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    Children's Mystery Date Published: January 29, 2024 Publisher: ‎ Mindstir Media It seemed like it would be another quiet, summer morning of fishing for 11-year old Charlie, her older brother, Finn, and his best friend, Tyler. Their friendly lakeside town in west Michigan was usually peaceful and a bit boring during summer vacation for these three mystery-loving middle schoolers. Little did they know, they were about to stumble upon a thrilling treasure hunt with tricky clues and a sinister thief who is determined to beat them each step of the way. Join these three amateur detectives for a small town Michigan mystery with twists and turns that will keep you guessing. About the Author   Contact Links Instagram:  @dawnlineereedbooks Facebook Pinterest Purchase links Amazon B&N Publisher

    Join Us for This Tour from Feb 19 to Mar 8 Book Details: Book Title: Sam Says: You Are Born to Shine by Sam Hirschmann Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 38 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Mascot Release date: February 2024 Content Rating: G. Suitable for everyone. Book Description: Shine bright and don’t ever dim your light. These are the words Sam’s mom tells her every night. When Sam begins at a new school, her classmates make fun of her colorful clothes and vivacious dance moves. Not letting her inner light dim, Sam shows them that the joy you exude when you’re unapologetically yourself is contagious! In Sam Says: You Are Born to Shine, readers learn the power of expressing their true selves. Buy the Book: Mascot ~ Amazon B&N ~ BAM add to Goodreads Interview with Sam Hirschmann What is the most surprising thing you discovered while writing your book(s)?  How easily writing it came to me. It showed me that there doesn’t need to...

The Secret of Sweet Treats Kingdom by Kim Davis (The Board Game Chronicles, #1) Publication date: January 30th 2024 Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Middle-Grade Book includes a fun recipe for kids! Amber Addison is fed up with her kindergartener sister. It’s Ava’s fault she’s missing her best friend’s birthday party, the most anticipated event in their sixth-grade class. To make matters worse, Ava has coerced her into playing Sweet Treats board game and she keeps losing to a five-year-old. When Amber’s irritation gets the best of her, she throws the game, destroying it. As the board disintegrates, the two girls are swept into a swirling vortex and they find themselves in the middle of Sweet Treats kingdom. Ava is kidnapped by an evil queen, and Amber finds herself relying on a mint-green rabbit to help her find her way to Bonbon Castle with the hope of finding her sister. Along the way, she encounters more sweets than she could ever eat along with fantastical beings. Some will become her...

    Because Nothing's More Powerful than a Sunny Day! Children's Book Date Published: September 19, 2022 A fun and engaging educational story that teaches children how to harness the incredible power of our sun! It seems just like any other car journey to the beach, but when Jack passes a field full of solar panels, he starts to wonder what on earth these strange things could be. Thanks to his new friend, Sunny, a talking sunbeam travelling down from the sun, Jack is turned into a ray of light himself and soon learns about the process of turning the sun’s energy into power that everyone can use. By teaching him about what solar panels are used for and how solar power could save the world, Sunny shows Jack how exciting and amazing clean energy can be. With a focus on the importance of renewable energy, the alternative it provides to fossil fuels and the unique process of using solar panels to power our home...

  Young Adult Horror Date Published: 02-13-2024 Publisher: Hellebore House   Seventeen-year-old Vivienne Barston’s life has fallen apart. With her mother recently dead, her father disappears into his grief – leaving Viv to deal with her sadness and anger alone. Viv turns to destructive behaviors like petty vandalism, but after a disturbing stint in a juvenile detention center frightens her, Viv agrees to a court mandated service opportunity designed to expunge her record. The deal: work for six weeks with a trail conservation crew in the rural woods of southern Oregon, and she’ll be free with a clean slate. She knows it’s her last chance to fix her life. When Viv arrives at the small town of Hard Luck, Oregon, she meets her motley crewmates, all with troubles of their own. The unusual group travels to Grafton Stake, a remote and derelict former asylum with a haunted history–and now Viv must face the ghosts of the ...

    Children’s Book Date Published: August 2, 2023 "Divine's Megaland Journey" is a fun and magical adventure that will capture the hearts and imaginations of young readers. With its interactive format, this engaging rhyming story invites children to be active participants in the journey through the Megaland and its exciting themed festivals, unique animal discoveries, and a magical and generous royal castle designed to create an adventure fun land for everyone. Throughout the story, the author's powerful reinforcement of positive and playful words emphasizes their importance and shows how they can shape our lives in a meaningful way. The book's self-awareness bonding rhyming words are precious, and the adorable characters, including the hilarious Mojo the monkey, are relatable and will make you laugh out loud. "Divine's Megaland Journey" is not only exciting, funny, and witty with jokes, but ...

  Book Details: Book Title: Charlie Chaloosy is Often Quite Choosy by Brad Mason, Ed. D. Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 32 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Yorkshire Publishing Release date: January 2024 Content Rating: G. Suitable for everyone. Book Description: The Charlie Chaloosy book series kicks off with its inaugural offering, Charlie Chaloosy is Often Quite Choosy. The first book focuses on Charlie's experiences as he learns lessons, gains new experiences, and grows up in a world that happens to rhyme. The story is told through the use of a playful rhyme scheme and enhanced with beautifully colored illustrations of Charlie tackling new adventures in whimsical detail. The book ends with Charlie providing two pages for the reader to become an author by writing their own story. Buy the Book: Amazon ~ B&N add to Goodreads Author Interview with Brad Mason,  author of CHARLIE CHALOOSY IS OFTEN QUITE CHOOSY   Does Charlie Chaloosy ...

    Book Details: Book Title: Marcus and the Emperor's Coin (In God We Trust Series) by Dennis Conrad Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 52 pages Genre: Christian Children's Picture Book Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. Release date: October 30, 2023 Content Rating: G. This book is for children. There are three Bible verses. It has no bad language. May God get the glory for all those who read and whose hearts are changed by reading the book. Book Description: Marcus and the Emperor’s Coin is an exciting adventure in the Ancient Roman Empire at the time of Christ. Eight-year-old Marcus and his father are on a mission for the Emperor and visit a mine and a mint where coins are made. Marcus finds himself making a denarius, a coin with the emperor’s image. Marcus goes to Jerusalem where he sees Jesus hold a denarius saying, “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” What will seeing Jesus mean for Marcus, and...