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Blog Tour: Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten
Tsarina author: ellen alpsten pages: [hardcover] 496 summary: St. Petersburg, 1725. Peter the Great lies dying in his magnificent Winter Palace. The weakness and treachery of his only son has driven his father to an appalling act of cruelty and left the empire without an heir. Russia risks falling into chaos. Into the void steps…
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The Summer We Found the Baby: a cute, historical middle grade
The Summer We Found the Baby author: Amy Hest pages: [hardcover] 192 favorite character: Julie summary: Set during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one extraordinary summer from three engaging points of view. On the morning of the dedication of the new children’s library in Belle Beach, Long…
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The Silver Arrow: an unremarkable middle-grade
The Silver Arrow author : lev grossman pages : [paperback] 164 summary : Kate and her younger brother Tom lead desperately uninteresting lives. And judging by their desperately uninteresting parents, the future isn’t much more promising. If only life was like it is in books, where you have adventures, and save the world! Even Kate’s 11th birthday…
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Grace and Fury: a YA novel that says nothing new
Grace and Fury Grace and Fury #1 author : tracy banghart pages : [hardcover] 320 summary : In a world where women have no rights, sisters Serina and Nomi Tessaro face two very different fates: one in the palace, the other in prison. Serina has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace – someone to stand…
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Camp Spirit: a spooookily good graphic novel
Camp Spirit author : axelle lenoir pages : [paperback] 204 summary : Summer camp is supposed to be about finding nirvana in a rock garden… But Elodie prefers Nirvana and Soundgarden. Can she confront rambunctious kids, confusing feelings, and supernatural horrors all at once? Summer 1994: with just two months left before college, Elodie is forced by her…
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Girl, Wash Your Face: Girl, I don’t think this book is for me
Girl, Wash Your Face author : rachel hollis pages : [hardcover] 220 summary : Do you ever suspect that everyone else has life figured out and you don’t have a clue? If so, Rachel Hollis has something to tell you: that’s a lie. As the founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company,…
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The Rise of Kyoshi: an AMAZING original story in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe
The Rise of Kyoshi author : f.c. yee pages : [hardcover] 442 favorite character : kyoshi memorable quote : What you do when no one is guiding you determines who you are. summary : F. C. Yee’s The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom–born Avatar. The longest-living Avatar in this beloved world’s history, Kyoshi…
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Crier’s War: an amazing LGBTQ fantasy
Crier’s War Crier’s War #1 author : nina varela pages : [hardcover] 435 memorable quote : favorite character : crier summary : Impossible love between two girls —one human, one Made. A love that could birth a revolution. After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the…
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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin is terrifyingly amazing
The Fifth Season The Broken Earth #1 author : n.k. jemisin pages : [paperback] 468 memorable quote : Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind. favorite character : essun summary : This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary…