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Tour Schedule KIRBY PUCKERNUT AND THE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE by Alicia Richardson Els Mere Elves, LLC, 2011 ISBN: 9781450729390 Kirby Puckernut is Santa’s cleverest little elf. While dreaming up marvelous toys for good girls and boys, Kirby has his best idea yet – a real elf in every home, all through the holidays, spreading Christmas Magic Santa finds the perfect family and allows Kirby to serve as the test elf for the first momentous visit. Fun and adventure are at every turn, but not everything goes as planned… Will Kirby’s idea be a success?    Amazon * Barnes & Noble PEEK INSIDE BOOK TRAILER ABOUT THE AUTHOR Author Alicia Richardson has created a new Christmas classic with her children’s book, Kirby Puckernut and the Christmas Surprise. Alicia Richardson resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and four children. She has always had a flair for storytelling, and has given life to a special little elf named Kirb...

Scenes From a Book Tour  by Guest Blogger Stacy McAnulty In October, my debut picture book, DEAR SANTASAURUS, was released. Since then, I’ve been visiting schools and bookstores. It’s been great meeting hundreds of kids and families. It’s also been funny and emotional. Here are some of my favorite moments. I went to visit my nephew’s school. The 2 nd  graders knew that I was related to their classmate, but one little girl couldn’t remember how. She pointed to my nephew and asked me, “Are you his grandma?”  I’m only 30-something. I guess that’s not too young for gray-covering hair dye and wrinkle cream. I got some on the way home. At that same school, a boy asked me, “Are you famous?” I told him no, not really. He wanted my autograph anyway. “In case you get famous someday.” I find preschool visits to be a fun challenge. The 4 and 5 year olds can’t sit still very long, and I’m also distracted by all the nose picking. (I guess it’s a habi...

*About the Book* Title: Ghost Leopard (Zoe and Zak Series, Book #1) Authors: Lars Guignard Publication Date: July 21, 2012 Publisher: Fantastic Press Pages: 338 Recommended Age: 8+ Summary (Amazon): Zoe and Zak are lost in exotic India, where gods and magic still exist. Before they can find their way home, they just have to do one little thing… …Save a mythical creature from an ancient evil that wants to rule the world. When Zoe Guire goes along on her mom’s business trip to India, things get very weird, very quickly. An elephant god speaks to her from the bottom of a swimming pool… She and her classmate Zak get locked in a trunk and shipped off to a strange city near the foothills of the Himalayas… and a crazy snake charmer tells them they’ve been chosen to protect a mythical creature called the Ghost Leopard from an ancient evil that wants to take over the world. As they travel deeper into the majestic mountains known as the Realm of the Gods, things get even ...

THE WORST THING ABOUT MY SISTER by Jacqueline Wilson RHCP Digital, 2013 ISBN:  0440869285 Review copy provided by publisher in return for honest review. All opinions expressed are solely my own. Middle Grade Contemporary ABOUT THE BOOK Being a sister isn't always easy . . . but what's the very worst thing about your sister? Marty and her sister Melissa couldn't be more different. Marty loves her Converse trainers, playing football, hiding in her secret den and helping her dad with his DIY. But Melissa loves Justin Bieber and all things pink, girly and pretty. The sisters can manage to live together, despite their occasional scraps but then Mum tells them they have to share a room. For Marty, having to share her bunk beds and lose her private sanctuary turns out to be the very worst thing about having a sister. But the girls soon discover that being too close for comfort can have unexpected consequences, and when an accident happens, the sisters realiz...

DESMOND PUCKET MAKES MONSTER MAGIC by Mark Tatulli Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4494-3548-6 Middle Grade Humor Grades 3-5 Reviewed from copy provided by publisher in return for honest review. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Desmond's world is full of monster magic--packed with detailed drawings of custom-crafted wriggling worms, goblins that spring from toilets, and elaborate slumber party ghost scares.  He's an aspiring special effects wizard with dreams of creating his own dark amusement park rides, just like the Mountain Full of Monsters at Crab Shell Pier he'll be visiting on this year's school field trip.  But when Desmond takes his frightful pranks a little too far, he finds himself in trouble and his field trip privileges in danger.  Can he clean up his act, while staying true to who he is? ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mark Tatulli is an internationally syndicated cartoonist best known for his popular comic str...

DARK TALISMAN by Steven M. Booth Azimuth Books, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-615-79725-0 YA Fantasy Grades 8 and up Reviewed from copy provided by publisher in return for honest review. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK She's been banished from her home without a word of explanation. Assassins are hot on her tail, and she's fleeing without a plan. On the whole, her future looks pretty grim. Then again, it's nearly impossible to catch a dark elf. And even tougher to kill one. Meet Altira. She set out to rob a sultan, and ended up stealing the deadliest gem in the world. Her mistake could cost Altira her life -- or save her race, and possibly the world as she knows it. As Altira struggles to triumph over the vast forces arrayed against her, she acquires (mostly against her will) a rich cast of unexpected allies -- perceptive dwarves, giant Phoenix birds with mysterious powers, and ephemeral creatures made from nothing but air. Together they m...

SLAYERS: FRIENDS AND TRAITORS Slayers #2 by C.J. Hill Feiwel and Friends, 2013 ISBN: 9781250024619 YA Fantasy Grades 7 and up Reviewed from ARC received from publisher in return for honest review. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK In C.J. Hill's action-packed sequel to Slayers, the group of teens known as Slayers have been betrayed—but they won’t give up without a fight. Tori’s got a problem. She thought she’d have one more summer to train as a dragon Slayer, but time has run out. When Tori hears the horrifying sound of dragon eggs hatching, she knows the Slayers are in trouble. In less than a year, the dragons will be fully grown and completely lethal. The Slayers are well-prepared, but their group is still not complete, and Tori is determined to track down Ryker—the mysterious missing Slayer. What Tori doesn’t bargain for, however, is the surprising truth about her powers. She isn’t just a Slayer, she’s part Dragon Lord, too. How ...

Welcome to the official blog tour for  THE LAST ENCHANTER,  Book II of The Celestine Chronicles ,  a fun-filled fantasy adventure series for middle grade readers!   _______________________________________________________________ In Book I, THE ROCK OF IVANORE , enchanter's apprentice Marcus Frye and five other boys set out on a dangerous journey to locate the Rock of Ivanore and bring it back to their village. In THE LAST ENCHANTER , months have passed since they succeeded in their quest. One of the boys, Kelvin, is living as royalty in Dokur, and Marcus is studying magic with Zyll. When Lord Fredric is murdered and Kelvin becomes king, the Enchanter Zyll and Marcus head for Dokur in hopes of protecting Kelvin from meeting the same fate, though it quickly becomes apparent that none of them are safe, and Marcus has had disturbing visions of Zyll's death. With the help of his old friends Clovis and Bryn, joined by new friend Lael, a feisty girl ...