Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue
As someone who knew very little about business until adulthood, this book helped me understand the basics of business in a...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
Dinosorcerers: Extinction Stinks!
If you’ve ever considered what might have happened to the dinosaurs as a result of the earth-shattering meteor that ended their lives,...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Relatively Normal Secrets
There can be quite a spread in the style of books written for middle grade readers, especially because this age group includes both those...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Air
I loved, loved, loved this book. Emelyn has just started seventh grade, and she is ready for the freedom a new school will afford her....
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Boy Who Loved Boxes
I was pleasantly delighted by this charming story! Written as a picture book for adults, it contains allegory much like that found in The...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
The Skeleton Keys Chronicles
Ever since the release of Pirates of the Caribbean, I feel like pirate stories have taken on a new and comical flavor. Monsters of the...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
Blood Scion
Last year, I read T.J. Young and the Orishas, through which I was introduced to a pantheon of gods I knew little about and greatly...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Apology Box
Sixteen year old Tessa is a star student and violinist and has a great future ahead of her - until, that is, one terrible decision...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
A Book About Empathy
Empathy is a challenging concept for adults, not to mention small children whose brains haven’t sufficiently developed to allow them to...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
How the Faeries Dance
After spending nearly my whole life either reading aloud or performing onstage, I am particularly picky when it comes to poetry....
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts
As a child of the Harry Potter era, I have a soft spot for stories that follow a similar model of outcast pre-teen who suddenly finds...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Lemon Drop Falls
Wow! This book took my breath away through tears of both happiness and joy. Morgan is twelve years old and reeling from the unexpected...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Lucky Diamond
The Lucky Diamond was another delightful story to be featured by Blackberry Book Tours, and this one is specifically geared toward middle...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
Little Girl Can Dance
I’ve had the pleasure of reading several books by Tricia D. Wagner, and Little Girl Can Dance is the latest of her releases. While the...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Series Feature: Scoochie and Skiddles
Getting to spend time with grandparents and extended family is an important and priceless piece of childhood. This picture book depicts...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
What an exciting story this is! Cece Rios lives in the desert, but instead of her soul being infused with fire like others in her town,...
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Mary Lanni
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Little Wanderers: The Everlasting Seasons
There is something about fantasy quests that bring people together from all walks of life. In this book, readers are introduced to Snowy,...
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Mary Lanni
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
The Inhabitant of Alexis O'Riley
What a fantastic story this is! Vanessa Meadows is not the girl she has always been because a year ago, her brain was transferred into...
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Mary Lanni
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
Honour's Rest
Magic realism is one of my favorite genres to read, and Honour’s Rest connects real-life locations in Scotland and England with the...
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Mary Lanni
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Unforgettable Logan Foster
What a fantastic surprise this story was! Beginning as a narrative about an orphaned boy with a desire to find his birth family, it...
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