Character Madness and Musings

  Middle Grade Fiction Date Published: August 2020 Pearl and her brother, Frances, go on summer vacation each year with their adventurous grandparents. This year, they’re going to Alaska. The only glitch, if that is what it can be called, is that CJ is going too. He is the foster kid their grandparents are taking care of until his father gets well. After hiking along the historic Chilkoot Trail, Pearl, Frances, and CJ have no choice but to rely on each other when they are taken astray by a gruegle, a keeper of the forest. They work to help all the gruegles save the trees from sickness and escape from the tyrannical Grand Gruegle. In the process, they experience the magnificence of the forest. They discover that trees look after each other through an amazing symbiotic relationship which mirrors relationships in their own families. At the end of the book is a list of questions that relate to science, social studies, vocabulary, and reading/comprehension. Educators can use this

  Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy Date Published: October 12, 2023 Illustrator: Talia Bingham Lex and Lucy dream of adventure. When their dream comes true, they get much more than they bargained for! The twins are sent on a quest, where they have to face their fears and work together. They also learn not to judge people or creatures on their first appearance. As they discover, not everyone in Dreamland is quite as they seem. Lucy and Lex may only be novice Dream Warriors, but when they finally meet the Welkies, they have to stay strong to defeat them. About the Author My Name is Alessio Conforzi, I am an Italian passport holder but have spent the entirety of my life in Malawi, Africa. I am 24 years old and in 2022 I graduated from Stellenbosch University with a diploma in Sustainable Development. I have always been passionate about wildlife and realized my creative storytelling tendencies at the age of 14 when I would write ficti

  I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the NEXT STOP, BOSTON by Iris Dorbian Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About The Book: Title:   NEXT STOP, BOSTON Author:  Iris Dorbian Pub. Date:  September 30, 2023 Publisher:  Black Pawn Press Formats:   Paperback, eBook Pages:  206 Find it:   Goodreads ,  https://books2read.com/NEXT-STOP-BOSTON   "This is a very entertaining novel, with effortless writing, naturalistic dialogue, and a good dose of humor. On the surface, it's a tale set in the glittering, frantic world of a touring musical act. Dig deeper, however, and you'll find a story about flawed, damaged characters searching for the light that will lead them out of the darkness that has been created for, or by, themselves." - Wendy Lee, author of  The Art of Confidence, Across a Green Ocean,  and  Happy Family  (Booklist Top Ten First Novels of 2008). Sixteen-year-old Geri Randall

  I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the DEJA VIEW by Michael Thomas Perone Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About The Book: Title:   DEJA VIEW Author:  Michael Thomas Perone Pub. Date:  October 6, 2023 Publisher:  Wheatmark Formats:   Paperback, eBook Pages:  275 Find it:   Goodreads ,  https://books2read.com/DEJA-VIEW   Twelve-year-old Bobby Dalton doesn't want to grow up. All his life, he has relied on the imaginary games of childhood with his best friends Joe and Max to get him through the tough times. But this all changes when his Seventh-Grade class buries a time capsule to commemorate the end of the 1980s. Now Bobby is being haunted by visions: ghostly doppelgangers of himself, his friends, and others. He calls them "déjà view." Are these visions real, or has his imagination finally gotten away from him? And if they're real, what do they want? Bobby needs to figure this al