“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
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Joint Review: Down The Mysterly River by Bill Willingham
Title: Down The Mysterly River Author: Bill Willingham with illustrations by Mark Buckingham Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Starscape Publication date: September 13th 2011 (First published 2001) Hardcover: 336 pages Down the Mysterly River is the children’s book debut…
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Book Review: The Orphan of Awkward Falls by Keith Graves
Title: The Orphan of Awkward Falls Author: Keith Graves Genre: Horror, Comedy, Middle Grade Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: September 28th 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages When thirteen-year-old Josephine moves to Awkward Falls she can’t help but snoop around the…
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Book Review: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret Author: Brian Selznick Genre: Historical, 30s, Middle Grade Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Publication date: March 1st 2007 Hardcover: 533 pages Orphan Hugo Cabret lives in a wall. His secret home is etched out in…
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Joint Review The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
Title: The Unwanteds Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Dystopian, Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Aladdin Publication date: August 30th 2011 Hardcover: 390 pages Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the…
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Joint Review: Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith
Title: Aliens on Vacation (The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast) Author: Clete Barrett Smith Genre: Science Fiction, Contemporary, Aliens, Middle Grade Publisher: Hyperion Books Publication date: May 3rd 2011 Hardcover: 272 pages Scrub isn’t happy about leaving Florida and his…
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Joint Review: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
Title: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes Author: Jonathan Auxier Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Amulet Books Publication date: August 1st 2011 Hardcover: 381 pages Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old…
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Smugglers’ Stash: Middle Grade Appreciation Week
Hello everybody! Hope y’all having a good Sunday? Got a few things to talk about then it’s all about our upcoming MG Appreciation Week. Working Stiff Giveaway Winner The winner of a copy of Working Stiff by Rachel Caine…