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May 2015

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Kayla King, Staff Reviewer

Diversify Your Shelves with WNDB

Diversify Your Shelves with WNDB
  Column by Brandy Colbert   One of the best parts about the creation of We Need Diverse Books is that while the campaign is so important at getting the word out about the diversity gap in publishing and the myriad ways in which we can help close it, it’s also...
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What's New in YA

What's New in YA
  Are you wondering what's new in YA today? Check out these wonderful new releases!       When you’re in love with the wrong person for the right reasons, anything could happen. Tretch lives in a very small town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for...
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The Notorious Pagan Jobes by Nina Berry from Harlequin Teen! http://www.amazon.com/Notorious-Pagan-Jones-Nina-Berry/dp/0373211430... Read More
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What's New in YA

What's New in YA
  Are you wondering what's new in YA today? Check out these wonderful new releases!       A School for Unusual Girls is the first captivating installment in the Stranje House series for young adults by award-winning author Kathleen Baldwin. #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot calls this...
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The Librarian's Corner

The Librarian's Corner
  This month's theme for the Librarian's corner is all about   picture books you can share with teens!  Picture books aren't just for kids and babies anymore. In fact, teens love storytime too!    For May, I am featuring some of my favorite picture books to share with teens, whether...
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What's New in YA

What's New in YA
  Are you wondering what's new in YA today? Check out these wonderful new releases!       In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to...
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What's New in YA

What's New in YA
  Are you wondering what's new in YA today? Check out these wonderful new releases!       When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers...
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Hi Nicole! You book has been added to the list! Happy Book Birthday!
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 11:06
Jaime from Two Chicks On Books
Summer of The Oak Moon by Laura Templeton. Month9Books is the publisher.
Tuesday, 05 May 2015 14:43
Kayla King, Staff Reviewer
Summer of the Oak Moon has been added to the list! Thank you for the recommendation!
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FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

YABC's Valentine's Day Giveaway Extravaganza 2021 (Children's) ~ (US Only)
Welcome to YABC's fourth annual Valentine's Day Giveaway Extravaganza! We're featuring titles that reflect love, happiness, and plenty of heart! Check out all of these amazing books that are perfect f...
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Giveaway: Merci Suarez Can't Dance (Meg Medina) ~ (US Only)
   Merci Suarez Can't Dance (US Only) by: Meg Medina Release Date: April 16th, 2021 Publisher: Candlewick Press       About The Book Seventh grade is going to be a real trial ...
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Spotlight on Time Travel for Love and Profit (Sarah Lariviere), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to spotlight Time Travel for Love and Profit  (Sarah Lariviere).  Read on for more about Sarah, plus a excerpt & a giveaway!         Meet S...
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Author Chat with Cambria Gordon (The Poetry Of Secrets), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Cambria Gordon author of         This Poetry of Secrets. Read on for more about Cambria and her book, plus a giveaway!       ...
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Giveaway: Leonard (Carlie Sorosiak) ~ (US Only)
Leonard (US Only) by: Carlie Sorosiak Release Date: April 13th, 2021 Publisher: Walker Books US       About The Book The cat that Olive rescues from a flood has a secret: he’s not reall...
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Giveaway: The Threads Of Magic (Alison Croggon) ~ (US Only)
The Threads Of Magic (US Only) by: Alison Croggon Release Date: April 13th, 2021 Publisher: Walker Books US       About The Book Pip lives by his wits in  the  city of Clarel....
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What Are Unicorns Made Of?
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Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me a Story
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Stanley's Toy Box
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Sing Me Forgotten
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The Valley and the Flood
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