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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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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