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I am so excited to be a part of the Middle Ground blog tour sponsored by The Readiacs for Katie Kacvinsky.  Today I am hosting a review as well as a giveaway, so be sure to scroll down and enter for your chance to win awesome prizes.   gorgeous cover! Title and author: Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky   Pages: 321   Date: November 20, 2012   ISBN: 9780547863368   Publisher: Houghton Mifflin   Source: Publisher Summary (from book jacket): For four weeks Maddie has been living in Los Angeles, trying to be good. But no matter how hard she tries, something inside her won’t be sated. She can’t live a life of half-truths and false pretenses. So one night, she says how she really feels. That’s all it takes. One night, one bad decision, and Maddie is thrown into the place she fears the most: a detention center where she’s forced to undergo secretive treatment meant to quell her rebellious streak. The powers that be call it rehabilitation. Maddie cal...

I am so excited to be a part of this blog tour for Middle Ground on behalf of The Readiacs and Katie Kacvinsky!   For those that are not familiar with Kacvinsky's work, you need to be ASAP.  Awaken was published last year, and next month its sequel, Middle Ground , will hit the shelves. Middle Ground Summary (from Goodreads): In this provocative cautionary tale for teens, the sequel to Awaken , seventeen-year-old Maddie’s rebellion against the digital-only life grows dangerous. Maddie is in Los Angeles, trying to stay out of trouble. But one night, a seemingly small act of defiance lands her in the place she fears the most: a detention center. Here, patients are reprogrammed to accept a digital existence. Maddie is now fighting for her mind, her soul, and her very life. Once again, Katie Kacvinsky paints a disturbing picture of our increasingly technology-based society. On the blog today: My interview with Maddie's mother, Mrs. Freeman.   Welcome to Book 'Em!...

I love the start of the fall - the smells, the sounds, the books. After all, it seems publishers hold on to witchy reads to release right at the season opens, making readers like me quite happy. My first witchy read of the month is a children's novel that brings witchy to a new level - one that includes baking. Yes, you read that correctly. Baking .  love this cover Title & Author: The Power of Poppy Pendle by Natasha Lowe Pages: 225 (266 if you include the awesome recipes) Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781442446793 Summary (from book jacket): Poppy Pendle was born on the floor of the Patisserie Marie Claire bakery in a little town of Potts Bottom. When, as an infant, Poppy unexpectedly performs her first bit of magic, her parents, Edith and Roger, know their dream has come true. Their daughter has inherited the family gift. But as Poppy grows up she isn't as thrilled about her magic talents. Even though she was born into a long line of witches, has inherited the...

Shopping at Barnes & Noble is a favorite past time for me. I get to browse shelves and discover books I might not otherwise find. These two tween zombies books fit that category. First, let me say that if you have not read the Candy Apple books and/or the Bitten Apple books, you must do that. The Candy Apple books empower tween girls to always be themselves and trust in themselves. Bitten Apple books are age-appropriate paranormal novels, mostly dealing with vampires. The Bitten Apple books are a great way to properly introduce tweens into the paranormal category. And now it looks like the Rotten Apple books are bringing zombies to tweenland, in an appropriate manner. Title & Author: Mean Ghouls by Stacia Deutsch Pages: 192 Publisher: Scholastic Summary (from Goodreads):   If Megan thought life at her new boarding school was going to be easy, she was dead wrong. All the students have the same mysterious virus--one that's slowly turning them all into zombies. The teac...

For those who know me, you know there is nothing I love more than a good, witchy read.  With it now being October, I think it's time I set aside my other reads and dedicate my time to my first love.  My "Bewitched October" will be rife with great witchy mysteries, tween, and YA novels...as many as I can fit in. And I have two mascots to represent Team Witchy Read : witchy Hello Kitty and witchy Hello Kitty coffee mug. Because clearly I cannot have one without the other.  What are books without a steaming hot cup of coffee - or tea. Watch for them to pop in here and there with the novels I am reading. And do not be surprised if you see one of them make a guest appearance with giveaway novels. That's right - I am going to host a few giveaways of witchy reads this month, so stay tuned. Happy Reading!

First, I want to say HAPPY BANNED BOOK WEEK to all! This is such an important week to readers because it is 100% about the freedom of choice – the choice to read. Most importantly, it is important that we continue to fight for this choice for all readers of all ages. I am proud to work with Book Journey this week and host this novel as well as a giveaway. When I read the tweet to help celebrate, I knew immediately what novel I wanted to recognize and host. At first I thought of Speak , but then I decided on this one because I am always being asked what books I recommend for male readers, especially reluctant ones, and I love this book that much and cannot believe it has been challenged. Title and author: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Pages: 230 ISBN: 9780316013697 Source: Purchased Summary (from book jacket): Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian reservation. Born with a variety of medical problems, he is picked on ...