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Kayla King, Staff Reviewer

Spotlight on Dead Inside by Cyndy Etler, Plus Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to spotlight  Dead Inside  by Cyndy Etler!  Read on for more about Cyndy and her book, plus an excerpt & giveaway!    Meet Cyndy Etler!     A modern-day Cinderella, Cyndy Etler was homeless at fourteen,  summa cum laude  at thirty. In her current work as a teacher...
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Marisa Fort
The cover makes me want to learn more, the synopsis sounds so compelling!
Wednesday, 28 March 2018 22:52
Danielle Hammelef
Too bad the chance to win a copy closed early
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Spotlight on We Can't Be Friends (Cyndy Etler), Plus Guest Post & Giveaway!

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Today we're spotlighting Cyndy Etler's   We Can't Be Friends !  Read on for more about Cyndy, her book, plus an guest post and giveaway!         Meet  Cyndy Etler ! Cyndy Etler was a homeless juvenile delinquent at fourteen, and summa cum laude at thirty. Currently a high school department...
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Kelly G
This sounds like such a shockingly good read, and the cover fits the synopsis quite well.
Wednesday, 01 November 2017 17:08
Penny Olson
The cover is really compelling. This sounds like an honest and necessary book.
Tuesday, 07 November 2017 23:29
Danielle Hammelef
The cover is sad and lonely and fits this emotional synopsis well.
Wednesday, 08 November 2017 14:31
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Kayla King, Staff Reviewer

"Four Quick Ways to Swap Isolation & Fear for Connection & Joy" by Cyndy Etler (We Can't Be Friends)

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Today we're excited to share a guest post from Cyndy Etler , author of  We Can't Be Friends ! Read on for more about Cyndy, their book, plus "Four Quick Ways to Swap Isoltaion & Fear for Connection & Joy!"   Meet Cyndy Etler!   Cyndy Etler was homeless at fourteen,...
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Animal Sidekicks in YA Fantasy! + Win A Copy of A Season of Sinister Dreams (Tracy Banghart) ~ (US Only)
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Giveaway: Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora (Saraciea J. Fennell) ~ US Only
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed (US Only) by: Saraciea J. Fennell Release Date: September 14th, 2021 Publisher: Flatiron Books       About the Book: Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder S...
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It's Live! Cover Reveal: Freaks (Brett Riley), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
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