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Shark Summer
Synopsis: “When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha’s Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film contest boasting a huge cash prize, disgraced pitcher Gayle “Blue Streak” Briar sees a chance to turn a bad season into the best summer ever. After recruiting aspiring cinematographer Elijah Jones and…
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Aven Green Sleuthing Machine
Synopsis: “Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for aĀ whole monthācracking such cases asĀ The Mystery of the Cranky Mom. But can this perceptive detective solve two cases at the same time? First her teacherās lunch bag disappears. Then Avenās great-grandmaās dog goes missing. Fortunately, since Aven was born without arms,…
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Amari and the Night Brothers
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: “New York Times bestseller! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a…
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King & Kayla and the Case of the Gold Ring
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: “King, Kayla, Mason, and Asia are playing in the snow. Later, Asia discovers her new gold ring is missing. What…
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The Candy Mafia by Lavie Tidhar
Synopsis: “In a city where candy is a crime and sugar is scandalous, Nelle Faulker is a 12-year-old private detective looking for her next client. When notorious candy gangster Eddie de Menthe asks for her help to find a missing teddy bear, Nelle Faulkner is on the case. But as…
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Mad, Bad & Dangerous To Know by Samira Ahmed
Synopsis: “Told in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, the latest novel fromĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author Samira Ahmed traces the lives of two young women fighting to write their own stories and escape the pressure of cultural expectations in worlds too long defined by men. Itās August in Paris and 17-year-old…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/17/18
I was so extremely busy this past week! Not only did I worked my normal hours, plus I had a Board meeting Monday night and went to three open houses on Tuesday-Thursday. I ended up coming home at 5pm, walking the dog, grabbing something to eat and leaving again by…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/10/18
I can’t believe it’s already September! I have no idea where this summer has gone, let alone the year! Even though I did get to read Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo (and it was amazing), I’m moving fairly slowly through The Ship Beyond Time by Heidi Heilig and not because it’s bad –…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/3/18
I always think that when I travel I’ll have a little more time when visiting family to read, but most of my time is spent visiting (imagine that)! I drove out to my parents’ home on Thursday night and then we drove out to Wisconsin on Friday for my aunt…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/27/18
Personally, life’s been getting back on track – still have a lot of remodeling that needs to happen because of the flooding, but other than we’re getting back to “normal.” Work’s been busy as the summer winds down and Summer Reading will be officially done on Friday. I’m hoping that…
