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About Where The Road Leads Us: From Goodreads: Jack is on the verge for leaving for college, but before he does, he wants to track down his estranged brother, Alex and find some closure in the wake of their father’s death. Meanwhile, Hallie has just found out some upsetting news about a friend in Oregon, […]

Buying Links: B & N | Amazon About My Monsterpiece: A celebration of imagination, creativity, acceptance, and art that will delight children of all ages. A kid-artist wants to frighten family members and friends by creating the scariest, meanest, most terrible monsters ever. A green tongue, pointy horns, sharp teeth, and terrible claws are sure […]

Buying Link My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! I choked up several times reading this beautiful middle grade book. Perfect for reluctant readers, this novel conveys a very important message on gender bias, taking on social norms for activities that are deemed for girls and for boys. I’d love to see this shared in classrooms, read to students […]

Buying Links: Bookshop|B & N IndieBound|Amazon About The Ninth Night of Hanukkah from Goodreads: A heartwarming picture book with a fresh twist on a Hanukkah celebration: celebrating a ninth night with new neighbors and friends! It’s Hanukkah, and Max and Rachel are excited to light the menorah in their family’s new apartment. But, unfortunately, their […]

Buying Links: Canada: Mabel’s Fables | Indigo US: Bookshop | Amazon | Audible International: Book Depository About No Vacancy From Goodreads: Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn’t eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman’s dream, but at least it’s an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner next door, […]

Buying Links It’s my honor to have Evan Wolkenstein on my blog. See my five star Goodreads review to learn more about what I thought of this incredible debut MG novel. From Goodreads, About Turtle Boy This middle-grade debut, which will surely appeal to fans of Wonder, explores self-image, friendship, and grief, while highlighting the importance […]

Buying Links About Shielded from Goodreads: For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes a thrilling new fantasy about a kingdom ravaged by war, and the princess who might be the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her. The kingdom of Hálendi […]

Buying Links About WHAT HAPPENS NEXT from Goodreads: In this heartfelt and accessible middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish, a young girl throws herself into solving a local mystery to keep from missing her older sister, who has been sent to an eating disorder treatment facility. Astronomy-obsessed Abby McCourt should be […]

Buying Links: B & N | Carmichael’s Bookstore |Amazon About Lost Girls: Short Stories, From Goodreads: “A dazzling collection of stories that showcases Morris’ impressive ability to hide devastating truths within seemingly small moments.” —Jenny Offill Lost Girls explores the experiences of women and girls as they grieve, find love, face uncertainty, take a stand, find […]

Buying Links on Anna Solomon’s Website About THE BOOK OF V.— Anna Solomon’s kaleidoscopic novel intertwines the lives of a Brooklyn mother in 2016, a senator’s wife in 1970s Washington, D.C., and the Bible’s Queen Esther, whose stories of sex, power and desire overlap and ultimately converge—showing how women’s roles have and have not changed […]