tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61320666510307651132024-02-07T09:01:03.676-06:00The Bravest Squirrel SeriesTHE blog for Brave Squirrels, Frightened Geese & Fashionable DucksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001627476288087268noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132066651030765113.post-39393056579694437162016-11-18T15:33:00.001-06:002016-11-18T15:36:53.613-06:00"Fowl" picture books: Holiday fun for the whole family! #kidlit #printbookSo, if you've been following this blog or even just checking in occassionally, you've probably noticed that I post about a new book then share a whole bunch of other author's books then go silent for a while. Then suddenly, I pop back with something new and a bit off the beaten path.<br />
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Guess what? I haven't just gone off the beaten path. I've wandered to lands no one has ever explored before. No one even imagined they existed. That's right. I created a goose and duck plastic decoy picture book genre, complete with "live action" photographs.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001627476288087268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132066651030765113.post-87028575778006023072016-09-30T00:00:00.000-05:002016-09-30T00:00:07.724-05:00Stone Faces #middlegrade #fantasy #blogtour @KenHicksnyc<b><a href="http://www.beachboundbooks.com/">BeachBoundbooks</a> is pleased to be coordinating a Blog Tour for the middle grade fantasy Stone Faces: An Alice and Friends Book by Anne Rothman-Hicks and Kenneth Hicks. The tour will run September 19 - October 3, 2016.</b><br />
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<b>Title:</b> Stone Faces: An Alice and Friends Book | <b>Author:</b> Anne Rothman-Hicks and Kenneth Hicks<br />
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<strong><br /></strong> <b>Book Description: </b>Stone Faces is the story of a ten-year-old girl named Alice who notices one day that her parents’ faces have turned to stone. Soon afterward, they tell her they are going to get divorced and, in reaction, she allows her own face to turn to stone because she doesn’t want anyone to know how much this hurts her. It is easier to deal with her friends when her stone face is in place, but she also begins to find herself alone more and more. While on her summer vacation at her aunt’s house on Cape Cod, she sees a stone on the beach in the shape of a laughing man’s face (called Mr. Happy Man). She soon discovers that this stone can talk and that it has friends among the other beach stones, who play games in the sand when people aren’t around. Together with Mr. Happy Man and his friends, Alice develops an ingenious scheme to help her parents resolve their differences. Their plans are thrown awry when a woman finds Mr. Happy <br />
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<em>Hi. My name is Alice, and this is the story of the worst summer of my entire life. </em><br />
<em><br /></em> <em>The trouble actually started way before the summer. In fact, it was early spring when my parents and I took that long walk in Central Park. We all should have been in a really great mood because (finally!) the sun was out and it was nice and warm. But I remember glancing over at my mom and dad again and again as we walked, thinking that both of their faces had changed. It’s tough to describe. Their features had gotten sort of hard. They looked a lot like the carved stone faces on some of the buildings in our neighborhood.</em><br />
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<em><br /></em> <em>Now, don’t get me wrong. I love New York City. My mom and I can take the bus to my dance classes, and a subway to where I belong to a kids’ theater group on Saturdays. We can walk to my school, to the field house where my soccer team plays, and to the gym where my dad and I shoot hoops. So, yeah, I love New York City.</em><br />
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<em>Anyway, here’s the point—in Provincetown I’m free. I can take walks by myself all over town. The only catch is that I have to stay within a block of Commercial Street, which is like the Broadway of Provincetown. It is usually so crowded that people can’t even fit on the sidewalks and so they walk in the street. It’s like a big pedestrian mall.</em><br />
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When Anne Rothman was a student at Bryn Mawr College and Kenneth Hicks was a student at Haverford College, they began writing together in an independent-study course with one of Ken’s professors. A brief interlude ensued while Anne wrote wonderful poetry and Ken wrote a book about hitchhiking (The Complete Hitchhiker Tobey Publishing, Dell Distribution), but they soon got back together as writers when Ken was in law school at Columbia University and Anne was paying the rent by working in publishing. They have continued to write together for about forty years and in that time have published four adult novels, eleven non-fiction books for children, two fiction books for middle readers, and two photography books. They also produced three children whom they love even more than writing.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001627476288087268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132066651030765113.post-62954762765381615582016-09-26T00:00:00.000-05:002016-09-26T00:00:22.192-05:00Pickled Pumpkin Pie #Thanksgiving #kidlit @Rainbows2Snow @WantedHero<div style="text-align: left;">
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<strong><br /></strong> <strong>Title:</strong> Pickled Pumpkin Pie: A Thanksgiving Treat | <strong>Author: </strong>Deb Troehler | <strong>Illustrator: </strong>Jaime D. Buckley | <strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture Book | <strong>Number of Pages:</strong> 38 | <strong>Publication Date:</strong> March 9, 2016<br />
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<em>Pickled Pumpkin Pie</em> is a charming picture book, told in delightful rhyme, and filled with colorful and fun illustrations.<br />
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It's Thanksgiving and Uncle Pete can't wait to eat, but it's not turkey, potatoes, or cranberries he's after. Uncle Pete is waiting for dessert and not just any dessert. He wants pickled pumpkin pie. As the scrumptious meal comes to an end Uncle Pete's excitement builds. Will he finally get his Thanksgiving wish?<br />
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<em>Pickled Pumpkin Pie </em>is well written, engaging, and highly entertaining. The book also contains several activities and of course gives readers a chance to create their own pickled pumpkin pie. This is certain to become a fast holiday favorite among children and adults.<br />
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Deb Troehler has worn many hats over the years—teacher, fabric artist, author, illustrator, gardener, mother, and grandmother. Although each hat is unique, they are all stitched with a common thread—Deb’s connections to her loved ones and the world around her.<br />
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<i><b>Things are never what they seem... in a foggy Louisiana swamp</b></i></div>
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Title: The Secret in Mossy Swamp<br />
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Series: Nikki Landry Swamp Legends, Book 3<br />
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Author Name: Rita Monette<br />
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Genre(s): Juvenile/Middle Grade, Adventure, Mystery<br />
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Length: Approx. 204 pages<br />
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ASIN: B01KIQNDD6<br />
ISBN Paperback: 978-1987976168<br />
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Release Date: Septemer 17, 2016<br />
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Publisher: Mirror World Publishing</div>
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Living in a tiny houseboat, Nikki is stuck with sharing a room with her little brother, Jesse, who does what little brothers do best…torture their sisters. Fed up, she decides to build a place of her own…a tree house where no boys are allowed. Meanwhile, something strange is happening on Bayou Platte. Things and people are coming up missing…and little stick dolls covered in moss, known locally as “signs” from the legendary Rougarou, are showing up in their place.<br />
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Rita Monette was born and raised in Southwest Louisiana. She loves to write stories set in the beautiful, yet mysterious, bayous and swamps of her home state. She is currently retired and lives with her husband, four lap dogs, and one lap cat, in the mountains of Tennessee. Besides writing and illustrating, She enjoys participating in festivals and craft shows where she does face and body art, along with selling her books.<br />
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Do you know where your socks go when they go missing in the washing machine? Well, the SockKids know! The SockKids are a mismatched family of socks that sometimes time travel through the spin cycle, teaching universal lessons of love and kindness, and focusing on creating a greater awareness of the many social issues that children are faced with today. The SockKids help to educate and encourage children from 2 to 92 to find solutions in helping to make this a better world.<br />
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Michael John Sullivan is the creator of the SockKids. Constantly searching for his socks, he wondered whether the missing foot comforters had found another pair of feet to warm. Before his interest in socks, Sullivan started writing his first novel while homeless, riding a NYC subway train at night. Sullivan returned to his subway notes in 2007 and began writing Necessary Heartbreak: A Novel of Faith and Forgiveness (Simon & Schuster, Gallery Books imprint). Library Journal named Necessary Heartbreak one of the year’s best in 2010. His second novel, Everybody’s Daughter (Fiction Studio Books, 2012) was named one of the best books of 2012 by TheExaminer.com. Sullivan has written articles about the plight of homelessness for CNN.com, The Washington Post.com, Beliefnet.com, the Huffington Post, and America Online’s Patch.com service. <br />
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<strong>Prize:</strong> One winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card or $25 PayPal cash prize, winner's choice<strong>Giveaway ends:</strong> August 15, 11:59 pm, 2016<br />
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<b>To celebrate her recent trip to England, to get ideas for her next book, Christy Deveaux is holding an British inspired contest! Simply share a picture of yourself with a British theme i.e. In England, in an English pub, eating English fare such as a fish and chips, reading a British novel, etc. - be creative! </b><br />
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About the Author: Christy Deveaux</h3>
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Christy Deveaux is the author of The Chronicles of Elizabeth Blake series. Her highly anticipated first book in the series, Wicka, was just released this spring (2014). Inspired by traveling across Europe solo at a very young age, and many travel adventures since, the character and story line behind Elizabeth Blake was born. Christy majored in political science and earned a cross-disciplinary degree from the University of Western Ontario. She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband, three children and a fish named Cow. <br />
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About the Book: Wicka: The Chronicles of Elizabeth Blake</h3>
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Elizabeth Blake, a seventeen year old girl from Ann Arbor Michigan, thinks she's enrolling in an international school in the south of France to finish her final year of high school. Instead, she falls in love; finds out that she is a witch from an ancient family ––who weren’t thought to exist anymore; and discovers that her life is in danger, as the Elders believe that she is the heir to a legend they fear above all else.<br />
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<b>Prize: </b>One winner will receive a British Themed Gift Basket ($50 value) <br />
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About the Book</h3>
<strong>Title:</strong> Raising Sleeping Stones (The Orora Crona Chronicles, Book One) | <strong>Author:</strong> P.H.T. Bennet <strong>Genre:</strong> Middle Grade Fantasy | <strong>Number of Pages: </strong>364 | <strong>Publisher: </strong>DreamKeeper Publishing <strong>Publication Date:</strong> December 4, 2014<br />
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When sisters Kiva and DeeDee Stone discover a mysterious plot that threatens them and everything they care about, they have to take a crash course in the ancient art of DreamKeeping to survive. As two elder DreamKeepers lead them up the Varruvyen river to the Eyle of Return, they show the girls how to gain dream powers greater than anything they had ever imagined. But can they become strong enough to face the monsters that haunt their dreams at night, strong enough to fight the enemies that draw nearer each day? The answer lies somewhere in the broken history of Orora Crona, the Valley of Dreams lost centuries ago, and whoever can piece it together first will rule for centuries to come. <br />
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Kiva looked closely at the sun’s golden face. Wavy rays representing shimmering heat radiated out from it. Its cheeks were plump, the lips full and curved, the nose wide, and the eyes were a little almond-shaped, like hers. In the middle of its forehead was a weird circle with six curving parts swirling around a six-pointed star. She’d never seen the sun drawn like that. Wondering what was on the back of the pendant, Kiva turned it over.</div>
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The instant she saw the moon’s closed eyes, her hair flew back in the wind, her stomach dropped, and she was pressed back against the cushions of a vessel that was flying just inches above the river. She jerked her head back up and found she was in the back of a crescent-shaped boat piloted by an old man sitting up front. She was about to call out to him when he pointed at a tree that had fallen across the river and shouted, “When you get here, you must take a detour that even old Jacques didn’t know about! Hold on!”</div>
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<em>"Raising Sleeping Stones is a beautiful visual/musical tale about confidence and creative thinking."</em> - Stephanie R. (Amazon)<br />
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<em>"Great adventure tale that is both coming-of-age story and testimony to the power of dreams." </em>- Thomas G. (Amazon)<br />
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<em>"Both allegorically and psychologically the author deftly explores the richness of young people's emotional lives. I read this story both in its app form and on Kindle. The book is beautifully illustrated and in its app form adds a great sound track. A wonderful book!"</em> - Edward D. (Amazon) <br />
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P.H.T. Bennet began exploring his dreams when he was a child and has never bothered to stop. He had the good luck to have two daughters, Juliette and Paola, who not only served as the inspirations for DeeDee and Kiva, the main characters of Raising Sleeping Stones, but also helped him turn their family dreamwork sessions into this book. His lucky streak grew when he married his lovely wife, Mim, who tolerates his turning on a light in the middle of the night to write down ever-crazier dreams and talking about them in the morning as long as he lets her sleep in, first. His favorite dreams involve flying, visiting the dead, and replaying nightmares until they reveal their secrets.<br />
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<em>Title:</em> Emoji Adventures Volume 1: The Horse Party | <em>Author:</em> P.T. Evans | <em>Genre:</em> Children's Adventure | <em>Number of Pages:</em> 108 | <em>Publisher:</em> Montage Publishing | <em>Publication Date:</em> February 21, 2016<br />
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LOL with your favorite emojis as they come to life in this fun, new series. Follow Annie with the constant smile; Kevin, her devilish brother; Billy, poop head and BFF; and Dot, the love-struck jock as they make their way through Emoji Elementary.<br />
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<em><br /></em> <em>"I LOVE this book! The dialogue is witty (and LOL funny); the characters are endearing; and the theme is universally sweet. The author has created a unique experience, blending modern inventions of emojis with classic lessons for kids (and, truly, all of us). It would make a fun read-aloud as well! Definitely a winner."</em> - Robin (Amazon)<br />
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"We at <a href="http://www.montagepublishing.com/">Montage Publishing</a> are committed to creating quality books for children; as parents and educators, we’re also aware of the academic backslide that can happen during summer. We’ve created some worksheets, a reading log, and a certificate of achievement to be used alongside our EMOJI ADVENTURES series. Feel free to use them as they are or adapt them to your specific needs.<br />
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<strong>BeachBoundBooks is pleased to be coordinating a Book Blast for the charming children's book written by Sharon Durgin and illustrated by Joan Coleman, Marty and the Christmas Eve Surprise. The blast will run June 7 - June 9, 2016.</strong></div>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Marty and the Christmas Eve Surprise | <strong>Author: </strong>Sharon Durgin | <strong>Illustrator: </strong>Joan Coleman <strong>Genre: </strong>Children's Holiday Book | <strong>Publisher: </strong>BookLogix | <strong>Expected Release</strong>: May 24, 2016<br />
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Marty is a little mouse who has lots of fun with his friends as they get ready for Christmas. But when the house cats get involved, you can expect a little bit of mischief. Can Marty save the day in time for Christmas?<br />
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<strong>Title:</strong> Whispers of Trees |<strong>Author: </strong>Ben Woodard | <strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Multicultural Adventure | <strong>Number of Pages:</strong> 57 | <strong>Publisher:</strong> Miller-Martin Press | <strong>Publication Date:</strong><strong> </strong>March 15, 2016<br />
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<strong>Book Description:</strong> An ancient forest, a dark night, a strange woman—and whispers.<br />
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What is going on in this eerie Irish forest? Ten-year-old Declan has to find out. His brother is missing and only he can solve the mystery. But why him? He doesn’t even like his always-yelling brother who his sister says was eaten by wolves. But there are no wolves in Ireland.<br />
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Whispers of Trees is a fun, page-turning thriller hinting of myth that delivers a multicultural adventure. This is the second book in the Mythic Adventures Collection. The first book is The Boy Who Flew With Eagles.<br />
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<em>"This is a great story for young readers. It has a great sense of nature and a great feeling of listening to your heart. I love that the author combined fantasy with folklore to create this perfect length story." </em>-<em> </em><a href="http://dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com/2016/04/whispers-of-trees-by-ben-woodard-review.html" target="_blank">Deal Sharing Aunt </a><br />
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<em>"The author did a great job revealing a ten-year-old's inner struggle against fear, suspicion, and emotional distance from his father and brother." </em>- <a href="http://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/2016/04/whispers-of-trees-blog-tour-review-50.html" target="_blank">Ice Fairy's Treasure Chest</a><em><a href="http://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/2016/04/whispers-of-trees-blog-tour-review-50.html" target="_blank"> </a></em><br />
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Ben is an adventurer and storyteller who has traveled the world including climbing on Mt. Everest. He now writes adventure stories for boys and girls. Tales of lost gold and river caves, and flying with eagles. Stories of friendship that endure through adversity and danger. Adventures that inspire and educate and, most of all, entertain.<br />
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Following his father’s puzzling disappearance and his mother’s death, ten-year-old Samuel Baker goes through the motions of living in a world turned upside down. He wears an Apache talisman, a long ago gift from his father, in hopes its promise of strength and guidance is true. But what he truly wants is the power to bring his parents back. </div>
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Author Name: K.S. Jones</div>
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Samuel stood beside his mother’s rain-speckled casket. He had cried his tears dry, so there was no point in trying to find more.</div>
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“Chin up, young man,” Aunt Janis said as her fingers nudged Samuel’s jaw upward. “Death is just part of life, and our photographer needs a good picture of you for the newspapers.”</div>
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A camera flashed, leaving Samuel’s red and swollen eyes burning as if stung by the sun instead of grief.</div>
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So many important days had come and gone without his father, but surely he would come home today, wouldn’t he? Samuel closed his eyes. He pretended his father was beside him holding his hand. They had a right to hold hands, he told himself. Not because he was ten, but because it was his mother’s funeral. Two years had passed since his father left, never to be seen again. <i>Vanished</i>, was the word his mother had used. <i>Into thin air</i>, she’d said.</div>
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“No,” he said and shook his head. “My dad gave it to me.” It was a pinewood tile, the size of a domino shaved nickel-thin, which hung from a leather cord around his neck. Burned onto the front side of the wood was a lightning bolt. Its flipside bore the blackened imprint of a tribal dancer. It had a turquoise nugget and a shiny black hematite bead strung together on each side. His father had given the talisman to him with a promise: <i>It will guide you and give you strength when you need it most.</i></div>
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Today, dressed in a black suit and starchy white shirt, Samuel wore it in hopes the promise was true.</div>
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As mourners gathered, Samuel’s friend Brian came to stand beside him. “Hey,” he said.</div>
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“Is that the necklace your dad gave you? You don’t usually wear it.” Brian’s wire-rimmed glasses slid down his straight arrow nose. He pushed them back up the bridge with one finger until they encircled his eyes again. “Can I see it? I promise I’ll give it right back.”</div>
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“It’s not a necklace.” Samuel pulled the leather cord off over his head, mussing his overgrown blond hair. “It’s a talisman.” He handed it to Brian. “My dad said it would help me, but it hasn’t done anything yet. I think it was just one of his stories. It’s probably just an old piece of scrap wood with a couple rocks tied to it.”</div>
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<strong>Title:</strong> A Buss From Lafayette<br />
<strong>Author: </strong>Dorothea Jensen<br />
<strong>Genre: </strong>Middle Grade/Young Adult Historical Fiction<br />
<strong>Recommended Ages:</strong> 10-17<br />
<strong>Number of Pages:</strong> 266<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> BQB Publishing<br />
<strong>Publication Date:</strong> April 22, 2016<br />
<strong>Synopsis:</strong> Fourteen-year-old Clara Hargraves lives on a farm in Hopkinton, a small New Hampshire town, during the early 19th century. She has a couple of big problems. First of all, she has a stepmother, Priscilla, who used to be her spinster schoolteacher aunt. Clara resents that her late mother’s older sister has not only married her father but is about to have a baby. To make matters worse, “Prissy Priscilla”keeps trying to make the rambunctious, clever, and witty Clara act like a proper young lady. Secondly, Clara has red hair, making her a target for teasing by a handsome older boy, Dickon Weeks, and by her pretty seventeen-year-old Dread Cousin Hetty. Clara, however, has a secret plan she hopes will change this. During the last week of June, 1825, Clara’s town is abuzz because the famous General Lafayette is about to visit their state during his farewell tour of America. In those eventful seven days, Clara learns a lot about her family, Hetty, Dickon, herself, and about Lafayette. She comes to understand the huge and vital role the young French aristocrat played in America’s Revolutionary War and to see that her problems might not be quite so terrible after all.</div>
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<i>It is
June, 1825. On a farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Clara Hargraves, 14, is
telling this story. In this excerpt, she is at the supper table with her
father, her stepmother (Priscilla, whom Clara thinks of as “Prissy”), and her
brother, Joss.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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“I do not need to take a bath every single
Saturday <span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">night when I can jump in the pond to
wash off any</span>time I like, at least in the summertime.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Prissy glanced at Father again. “Yes, I have been
meaning to speak to you about that, Clara. Now that you are a young lady, you
must not swim in the pond any longer. It is not seemly.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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I looked at my stepmother in disbelief. “It is
seemly enough, ma’am. I wear my chemise, and Joss’s old breeches, if anyone is
around, so I am well-covered.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“That’s another thing. Now that you are fourteen,
you are too old to wear Joss’s clothes anymore,” she said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Not even to ride astride?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“<i>Especially</i> not to ride astride. You are not
to do so any more.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Wear the breeches or ride astride?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Both.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“But . . .”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Father spoke up. “No ‘buts,’ my girl, you heard your mama. She knows how
young ladies must behave. If she says you must ride sidesaddle from now on,
that is what you must do.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Sidesaddle? But that is so silly!” I protested.
“I cannot hold on properly with only one knee around the horse. It is like
riding half a horse!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Father leaned over and patted my hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“Nevertheless, daughter, you must use Priscilla’s<span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span>sidesaddle whenever you ride Feather.” He turned to<span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span>his wife. “Although that will not be for much
longer, I am afraid. I have found a buyer for Feather in Warner. I am taking
her up there on Monday. We can certainly use the extra money, with the new baby
coming and<span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span>all.”<span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“But, Father, there is no other horse I can ride!
Fury <span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">is getting to be too old for
anything but pulling the</span> whisky. And Flame is barely trained to the bridle, let alone any kind
of saddle. She’s not even two years old yet!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“She will be two in a couple of weeks, daughter.
Perhaps by the time she is trained, you will have learned to ride properly on
your mother’s sidesaddle.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Something about the way Father said this made my <span style="font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-bidi-font-family: "mE\0027A8ÔˇøtΩ—"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">temper flare.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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“If you insist, Father. But . . . but she is not my <i>mother</i>, she is only my aunt! My <i>real</i> mother’s old maid sister!” I jumped from my chair and ran from the room,
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It is June, 1825. On a farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Clara Hargraves, </div>
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14, is telling this story. In this excerpt, she is at the supper table with her father</div>
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her stepmother (Priscilla, whom Clara thinks of as </div>
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Prissy</div>
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Joss. </div>
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I do not need to take a bath every single Saturday night when </div>
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I can jump in </div>
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the pond to wash off anytime I like, at least in the summe</div>
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rtime.</div>
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Prissy glanced at Father again. </div>
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Yes, I have been meaning to speak to you </div>
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about that, Clara. Now that you are a young lady, you mus</div>
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t not swim in the pond </div>
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any longer. It is not seemly.</div>
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I looked at my stepmother in disbelief. </div>
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It is seemly enough, ma</div>
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am. I wear my </div>
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chemise, and Joss</div>
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s old breeches, if anyone is around, so I am well-cover</div>
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s another thing. Now that you are fourteen, you are too old to </div>
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wear Joss</div>
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s clothes anymore,</div>
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she said. </div>
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Not even to ride astride?</div>
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Especially</div>
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not to ride astride. You are not to do so any more.</div>
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Wear the breeches or ride astride?</div>
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Both.</div>
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But . . .</div>
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Father spoke up. </div>
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No </div>
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buts,</div>
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my girl, you heard your mama. She knows how </div>
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young ladies must behave. If she says you must ride side</div>
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saddle from now on, that </div>
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is what you must do.</div>
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Sidesaddle? But that is so silly!</div>
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I protested. </div>
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I cannot hold on properly with </div>
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only one knee around the horse. It is like riding half a horse</div>
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Father leaned over and patted my hand. </div>
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Nevertheless, daughter, you must use Priscilla</div>
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s sidesaddle whenever you ride </div>
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Feather.</div>
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He turned to his wife. </div>
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Although that will not be for much longer, I am </div>
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afraid. I have found a buyer for Feather in Warner. I</div>
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am taking her up there on </div>
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Monday. We can certainly use the extra money, with the n</div>
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ew baby coming and </div>
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all.</div>
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But, Father, there is no other horse I can ride! Fury </div>
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is getting to be too old for </div>
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anything but pulling the whisky. And Flame is barely trained to </div>
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the bridle, let </div>
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alone any kind of saddle. She</div>
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s not even two years old yet!</div>
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She will be two in a couple of weeks, daughter. Perhaps by the t</div>
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ime she is </div>
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trained, you will have learned to ride properly on your mother</div>
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s sidesaddle.</div>
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Something about the way Father said this made my temper flar</div>
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If you insist, Father. But . . . but she is not my </div>
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, she is only my aunt! </div>
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s old maid sister!</div>
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I jumped from my chair and ran from the </div>
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It is June, 1825. On a farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Clara Hargraves, </div>
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14, is telling this story. In this excerpt, she is at the supper table with her father</div>
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her stepmother (Priscilla, whom Clara thinks of as </div>
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), and her brother, </div>
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Joss. </div>
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I do not need to take a bath every single Saturday night when </div>
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I can jump in </div>
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the pond to wash off anytime I like, at least in the summe</div>
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rtime.</div>
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Prissy glanced at Father again. </div>
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Yes, I have been meaning to speak to you </div>
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about that, Clara. Now that you are a young lady, you mus</div>
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t not swim in the pond </div>
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any longer. It is not seemly.</div>
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I looked at my stepmother in disbelief. </div>
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It is seemly enough, ma</div>
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am. I wear my </div>
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chemise, and Joss</div>
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s old breeches, if anyone is around, so I am well-cover</div>
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ed.</div>
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s another thing. Now that you are fourteen, you are too old to </div>
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wear Joss</div>
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s clothes anymore,</div>
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she said. </div>
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Not even to ride astride?</div>
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Especially</div>
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not to ride astride. You are not to do so any more.</div>
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Wear the breeches or ride astride?</div>
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Both.</div>
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But . . .</div>
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Father spoke up. </div>
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No </div>
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buts,</div>
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my girl, you heard your mama. She knows how </div>
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young ladies must behave. If she says you must ride side</div>
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saddle from now on, that </div>
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is what you must do.</div>
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Sidesaddle? But that is so silly!</div>
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I protested. </div>
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I cannot hold on properly with </div>
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only one knee around the horse. It is like riding half a horse</div>
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Father leaned over and patted my hand. </div>
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Nevertheless, daughter, you must use Priscilla</div>
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s sidesaddle whenever you ride </div>
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Feather.</div>
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He turned to his wife. </div>
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Although that will not be for much longer, I am </div>
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afraid. I have found a buyer for Feather in Warner. I</div>
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am taking her up there on </div>
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Monday. We can certainly use the extra money, with the n</div>
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ew baby coming and </div>
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all.</div>
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But, Father, there is no other horse I can ride! Fury </div>
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<strong>Title:</strong> The Sore Prickly Bear<br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Lisa Marie Schinski<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture Book<br />
<strong>Number of Pages:</strong> 30<br />
<strong>Summary:</strong> Fuzzy has a very bad day that keeps getting worse. He is faced with many challenges and doesn't understand why these things are happening to him. Everyone has had a bad day, week, month or even years. He will make you laugh because everyone can relate to Fuzzy in some way. Things always have a way of working out in the end and sometimes even better than it was before!<br />
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<strong>Title:</strong> That'th what I thaid!: R's and S's<br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Lisa Marie Schinski<br />
<strong>Illustrator:</strong> Lauren Panco<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture Book<br />
<strong>Number of Pages:</strong> 32<br />
<strong>Summary:</strong> Stitchie is a happy bunny that is having a hard time saying her R's and S's. She thinks her friends are making fun of her but they just laugh because they think it sounds funny. They love Stitchie, and in the end, Stitchie practices and meets the best teacher who helps her says her R's and S's perfectly. She runs into the woods to share with her friends how far she has come!!<br />
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I was born and raised in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. I currently reside in King of Prussia. I wrote the story about the Sore Prickly Bear when I was 8 years old. My teacher, Mrs. Ulrich encouraged me to write and also gave me the young author's award. I found this book after my mom passed away last year. I had a great childhood but when I wrote this book, my parents got divorced, we moved and I changed schools. A lot of changes for an 8 year old. So I guess I felt like Fuzzy. <br />
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My goal for publishing this book is to help children understand that bad things happen and bad days happen. But when we have friends and family in our life to help us laugh at ourselves, we can heal and move forward. Everyone has a bad day, week, month or even years. My dream is to share this story for children to know they are not alone and everyone has a bad day. <br />
I am so grateful for my family and friends. <br />
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"That'th what I thaid" was published in February 2016. Lauren Panco inspired me to write this story. It is for children who have a hard time with their R's and S's. I think many of us have! I want children to know it's ok to sound different and with practice, it changes. Don't let anyone make fun of you. We are all perfect the way we are!<br />
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<i><br />Goose sits on a shelf all year. Now it's Christmas, which means it's time for Goose to go to a new home. But Goose is scared!<br /><br />Join the fun as Goose sets off on an adventure. What happens when a plastic goose rebels? Will Goose be able to overcome her fears?<br /><br />Illustrated with actual photographs of Goose, this short picture book is fun for all ages.</i><br />
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The holiday anticipation got me thinking about the goose decoy sitting on a dusty shelf in my laundry room. Since my brother found it on the side of the road nearly twenty years ago, the goose has found its way into many gag gifts and special occasions. It is a now a staple of our holiday grab bag exchange. Whoever gets the goose at Christmas holds onto it for the year and regifts it in the holiday exchange the next year. I got the goose last year, which means I got to plot a fun way to turn it into a gift this year. Bwahahaha!<br />
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My silent muse suddenly came to life. “We should write a book. Yeah, to show your family at Thanksgiving. About how scared Goose is to leave the shelf in our house and go to a new home. We can illustrate it with real pictures. From the camera. We’ll have Goose act out all the adventure we have planned for her. We can have her climb a tree, fly off the roof and hang from the basketball hoop. Oh, this is going to be so much fun. Let’s get started!”<br />
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So, I wrote a book with a mere 500 words and plenty of pictures taken by me and my daughter. It’s ridiculous and silly. I carried the goose to the park to meet real geese, and my tween daughter was so embarrassed that people driving by would see me walking with a goose. (I was having far too much fun to be embarrassed!) I spent the rest of the weekend playing with page formatting and fonts. Finally, I uploaded the finished document to Office Depot and had it printed and bound.<br />
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Sharing this book over Thanksgiving and making my family smile and laugh was a special holiday treat for me and my muse. Now that she’s had her fun, hopefully she will cooperate and give me some nice productive word counts this winter, and we’ll be back to living the dream!<br />
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<strong>Title: </strong>This Little President: A Presidential Primer | <strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.joanholub.com/" target="_blank">Joan Holub</a><strong> | Illustrator: </strong><a href="http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Daniel-Roode/45117155" target="_blank">Daniel Roode</a><strong> <strong><strong>|</strong></strong> </strong><strong> Publication Date: </strong>January 12, 2016 <strong>| Publisher:</strong> Little Simon | <strong> Pages: </strong>26 <strong> | Recommended Ages: </strong>2 to 6<strong><br />
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<em><strong>A board book primer on presidents</strong></em><br />
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Learn about the US presidents with this bright and playful board book! Highlighting ten of the most memorable presidents—and featuring all forty-four on the last page—parents and little leaders-in-training alike will love sharing this fun primer full of age-appropriate facts, leadership skills, and White House history.<br />
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<em>Leading our country.<br />
Helping you and me.<br />
Keeping all fifty states<br />
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About the Author: Joan Holub</h2>
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<strong><a href="http://www.joanholub.com/news/" target="_blank"><img alt="Joan-Holub-GG-264x300" class="alignleft wp-image-25033" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Joan-Holub-GG-264x300-264x300.jpg" height="300" width="264" /></a>Joan </strong><strong>Holub</strong> is the author of 140+ books for children including the <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/mini-myths-series/" target="_blank">Mini Myths</a> series of 8 board books<strong>: </strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Myths-Be-Careful-Icarus/dp/1419716778/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0ZRDHPF4428TKXKDHW1Z&dpID=61YP7hg58OL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_" target="_blank">Be Careful, Icarus!</a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Myths-Brush-Your-Medusa/dp/1419709534/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img" target="_blank">Brush Your Hair, Medusa!</a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Myths-Make-Wish-Midas/dp/1419709526/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_z" target="_blank">Make A Wish Midas!</a> Joan also authored the acclaimed picture books <a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/little-red-writing.html" target="_blank">Little Red Writing</a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/theknightsbeforechristmas/joanholub" target="_blank">The Knights Before Christmas</a><strong>, </strong>and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Dads-Joan-Holub/dp/0545609682/" target="_blank">Mighty Dads</a><strong>, </strong>a New York Times bestseller. Joan also co-authors (with Suzanne Williams) three series: <a href="http://amzn.to/1XBmiDf" target="_blank">Goddess Girls</a> (ages 8-12, Greek mythology with a middle school twist), <a href="http://amzn.to/1XBmiDf" target="_blank">Grimmtastic Girls</a> (for ages 8-12, fairy tale adventure with a middle school twist), and <a href="http://amzn.to/1XBmiDf" target="_blank">Heroes in Training</a> (ages 6-11, Greek mythology adventure chapter books).<br />
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<a href="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/" target="_blank">Mother Daughter Book Reviews </a> is pleased to be coordinating a Book Blast for the newly released middle grade book, "Selah's Sweet Dream" by Susan Count.</h4>
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About the Book</h2>
<strong>Title:</strong> Selah's Sweet Dream | <strong>Author: </strong>Susan Count |<strong> Publication Date:</strong> December 15, 2015 |<strong> Publisher: </strong>Hastings Creations Group |<strong> Pages: </strong>196 |<strong> Recommended Ages: </strong>8+<strong><br />
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Twelve-Year-Old SELAH (Say-la) aspires to be an equestrian superstar. That would require a horse.<br />
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HER DILEMMA<strong>: </strong>Grandpa wants nothing to do with horses.<br />
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THEN<strong>: </strong>Selah sees buzzards circling the grasslands behind Grandpa’s farm. They are stalking a horse trapped in wire and Selah is its only hope.<br />
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DANGEROUS: The horse is wild and defiant - jeopardizing Selah’s dreams.<br />
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FOILED: The legal owner searched for the horse for two years and wants it back.<br />
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BUT: Selah is confident that God will provide her heart’s desire.<br />
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MEMORIES: Grandpa shows Selah a video, from long ago, of a phenomenal equestrian. Selah declares that she wants to be like her and Grandpa explains the rider was her grandmother.<br />
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HOPE: A world renowned horse trainer offers to train Sweet Dream and Selah.<br />
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FOILED AGAIN: Her parents could ruin everything unless Sweet Dream’s unruly behavior ruins it first.<br />
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LOST: Selah’s opportunity to mirror the equestrian talent of her renowned grandmother evaporates when the horse causes mayhem at the trainer’s facility.<br />
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NEVER GIVE UP: Will Selah gather her courage and face up to the trainer to save her aspirations?<br />
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The Early Buzz About the Book</h2>
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"An engaging horse tale with a lot of heart... The story also has plenty of suspenseful passages to keep readers engaged." ~ <em>Kirkus Reviews</em></div>
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"Never a dull moment…" ~ <em>5 Star Review, Readers' Favorite</em></div>
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"A delightful read for anyone who enjoys a wholesome page turner!" ~ <em>Cathymar, Amazon</em></div>
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"I loved this book! The author is a master story-teller and also taught me a great deal about horses in the book and clearly demonstrated how devoted one person can be to her horse." ~ <em>S. Baggett, Amazon</em></div>
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"<span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer1442864457"><span id="freeTextContainer14905138886567298284">This story details hopes, determination, family values and best of all, a magnificent horse with a good bloodline ... A perfect book for horse lovers and all thing 'horse!' " ~ <em>D. Fisher, Amazon<br />
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About the Author: Susan Count</h2>
<a href="https://susancount.wordpress.com/" rel="attachment wp-att-25313"><img alt="headshot" class="alignleft wp-image-25313" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/headshot-264x300.jpg" height="270" width="238" /></a>As a young girl, I was captivated by <strong><em>The Black Stallion</em></strong> series. Ownership of a real horse was beyond my grasp, so I consumed horse books. I am still a devoted student of equine training techniques of all disciplines and an avid equestrian. Now caretaker of three equine blessings, I consider them a gift of His unmerited favor.<br />
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The only thing more fun than riding horses is writing stories about them.<br />
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Pinterest fulfills my desire to have a horse of every color. Ride along: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/susancount/">https://www.pinterest.com/susancount/</a><br />
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<a href="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/">Mother Daughter Book Reviews </a> is pleased to be coordinating a Book Blast for the middle grade books, based on Arthurian Legend, "Young Knights of the Round Table" and "Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend" by Cheryl Carpinello.</h4>
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<strong><a href="http://amzn.to/1jxCWX0" target="_blank"><img alt="The King's Ransom by Cheryl Carpinello" class="alignleft wp-image-7971" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TheKingsRansomSilver-sm-copy.jpg" height="300" width="200" /></a>Title: </strong>Young Knights of the Round Table: The King's Ransom<strong> | </strong> <strong>Author: </strong>Cheryl Carpinello <strong>| </strong><strong>Cover Art: </strong>Kaytalin Platt | <strong>Publication Date: </strong>May, 2012<strong> | Publisher: </strong>MuseItUp Publishing <strong>| Pages: </strong>120<strong> | Recommended Ages: </strong>7 to 12</div>
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<em><strong>Answer the hero's call to Adventure with the Young Knights of the Round Table on their Quest. </strong></em><br />
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<em><strong> Three friends. Three quests. Three mysterious predictions.</strong></em><br />
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In medieval Wales, eleven-year-old Prince Gavin, thirteen-year-old orphan Philip, and fifteen-year-old blacksmith's apprentice Bryan are brought together in friendship by one they call the Wild Man. When an advisor to the king is killed and a jewelled medallion is stolen from the king's treasury, the Wild Man is accused of the theft and murder. Filled with disbelief at the arrest of the Wild Man, the three friends embark upon a knight's quest to save their friend's life. To succeed, the three must confront their fears and insecurities, and one of them will have to disclose the biggest secret of all. Join Gavin, Philip, and Bryan on their quest and share the adventures that await them in the land of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.<br />
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<strong>Awards</strong><br />
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2014 Gold Award Winner for Juvenile Fiction from Global eBook Awards.<br />
2013 EVVY Finalist & EVVY Merit Award for Juvenile/Young Adult, Colorado Independent Publishers Assoc.<br />
2013 Ariana Cover Finalist<br />
2012 Silver Award Recipient for YA Fiction, Children's Literary Classics & CLC's 2012 Seal of Approval<br />
2012 Finalist E-Book Children from USA 2012 Best Book Awards</div>
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<strong><a href="http://amzn.to/1O2rZov"><img alt="Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend by Cheryl Carpinello" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-21616" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Guineverefinal-copy-2-199x300.jpg" height="300" width="199" /></a>Title: </strong>Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend<strong> | </strong> <strong>Author: </strong>Cheryl Carpinello<strong> | <strong>Cover Art: </strong></strong>Kaytalin Platt; <a href="http://www.yourebookcover.com/" target="_blank">Rita Toews</a><strong> | Publication Date: </strong>March, 2009<strong> | Publisher: </strong>Beyond Today Educator<strong> | Pages: </strong>122<strong> | Recommended Age: </strong>7 to 12</div>
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<em><strong>Finalist Pre-Teen Literature: Dan Poynter's 2011 Global Ebook Awards</strong></em><br />
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At the dawn of Camelot, one young girl is about to take her place beside the greatest king in England's history.<br />
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She is a mere child of twelve. But in these medieval days, this is the age when childish things must be put away and greater responsibilities accepted--all in preparation for a betrothal of marriage. For young Lady Guinevere, on the advent of her thirteenth Birth Day, the whole idea is quite unbearable. After all, what could be better than spending her youth playing with her best friend Cedwyn, roaming the grounds around the castle looking for mythical creatures or hunting rabbits? However, the wizard Merlyn--her teacher and friend--knows that destiny has a way of catching up with a person. His arrival sets in motion a series of events that will lead Guinevere to her destiny whether she is ready for it or not.<br />
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<strong>The King's Ransom: </strong></div>
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"Cheryl Carpinello's middle grade adventure novel, featuring a visit from King Arthur and a few of his knights, is a wonderful introduction ~ to King Arthur, and to the lives of knights and others in a castle."</div>
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"I do wish the story had been a little longer, but as this book is aimed at a younger reader with a shorter attention span, I can understand why it was not."</div>
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"It's a great story about loyalty, friendship and overcoming obstacles."</div>
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"This was a delightful rollercoaster of a read, taking us on a journey with each of the characters. There were moments of great sadness, where I felt so wholeheartedly for the characters and their situations."</div>
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<strong>“</strong>I read this book to my son and daughter and they both loved it. It was a fast-paced book with a lot of excitement.”</div>
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“Will appeal to middle school aged readers, especially girls but boys too, who can relate to the idea of wanting independence yet struggling with the obligations that come with it.”</div>
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“Wizards, unicorns, and dragons are a few of the mythical creatures you will encounter in this enchanting book.”</div>
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“It is interesting and filled with enough Arthurian legend to keep young readers entertained. The questions at the end are great for comprehension and give the readers a chance to discuss their own take on the story.”</div>
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About the Author: Cheryl Carpinello</h2>
<a href="http://carpinelloswritingpages.blogspot.com/"><img alt="Cheryl Carpinello Author" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-13169" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cheryl-Carpinello1-300x292.jpg" height="160" width="165" /></a>I am a retired high school English teacher. A devourer of books growing up, my profession introduced me to writings and authors from times long past. Through my studies and teaching, I fell in love with the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Now, I hope to inspire young readers and those Young-at-Heart to read more through my Quest Books set in these worlds.<br />
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Also please visit my other sites: <a href="http://carpinelloswritingpages.blogspot.com/">Carpinello's Writing Pages</a> where I interview children's/MG/Tween/YA authors; my home website <a href="http://www.beyondtodayeducator.com/">Beyond Today Educator</a>, and <a href="http://www.adventurequestbooks.com/">The Quest Books</a> where I've teamed up with Fiona Ingram from South Africa and Wendy Leighton-Porter of Abu Dhabi to enable readers to find our Ancient and Medieval quest books in one place.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001627476288087268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132066651030765113.post-7670137893803612712015-12-09T00:00:00.000-06:002015-12-09T00:00:09.981-06:00Goddess Girls: Hestia the Invisible #middlegrade #series @MDBookReviews<h4>
<a href="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/" target="_blank">Mother Daughter Book Reviews </a> is pleased to be coordinating a Book Blast for "Hestia the Invisible", the newest book in the "Goddess Girls" middle grade series by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.</h4>
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About "Hestia the Invisible"</h2>
<a href="http://amzn.to/1Osi4LD"><img alt="Goddess Girls 18 Hestia the Invisible Joan Holub Suzanne Williams Aladdin Simon & Schuster image" class="wp-image-25076 alignleft" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Goddess-Girls-18-Hestia-the-Invisible-Joan-Holub-Suzanne-Williams-Aladdin-Simon-Schuster-image-688x1024.jpg" height="261" width="175" /></a><strong>Title: </strong>Hestia the Invisible (Goddess Girls #18) | <strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="http://www.joanholub.com/" target="_blank">Joan Holub</a> and <a href="http://www.suzanne-williams.com/books.html" target="_blank">Suzanne Williams</a><strong> <strong><strong>|</strong></strong> </strong><strong> Publication Date: </strong>December 1, 2015 <strong>| Publisher:</strong> Aladdin / Simon & Schuster | <strong> Pages: </strong>256 <strong> | Recommended Ages: </strong>7 to 12<strong><br />
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Set at Mount Olympus Academy where Zeus is principal, the Goddess Girls series (ages 8-12) puts a middle school spin on Greek mythology. Hestia, the 12-year-old goddess of the hearth, struggles to create a symbol or logo for herself in Crafts-ology class and realizes she wants to make herself more visible. Because most MOA students don’t even seem to notice she’s around!<br />
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Goddess Girls Boxed Sets</h2>
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The Goddess Girls at Mount Olympus Academy—Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis—give ancient Greek myths present-day personality! This deluxe box set includes the first four volumes of the popular series, along with a coordinating charm bracelet, and is ideal for new and old fans alike. <em><strong>Athena the Brain</strong></em>, <em><strong>Persephone the Phony</strong></em>, <em><strong>Aphrodite the Beauty</strong></em>, and <em><strong>Artemis the Brave</strong></em>.<br />
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Join Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis as they navigate the halls of Mount Olympus Academy—where friendships and adventures abound! This boxed set comes complete with a rhinestone “G” charm bracelet and includes <em><strong>Athena the Wise</strong></em>, <em><strong>Aphrodite the Diva</strong></em>, <em><strong>Artemis the Loyal</strong></em>, and <em><strong>Medusa the Mean</strong></em>.<br />
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Continue the mega amazing Goddess Girls adventures with <em><strong>Pandora the Curious</strong></em>, <em><strong>Pheme the Gossip</strong></em>, <em><strong>Persephone the Daring</strong></em>, and <em><strong>Cassandra the Lucky</strong></em>!<br />
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About the Authors</h2>
<strong>Joan Holub</strong> and <strong>Suzanne Williams</strong> are co-authors of three series: "<em><strong>Goddess Girls</strong></em>" (for ages 8-12, Greek mythology with a middle school twist), "<em><strong>Grimmtastic Girls</strong></em>" (for ages 8-12, fairy tale adventure with a middle school twist), and "<em><strong>Heroes in Training</strong></em>" (ages 6-11, Greek mythology adventure chapter books).<br />
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<strong>Prize:</strong> One winner will receive a <strong>$25 Amazon gift card</strong> or <strong>$25 PayPal cash prize, </strong>winner's choice<br />
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<strong>Giveaway ends:</strong> December 22, 11:59 pm, 2015<br />
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