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Iris the Colorful (Goddess Girls) By Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Goddess Girls & Heroes in Training | Book Giveaway

July 31, 2014

Enter to win an autographed copy of Goddess Girls #14: Iris the Colorful and Heroes in Training #7: Ares and the Spear of Fear, written by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.

Two (2) winners receive:

A copy of Goddess Girls #14: Iris the Colorful and Heroes in Training #7: Ares and the Spear of Fear, signed by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.

Age Range: 8-12

Giveaway begins July 31, 2014, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends August 30, 2014, at 11:59 P.M. PST.

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by: Bianca Schulze

Love Letters to the Dead, by Ava Dellaira | Book Review

July 31, 2014

Reading Ana Dellaira’s Love Letters to the Dead will bring about a serious book hangover: her novel will linger with you for days. Dellaira tackles serious and all-too-real issues and anxieties with grace, humility and heart-breaking accuracy.

by: Charlie Kennedy

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library By Chris Grabenstein

My Writing and Reading Life: Chris Grabenstein

July 30, 2014

Chris Grabenstein is an award-winning author of books for children and adults, a playwright, screenwriter, and former advertising executive and improvisational comedian. Winner of two Anthony and three Agatha Awards, he is also the co-author with James Patterson of The New York Times bestseller I

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The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern | Book Review

July 29, 2014

Readers will instantly fall in love with Maggie. Her narrative voice is smart, funny and clever, which makes her a highly entertaining, endearing, complex, triple threat.

by: Gi Hallmark

The Truth About Alice, by Jennifer Mathieu | Book Review

July 28, 2014

An entirely authentic portrayal of the damage and scandal that a little lie can do when it goes from mouth to mouth, The Truth About Alice is a can’t-stop-turning-the-pages read that will have you wanting to know just what really went down that summer.

by: Charlie Kennedy

Alliance: The Paladin Prophecy Book 2 By Mark Frost

Alliance, by Mark Frost | Book Review

July 27, 2014

In Mark Frost's second book of the Paladin Prophecy series, Alliance, we pick up right where we left off with Will and his friends. The Paladins are still after him, and the group must outwit them to find the secret of the school, and Will's

by: Denise Mealy

Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy) By Deborah Wiles

Revolution, by Deborah Wiles | Book Review

July 26, 2014

Revolution, Deborah Wiles’ second novel in The Sixties Trilogy, sends readers on a journey to Greenwood, Mississippi in the summer of 1964, also known as “Freedom Summer."

by: Gi Hallmark

Fairy Tale Reform School: Flunked by Jen Calonita

Character Development: What Makes a Villain a Villain?

July 25, 2014

What makes a villain a villain? I’ve always been a fascinated—and a little bit terrified—of villains, especially in fairytales. As a child, I couldn’t get enough of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs even if the old witch sent me diving into our couch cushions

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Between Two Worlds, by Katherine Kirkpatrick | Book Review

July 24, 2014

Travel back in time to the year 1900, and place yourself in the shoes of sixteen-year-old Billy Bah, who lives in the unrelenting wintry land of northern Itta, Greenland.

by: Charlie Kennedy

The Prank List (The Dirt Diary) By Anna Staniszewski

The Art of Recommending Books

July 23, 2014

Because I’m an author as well as a writing instructor and a reader, I’m often asked for book recommendations. Sometimes I’m asked to suggest books that are like my books, while other times I might need to think of titles that are good for a

by: Bianca Schulze

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