A Magical Message That Kids Will Love WHAT IT’S ABOUT Poppy Woodlock believes in magic, but so far, she hasn’t found any. It’s been two weeks since her parents moved their family to Oregon to undertake their biggest project yet: revitalizing the once-grand Lark-Hayes Manor. Her older brother instantly found his place, but after being thrown into middle school midyear, Poppy is feeling…invisible. So she retreats to where she’s always felt most at home: booksRead More →

Presented Alphabetically By The Metal Horn Unicorns By Sybrina Durant   Enter Giveaway Below An autographed copy of Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Metal Horn Unicorns by Sybrina Durant plus trading card set for the 26 unicorn elementals (one winner) (USA only) (ends May 19) Book Details:Book Title:  Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Metal Horn Unicorns by Sybrina Durant Category:  Middle-Grade Non-Fiction (Ages 8-12),  42 pages Genre:  This is actually both fictionRead More →

ABOUT THE BOOK When he’s accidentally transformed into a wizard, a young misfit boy is called upon to save the town he’s been desperately trying to escape in this spooky, whimsical tale of magic and mayhem. By age thirteen, the list of nasty foster homes Goff had lived in was longer than he was old. He’d given up on having friends long ago. He survived by keeping his head down, hiding from bullies, ignoring teasingRead More →

A Little Bit of Imagination, A Little Bit of Creepiness A Little Bit of Mystery, and A Lot of Fun! ATTICUS EVERHEART, FIFTH GRADE TUTOR AND MONSTER HUNTER? by C.L. Colyer Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.  Giveaway Below   About The Book: Title: ATTICUS EVERHEART, FIFTH GRADE TUTOR ANDMONSTER HUNTER? Author: C.L. Colyer Pub. Date: October 31, 2022 Publisher: Wild Rose Press Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 278 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, TBD, Bookshop.org Nothing frightens Atticus Everheart more than monsters,Read More →

Blog Tour Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway THE IMPOSSIBLE DESTINY OF CUTIE GRACKLE by Shawn K. Stout Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours About The Book   Title: THE IMPOSSIBLE DESTINY OF CUTIE GRACKLE Author: Shawn K. Stout Pub. Date: May 31, 2022 Publisher: Peachtree Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Pages: 336 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org Do you believe in impossible things? Cutie Grackle does. She has to. Otherwise, she’ll never be more than a lonely 10 year old inRead More →

Blog Tour Excerpt and Giveaway I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SALT MAGIC by Hope Larson, illustrated by Rebecca Mock BlogTour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About the Book:   Title: SALT MAGIC Author: Hope Larson,illustrated by Rebecca Mock Pub.Date: October 12, 2021 Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books Pages: 240 Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org Synopsis When a jealous witchRead More →

Book Tour Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway   Middle-Grade Mystery Adventure Release Day: September 7, 2021 Tuesday and Zed Furst are perfectly normal children with perfectly strange parents. Their father won’t discuss his job, their mother never leaves the house without her guard dog, and the topic of the family tree is off limits. When a last minute “business trip” gets the adults out of the way, Zed and Tuesday decide to get to the bottomRead More →

Middle Grade Fantasy Book cover

  Join us for this tour from Mar 31 to May 11, 2021! Book Details: Book Title: Caroline & Mordecai the Gand by Jeff GunhusCategory:  Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 186 pagesGenre: Fantasy, LiteraryPublisher:  Seven Guns PressRelease date:  March 31, 2021Content Rating: PG:The language is G. There is one scene where the main character punches abully resulting in a bloody nose. The emotional treatment of grief andthe death of a loved one can be somewhat intense.  Read More →

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Excerpt & #Giveaway! #RockstarBookTours I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the HIDDEN WINGS by Sara Larca Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!  About the Book   Title: HIDDEN WINGS Author: Sara Larca Pub. Date: January 5, 2021 Publisher: Mascot Books Formats: Paperback,eBook Pages: 128 Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD, Bookshop.org   After making a nearly impossible decision, Rain was ready to begin a new life on Earth. EvenRead More →

book cover of a Middle Grade Fantasy

The Caley Cross Series, Book One Description Caley Cross has always known she wasn’t a “normal” thirteen-year-old (her ability to create zombie animals was her first clue). Still, she never expected to be whisked off to a faraway world – Erinath – where she is Crown Princess and people have “baests” that live inside them, giving them fantastic, animal-like powers. Which would be cool, except that Caley’s baest turns out to be an ancient monsterRead More →

environmental book for Middle Grade

Time for the Team to Step In! Description Innocent animals are in trouble: temperatures are climbing, tides are rising, and nature is suffering. Someone needs to step in to rescue animals from extinction. Someone needs to turn this mess around, before it’s too late. And that someone is . . . the Endangereds, the unlikeliest heroes you’ll ever meet—a superstrong polar bear, a pangolin with a genius for engineering, an extremely sarcastic narwhal, and anRead More →

book by Ruthy Ballard

Join us for this tour from August 3 to August 14, 2020! *Giveaway* Book Details: Book Title:  Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy by Ruthy BallardCategory:  Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 260 pagesGenre:  Fantasy and MagicPublisher:  WhipSmart BooksRelease date:   June 16, 2020 (ebook); October 1, 2020 (print)Tour dates: August 3 to August 14, 2020Content Rating:  G.     Book Description: Frankie Russo doesn’t brood about the past or worry about the future. He lives in the presentRead More →

Picture book cover

– 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 →