Banned Books Week

Banned books are books that, for one reason or another, have been banned from schools, libraries, book stores, etc. Books are generally banned for language, explicit content, witchcraft/supernatural, racial content and other controversial topic. In the past few years, banned books have almost become a genre of their own. I used to stake out the banned books shelves at my local book store when I was teen. Is there anything better than reading something you're not supposed to? 

The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

Here's my newest book trailer for "The Boundless" by Kenneth Oppel. It's a great read especially for those rascally boys AND it's a 2015-2016 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Nominee for grades 6-9. I highly recommend this book. I am a SLOW reader and I read it in less than a month. THAT'S a good book! Enjoy!

New This Week - 23 August 2015

Kids Books

• A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen (25 Aug)
• Anton And Cecil: Cat on Track (Book 2) by Lisa Martin and Valerie Martin (25 Aug)
• Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: Twenty Chilling Tales from the Wilderness by Hal Johnson (25 Aug)
• George by Alex Gino (25 Aug)
• Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada (25 Aug)
• Nanny X Returns by Madelyn Rosenberg (30 Aug)
• Noah Webster: Man of Many Words by Catherine Reef (25 Aug)
• Space Dumplings by Craig Thompson (25 Aug) graphic novel
• Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (25 Aug) graphic novel
• The Making of New Navy Seal: My Story of Surviving the Toughest Challenge and Training the Best by Brandon Webb (25 Aug)
• The Wolf Wilder b7 Katherine Rundell (25 Aug)

Teen Books

• A Little in Love by Susan E. Fletcher (12+)( 25 Aug)
• Code of Honor by Alan Gratz (12+)( 25 Aug)
• Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano (25 Aug)
• Friends for Life by Andrew Norriss (25 Aug)
• Mechanical by Betsy Cornwell (25 Aug)
• Somewhere There Is Still a Sun: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Michael Gruenbaum (10+)(25 Aug)
• The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender (12+)(25 Aug)
• Thirteen Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt (14+)(25 Aug)
• Stranded by Melinda Braun by (25 Aug)
• Really Professional Internet Person by Jenn McAllister (25 Aug)

My Apologies!

I just looked and it's been a while since I not only posted, but added a video! Summer was quick and busy and WHERE DID IT GO!!  I am hard at work and getting caught up so keep checking back AND while you're at it, comment below on this month advanced copy! Maybe you may win it!

August Giveaway - Goodbye Stranger

Goodbye Stranger

By Rebecca Stead

"You must have been put on this earth for a reason, little girl!"

Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. 

Emily has new curves and an almost-boyfriend who wants a certain kind of picture.

Tabitha sees through everybody's games. Or so she tells the world.

They're best friends with one rule: No fighting. Can it get them through seventh grade?

"Somewhere there's a universe in which you never left."

Everything is different for Sherm Russo this year. Then he gets to know Bridge Barsamian. What does it mean to fall for a girl - as a friend?

White carnations for friendship. Pink for like. Red for love.

On Valentine's Day, an unnamed high school girl struggles with a betrayal. 

How long can she hide in plain sight?

Ages: 10 and up

Publication Date: 4 August 2015

A Few Books To Check Out!

Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

By Liesl Shurtliff

In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.

To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end. 

Biss (The Bliss Bakery, #1)

By Kathryn Littlewood

Rosemary Bliss’s family has a secret. It’s the Bliss Cookery Booke—an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Stone Sleep Snickerdoodles and Singing Gingersnaps. Rose and her siblings are supposed to keep the Cookery Booke under lock and whisk-shaped key while their parents are out of town, but then a mysterious stranger shows up. “Aunt” Lily rides a motorcycle, wears purple sequins, and whips up exotic (but delicious) dishes for dinner. Soon boring, non-magical recipes feel like life before Aunt Lily—a lot less fun.

So Rose and her siblings experiment with just a couple of recipes from the forbidden Cookery Booke.

A few Love Muffins and a few dozen Cookies of Truth couldn’t cause too much trouble . . . could they?

Kathryn Littlewood’s culinary caper blends rich emotional flavor with truly magical wit, yielding one heaping portion of hilarious family adventure. 

The Grimm Legacy (The Grimm Legacy, #1)

By Polly Shulman

Elizabeth has a new job at an unusual library - a lending library of objects, not books. In a secret room in the basement lies the Grimm Collection. That's where the librarians lock away powerful items straight out of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales; seven-league boots, a table that produces a feast at the blink of an eye, Snow White's stepmother's sinister mirror that talks in riddles.

When the magical objects start to disappear, Elizabeth embarks on a dangerous quest to catch the thief before she can be accused of the crime or captured by the thief.

Polly Shulman has created a contemporary fantasy with a fascinating setting and premise, starring an ordinary girl whose after-school job is far from ordinary and leads to a world of excitement, romance and magical intrigue. 

Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders, #1)
By Peter Lerangis

One Boy

Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die.

One Mission

Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him.

One Problem

The loculi are the relics of a lost civilization and haven’t been seen in thousands of years.

Seven Wonders

Because they’re hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Speaking In Bones