#BookReview: Barefoot Book of Children by Tessa Strickland, Kate Depalma, David Dean

  Innovative and inclusive, Children of the World empowers young readers to learn about children around the globe and ponder their own place in it. Created with the guidance of diversity specialists, this groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction addresses the need for childrens books that depict diversity, while simultaneously demonstrating the interconnectedness and uniqueness of all people.

#BookReview: My Big Barefoot Book of Spanish and English Words by Sophie Fatus

  A bilingual first words collection with a twist: this unique book combines storytelling with English and Spanish vocabulary building as young readers follow the adventures of the Palabra family as they go about their day and prepare for a special celebration.

#FirstPage with @AmandaFoody

  Sixteen-year-old Sorina has spent most of her life within the smoldering borders of the Gomorrah Festival. Yet even among the many unusual members of the traveling circus-city, Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker born in hundreds of years. This rare talent allows her to create illusions that others can see, feel and touch, with personalities all their own. Her creations are her family, and together they make up the cast of the Festival’s Freak Show.

But no matter how lifelike they may seem, her illusions are still just that—illusions, and not truly real. Or so she always believed…until one of them is murdered.

Desperate to protect her family, Sorina must track down the culprit and determine how they killed a person who doesn’t actually exist. Her search for answers leads her to the self-proclaimed gossip-worker Luca, and their investigation sends them through a haze of political turmoil and forbidden romance, and into the most sinister corners of the Festival. But as the killer continues murdering Sorina’s illusions one by one, she must unravel the horrifying truth before all of her loved ones disappear.

#Booktube with @epicreads #BookNerdProblems

I am addicted to watching these! I love all the ideas they come up with that I didn't even think of. This week we found one for power outages. 

#BookTour: Ban This Book by @AlanGratz @JeanBookNerd

  -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 

#BookReview: The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold #1) by Traci Chee

  Once there was, and one day there will be. This is the beginning of every story.

Sefia lives her life on the run. After her father is viciously murdered, she flees to the forest with her aunt Nin, the only person left she can trust. They survive in the wilderness together, hunting and stealing what they need, forever looking over their shoulders for new threats. But when Nin is kidnapped, Sefia is suddenly on her own, with no way to know who’s taken Nin or where she is. Her only clue is a strange rectangular object that once belonged to her father left behind, something she comes to realize is a book.

Though reading is unheard of in Sefia’s world, she slowly learns, unearthing the book’s closely guarded secrets, which may be the key to Nin’s disappearance and discovering what really happened the day her father was killed. With no time to lose, and the unexpected help of swashbuckling pirates and an enigmatic stranger, Sefia sets out on a dangerous journey to rescue her aunt, using the book as her guide. In the end, she discovers what the book had been trying to tell her all along: Nothing is as it seems, and the end of her story is only the beginning.

My Week in Review #12

The last week has been so hectic!  I have been again non-stop reading.  We got to see this eclipse. Here in Florida we didn't see all of it but a good amount. I can't wait for the next one to come through so we can plan ahead and go to where we can see all of it. 

#BookReview: Loved (House of Night Other World #1) by @pccastauthor @KCastAuthor

 

The bestselling series has returned! Join P.C. and Kristin Cast in celebrating the tenth anniversary of the House of Night series by going on a thrilling new adventure with your beloved Nerd Herd.

It’s Zoey’s eighteenth birthmas and the Nerd Herd has been scattered across the country busily adulting for almost a year when Stark calls them back to Tulsa to surprise Z. But all is not well in T-town. Strange, dark signs are appearing—could it be possible Neferet is stirring? Not willing to chance disaster striking again, Zoey calls on her newly reunited friends to circle with her and add a layer of protection over Neferet’s grotto jail. Easy-peasy, right?

Wrong. Nothing at the House of Night is ever as it seems.

With rabid red vampyres closing in, Zoey and the Nerd Herd must come together again and battle evil. But a year is a long time. Have these old friends grown too far apart?

When the world fractures and allies become enemies, will darkness devour friendships or will light save those she’s loved?

#Shelfie with @crossroadreview

  I thought I would show you guys my shelves. Here is a video from my Instagram account. I hope you enjoy it!  In the coming weeks this post will be changed to my TBR giveaway post. We hope that you enjoy that! 

#BookReview: Boat of Dreams by Rogério Coelho

  How does a boy come to live alone in an apparently deserted city? Are
they separated by distance or by time? Does the man dream the boy? Does
the boy dream the man? Is a blank paper in a floating bottle an
invitation to imagine our futures? Is the man’s flying boat an
encouragement to the boy to dream? Are the man and the boy the same
person—the boy dwelling in the man’s memory? Is a message in a bottle
the earthbound dreams of the elderly? Is a flying boat the unconstrained
dreams of the young? This wordless, many-layered 80-page picture book
invites all these interpretations and more. The intricately detailed
illustrations reveal new wonders with each viewing. Neither children nor
adults will ever tire of this wonderful testament to imagination,
memory, and dreams.

#BookReview: Lola's Fandango by Anna Witte, Micha Archer

  Lola's Fandango An intimate parent-child relationship story which encourages young readers to discover their own potential and take pride in their talents.

What are you reading?

  I know I know this is NOT the normal Friday Meme. Well that would be because I really haven't Fangirled over anything this week. Its been pretty quiet. So I want to know what you are reading this weekend. Let me know in the comments. 

#BookReview: Barefoot Books World Atlas by Nick Crane, David Dean

  This atlas is packed with information about the way in which communities and cultures across the world have been shaped by their local environments and it looks at the ideas and initiatives which are shaping the future.

#BookReview: I Took the Moon for a Walk by Carolyn Curtis, Alison Jay

  When the day has ended and everyone else has fallen asleep, a young boy embarks on an adventure with his friend, the Moon. Their unusual journey is described in lyrical verse, creating a magical story that celebrates the serene beauty of the world at night.

Forsaken by @connieamichael

Eighteen-year-old Oli cannot remember life outside the barrier, a life before the oil spill that poisoned human kind, killing half the population and infecting the other half until they deteriorated from the inside out, forced to walk the earth as Screamers. It’s a dangerous new world in which barely anyone makes it past the age of twenty, and Oli’s time is running out.   Studying the Bible, Oli searches for words to help restore faith in a lost world, and when she receives a message from God telling her to leave the barrier, she knows what she must do. There’s only one problem: Her best friend, Coi, doesn’t believe her, and he’s showing the first signs of infection. But before she can convince him to leave with her, the Governor quarantines Coi and orders his execution. Oli risks it all to rescue Coi, and they set out to find sanctuary away from the safety of the compound, not knowing who or what will get to them first: the Governor, the illness, or the Screamers. When they stumble upon a group of uninfected humans hidden among the rubble of an apartment building, they think they’ve found their salvation. But not everything is as it seems, and their enemies are closer than they thought.

#TheBookAddicts #BookClub with @Emily_R_King

This week has been great! Amanda Foody's take over of the group was very successful and I can wait to chat with Emily R. King about The Hundredth Queen (The Hundredth Queen, #1)  by Emily R. King!  I die hard loved this book!!  Make sure to join us!  Click Here

#BookReview: Kid Savage, Volume 1 by Joe Kelly, ILYA

  When the pioneering -First Family in Space- takes a catastrophic wrong turn on their maiden voyage, they crash on a dangerous alien planet. Their 21st century know-how is useless against the harsh environment and survival seems unlikely until they meet a strange ally... a mysterious orphan boy, short on temper but big on survival skills. 
This heartfelt adventure is the brainchild of Man of Action Entertainment (Big Hero 6, Ben 10) founder JOE KELLY (I Kill Giants, Four Eyes) and lauded British cartoonist ILYA. 

#Spotlight: Omega (The Infinity Division #2) by @JusAccardo @YaReads

  The second book in the Infinity time travel series is full of action, romance, and an intricately designed roller coaster plot.

One mistake can change everything. Ashlyn Calvert finds that out the hard way when a bad decision leads to the death of her best friend, Noah Anderson.

Only Noah isn’t really gone. Thanks to his parents’ company, the Infinity Division, there is a version of him skipping from one dimension to another, set on revenge for the death of his sister, Kori. When a chance encounter brings him face-to-face with Ash, he’s determined to resist the magnetic pull he’s felt for her time and time again. Because falling for Ash puts his mission in danger.

But there’s more going on in Ash’s alternate universe than either of them knows: a mysterious project called Omega. A conspiracy spanning multiple Earths and revolving around none other than Ash. Its creators would do anything to keep Omega secret…

Anything.

#BookReview: Will You Help Doug Find His Dog? by Jane Caston, Carmen Saldana, Christiane Engel

  Help Doug find his dog by patting, tickling, and calling to the correct dogs based on Dougs clues! As the reader selects dogs, the pool narrows until a surprise ending reveals Dougs dogand why he went missing. Featuring hilarious illustrations of funny dogs galore, this text is perfect for collaborative story time with beginning and reluctant readers.

#AuthorInterview: Zero Repeat Forever (The Nahx Invasions #1) by @gabriellesarap

We are so excited to share this author interview with you! We can't wait to dive into this book and then share our thoughts with you!  So check out this interview below and then tune back in for our review and giveaway!