the gentlest, the quietest. He’s the one who always thanks my husband and me for everything — from food to books to… 

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Sample Post With a Blockquote

May 5, 2011 by Sandie Leave a Comment

This is an example of a WordPress post, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can create as many posts as you like in order to share with your readers what exactly is on your mind. This is an example of… 

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