Today I'm spotlighting Valencia and the Velvet Dress by Lorri Jackson. Valencia can't stop wearing her fancy new special dress for school. After many taunts, rumors & finger-pointing, her parents devise the perfect plan to stop them. Will they be successful? #MiddleGrade #ChapterBook @iReadBookTours
On the first day of 4th grade, Maral notices Lupita, the new girl whose family has emigrated to the USA from Mexico. What follows is the birth of a friendship, the merging of cultures & all that comes with these sorts of things! Maral & Lupita - A Celebration of Friendship by Judith Verduzco & Maral Pushian Sultanian
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Join me today for a look at Hidden Buddha: Lama Rinzen in the Hungry Ghost Realm by Jim Ringel (Lama Rinzen Mysteries #2). It's crime fiction wrapped inside a Buddhist mystery. Reborn as a doctor in a haunted hospital on Colorado's eastern plains, lama must learn the realm's lesson & discover why patients & staff are mysteriously disappearing.
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Book Review: Academy Arcanist, book one of the Astra Academy series from Ahami Stovall picks up in the future from the Frith Chronicles. When young Gray fails to convince his family that the nightmare world is trying to kill him, Professor Helmith from the Academy steps in to save him. Now it's his turn to conquer his powers and return the favor by saving the Professor.
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Holly Holiday and the Christmas Forest should be in every library this holiday season. With its delightful main character, vibrant illustrations, and heartfelt message, it's a must-read for all families.
Today I'm featuring another #BBNYA2022 Semi-Finalist, After the Party by A.K. Ritchie.