★★★★★ "Ewww, pickles?" Penny and her Grandma spend all day together when Penny's mom and dad are at work. They have so much fun together. When it was lunchtime, Grandma and Penny would sit at the kitchen table to have lunch. And then one day, Grandma brought something entirely...new...to the table. Pickles. They're green , and bumpy , and altogether weird . And at… Continue reading Is it a pickle yet? – Jane Cerami & Rita DiPaolo
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The Meridiem – C.A. Lear
★★★★ "In this world you exist only because I allow it." Cedric barely survives after the death of Countess and is on the run from Lord Domitian, though luckily he teams up with a couple of brothers. The brothers might be a little... unconventional ...but they are good companions, though their sister, Adina, is another story. Beware the hover, for want… Continue reading The Meridiem – C.A. Lear
Just Ask the Universe: A No-Nonsense Guide to Manifesting Your Dreams – Michael Samuels
★★★★ The fact is we're just getting warmed up. A self-help book with a heart! In this one, Michael Samuels discuses what he's learned about the Universe and how he (and you) can make it work in his (your) favor. Just Ask the Universe is not a book of New Age gobbledygook filled with empty promise I… Continue reading Just Ask the Universe: A No-Nonsense Guide to Manifesting Your Dreams – Michael Samuels
Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality – Varun Sayal
★★★ ½ You are building something incredible. But you are going to use it for all peaceful purposes. Which, if you ask me, is a complete waste of such a powerful weapon. Tej, still barely recovering from his last battle, must prepare himself for one more. He's still in mourning of his wife and child… Continue reading Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality – Varun Sayal
The History Major – Michael Phillip Cash
★★★ People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them. Amanda Greene just moved into her dorm, she's starting her freshman year and (possibly) broke up with her boyfriend. Aces. The next morning she wakes up and everything...is different. And also, not-different. She's still in her dorm, surrounded by her things but there's something decidedly wrong about it all. Something… Continue reading The History Major – Michael Phillip Cash
The Line Between – Tosca Lee
★★★★ ½ "I quit believing." "Well, thank God you've always been able to think for yourself." Wynter Roth (reluctantly) joined the New Earth cult community along with her mother and older sister. There was something truly...wrong...lurking beneath the surface. When Magnus took the pulpit, he stared out at us in silence. "Have I not told you what is… Continue reading The Line Between – Tosca Lee
Darling Rose Gold – Stephanie Wrobel
★★★★ ½ All these years, I've been telling people she was sick. Look who was right after all. Rose Gold spent nearly two decades of her life believing she was sick. A chromosomal abnormality is what her mother (Patty Watts) said but what Rose Gold was actually diagnosed with was always shrouded in mystery. That… Continue reading Darling Rose Gold – Stephanie Wrobel
The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! – Carole P. Roman
★★★★½ How do you make a tissue dance? You put a little boogie in it. Carole Roman does it again! In her latest (and possibly greatest) children's book, she assembles over eight hundred jokes - there's the typical question-answers, the knock knocks, the tongue twists, puns, riddles and so much more. Some are a little familiar while others were hilariously… Continue reading The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! – Carole P. Roman
Moon Deeds – Palmer Pickering
★★★ ½ ...magic wasn't something you could buy or learn by studying books and following schematics. Twins, Cassidy and Torr, have always been...different...even if they didn't know it. Earth is at war...and it is quickly losing. Who would have imagined that magic was the one weapon more powerful than the advanced alien technology... There are… Continue reading Moon Deeds – Palmer Pickering
Lit for Little Hands: A Christmas Carol by Brooke Jorden & David Miles (Illustrator)
★★★★ ½ Bah! Humbug! A classic Christmas story re-imagined for the little ones. One of my family's Christmas traditions is to watch (yet another) version of A Christmas Carol (ironically, despite watching almost a dozen different versions, I have yet to read the original.) But let me tell you - this edition is abso-freaking-lutely adorable… Continue reading Lit for Little Hands: A Christmas Carol by Brooke Jorden & David Miles (Illustrator)
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