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Giveaway: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman (US& CAN Only)

Giveaway: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman (US& CAN Only)
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Shadow Scale By Rachel Hartman Release Date: March 10, 2015   About the Book In her Morris Award-winning and New York Times bestselling debut, Rachel Hartman took our breath away with an utterly original alternative-medieval world full of dragons, Seraphina. This novel took the literary world by storm with 8 starred...
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I love that they can fly! It would be awesome to fly on the back of a dragon!!! ... Read More
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I love how they can sometimes have special elemental powers, such as ice, fire, ect.. These are powers I would like to have as wel... Read More
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the fact that some can breathe fire
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Trailer Tuesday: Tiger Lily and Seraphina

  Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Release Date: July 3, 2012 Click here to read or write reviews for this book . Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Releases July, 2012 Click here to read or write reviews about this book on YABC .    
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Indie Superstars with the Authors of Queen of the Fae Series + Giveaway (US & International)
Welcome to YA Books Central's "Indie Superstars" column. This event will spotlight the best and brightest of the indie community. You don’t want to miss out on these talented ...
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Giveaway: Explorer Academy: The Star Dunes (Trudi Trueit) ~ US Only
Explorer Academy: The Star Dunes (US Only) by: Trudi Trueit Release Date: March 17th, 2020 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Books       About the Book: Cruz, Sailor, Emmett, and the ...
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Giveaway: Extreme Ocean: Amazing Animals, High-Tech Gear, Record-Breaking Depths and More (Sylvia A Earle) ~ (US Only)
Extreme Ocean (US Only) by: Sylvia Earle Release Date: March 3rd, 2020 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Books       About the Book: Dive into a world of aquatic mystery in this actio...
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Author Chat with Gracie Dix (Welcome To Superhero School), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Gracie Dix author of Welcome To Superhero School. Read on for more about Gracie and her book, plus an giveaway.       Meet Gracie Dix !   &n...
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Spotlight on Don't Call The Wolf (Aleksandra Ross), Guest Post, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight Don't Call The Wolf  by Aleksandra Ross.  Read on for more about Aleksandra and her book, an guest post, plus an giveaway!        Meet Al...
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Adriana Mather (Hunting November), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a givea...
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