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– A Most Unusual Polar Bear – Author: Dan Bar-el Illustrator: Kelly Pousette Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 3, 2019 Genre: Middle Grade Excerpt Hardcover: 272 pages Ages: 8 – 12 Grades: 3 – 7 My Thoughts The minute I started reading this book it became apparent that the writing style was quite unique. And enjoyable. Duane the polar bear is ready to take the reader on a wonderful adventure. HeRead More →

Susan Wilson The Dog I Loved

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– An Emotional And Inspiring Story – After spending years in prison for a crime she didn’t intend to commit, Rose Collins is suddenly free. Someone who knows about the good work she has done—training therapy dogs while serving time—has arranged for her early release. This mysterious benefactor has even set her up with a job in the coastal Massachusetts community of Gloucester, on the edge of Dogtown, a place of legend and, for theRead More →

Cover of David Ezra Stein book

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In: 2018, 4 Stars, Animals, Fairy Tales, Humor, Imagination, Picture Books
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– Sequel To The Caldecott Honor Book – Description It’s homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or could it be an element of surprise (as her amused papa explains)? As they dive in to story after story, looking for the part that makes a reader say “Whoa! I didn’t know that was going to happen,” Papa is sure he can convince Chicken he’sRead More →

author Maureen Fergus

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– A Mistake That Should Bring About Lots Of Giggles – Author: Maureen Fergus Illustrator: Kathryn Durst Publisher: Penguin/ Tundra Books (September 10, 2019) Genre: Picture Book (ages 3-7) Pages: 40 Publisher’s Synopsis: When Leo arrives at the hospital, he is surprised to find it run by animals! A hilarious story featuring animals in human situations, perfect for fans of Zootopia and A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Slightly distracted parents accidentally take their son, Leo, to theRead More →

Boys Town Book Cover

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– Letting Go Of Your Worry Bug – Author: Kimberly Delude Illustrator: Brian Martin Publisher: Boys Town Press (August 10, 2019) Paperback: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book Publisher’s Description: Betsy the Beetle has a constant companion, Murray. Unfortunately, he’s a notorious and pesky worry bug. He loves to whisper horrible “what ifs” into Betsy’s ear, making her worry about every little thing. Betsy gets so flustered and weighed down by Murray, she repeatedly falls flatRead More →

Author Kristin Hannah's book

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A Place And Family You Won’t Forget Description In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature. Details Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (February 6, 2018) Genre: Historical Fiction Read An Excerpt Hardcover: 448 pages My Thoughts When a Vietnam vet, who isRead More →

book by Christina McDonald

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Optioned For TV By A Major Hollywood Studio Author: Christina McDonald Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books (February 2019) Paperback: 368 pages Listen to Excerpt Publisher’s Synopsis: In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant. A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies. In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake byRead More →

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– A New York Times Bestseller – Description It’s time for the little red chicken’s bedtime story — and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can’t help herself! Whether the tale is Hansel and Gretel or  Little Red Riding Hood or even  Chicken Little, she jumps into the story to save its hapless characters. Now it’s the little red chicken’s turn to tell a story, but will her yawning papa make itRead More →

Picture Book Cover

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– A Challenging Friendship- Authors: Karen Kilpatrick and Luis Osvaldo Ramos, Jr. Illustrator: German Blanco Publisher: Macmillan / Imprint (May 28, 2019) Genre: Picture Book Hardcover: 40 pages Approx Word Count: 162 Ever wonder why there’s a little pink eraser on every pencil? Find out in this funny, clever picture book that tells the true story of how Pencil and Eraser became the best of friends. When Pencil draws on the pages of this book, EraserRead More →

Car and Trucks Book

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Great Resource For Curious Kids Author: Neil ClarkIllustrator: Neil ClarkPublisher: QEB Publishing (May 14, 2019) Genre: Picture Book Series: Clever Cogz Pages: 24 Description: Join Cogz the Robot Dog and discover all about how cars, trucks and other big vehicles work, in this bright and fun STEM title. Cogz and his mice sidekicks, Nutty and Bolt, guide the reader through the workings of a car, looking closely at all the different parts. Covering key STEMRead More →

Chapter Book Truman The Dog

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My Furry Foster Family series, #1 Author: Debbi Michiko FlorenceIllustrator: Melanie DemmerPublisher: Picture Window Books (August 1, 2019) Genre: Chapter Book Paperback: 72 pages Description “T” is for Truman, tricks, and TROUBLE! Truman the black lab might be an older rescue dog, but he’s still got enough mischief beneath his collar to keep eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family on their toes from morning till night. Chewed through and through, the playfully illustrated, Kaita-narratedRead More →

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Don’t Assume Too Much . . . Author: Greer Hendrick and Sarah PekkanenPublisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Printing edition (January 9, 2018) Genre: Mystery/Psychological Thriller Book Excerpt Hardcover: 352 pages Description When you read this book, you will make many assumptions.You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife.You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love.You will assumeRead More →

Book Cover Compromise

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Will These Two Be Willing To Compromise?   Author/Illustrator: Gina Perry Publisher: Tundra Books (August 14, 2018) Genre: Picture Book Series: Mo and Peanut Approx Words: 163 Hardcover: 40 pages   Description Move over, Bert and Ernie: there’s a new odd couple in town! Exuberant Peanut and steadfast Moe are roommates and best friends . . . most of the time.Peanut is messy. Moe is neat.Peanut is loud. Moe is quiet. Peanut always wants more.Read More →

Book by Author Paul Doiron

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Mike Bowditch series, #10 Publisher’s Synopsis In this thrilling entry in Edgar Award finalist Paul Doiron’s bestselling series, a deadly attack on one of Maine’s last wild wolves leads Game Warden Mike Bowditch to an even bigger criminal conspiracy. While on vacation, Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch receives a strange summons from Billy Cronk, one of his oldest friends and a man he had to reluctantly put behind bars for murder. Billy wants him to investigate aRead More →

T.J. Brearton's Novel Cover

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– Plenty Of Twists To Keep You Guessing –   Author:  T. J. BreartonPublisher: Joffe Books Publication Date: May 14, 2019 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Paperback: 282 pages Kindle: 243 pages Description WHAT IF YOUR HUSBAND DISAPPEARED AND THE POLICE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE KILLED HIM?  Jane Gable returns from her shift at the hospital one night to find her two children asleep in bed and her husband gone, his phone and wallet left behind. John has long been aRead More →

Book Cover Dark Site

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– A Sam Dryden Series, Book 3 –   Author:  Patrick LeePublisher: Minotaur Books (May 28, 2019) Genre: Mystery/Thriller Hardcover: 400 pages Kindle: 359 pages Description From the author of Runner, Sam Dryden comes under attack from unknown forces as an unremembered episode from his past threatens more than just his life. On an otherwise normal morning, former Special Forces operative Sam Dryden is the target of an unsuccessful attempted abduction. Using his attacker’s cellphone, he learnsRead More →

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Debut Thriller   Author:  Jessica Barry Publisher: Harper; First Edition first Printing edition (January 8, 2019) Genre: Mystery/Thriller Hardcover: 368 pages Kindle: 356 pages   Description: They say your daughter is dead. You know they’re wrong. When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter is dead. But Maggie, Allison’s mother back home in Owl Creek, Maine, refuses to believe them. Maggie knows her daughter – or she used to, anyway.Read More →

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McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thriller Book 4 Author: Robert Bailey Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (April 23, 2019) Paperback: 416 pages Kindle: 404 pages Synopsis: His last challenge: live long enough to save the lives of those he loves. Cold-blooded killer JimBone Wheeler blames Tom McMurtrie for putting him on death row. He once vowed that he’d bring “a reckoning” on Tom and every one the southern lawyer holds dear. When Wheeler escapes from prison, heRead More →

book by author Megan Goldin

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Just When You Think Things Can’t Get Worse . . . Synopsis For those who are claustrophobic, the setting of The Escape Room won’t be too hard to imagine. While the story flashes from present to past, it opens with a prologue regarding Miguel, a security guard who works the night shift at a construction site. The site is a luxury office tower in the final stages of construction. When Miguel thinks he hears aRead More →

Fake ID Cover Art

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Sometimes It’s Not Easy Being A Teen Details Author:  Lamar GilesPublisher: Amistad (January 21, 2014) Hardback: 320 Paperback: 336 Kindle:  325 Audio: 7 hrs 57 min My name isn’t really Nick Pearson. I shouldn’t tell you where I’m from. I shouldn’t tell you why my family moved to Stepton, Virginia. I shouldn’t tell you who I really am, or my hair, eye, and skin color. And I definitely shouldn’t tell you about my friend Eli CruzRead More →