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Book of the Day: THE RESURRECTIONIST

Oh.My.GOSH!  I was sent a copy of The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E. B. Hudspeth The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E. B. Hudspeth Release Date: 2013-05-21 Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages—and …

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Book of the Day: THE CAGED GRAVES

I was sent a lovely copy of The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni Release Date: 2013-05-14 The year is 1867, and seventeen-year-old Verity Boone is excited to return from Worcester, Massachusetts, to Catawissa, Pennsylvania, the hometown she left when she was just …

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Book of the Day: Big Daddy’s Rules

I was sent a copy of Big Daddy’s Rules: Raising Daughters Is Tougher Than I Look by Steve Schirripa Big Daddy’s Rules: Raising Daughters Is Tougher Than I Look by Steve Schirripa Release Date: 2013-05-07 What happens when a world-famous tough guy takes on the toughest job of all— becoming …

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Book of the Day: Teachers Pest

I *heart* Quirk Books!  They sent me Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #3: Teacher’s Pest by Charles Gilman Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #3: Teacher’s Pest by Charles Gilman Release Date: 2013-05-07 “Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons—Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!” —Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine’s …

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Book of the Day: Nothing But Blue

Last week I was send a copy of Nothing but Blue by Lisa Jahn-Clough Nothing but Blue by Lisa Jahn-Clough Release Date: 2013-05-07 All dead. No one survived. All dead. This morbid chant haunts seventeen-year-old Blue as she trudges through the countryside with just the clothes on her back, heading …

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Book of the Day: The Year of the Book

Last week,  in my mailbox I found The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng Release Date: 2013-05-07 In Chinese, peng you means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated. When Anna needs company, …

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Book of the Day: Benajah’s Keeper

Hey guys! Check it out!  I was sent a copy of Benajah’s Keeper (Volume 1) by Aeryn Dougan Benajah’s Keeper (Volume 1) by Aeryn Dougan Release Date: 2012-10-24 Evanna Amaranthine, a ruthless, 600 year old vampire, has a new assignment: to leave the walls of Benajah, her beloved vampire guild, …

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Book of the Day: Flora’s Fury

Happy Tuesday, guys!  Today in my mailbox I found Flora’s Fury: How a Girl of Spirit and a Red Dog Confound Their Friends, Astound Their Enemies, and Learn the Importance of Packing Light by Ysabeau S. Wilce Flora’s Fury: How a Girl of Spirit and a Red Dog Confound Their …

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Book of the Day: Natural Born Angel

Last week,  in my mailbox I found Natural Born Angel: An Immortal City Novel by Scott Speer Natural Born Angel: An Immortal City Novel by Scott Speer Release Date: 2013-04-23 Life turned upside down for Maddy Montgomery when she found out she was half-Angel and was catapulted into the scene …

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Book of the Day: Editor-Proof Your Writing

You guys! I was so excited to find this in my mail box!! It is Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps to the Clear Prose Publishers and Agents Crave (Great Books for Writers) by Don McNair. Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps to the Clear Prose Publishers and Agents Crave (Great Books …

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Book of the Day: Ghoulish Song

Simon & Schuster have been so good to me lately!  They sent me Ghoulish Song by William Alexander Ghoulish Song by William Alexander Release Date: 2013-03-05 A brave girl flees a ghoul while trying to save her town in this lively, fast-paced companion to Goblin Secrets.Kaile lives in Zombay, an …

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Book of the Day: Surfacing

A few weeks ago, I was sent Surfacing by Nora Raleigh Baskin Surfacing by Nora Raleigh Baskin Release Date: 2013-03-12 A lyrical and deeply moving portrait of grief, blame, and forgiveness, and of finding the courage to confront your ghosts — one truth at a time.As soon as she was …

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Book of the Day: The Demonologist

Yay! I was sent the audio book of The Demonologist: A Novel by Andrew Pyper The Demonologist: A Novel by Andrew Pyper Release Date: 2013-03-05 Fans of The Historian won’t be able to put down this spellbinding literary horror story in which a Columbia professor must use his knowledge of …

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Book of the Day: The Clockwork Princess

OMGosh, you guys! Look what I got!! Its The Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices) by Cassandra Clare The Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices) by Cassandra Clare Release Date: 2013-03-19 Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013.Danger intensifies for …

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Book of the Day: Dark Triumph

Someone did a little happy dance (and possibly a squeal) when they opened their mailbox and found Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) by Robin LaFevers sitting in there. Just sayin’! Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) by Robin LaFevers Release Date: 2013-04-02 Spring 2013 Kids’ Indie Next ListSybella’s duty …