Unstoppable by S.R. Johannes: After everything that has happened, Grace goes to the Everglades to live with her grandmother, Birdee. Even though she is now home-schooled by her bird-obsessed grandmother, the move gives Grace time to relax. She learns to scuba dive and starts boating with old man Rex, Birdee's casual friend/boyfriend. One day while out in the marshes of … [Read more...] about Unstoppable Book Blast and $100 Giveaway
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Book Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
[simpleazon-link asin="0062313630" locale="us"]Labor Day Movie Tie- In Edition: A Novel (P.S.)[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 4 of 5 stars The movie trailer for Labor Day led me to want to read the book. The teen voice was unflinchingly honest and authentic though limited in it's viewpoint. As a result the book is not as romantic as one might presume from the movie trailer. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Scents and Senses Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Scents and Senses: Supernatural Friends. What the fairy tales didn’t tell you Playing the role of a knight in shining armor is more complicated than it seems in the storybooks, as sixteen-year-old Joy discovers when she repeatedly comes to the rescue of a fifteen-year-old human. But when she meddles in the girl’s social life, Starra sends her packing. Starra is determined … [Read more...] about Scents and Senses Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Avalon Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Avalon: Web of Magic Three very different young teens, Emily, the shy one, Adriane, the outsider, and Kara, the power shopper, are all drawn to a secret place deep in the woods where they discover a portal to another world. Wondrous animals have emerged from the portal, desperately seeking the magic that will keep them alive. Though the animals are peaceful and good, what … [Read more...] about Avalon Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Book Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell My review: 5 of 5 stars Do you remember your first love? The intensity? The drama? The obsession? Eleanor and Park is the story of two misfit teens who grow to love each other almost accidentally. Their love for each other becomes a living, breathing thing that consumes, confuses, frustrates, and connects them both. Set in 1986 … [Read more...] about Book Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell