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Author Kristen Day has stopped by today with a teaser for the Chosen blog tour! Title: Chosen (Daughters of the Sea 3)   Author: Kristen Day   Publisher: Self Published Blurb:   The essence of who we are lies not in what we have, but in what we are willing to give up. Because in the end, Time and Tide wait for no one. After sacrificing all that she had, the evil princess of the Underworld is still successful in her bid to tear Finn from Stasia’s life. In the midst of her search to reclaim him, Stasia is summoned to the island nation of Cyprus to take part in an age-old ritual; unveiling the missing pieces of her ancestry and re-igniting an ancient war. As she struggles to both save Finn’s soul and free Carmen’s mind, Stasia’s bravery and determination will be pushed to its breaking point. A dark storm is forming on the horizon, and the forces who are vying to destroy her may be much closer than she thinks. Destiny weaves a sticky web of evil, betrayal,...

  Tour Schedule   THE STORM BOTTLE by Nick Green Swimming with dolphins is said to be the number one thing to do before you die. For 12-year-old Michael, it very nearly is. A secret boat trip has gone tragically wrong, and now he lies unconscious in the hospital. But when Michael finally wakes up, he seems different. His stepsister, Bibi is soon convinced that he is not who he appears to be. Meanwhile, in the ocean beyond Bermuda’s reefs, a group of bottlenose dolphins are astonished to discover a stranger in their midst – a boy lost and desperate to return home. Bermuda is a place of mysteries. Some believe its seas are enchanted, and the sun-drenched islands conceal a darker past, haunted with tales of lost ships. Now Bibi and Michael are finding themselves in the most extraordinary tale of all.   BOOK TRAILER     Praise 'I loved it... An absolute winner.' - LA Weatherly, author of the Angel Burn trilogy 'A writer who knows how t...

CANARY IN THE COAL MINE by Madelyn Rosenberg Holiday House, 2013 ISBN13: 9780823426003 Middle Grade Animal Fantasy/Historical Fiction Grades 3-6 Reviewed from purchased copy. ABOUT THE BOOK Tired of his twelve-hour shifts and facing danger daily, Bitty, a canary whose courage more than makes up for his small size, treks to the state capital to try to improve working conditions in coal mines. REVIEW Bitty is a mine canary.  He spends his days deep inside a mine waiting to be hit with unseen gas, which warns the miners that they need to get out. Unfortunately, many canaries die in the process. Bitty wants to change this so he comes up with a plan to escape the cage where he has spent his entire life and fly off in hopes of convincing someone to bring improvements to the mine. But the world has some surprises in store for him. Hawks, trains, inventors, and lazy pigeons teach Bitty a lot about the world and he realizes just how big a task he has set for himsel...

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THE FAIRY RING or Elsie and Frances Fool the World a true story by Mary Losure Candlewick Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-7636-5670-6 Middle Grade Nonfiction Grades 3 and up Reviewed from purchased copy. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK The enchanting true story of a girl who saw fairies, and another with a gift for art, who concocted a story to stay out of trouble and ended up fooling the world. Frances was nine when she first saw the fairies. They were tiny men, dressed all in green. Nobody but Frances saw them, so her cousin Elsie painted paper fairies and took photographs of them "dancing" around Frances to make the grown-ups stop teasing. The girls promised each other they would never, ever tell that the photos weren’t real. But how were Frances and Elsie supposed to know that their photographs would fall into the hands of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? And who would have dreamed that the man who created the famous detective She...

When I heard about this challenge I was really excited.  Middle grade books are my favorite type of book to read. Yeah!!! The problem is that May is the last month of school for me and insanely busy.  But I am going to read as much as I can and share what I read as a part of this challenge. Here's where I'm at so far: 1 book completed (The Fairy Ring by Mary Losure, see today's Nonfiction Monday post) 1 book partially completed (Canary in the Coal Mine by Madelyn Rosenberg, see review later this week) The enchanting true story of a girl who saw fairies, and another with a gift for art, who concocted a story to stay out of trouble and ended up fooling the world. Frances was nine when she first saw the fairies. They were tiny men, dressed all in green. Nobody but Frances saw them, so her cousin Elsie painted paper fairies and took photographs of them "dancing" around Frances to make the grown-ups stop teasing. The girls promised each other they woul...

TRAIL OF BONES by Chris Salisbury Seerstone Media, 2013 ISBN: 9781483917009 YA Fantasy ABOUT THE BOOK Ready for a new adventure? Are you a fan of fantasy, young adult, science fiction and action stories? “No mercy, No rules - Welcome to the Trail of Bones!” Run with Purpose – battle cry of the Shade Wolves. Magnus, the runt of a litter of Shade Wolves, wants nothing more than to be a loyal, strong member of the pack. But when an ancient enemy threatens his friends and family, he faces a choice that could tear him from all he's known and loved. Born in captivity, the giant panther Kelor knows nothing but suffering and loss. He struggles to find his place in this world of terror, and he battles to protect his family without succumbing to the darkness lurking inside him. Falling captive to the evil Warden, the two are forced to fight in the battle of the beasts known as 'The Trail of Bones'. How will Kelor and Magnus learn to work together? How ...

MEMORY'S WAKE by Selina Fenech Fairies and Fantasy Pty Ltd, 2011 ISBN13: 9780987151117 YA Fantasy Grade 8 and up Review copy provided by tour host for blog tour. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Lost in a world full of monstrous fairies, a troubled sixteen year old has to find out who she is and why her memories were stolen before she is found by those who want her dead. She takes the name "Memory" and knows she has just one goal - to find her way home, wherever that is. But this land is strange. No technology to be seen, and iron is banned, thanks to a pact the humans have with the magical creatures who share their pre-industrial era world. In her t-shirt and torn jeans, Memory knows she's different, even before she performs impossible magic. Haunted by her past, chased by a dragon, wanted by the king and stalked by the strange, handsome savage that seems to know her, everyone is after Memory, and she suspects it...

Welcome to the 15th Kid Lit Blog Hop. The Kid Lit Blog Hop takes place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. We have managed to create a dynamic and engaged community of children's books bloggers, authors, publishers, and publicists, as well as parents seeking out their next great read. So, you are more than welcome to link in and take some time to make some new friends. I want to take this opportunity to welcome a new permanent hostess on the Hop: Cheryl Carpinello . Cheryl is the author of Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend and The King's Ransom (The Young Knights of the Round Table) and she also blogs over at Carpinello's Writing Pages . Big, big welcome to you Cheryl! :-) Before we get on with the Hop I do want to remind you that the sign-ups for the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop , co-hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews is NOW OPEN but they will close May 10th. The Kid Lit Giveaway Hop is taking place to honor Children...

ALVIN HO: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night by Lenore Look, pictures by LeUyen Pham Schwartz & Wade Books, 2013 ISBN:  978-0-375-87033-0 Middle Grade Contemporary Grades 2-4 Reviewed from purchased copy. ABOUT THE BOOK Readers will herald the return of their favorite phobic boy in this, the fifth book in the beloved Alvin Ho series. Alvin's mother has been getting bigger . . . and bigger. Alvin's sure it's all the mochi cakes she's been eating, but it turns out she's pregnant! There are lots of scary things about babies, as everybody knows—there's learning CPR for the newborn and changing diapers (no way)—but the scariest thing of all is the fact that the baby could be a GIRL. As a result of the stress, Alvin develops a sympathetic pregnancy and hilarity definitely ensues. Once again, Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham deliver a story that's funny and touching in equal measures. REVIEW Getting a new siblin...