I haven’t been blogging much lately and I have decided to take a break from it for a while. I began The Children’s War in 2010 because I had finished my dissertation on girls’ popular ficti...
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Buy | Goodreads The BLOCKBUSTER kid-favorite series Weird But True! is busting out with a BIG, BOLD annual extravaganza of the wackiest, wildest, and downright weirdest wonders on planet Ear...
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Buy | Goodreads MEET THE CHARACTERS, WATCH THE BOOK TRAILER AND CHECK OUT THE EDUCATOR AND READER'S GUIDES ON THE SERIES WEBSITE HERE ! The S.M.A.R.T. Squad is back to tackle more mid...
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THE BEST GIFT FOR BEAR WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JENNIFER A. BELL TWO LIONS/AMAZON, 2022, 40 PAGES The holiday season is the perfect time to show your appreciation to friends and famil...
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MY GRANDMOM WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY GEE-EUN LEE, TRANSLATED BY SOPHIE BOWMAN AMAZON CROSSING KIDS, 2022, 40 PAGES Grandparents are often such important part of a child's life (if th...
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THE GREAT CAPER CAPER: LADY PANCAKE AND SIR FRENCH TOAST #5 WRITTEN BY JOSH FUNK, ILLUSTRATED BY BRENDAN KEARNEY UNION SQUARE & CO., 2022, 40 PAGES I'm always up for a fun blog tour a...
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Fifth grader Robyn has already been the new kid in school five times because of her mom's job as a biology professor, and now San Luis Obispo will be number six. But this time will be diffe...
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WELCOME TO THE TILTERSMITH BLOG TOUR! Follow along as we celebrate the release of The Tiltersmith with behind-the-scenes looks from author Amy Herrick, plus 10 chances to win a copy! DELET...
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The Most Haunted House in America by Jarrett Dapier, ILLUSTRATED BY LEE GATLIN ABRAMS BFYR, 2022, 32 PAGES One night in October, an invitation arrived underground inviting the Skeleton Drumme...
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IT'S ALMOST HALLOWEEN AND HERE ARE SOME NEW PICTURE BOOKS TO HELP YOUR YOUNG READERS GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. Happy Owl-Oween! by Laura Gehl, ILLUSTRATED BY LYDIA NICHOLS ABRAMS APPL...
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What's better than a sinister middle grade ghost story to get the Halloween season off to a good start? And who better than Lindsay Currie to come up with the perfect spine tingler. Mallory...
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ON A GOLD-BLOOMING DAY: FINDING FALL TREASURES BY BUFFY SILVERMAN MILLBROOK PRESS/LERNER, 2022, 32 PAGES Autumn is the season that always tricks me and I always fall for it. It's such ...
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Seventh grader Haven Jacobs is a worrier. And right now she's worried about planet earth and what's happening to it because of climate change. She's kept her thoughts to herself, right up u...
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WELCOME TO THE HOW TO SPEAK ANIMAL BLOG TOUR! To celebrate the release of National Geographic Kids' HOW TO SPEAK ANIMAL on August 16th and World Animal Day on October 4th, this week blogs a...
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Moving from Brooklyn to Florida means a new apartment, a new school and new friends for middle schooler Bree Hanley and she's excited about the change. While moving into their new apartment...
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DEAR WILD CHILD: YOU CARRY YOUR HOME INSIDE OF YOU BY WALLACE J. NICOLS AND WALLACE GRACYE NICOLS, ILLUSTRATED BY DREW BECKMEYER CAMERON KIDS/ABRAMS, 2022, 32 PAGES "The art echoes the ...
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It's June 1967, and 11-year-old Ariel "Ari" Goldberg has just learned that her sister Leah, 18, is in love. The only problem is that the Goldbergs are Jewish and want nothing more than for L...
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WELCOME TO THE HERO FOR THE HUNGRY BLOG TOUR! Follow along all week for exclusive guest posts from author Peggy Thomas, plus 5 chances to win Hero for the Hungry (on shelves 9/1)! Hero Fo...
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Kids and teachers all over the country are returning to school. For some, it began in mid-August, for others, it won't be until September 8th. It's always sad to say goodbye to summer, but ...
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ANNI DREAMS OF BIRYANI WRITTEN BY NAMITA MOOLANI MEHRA, ILLUSTRATED BY CHAAYA PRABHAT TWO LIONS/AMAZON, 2022, 40 PAGES Anni lives in Little India with her mother and grandmother and ev...
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SURELY SURELY MARISOL RAINEY (MAYBE MARISOL BOOK #2) WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY ERIN ENTRADA KELLY GREENWILLOW BOOKS/HARPERCOLLINS, 2022, 160 PAGES Eight-year-old Marisol Rainey and he...
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THE WORLD BELONGED TO US WRITTEN BY JACQUELINE WOODSON, ILLUSTRATED BY LEO ESPINOSA NANCY PAULSEN BOOKS/PENGUIN, 2022, 32 PAGES Schools out for summer and these kids are happy, excited, ...
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MY LIFE BEGINS! BY PATRICIA MACLACHLAN, ILLUSTRATED BY DANIEL MIYARES KATHERINE TEGEN BOOKS/HARPERCOLLINS, 2022, 128 PAGES Jacob, 9, is an only child, and while he thinks his picture ...
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I'm going through books, getting ready for when my young readers are back from vacation. I have found that one of the most successful category of books to use with younger kids is wordless pi...
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Ella Durand comes from a prominent New Orleans family of Conjurors and although she is only 11-years-old, she is about to make history. She will be the first Conjuror to enter the Arcanum T...
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