Book Cover - embracing our Human Race for its diversity

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Review, Guest Post,  And Giveaway Join us for this tour from Jan 25 to Feb 12, 2021! Book Details Book Title:  It’s Me by Jeff KubiakCategory:  Middle-Grade Non-Fiction (Ages 8-12),  57 pagesGenre:  Children’s/Middle Grade, Non-fiction, own voicesPublisher:  EduMatch PublishingRelease date:   November 14, 2020Content Rating:  PG. Although the book reads like a graphic novel, it does contain topics dealing with racism and other social issues. Description It’s Me is dedicated to every person who has everRead 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 →

Middle Grade Suspense Book

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Mirror, Mirror, on the Dresser Are You Ready For This Breath-Taking Story? Description The sign over the covered antique mirror said DO NOT TOUCH. Twelve-year-old Nora wished she had listened. Mirrors reflect what is in front of them, but what happens behind the glass-to the reflections themselves? Nora finds out when her own reflection, aka Fake Nora, changes places with her one night. Nora is shoved in a place that looks exactly like her houseRead More →

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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

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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

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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 →

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Adapted and Illustrated by Ian David Marsden Synopsis As only the second person in history to be awarded the PEGOT (Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), Marvin Hamlisch has quite an incredible story. This graphic novel adaptation of the biography of the renowned musician, composer, and conductor also includes his family’s flight from Nazi-occupied Austria and their immigration to the United States. Accepted into the prestigious Juilliard music school at age 6, Marvin had to workRead More →

Book by author Niki Lenz

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Grace and Her Dad are the Perfect Team Just Ask Grace! Synopsis After Grace’s mom died, she and her dad grew extra close. They have special nicknames and are always busy with new projects–like building a puppy condo for their dog, Potus–and they love learning random facts about US presidents. Grace thinks her little family of two is perfect. Then some committee members at church suggest it’s time for Dad to start dating again. AndRead More →

book by Rebecca Stead

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– An Emotional Story That’s Hard To Put Down – Blurb At a time when everything is changing for Bea and her family, the important things will always stay the same. A soon-to-be classic by the Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me. After her parents’ divorce, Bea’s life became different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things thatRead More →

author Enric Jardi

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Do You See What I See? Look carefully at every page because things aren’t always what they seem to be. Dr. Goodview shows and explains more than 20 optical illusions to educate and entertain with amazing effects. The above is an example of the many pages of fun experiences. The next page has a disc that should be turned to the left. Then afterward there is an explanation of why your brain is tricked intoRead More →

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Welcome to the Blog Blitz and Giveaway for Dream Horse Adventures series by Susan Count, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! ABOUT THE BOOKS Title: Mary’s Song Series: Dream Horse Adventures #1 Author: Susan Count Publisher: Hastings Creations Genre: Middle Grade Fiction Release Date: October 13, 2016 A young artist falls in love with a foal that is lame, just like her. The expensive surgery the foal needs has little chance to correct the problem. StillRead More →

Book by Lisa Gerlits

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Clara and Orion Will Take You On An Interesting Journey The Journey Begins When eleven-year-old Clara, whose full name is Clarity Kartoffel, and her friend Orion break their neighbor’s glass gazing ball, it is a bigger problem than you might imagine. Why? Because rumors have been flying for years about the scary old man who lives at the end of the street. Yes, the man who lives in the house that once was adorned withRead More →

Schiffer Publishing

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Escape Game Adventure #1 Publisher’s Description Your mission: Locate and destroy the virus and then escape from the scientific compound before the spatial-temporal portal closes forever! With the help of Dooz, your faithful robot, you have been teleported to the year 2394! In this era, a mad scientist plans to paralyze the entire world using a powerful cyber virus . . . In a few moments, it will be too late! Choose to solve thisRead More →

Schiffer Publishing

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Escape Game Adventure #2 Publisher’s Description Your mission: find and recover the dragon egg from the castle before the spatial-temporal portal closes forever! With the help of Dooz, your faithful robot, you have been teleported to the Middle Ages. In this epoch, King Badking rules; he has stolen the last dragon egg and plans to make an omelet out of it for his son . . . In a few minutes, it will be tooRead More →

STEM book about scientists

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– Wear It With A Smile – Publishers Overview: “From head to toe, and in between, scientists get dressed for the work they do and the places they do it!” In Scientists Get Dressed, stunning and engaging “you are there” photos and fun-fact filled text let readers discover how scientists suit up, gown up, gear up, even dress up in costume to do their jobs. Young readers (and listeners) meet real scientists facing the challenges ofRead More →

STEM Book Cover of Eagle

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How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle Authors: Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp Publisher: Persnickety Press (August 2017) Genre: STEM, Nonfiction, Animals Hardback/Paperback: 48 pages Age Range: 5 – 13 Synopsis (Publisher) Beauty and the Beak is the multiple-award-winning story of an injured Bald Eagle, the team that rescued her, and the life-saving technology that gave her a brand new beak. Renowned children’s science writer Deborah Lee Rose and raptorRead More →

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26 Family-Friendly Activities About: Stars, Planets, And Observing The World Around You Great for STEM Learners Author: Michelle Nichols Publisher: Quarry Books; Abridged Edition edition (October 2, 2018) Genre: Nonfiction Series: Book 2 of 8 in the Little Learning Labs Series Paperback: 80 pages / 100 color photos Age Range: 8 – 11 My Thoughts: From Quarto Knows Mini astronomers will learn about things such as the size and scale of planets using sandwich cookies and tennisRead More →

by Nick Arnold

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– Cooking Up A Few Experiments – Author: Nick Arnold Illustrator: Giulia Zoavo Publisher: QED Publishing (September 17, 2019) Genre: Middle Grade Series: STEAM Ahead Paperback: 80 pages My Thoughts These experiments can be conducted in the kitchen, most are about food and drink, and a few of the experiments can even be consumed. Now, who can pass up being able to nibble on your own creations? There are five chapters and a glossary index. ChapterRead More →

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– The Conclusion To The Series Of Novels – Author: Kate DiCamillo Publisher: Candlewick Press (September 24, 2019) Sample Chapter Genre: Middle Grade Hardback: 256 pages My Thoughts This is New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo’s touching, funny, and fearless conclusion to her sequence of novels about the beloved Three Rancheros. Though it is a stand-alone book, it is a companion novel to Raymie Nightingale and Louisiana’s Way Home. Beverly Tapinski has no reasonRead More →

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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 →