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Trouble With Parsnips--PREVIEW
Trouble With Parsnips--PREVIEW Laurel Decher
“This nameless princess is a fabulously different kind of hero. I rooted for her triumph with every page turn."
—Deborah Halverson, award-winning author, editor.
A Story About the Magic of Speaking Up: Gail Carson Levine’s classic Ella Enchanted meets The King’s Speech.
It's her 14th try at getting a name, and the nameless princess of Cochem can't get a word in edgewise. She finally grabs her royal parents' attention. *cough* (500 goldfish, long story) but her fairy godmother ruins everything. The princess has 15 days to make a name for herself at the Speech Tournament. Or she'll be invisible for life!
This is a PREVIEW for TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS, the first book in the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale series. 266 pgs.
A Story About the Magic of Speaking Up: Gail Carson Levine’s classic Ella Enchanted meets The King’s Speech.
It's her 14th try at getting a name, and the nameless princess of Cochem can't get a word in edgewise. She finally grabs her royal parents' attention. *cough* (500 goldfish, long story) but her fairy godmother ruins everything. The princess has 15 days to make a name for herself at the Speech Tournament. Or she'll be invisible for life!
This is a PREVIEW for TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS, the first book in the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale series. 266 pgs.
A Halloween Carol
A Halloween Carol Sean Hogan
A Christmas Carol with a Halloween twist!
Fourteen-year-old Zach Hall begins Halloween with his patented miserly contempt. Even the sudden appearance of a zombie named Kevin and a little witch named Alice—his new friendly neighbors—can’t break him from his funk. That is until Zach meets a magical scarecrow and makes his wish on the jack-o’-lantern.
Now the three great Timeless Spirits of All Hallows’ Eve—a smooth talking devil, a witch with crocodile eyes, and a ghastly masked phantom—will take this young scrooge-in-training on a soul-searching adventure through time and space, past and future.
Strap yourself in for an electrifyingly creepy and hilarious tale guaranteed to haunt and delight young readers for many spooky seasons to come!
Fourteen-year-old Zach Hall begins Halloween with his patented miserly contempt. Even the sudden appearance of a zombie named Kevin and a little witch named Alice—his new friendly neighbors—can’t break him from his funk. That is until Zach meets a magical scarecrow and makes his wish on the jack-o’-lantern.
Now the three great Timeless Spirits of All Hallows’ Eve—a smooth talking devil, a witch with crocodile eyes, and a ghastly masked phantom—will take this young scrooge-in-training on a soul-searching adventure through time and space, past and future.
Strap yourself in for an electrifyingly creepy and hilarious tale guaranteed to haunt and delight young readers for many spooky seasons to come!
Code of Rainbow: Soaring Flame and the Dragon...
Code of Rainbow: Soaring Flame and the Dragon-transcending Magimal Weiqi Wang
This is the first book of a teen fantasy book series that nurtures the bloom of MAGIC in the soil of SCIENCE - something rarely attempted. The transition from magic to science will be bit by bit, so the early books do read like a "mainstream" magic fantasy.
Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible. This enviable gift of his could reveal the truth of the world, but it also puts him in danger.
Many animals in this world possess magic power, so they are called “magimals” - dragons as examples. Soarame fortunately got a baby magimal as his best friend, but they got into troubles together - troubles that were a lot bigger than dragons.
Could they survive?
Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible. This enviable gift of his could reveal the truth of the world, but it also puts him in danger.
Many animals in this world possess magic power, so they are called “magimals” - dragons as examples. Soarame fortunately got a baby magimal as his best friend, but they got into troubles together - troubles that were a lot bigger than dragons.
Could they survive?
beautiful cover :)
Looking forward to reading this!
I love the idea of a magimal! I want one too!
Sounds awesome!
This book sells itself with two simple words. MAGIC ANIMALS
Room 42
Room 42 Melody J. Bremen
Only four months left, then Dave Martinez will be free.
Dave is an eighth-grader at Lakeville Boarding School, the school for boys with unexplored potential (aka losers). If he can control his impulse to steal, he can return home and attend regular public school. If he doesn't, he will be sent to Birmingham High, the worst high school on the planet, and his life will be doomed forever. For just a few more months, he needs to stay out of trouble and keep a low profile. And he's pretty good at that.
Then Dave gets a new roommate, Tom Grant. Tom is allergic to boring and doesn't know how to listen to rules. His wild plans involve all of his roommates, especially Dave. They're dragged along with Tom as he hunts animals (and teachers in pajamas), goes sledding on cafeteria trays, and drives bul
Dave is an eighth-grader at Lakeville Boarding School, the school for boys with unexplored potential (aka losers). If he can control his impulse to steal, he can return home and attend regular public school. If he doesn't, he will be sent to Birmingham High, the worst high school on the planet, and his life will be doomed forever. For just a few more months, he needs to stay out of trouble and keep a low profile. And he's pretty good at that.
Then Dave gets a new roommate, Tom Grant. Tom is allergic to boring and doesn't know how to listen to rules. His wild plans involve all of his roommates, especially Dave. They're dragged along with Tom as he hunts animals (and teachers in pajamas), goes sledding on cafeteria trays, and drives bul
They Call Me Alexandra Gastone
They Call Me Alexandra Gastone T.A. Maclagan
When your life is a lie, how do you know what's real?
Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: high school, Princeton, and the CIA. She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed.
Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra's grandfather, and the ranks of America's top intelligence agency.
Between her cover as a high school girl and her mission in a high-stakes spy game, the boundaries of Alexandra's two lives are beginning to blur. Will she stay true to the country she barely remembers, or has her loyalty shattered along with her identity?
Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: high school, Princeton, and the CIA. She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed.
Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra's grandfather, and the ranks of America's top intelligence agency.
Between her cover as a high school girl and her mission in a high-stakes spy game, the boundaries of Alexandra's two lives are beginning to blur. Will she stay true to the country she barely remembers, or has her loyalty shattered along with her identity?
How Finley Found His Fire
How Finley Found His Fire MK Reese
This book is for children ages 5-10. The story is about overcoming the bully to find your uniqueness. Finley shows a child that we all have differences and that's what makes us uniquely individual. The illustrations/paintings in "How Finley Found His Fire" were created by a child with her own hurdles in life, and she is now finding her fire through painting.
Proceeds from the sale of this book will help her pursue her own fire.
Proceeds from the sale of this book will help her pursue her own fire.
Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (teen historical adv...
Viktor's Ice
Viktor's Ice Tracy Diane
Geologist Heath Matthews loves showing his students new minerals. When a gem-hunting trip deep in the West Virginia forest reveals a mysterious cave, the day turns from ordinary to magically extraordinary when twelve-year old Carly sets off a chain of events that threaten her and Mr. M’s lives forever.
Snatched into a magical time portal, Carly and Mr. M plunge into the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Iceland almost one thousand years ago. When a longship full of Vikings plucks them out of the icy water will Carly and Mr. M survive long enough to realize where they are and make it home alive? Or, will an attack by an enemy Viking clan leave them locked in the past forever?
Snatched into a magical time portal, Carly and Mr. M plunge into the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Iceland almost one thousand years ago. When a longship full of Vikings plucks them out of the icy water will Carly and Mr. M survive long enough to realize where they are and make it home alive? Or, will an attack by an enemy Viking clan leave them locked in the past forever?
Swim Season (Sample)
Swim Season (Sample) Marianne Sciucco
Sometimes winning is everything.
Champion swimmer Aerin Keane is ready to give up her dreams of college swimming and a shot at the Olympics. As she starts senior year in her third high school, Aerin's determined to leave her family troubles behind and be like all the other girls at Two Rivers. She's got a new image and a new attitude. She doesn’t want to win anymore. She's swimming for fun, no longer the freak who wins every race, every title, only to find herself alone.
But when her desire to be just one of the girls collides with her desire to be the best Two Rivers has ever seen, will Aerin sacrifice her new friendships to break a longstanding school record that comes with a $50,000 scholarship?
Champion swimmer Aerin Keane is ready to give up her dreams of college swimming and a shot at the Olympics. As she starts senior year in her third high school, Aerin's determined to leave her family troubles behind and be like all the other girls at Two Rivers. She's got a new image and a new attitude. She doesn’t want to win anymore. She's swimming for fun, no longer the freak who wins every race, every title, only to find herself alone.
But when her desire to be just one of the girls collides with her desire to be the best Two Rivers has ever seen, will Aerin sacrifice her new friendships to break a longstanding school record that comes with a $50,000 scholarship?
This is a delightful read. The descriptions alone pulled me into the story. I felt as if I was right in that kitchen.
5th Grade Screams: The Roaming Dead (5GS:1)
5th Grade Screams: The Roaming Dead (5GS:1) Livingston Writers
Phoenix ‘Nix’ and Jean-Luc have been best friends since kindergarten. On their way to Swashbuckler Elementary for the first day of fifth grade they meet Earth Blossom ‘Eddy’ a precocious kid who has lived his entire life on communes and environmental retreats, who is also in their class. The three become fast friends. All is not well in Bellybutton. The adults have been acting strangely and the curious friends decided to try solve the mystery without getting grounded.
Fifth grade screams: The Roaming Dead is a lighthearted adventure designed for children who are graduating into chapter books. Short, funny, and engaging, The Roaming dead will draw young readers in and keep them entertained as they learn the joy of becoming life long readers.
Fifth grade screams: The Roaming Dead is a lighthearted adventure designed for children who are graduating into chapter books. Short, funny, and engaging, The Roaming dead will draw young readers in and keep them entertained as they learn the joy of becoming life long readers.
Slumbering (Book 1 of the Starlight Chronicle...
Slumbering (Book 1 of the Starlight Chronicles) C. S. Johnson
Sixteen-year-old Hamilton Dinger leads a charmed life. Everything seems to be going along perfectly as he enters into tenth grade at Apollo Central High School. Everything, that is, until a meteor crashes into the city, releasing the Seven Deadly Sinisters and their leader, Orpheus, from their celestial prison, and awakening Hamilton’s longtime dormant supernatural abilities. Suddenly Hamilton finds himself reluctantly allied with his self-declared mentor, Elysian, a changeling dragon, and Starry Knight, a beautiful but dangerous warrior, as they seek to protect the souls of Apollo City. Can Hamilton overcome his ignorance and narrow-mindedness to see what is truly real? Can he give up his self-proclaimed entitlement to happiness in order to follow the call of a duty he doesn't want?
Love this cover! Can't wait to read this one!
Well, I love any story to do with the Holy Grail add my second fav genre, paranormal, this sounds like a very exciting read. Of course, there would have to be a romance, his princess what makes me step back and think is the mention of a mental illness. Is all this a figure of his imagination? It's a short story and very intriguing.
Can't wait.
A Piece of Sky
A Piece of Sky Ann Hunter
The most powerful force in creation has been stolen from the Tree of Life. Nurgal, Lord of Decay, is convinced the golden seed he possesses will help him end man's time on earth. The last thing he expects is for a little red hen to try and stop him.
When the magic acorn strikes Rós in the head and changes how she sees the entire world, she believes the sky is falling. Determined to discover the identity of the seed, she strikes out into the big, wide world to find her answers. Many factions are in play and lives are at stake when she learns that an even greater evil is at hand.
Can one little red hen save the world?
In this twist on the classic tale of Chicken Little, no one is too small to make a difference.
When the magic acorn strikes Rós in the head and changes how she sees the entire world, she believes the sky is falling. Determined to discover the identity of the seed, she strikes out into the big, wide world to find her answers. Many factions are in play and lives are at stake when she learns that an even greater evil is at hand.
Can one little red hen save the world?
In this twist on the classic tale of Chicken Little, no one is too small to make a difference.
Bullied : A short story
Bullied : A short story Robert McDermott
Can we justify putting our jobs before our family? What happens when we try to rectify it? Is the right solution always the first choice or do we just get the job done? Sometimes what happens to our children says more about us than our kids. When Adrian's father gets a promotion it means moving to a new city and new school, fitting in for Adrian isn't as simple as he thought.
Cool cover! The blues really capture the darkness of this story.
Sounds like Mathias is in for some excitement. Can't wait to see what it is.
Sounds like a good read and i really like the cover too!
McDermott creates a ripping yarn of adventure for the farm boy thrown into the hands of adventure. A fun read for all!
Hal Junior 1: The Secret Signal (Ages 8-12)
Skerryvore
Skerryvore Lee Williams
Could you live without a phone?
How about the internet?
TV?
This is just what teenage twins Daniel and Rose are forced to do because of their conspiracy obsessed dad.
But then something happens…
The people he always thought were after him actually turn up.
With their dad missing and house burned to the ground, Rose and Daniel are whisked into the centre of a worldwide conspiracy that stretches back through the ages, involving some of the most powerful and mysterious organisations on the planet, and an ancient network that has the power – literally – to change the world.
Why them?
Why their dad?
The answers to these questions and darker mysteries lie on a remote Scottish island, beyond the doors of an ancient house called Skerryvore…
How about the internet?
TV?
This is just what teenage twins Daniel and Rose are forced to do because of their conspiracy obsessed dad.
But then something happens…
The people he always thought were after him actually turn up.
With their dad missing and house burned to the ground, Rose and Daniel are whisked into the centre of a worldwide conspiracy that stretches back through the ages, involving some of the most powerful and mysterious organisations on the planet, and an ancient network that has the power – literally – to change the world.
Why them?
Why their dad?
The answers to these questions and darker mysteries lie on a remote Scottish island, beyond the doors of an ancient house called Skerryvore…
Sounds compelling and I love the eerie cover!
Great name and cover for this one!
Chillz Hillz #1: The Bad Babysitter
Chillz Hillz #1: The Bad Babysitter Kerrigan Valentine
Brad whines.
He fights.
He does terrible things with his boogars.
Andrew is tired of his little brother. But when their family moves to the strange city of Chills Hills and Brad goes to a new babysitter, he comes back . . . different. Almost robotic. All he wants to do now is chores and homework.
Mom and Dad think he’s just growing up. But Andrew knows something is very wrong, and it all started on that day at Mrs. Dritch’s house. There is dark magic at work here. His investigation leads him closer and closer to the truth . . . but also into the heart of danger.
He fights.
He does terrible things with his boogars.
Andrew is tired of his little brother. But when their family moves to the strange city of Chills Hills and Brad goes to a new babysitter, he comes back . . . different. Almost robotic. All he wants to do now is chores and homework.
Mom and Dad think he’s just growing up. But Andrew knows something is very wrong, and it all started on that day at Mrs. Dritch’s house. There is dark magic at work here. His investigation leads him closer and closer to the truth . . . but also into the heart of danger.
Diary of a Snoopy Cat
Diary of a Snoopy Cat R.F. Kristi
Read the hilarious and breathtaking antics of Inca and her family of furry friends as recorded through the eyes of Inca a Siberian Kitty. Inca decides to start a Diary! A heart-pounding saga unfolds as she keeps the reader thrilled recording her detective exploits.
Searching (A Prequel to the Starlight Chronic...
Searching (A Prequel to the Starlight Chronicles) C. S. Johnson
here is no surrendering your will without giving up your heart.
Long before she took up the title of Starry Knight, Raiya Cole knew she was born to fight demons -- starting with her own.
Long before she took up the title of Starry Knight, Raiya Cole knew she was born to fight demons -- starting with her own.
Love this cover! Can't wait to read this one!
Well, I love any story to do with the Holy Grail add my second fav genre, paranormal, this sounds like a very exciting read. Of course, there would have to be a romance, his princess what makes me step back and think is the mention of a mental illness. Is all this a figure of his imagination? It's a short story and very intriguing.
Can't wait.