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BOOK NEWS: January 17, 2017

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I hope you and your family have an opportunity to think about Dr King’s impact on our country and ways that you can honor his work, not only today but all year long. My family is hoping to check out a special event at local college today for our “celebration.”

Here are some of the books coming out this week:

Books for Kids

 

Nope – A mother bird says it’s time to learn to fly but the baby bird says, “Nope.”
The Youngest Marcher – The story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, the youngest marcher in Birmingham in 1963
Fancy Party Gowns – A biography of Ann Cole Lowe, fashion designer
Star Wars Fight in the Forest – A new early reader from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
You Should Meet Jesse Owens – Early reader biography of Jesse Owens
Stef Soto Taco Queen – A young girl has a love/hate relationship with her family’s food truck and her reputation as the “Taco Queen” in this chapter book for elementary-age readers.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults


Big Trouble – Book 3 in the awesome Friday Barnes mystery series. This is the top book on my wish list this week!
Secret Origins – Book 3 in the Story Thieves series. I have been itching to read this series and this superhero-themed story might be just the push I need to dive in! It looks great.
The Wizard’s Dog – I am curious to check out this story about a dog and his missing master, Merlin. One description I read compares this to the Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom series, which I adore.
An Eagle in the Snow – An historical fiction story about Adolf Hitler, war, and the ethics of our choices. This is not my usual genre, but the concept is intriguing and I want to know what happens in this story.
Planet Football: Greatest Stadiums – Perfect for the soccer fans in your life!
Carve the Mark – A new Young Adult book by the author of Divergent. Personally, I still have a bad “taste” in my reader’s heart over Allegiant, which might push this book farther down my reading list until I hear from some folks who have read it.

Books for Adults


A Puzzle to be Named Later – Book 18 in this long-running crossword puzzle mystery series.
Reclaiming Hope – I don’t know what the author’s perspective is – pro-Obama or not – but I am curious to read this book about faith and the White House under President Obama. Faith and politics is a timely topic. I think this could lead to some fascinating, open conversations.
When Christ Appears – Dr. David Jeremiah looks at the Book of Revelation.

BOOK NEWS: January 3, 2017

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Happy New Year!! I hope your holiday season was delightful! Personally, I enjoyed time with family and friends, and did lots of reading. There are a LOT of new books coming in the new year, and January is chock full of reading goodness. Here are some of the books coming out this week:

Books for Kids

A Greyhound, A Groundhog – Fun wordplay in this picture book! I imagine this would be fun – and tricky – to read out loud.
Pen Pals – An octopus and an ant exchange letters
XO, Ox – Another letter-based story. Both of these would be great for classrooms that work on letter writing skills
Egg – The latest picture book from prolific author, Kevin Henkes in a graphic novel format about four eggs.
Cold Caper – Story and sticker book about DC superheroes like Wonder Woman and Batgirl
Wolf in the Snow – A girl and a wolf cub are lost in the snow.
No More Bows – How cute is that cover!? Hugo the dog loves his owner Milly, but he hates the bows she puts on him.
Adrift – Two very different polar bears star in this new picture book.
Surprise Teacher – Pete the Cat gets a surprise at school.
Fly Guy, Castles – I love these non-fiction books staring Fly Guy. Check out this one about castles!
Tricky Trouble – An early reader starring Marvel heroes your kids already know and love!
Bad Kitty Takes the Test – I am so looking forward to reading this new book from Nick Bruel starring Bad Kitty! I heard him give an interview about this book and his take on the standardized testing  push in our country. This should be a great addition to the series!
Anna Takes Charge – Book 9 in this series of chapter books staring Anna and Elsa from Frozen in original stories. When I was teaching, my students couldn’t read these fast enough!
Secret Spell – Book 4 in a similar series starting Merida from Brave.
Belle’s Discovery – Disney is calling these books a “new chapter book series” with Disney Princesses as young girls.
Cinderella Takes the Stage – Belle and Cinderella get the first books in this series.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Batgirl at Super Hero High – Book 3 in this series about your favorite DC super heroes as high school students. I am really eager to read this one!
The Impossible Clue – A new mystery starring a young math whiz
Flying Lessons – A short story collection from award-winning children’s authors
Midnight without a Moon – This story, set in the south in 1955, addresses life for African Americans in America by combining the story of a fictional family with facts about real-life events.
One Last Word – A poetry collection from the author of Garvey’s Choice
Riverboat Roulette – Book 14 in the Nancy Drew Diaries series
Scar Island – The boys at a reform school find themselves without adult supervision
Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare – First in a six-book series that takes place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
The Sweetest Sound – A shy girl with a musical gift looks for a way to muster the courage to share her gift with others.
Jax vs Saxophone of Doom – A sixth grade hockey player takes on a new challenge – the saxophone
The Warden’s Daughter – A prison warden’s daughter comes of age in this story set in 1959.
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls – Biographies of 16 African Americans from the 18th to 20th centuries and their impact on our history. Could be a great resource for preparing to celebrating MLK Jr’s birthday and Black History Month.
Book Jumper – A girl can jump into the story in any book she reads.
Freeks – A girl in a traveling circus falls in love with a local boy and has to use powers she didn’t know she had to fight an unknown evil.
The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett – Hawthorn has her own theory about what happened to Lizzie Lovett. This sounds like a terrific mystery!
Life in a Fishbowl – Jackie’s dying father puts his life up for auction on Ebay
Whenever I’m with You – Gabi and Hunter head into the Alaskan wild in search of Hunter’s missing twin brother

Books for Adults

Agent of Chaos – Seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder gets pulled into a missing persons case that might give him some information on his sister’s disappearance.
Devil’s Advocate – Fifteen-year-old Dana Scully is haunted by dark visions pushing her to investigate suspicious deaths in her new community
Assault and Beret – Book 5 in the Hat Shop cozy mystery series
Fudge and Jury – Book 5 in the Bakeshop cozy mystery series
Pop Goes the Murder – Book 2 in the Popcorn Shop cozy mystery series
Telling Tales – Book 4 in the Second Chance Cat cozy mystery series
Third Time’s a Crime – Book 3 in the Love or Money cozy mystery series
Love Unending: Rediscovering Your Marriage in the Midst of Motherhood – A 21 day challenge for wives and mothers looking to reconnect in their marriages.

BOOK NEWS: November 22, 2016

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It’s Monday; tomorrow is release day! There aren’t many new books coming out this week that caught my attention.  I’m not even going to break things into sections again this week. We’ll keep things simple!

Here are the books releasing on November 22, 2016 that you might be interested in:

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The Great Big Paw Print (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse) – Book 9 in this sweet series for young readers ready for longer illustrated stories
Rush Revere and the Presidency – Book five in this historic fiction series for middle grade readers
Gap Life –  This YA story of a kid who knows the path his family wants him to take after high school but also knows he wants something more sounds fantastic!!
Trouble Makes a Comeback – I loved the first book (Trouble Is a Friend of Mine) and I can’t wait to read this sequel. Part romance, part mystery, all fun!
Fate of Flames (The Effigies) – The description of this new fantasy series is too involved to summarize in one sentence. If you like YA fantasy, click the link and read the full description. I have already requested this one from my local library!!

 

Later this week I will have a PDF for readers with some  recommendations of books you might want to put on your holiday shopping list. I hope you’ll stop by and check it out!

BOOK NEWS: November 15, 2016

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It’s Monday; tomorrow is release day! There aren’t many new books coming out this week that caught my attention.  I’m not even going to break things into sections again this week. We’ll keep things simple!

Here are the books releasing on November 15, 2016 that you might be interested in:

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The Golden Girls of Rio – A cool picture book celebrating the women of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Lily’s Deliciously Different Day – Picture book celebrating the delight of being different
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay – Screenplay for the movie that releases later this week. Are you going to go see the movie? I know we are!
Into the Lion’s Den (Devlin Quick Mysteries, The) – I’m looking forward to checking out this new middle grade mystery series that kicks off with a case about a page stolen from a rare book in the New York Public Library.
Dork Diaries 11: Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy – Book 11 in this hugely popular series comes out tomorrow!!
This is Our Story – Five boys go hunting. Only four return. This mystery sounds amazing!
No Man’s Land (John Puller Series) – A new mystery from the prolific David Baldacci. Looks like this is book 4 in the John Puller series.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer (An Under Suspicion Novel) – A good week for mysteries! This is a new one by Mary Higgins Clark, the queen of suspense.
Catalyst (Star Wars): A Rogue One Novel – Read the book that will set the stage for the new Star Wars Rogue One movie that comes out at Christmas!
Scrappy Little Nobody – I love Anna Kendrick in the Pitch Perfect movies and in The Accountant. I’m curious to read what she has to say in this new autobiography.
When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel according to Paul (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic) – Dig into the New Testament book of Romans!

BOOK NEWS – November 1, 2016

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It’s Monday; tomorrow is release day! November seems to be a month with fewer new releases than others. Here are just a few of the books releasing on November 1, 2016 that you might be interested in:

Books for Kids

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Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics– I love infographics! They are charts and visual representations of information. I can’t wait to see what this looks like!
The Bossier Baby – Looking forward to this sequel with such a clever premise.
Dinosaurs in Disguise – Do you have any dinosaur fans at your house? My dinosaur-loving students would have LOVED this one
The Dr. Seuss Coloring Book  – I can’t wait to see this one. I hope there are Sneetches to color. The Sneetch story is my favorite.
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day – A tribute to this classic picture book.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

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The Kindness Club: Chloe on the Bright Side – A girl is torn between the cool kids and her group of friends
Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 11) – The latest in this hugely popular series
Extra Cheesy Zits: A Zits Treasury – The latest collection from this awesome comic about a teenage boy and his family and friends
Nothing but Trouble – a new story from the author of The Lemonade War!!!
The Friendship Experiment – A girl struggling to make friends keeps a secret notebook. What happens when the notebook isn’t a secret anymore?
Threads – An American girl and a Chinese girl are connected by a note in a purse
Bad Blood (The Naturals 4)  – The fourth, and likely final, story in this fantastic series about special teens who help catch serial killers
Saving Hamlet – A girl falls through a stage door and finds herself in the 1600s at the Globe Theater
The Amateurs Book 1 The Amateurs – The new series by the author of Pretty Little Liars.
The Diabolic –  A bodyguard takes her charge’s place to protect her
You in Five Acts – Five friends at a performing arts school

Books for Adults

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Beignets, Brides and Bodies: A cozy mystery set in smalltown Arizona (A Maggie Miller Mystery) – Book 2 in this culinary mystery series
Better Late Than Never (A Library Lover’s Mystery) – Book 7 in this great library-based mystery series
The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha (Chocoholic Mystery) – Book 16 in this long-running chocoholic mystery series
Deck the Hallways (A Fixer-Upper Mystery) – Book 4 in this home improvement mystery series
The Good, the Bad and the Guacamole (A Taste of Texas Mystery) – Book 2 in this mystery series starring a former-reporter
A Killer Kebab (A Greek to Me Mystery) – Book 3 in this culinary mystery series
Doctor Who: Twelve Doctors of Christmas – Christmas stories for the Doctor Who fans
Twice Told Tail (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery) – Book 6  in this bookstore mystery series
Untimely Death: A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery – First in a new series
We Wish You a Murderous Christmas (A Year-Round Christmas Mystery) – Book 2 in this Christmas-y mystery series
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 – Third in a series of books on the life of Eleanor Roosevelt
Prepare Your Heart for the Midnight Cry: A Call to be Ready for Christ’s Return – a Christian non-fiction book about being ready for the return of Christ

 

So, what’s on your November 1st wish list?

BOOK NEWS – October 25, 2016

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It’s Monday; tomorrow is release day!  Here are just a few of the books releasing on October 25, 2016 that you might be interested in:

Books for Kids

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My Name Is James Madison Hemings – I am curious to read this book about Thomas Jefferson’s son
Warm Hearts Day: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries 5) – This is the cutest series! I love it.

 

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

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What Was the San Francisco Earthquake? – Great line of non-fiction books for kids
What Was the Great Chicago Fire?
Middle School: Dog’s Best Friend (Middle School: Book 8) – This popular James Patterson series continues
If the Magic Fits (100 Dresses) – An enchanted castle and a closet of magic dresses. Awesome!
The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones – this story of a boy who protects himself from the world in the stories he writes sounds fantastic!
Dear Poppy (mix) – A girl finds letters from her late mother. Looks lovely.
The Secrets of Hexbridge Castle – A boy expecting a boring summer inherits a mysterious old castle
Iron Man: The Gauntlet –  From a line of new YA books from Marvel

Books for Adults

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Saddle Up For Murder (A Carson Stables Mystery) – book 2 in this mystery series
Pocketbooks and Pistols (A Haley Randolph Mystery) – book 12 in this mystery series
Dying for Strawberries (A Berry Basket Mystery) – first book in a new mystery series
Dangling by a Thread (A Mainely Needlepoint Mystery) – book 4 in this mystery series
The Whistler – a new story from John Grisham about judicial misconduct
Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms – Tim Tebow shares some of his story along with Biblical wisdom
The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life – a new book from Ann Voskamp, the author of the wildly popular One Thousand Gifts

BOOK NEWS: October 11, 2016

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It’s Tuesday – release day! Eventually I would like to get these posted a few weeks in advance so you can check out and plan for books that are coming that you might want to read. For now, though, here are just a few of the books releasing on October 11, 2016 that you might be interested in:

Books for Kids

Cat Knit by Jacob Grant Crime Biters 2 It's a Doggy Dog World by Tommy Greenwald Peter Powers by Kent Clark Preaching to the Chickens by Jabari Asim The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold by Maureen Fergus  The Fox Who Ate Books We Found a HatStowaway in a Sleigh

Cat Knit – a book about best friends, Cat and Yarn
It’s a Doggy Dog World (Crimebiters 2) – Book two in the series about a boy who thinks his dog might be a vampire crime-fighting dog
Peter Powers and His Not-So-Super Powers! – Superpowers story about a boy whose powers aren’t so super
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis – Picture book biography about the childhood of John Lewis
The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold – Christmas books are starting to come out. This one has a clever twist.
The Fox Who Ate Books – What is a book-loving fox to do to get his fill of books?
We Found a Hat – Third book in an interconnected set of outstanding, funny books
Stowaway in a Sleigh – A cat follows Santa home.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Liberty by Kirby Larson The League of Unexceptional Children Get Smart-ish by Gitty Dane Shvari Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan MorrisonIsabella for Real by Margie PalatiniKyle Finds Her Way by Susie SalomSpy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs The Movie Version by Emma WunschStar Wars: Ahsoka by E. K. Johnston Black Widow: Red Vengeance by Margaret Stohl The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

Liberty (Dogs of World War II) – Book three in this historic fiction series
The League of Unexceptional Children: Get Smart-ish – Book two in this mystery series
Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella (Tyme 2) – Book two in this fairy-tale inspired series
Isabella for Real – Girl becomes overnight YouTube celebrity
Kyle Finds Her Way – Sticking up for another student lands Kyle in a creative problem solving group at school
Spy Ski School (Spy School) – Book 4 in this spy school series
The Movie Version – YA about a girl whose life isn’t going they way she thought it would
Star Wars Ahsoka – The untold story of Anakin Skywalker’s apprentice (I have this one and can’t wait to read it!)
Black Widow Red Vengeance (A Black Widow Novel) (A Marvel YA Novel) – Book 2 in this series staring Marvel’s Black Widow
The Midnight Star (A Young Elites Novel) – Third and final book in this YA series

 

Books for Adults

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult The Mothers by Brit BennettA Most Novel Revenge by Ashley Weaver
Small Great Things: A Novel – A black nurse defies orders to help the baby of white supremacists. Trouble ensues.
The Mothers: A Novel – This book about young love and big secrets is getting a lot of positive buzz.
A Most Novel Revenge: A Mystery (An Amory Ames Mystery) – Book 3 in this historic mystery series