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Welcome to the World’s Worst Time Machine Blog Tour & Giveaway! Guest Post by Dustin Brady I am delighted to welcome Dustin Brady to talk about his latest book for kids, World’s Worst Time Machine ! About the Book: From best-selling author, Dustin Brady, comes a new illustrated novel series perfect for fans who love funny, unexpected adventures and wacky plot twists. For kids, life can be boring, but Liam and Elsa know how to create their own fun — or so they think. After finding a $3 time machine at a garage sale, Liam uses the machine to summon Thomas Edison for help with his book report. It's not until the time machine sends a different Thomas Edison from the 1930s that chaos ensues. World's Worst Time Machine is the newest series from best-selling children's book author of the Trapped in a Video Game series, Dustin Brady. Using his signature style, Brady's laugh-out-loud sense of humor and daring adventure will keep even the most reluctant reader w...

THE SUPERTEACHER PROJECT by Gordon Korman Balzer + Bray, 2023 ISBN: 978-0-06-303279-8 Source: purchased Middle grade science fiction Ages 9-12 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover provided by publisher through Goodreads.com. REVIEW Gordon Korman has a knack for creating characters and stories that make readers smile. His stories are entertaining and yet somehow manages to present interesting ethical and moral dilemmas as well. Told from the perspectives of several students, the principal, and an engineer, The Superteacher Project follows the arrival of a new teacher at Brightling Middle School. From the moment Mr. Aidact catches Oliver's spitball in his fingers it's clear the teacher is unique. Mr. Aidact takes over detention, the girl's field hockey team, and most of the extra duties around the school without a word of complaint. He sees things that no one else sees and doesn't get upset. As Mr. Aidact becomes more popular among the students, Oliver and...

THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera Levine Querido, 2021 ISBN: 978-1-64614-089-3 Source: purchased Ages 10 and up All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover and book blurb obtained from Goodreads.com and publisher. ABOUT THE BOOK There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard – or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, ...

THE LION OF MARS by Jennifer L. Holm Random House, 2021 ISBN: 978-0-593-12181-8 Source: purchased Ages 9-12 All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell - a regular kid in a very different world - to uncover the truth and save his family ... and possibly unite an entire planet.   REVIEW   Jennifer Holm has outdone herself with her new book.  The characters are appealing, especially Bell, the setting is fascinating, and the situation is compelling.  Bell tells the story from his eleven-year-old point of view, which give...

  IN THE RED by Christopher Swiedler  Harper, 2020 ISBN: 9780062894410 Source: purchased Ages 9-12 All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Michael Prasad knows he shouldn’t go out on the Mars surface alone. It’s dangerous. His parents have forbidden it. And the anxiety he feels almost every time he puts on a spacesuit makes it nearly impossible for him to leave the safety of the colony. But when his best friend, Lilith, suggests they sneak out one night, he can’t resist the chance to prove everyone—including himself—wrong. As the two ride along the Mars surface in a stolen rover, miles from the colony, a massive solar flare hits the planet, knocking out power, communication, and navigation systems, and the magnetic field that protects the planet from the sun’s deadly radiation. Stranded hours from home with an already limited supply of food, water, and air, Michael and Lilith must risk everything if they’re to get back to the colony alive.   R...

THE INVENTORS AT NO. 8 by A.M. Morgen Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018 ISBN: 9780316471497 Source: NetGalley Middle grade historical mystery Ages 8-12 All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Brimming with mystery and treasure, this action-packed tale sends a boy in need of luck and girl in need of a friend on an adventure that will change their lives forever. Meet George, the third Lord of Devonshire and the unluckiest boy in London. Why is George so unlucky? First, he's an orphan. Second, unless he sells everything, he's about to lose his house. So when his family's last heirloom, a priceless map to the Star of Victory (a unique gem said to bring its owner success in any battle) is stolen by a nefarious group of criminals, George knows that there is no one less lucky-or more alone-than he is. That is until Ada Byron, the future Countess of Lovelace, bursts into his life. She promises to help George recover his family legacy...