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Book Birthday Bash: The Woods

  Happy Book Birthday to THE WOODS! In this middle-grade novel, twelve-year-old Lenora’s world is turned upside down after an explosion makes her the lone surviving member of her immediate family. She has nowhere to go, until her estranged Uncle Richard shows up and takes her away to live with him in his lonely mansion.…
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Book Birthday Bash: Miranda and Maude: Recess Rebels

  Happy Book Birthday to MIRANDA AND MAUDE: RECESS REBELS! In the third book in the Miranda and Maude chapter book series, the girls and boys of 3B aren’t getting along. It starts with a game of tag and ends with a tug of war. In between, there are sneak attacks, a girls-only newspaper, a…
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Book Birthday Bash: The Hidden Code

  Happy Book Birthday to THE HIDDEN CODE! This young adult novel is Lara Croft meets The Da Vinci Code for teens! We’re so happy you’re at our party for THE HIDDEN CODE. Join in the fun… PARTY LOCATION… At Easton Estate, the home of Hannah Hawkins, the main character of the book. The estate…
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Book Birthday Bash: The Key of Lost Things

  Happy Book Birthday to THE KEY OF LOST THINGS! In this middle-grade novel, The Hotel Between–along with its new Concierge-in-Training Cam–is in danger once again. Cam’s blood brother Nico keeps sending strange messages in the form of annoying pranks on the Hotel, leaving Cam and his twin sister Cass to try and figure out…
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Book Birthday Bash: Count Me In

  Happy Book Birthday to COUNT ME IN! COUNT ME IN is an uplifting story told in alternating voices by two middle schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism. We’re so happy you’re at our party for COUNT ME IN. Join in the fun… PARTY LOCATION… Under the tree near the school which…
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Book Birthday Bash: The Hunt for the Mad Wolf’s Daughter

  Happy Book Birthday to THE HUNT FOR THE MAD WOLF’S DAUGHTER! This middle-grade novel is the second in the series. Brave warrior, bloodthirsty villain, vicious lass, wolf’s head—Drest can see herself in most of the names she’ s been called, except the last. Wolf’s head. It’s a sentence of death-without-trial that’s been decreed by…
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THE BOY, THE BOAT, AND THE BEAST is a Winner!

Something AMAZING has happened. THE BOY, THE BOAT, AND THE BEAST won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Texas/Oklahoma region! It’s always excited to know that your work is appreciated by readers, but this award in particular means so much to me for many reasons. Firstly, SCBWI’s Crystal Kite Awards are the only peer-voted…
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Book Birthday Bash: Breakout

  Happy Book Birthday to BREAKOUT! This young adult novel is THE MAZE RUNNER meets THE MATRIX. Six days. That’s the amount of time until Lezah’s execution. She’ll die never knowing what got her locked up in this godforsaken prison in the first place. Her only chance of survival is to escape. Except the monitoring…
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Book Birthday Bash: Nova the Star Eater

  Happy Book Birthday to NOVA THE STAR EATER! In this picture book, Nova has a big appetite for stars, so when she decides to gobble up Earth’s Sun, panic erupts around the globe. Earth needs its Sun to survive! How will it get it back from Nova? One bright little girl has an off-the-wall…
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Book Birthday Bash: Girls With Guts: The Road To Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records

  Happy Book Birthday to GIRLS WITH GUTS: THE ROAD TO BREAKING BARRIERS AND BASHING RECORDS! GIRLS WITH GUTS is a non-fiction picture book that tells the history of the tenacious spirit of the female athlete form the beginning of civilization until present day, encompassing the passage of Title IX. We’re so happy you’re at…
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