#WOW with @AmandaFoody @Emily_R_King

This Wednesday I am actually reading what is listed down here. I am making this post on Tuesday and I hope to have this book finished that day or today as you read this.  I really need to get my reading butt moving.  The book I am waiting for is a book two!  The Fire Queen is book two to The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King. Its out really soon and I can't wait to get to it (yep we have it for review). We are also talking with the author in my online Facebook bookclub here. 

#BookReview: Princeless, Two Boys, Five Girls, and Three Love Stories (Raven: the Pirate Princess, Trades, #3) by Jeremy Whitley

  After the confrontation at The Island of the Free Woman, Raven's crew is worse for wear and one of their number is on the edge of death. But somewhere nearby is an island where a legendary woman can heal any ills. Can Raven and her crew get there in time and will this woman even help a crew of pirates?

#BookReview: Bug Bear by Patricia Hegarty, Carmen Saldana

  Bear settles down next to a tree for a nap. Just as he's falling asleep, a small bug lands on his nose and decides to make himself comfortable. "You're so soft and squishy," the bug tells Bear. "And you DO have a lot of that warm fur to spare." Bear tries swatting at the bug, stomping around, and jumping up and down, but the bug just won't leave him alone! Then Owl offers to help. Could the clever bird have the perfect solution?

#BookTour: The World's Greatest Adventure Machine by @franklcole #Giveaway

  An adventure novel about four lucky kids and a mysterious, but thrilling ride for fans of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Jurassic Park!

CastleCorp and the famous Castleton brothers are unveiling the World's Greatest Adventure Machine! The roller coaster is an experience like no other, and four lucky kids have won the chance to be the first to ride it. 
There's Trevor, whose latest stunt got him in trouble at school again. There's Devin, whose father is pushing him to be the next Internet sensation. Nika's wealthy grandfather isn't too pleased about her participation. And Cameron, he'll be the first to tell you, is a certified genius. 
The whole world is watching. But as the kids set off on their journey, they begin to realize that there is perhaps more to their fellow contest winners than meets the eye. And the Adventure Machine? It might just have a mind of its own.
Join the contestants on their wild ride if you dare. Your adventure starts now! 

#BookReview: My First Scottish Opposites by Kate McLelland

  Spot the opposites: a slow snail overtaken by a fast red squirrel, a cold snowman standing outside while a warm cat sits indoors, and a quiet baby sleeps through the sound of loud bagpipes. Young children will learn about opposites in this colourful board book with a Scottish twist! This bright board book is packed with lively images and simple, clear words. The chunky format and hardwearing pages are perfect for wee hands.

#Eclipse2017 Stay Safe!

  Wherever you are today we hope you stay safe and have fun watching the Eclipse! 

#BookReview: Body Parts by @JessKapp @DiversionBooks #BookGiveaway #Authorinterview

Today we have a wonderful review, interview, and giveaway all thanks to publisher Diversion Books and Jessica Kapp!  We hope you enjoy this post as much as we liked creating it. 

#BookReview: Bear Hugs by Libby Walden, Vicky Riley

  Youre super-cute and cuddly, as sweet as apple pie. You are my one and only, the apple of my eye. Celebrate the little special ones in your life with this sweet rhyming board book, filled with cute nicknames and bear hugs.

#Shelfie: 2 Tips for Social Media Accounts

This week on Shelfies is a post about social media. If you are like me, you have a lot going on in your life. From kids to blogging, to just getting things like laundry and dinner taken care of.  And we wont even talk about this book I am writing.  With all of this going on it can be very hard to get your social media accounts going.  Getting burned out is no joke (I speak from personal experience on that one) and it can be a nasty thing to deal with.  So here are some tips that I have found and used over the years. 

Do you have a tip not mentioned below?  Let us know about in the comments! 

#BookReview: We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty, Ryan Wheatcroft

  Through illness and health, in celebration and disappointment, families stick together. Some families are made up of many people, and some are much smaller. Sometimes family members look like each other, and sometimes they don't! But even though every family is different, the love is all the same.

#BookReview: Giant Seek and Find: Look Inside! by Tiago Americo

  Giant Seek and Find: Look Inside! will amaze children thanks to its size and its very detailed, fun illustrations. Young readers will have their curiosity satisfied with these incredible cross-sections of every building they can think of!

With nine different scenes, ten recurring characters, and fifty elements to seek and find in each scene, get ready for hours of fun!

#BookReview: Tiger Tiger by Jonny Lambert

  Tiger is left in charge of Cub, and hes not exactly happy about it. Cub is full of energy and wants to play and explore. As they scamper through the jungle, Cub sees all kinds of wonderful things. Could Cubs excitement be just what the older tiger needs?

#Fangirl with @pccastauthor @KCastAuthor

I can't tell you how happy I was to learn that we were not only getting a new book in the HoN series but a new spin off! I about died of happiness.  This series has been one of my favorites since it started. The House of Night books were one of the first I ever reviewed on this site so they have become engrained within my book world. I hope you enjoy this fangirling friday post and let us know in the comments what your fangirling or fanguying over this week! 

#BookReview: Wordplay: TOON Level 1 by Ivan Brunetti

  Go “outside,” “elsewhere,” and down the “rabbit hole” with this hilarious introduction to compound words. Young readers will fall in love with the English language as they watch star cartoonist Ivan Brunetti put his sly spin on vocabulary. The lesson here? Even “homework” is fun when you let yourself play with the words.

#BookReview: The Wolf Who Wanted to be an Artist by Orianne Lallemand, Eleonore Thuillier

  The Wolf wants to become famous. What better way than being an artist? But what will he excel at: painting, sculpting, or acting? As he auditions for the role of the Big Bad Wolf, his true talent is discovered. And with a little help from his friends, the Wolf embarks on a journey towards world fame . . .

Eléonore Thuillier started as a fashion designer before turning to illustrating children’s books.

Orianne Lallemand lives in the West of France by the sea with her four children.

#BookTour: Love in the Friend Zone by @MollyELee

  The only thing worse than not being able to tell your best friend you’re head over heels in love with him? Having to smile and nod when he enlists your help to ensnare the girl of his dreams. 

Braylen didn’t even want to go to Lennon Pryor’s epic graduation-night party, but when Fynn begs her to be his “wingwoman,” she can’t deny him. Talking up her BFF—how he’s magic behind a camera, with a killer sense of humor and eyelashes that frame the most gorgeous blue eyes in the history of forever—is easy. Supporting his efforts to woo someone so completely wrong for him? Not so much. 

Fynn knows that grad night is his last shot before leaving for college to find true love. And thanks to Bray, he gets his chance with the beautiful Katy Evans. But over the course of the coolest party of their high school careers, he starts to see that perhaps what he really wants has been in front of him all along. Bray’s been his best friend since kindergarten, though, and he’d rather have her in his life as a friend than not at all. 

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains one epic party, complete with every high-schoolers-gone-bad shenanigan, and two best friends whose sexual chemistry is off the charts…if only they’d succumb to it.

#BookReview: Scent of the Past by @ErinMBernardo #Giveaway

  A secret diary. A forgotten past. Another time. Close cousins Addison and Elissa live in present day New York City and lead somewhat ordinary lives. When uncertain circumstances surrounding a set of antique perfume bottles sends them back to eighteenth-century France, they must uncover the truth behind their travel. Disaster strikes when Addison finds herself in a nearly identical situation to a mishap she experienced in the present-the witnessing of a murder and release of a secret. Only this time the truth could destroy the entire French monarchy. With Addison's head on the line, the young women search for answers before Addison suffers her unlucky fate twice. It is only when they discover the haunting connections to life in the present, that they understand why they both were sent, and why a repeating past...may not always be such a bad thing.

#NerdBlast: Ban This Book by @AlanGratz @JeanBookNerd #Giveaway

  -Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one's for you.- --Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath

An inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library--by starting her own illegal locker library!

It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, from the school library. That's when Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned! All because a classmate's mom thought the book wasn't appropriate for kids to read.

Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned books library out of her locker. Soon, she finds herself on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what she and her fellow students can read.

Reminiscent of the classic novel Frindle by Andrew Clements for its inspiring message, Ban This Book is a love letter to the written word and its power to give kids a voice.

-Ban This Book is absolutely brilliant and belongs on the shelves of every library in the multiverse.---Lauren Myracle, author of the bestselling Internet Girls series, the most challenged books of 2009 and 2011 

#BookTour: Diary of a Teenage Jewel Thief by @prosyrosiem @YaReads #Giveaway

  Most sixteen-year-olds shouldn’t know where museums keep their rarest jewels (the basement) and they really shouldn’t know that vans make the worst getaway cars. But for Marisol Flores, a life of jewel thievery is a birthright handed down from generation to generation, even if she didn’t ask for it. So when a rival thief targets Mari and her mother, Mari’s more than happy to flee to the anonymity of bustling New York City.

Blending in is a dream come true for Mari, but keeping her former thieving ways a secret gets way more complicated when handsome Will Campbell sets his sights on her. She can’t help but like his terrible puns and charming grin…but when her past catches up with her, it’s not only her life—and her anonymity—that’s at stake.

Will could be the next target. 

#BookReview: Love Hate & Us by S. P. West

  Brody and Brooke, sitting in a tree.

K-I-S-S-I-N-G…

We grew up thinking that our future was set in stone.

We were wrong.

Turns out there is a thin line between love and hate.

Then there is us.

Brooke never imagined a life away from Emmerton. She never pictured a life without her childhood sweetheart, Brody. But when Brody does the unthinkable Brooke’s world is turned upside down. Unable to watch as Brody moves on with his life, she decides to start afresh. 

Unfortunately, leaving her past behind is not a easy as she thought, especially when her past wants her back.