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Author Chat with Jennifer Maschari (Things That Surprise You), Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with Jennifer Maschari , author of  Things That Surprise You.   Read on for more about Jennifer and her book, plus a giveaway!   Meet Jennifer Maschari !        Jennifer Maschari is a classroom teacher and the author of THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF CHARLIE...
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John
The cover is very cheerful. Our heroine is very unique in her love of unicorns!
Wednesday, 23 August 2017 19:52
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I think the cover looks so sweet and magical. The story sounds very instightful about the scary part of growing up and things are ... Read More
Sunday, 27 August 2017 12:58
Danielle Hammelef
I love the fun cover and the synopsis is my favorite--friendship and family and growing up issues.
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  Today we're excited to chat with Nikki Richard, author of Demon In The Whitelands.  Read on for more about Nikki and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Nikk...
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    Welcome Back to the Explorer Academy ! Welcome to the Explorer Academy: The Double Helix  Book Blast!   To celebrate the release of Explorer Academy: The Double Helix   by...
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Emily Lloyd-Jones (The Bone Houses), 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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Author Chat with Rivka Galchen (Rat Rule 79), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Rivka Galchen author of Rat Rule 79.  Read on for more about Rivka and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Rivka Galchen! Ri...
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Author Chat with Jasmin Kaur (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Jasmin Kaur author of When You Ask Me Where I'm Going.  Read on for more about Jasmin and her book, plus an giveaway!          Mee...
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Spotlight on When Butterfly Yellow (Thanhha Lai), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
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