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Middle Grade

Waiting on Wednesday - A Little Taste of Poison by R.J. Anderson

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.  Release Date: September 27, 2016 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ADD TO GOODREADS SUMMARY Twelve-year-old Isaveth tries to take down the man who framed her father for murder in this lively follow-up to A Pocket Full of Murder, which Kirkus Reviews called...

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4 Stars

The Square Root of Summer Blog Tour! Review and Q&A with Harriet Reuter Hapgood

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Title: The Square Root of Summer Author: Harriet Reuter Hapgood Release Date: May 3, 2016 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 304 Source: ARC provided by Raincoast Books Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 4 STARS SUMMARY This is what it means to love someone. This is what it means to grieve someone. It's a little bit like a black hole. It's...

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Erin Summerill

Waiting on Wednesday - The Raincoast Books TeensRead Fall 2016 Preview Edition

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On Saturday, I attended Raincoast Books's TeensRead Preview of their highly anticipated Fall 2016 titles! The lovely event was hosted by Jenny from Ampersand Inc. and Jenn from Lost in a Great Book at the Toronto Public Library, where we were greeted with yummy picnic-themed snacks and a swag bag filled with ARCs, posters and buttons. We connected via Google Hangout to the...

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4 Stars

Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep

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Title: Bright Blaze of Magic (Black Blade #3) Author: Jennifer Estep Release Date: April 26, 2016 Publisher: Kensington Pages: 368 Source: Bought Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 4 STARS SUMMARY "The characters are as fantastic as Estep fans have come to expect." – RT Book ReviewsBad Things Always Come In Threes…As a thief, I'm good at three things: hiding in...

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5 Stars

Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything — Review, Guest Post & Giveaway!

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Title: The Unexpected Everything Author: Morgan Matson Release Date: May 3, 2016 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: 528 Source: ARC provided by Simon & Schuster Canada Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 5 STARS SUMMARY From Morgan Matson, the bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone comes a feel-good story of friendship, finding yourself, and all the...

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Dawn Ius

Waiting on Wednesday - Overdrive by Dawn Ius

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: September 13, 2016 Publisher: Simon Pulse ADD TO GOODREADS SUMMARY Gone in Sixty Seconds meets Heist Society in this edgy novel about a crack team of teenage criminals on a mission to learn to trust, build a life, and steal a...

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4 Stars

Dream On by Kerstin Gier

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Title: Dream On (The Silver Trilogy #2) Author: Kerstin Gier Release Date: May 3, 2016 Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR) Pages: 336 Source: ARC provided by Raincoast Books Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 4 STARS SUMMARY Things seem to be going well for Liv Silver: she's adjusting to her new home (and her new family) in London; she has...

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