tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59213435945348049802024-02-19T14:10:31.908+07:00Buku-Buku DidiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310388730620763705noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921343594534804980.post-10821468897348106122015-05-23T05:31:00.000+07:002015-05-23T05:32:23.234+07:00Review: Rachel’s Day in the Garden by Giselle Shardlow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.5px;"><b>Author: Giselle Shardlow</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.5px;">Join Rachel as she and her adorable puppy look for signs of spring in the garden. Crawl like a caterpillar, buzz like a bee, and flutter like a butterfly. Discover spring, explore movement, and learn the colors of the rainbow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.5px;">The storybook includes a list of kids yoga poses and a parent-teacher guide.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.5px;">Kids Yoga Stories introduce you to engaging characters who will get your child laughing, moving, and creating. Reading is good for the mind AND body! The story links several yoga poses in a specific sequence to create a coherent and meaningful story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18.5px;">This spring yoga story for ages 3 to 6 is more than a storybook, but it’s also a unique experience for children. Rachel’s Day in the Garden is the first book in a seasonal yoga book series. The summer yoga book is also now available: Ella’s Summer Fun. The fall and winter ones are in production, coming soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love the idea that Rachel and her dog, Sammy, exploring the garden while doing yoga, or perhaps doing yoga while exploring the garden? :) It gave me ideas to tell my nieces and nephews that while we're doing exercise outdoor, we'll get to see and learn things, too. So not only you'd be healthier (and more relax), you'd be more richer in experiences and knowledge. So it's definitely good for mind, body and soul. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The illustrations were clear, beautiful, colorful, and somehow brings the joy in me and I couldn't help smiling while going through pages. Maybe it's because Rachel and Sammy seems to enjoy it so much and have those happy faces with them. ^^ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This kind of book is to be read and enjoyed with children ages 3- 8</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. But I guess I got that too though I read it by myself. Adult like me can learn and do the simple pose for daily simple exercise. It's so simple that it can be done anywhere. Perhaps in your office after sitting and working for hours? Definitely good for stretching the muscles and relaxation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just like the other of her book, t</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">he poses in this book were simple and easy to follow. Even if (big if) you don't really get it while reading and going through the pages, there would be list of poses in the end of the book. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also love the fact that there's a Parent-Teacher Guide with tips <b><i>to get the most out of experiences of yoga stories with young children</i></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Giselle Shardlow draws from her experiences as a teacher, traveler, mother, and yogi to write her yoga-inspired children’s books. This story was inspired by her unforgettable travels to Bali and her desire to share these experiences with her daughter. She lives in Boston with her husband and daughter.</span></span></div>
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Treena is nervous for Rating Day. A single number will brand her forever—a valuable citizen, or a pathetic waste of space. Her top-Rated boyfriend is confident their scores will coincide so they can attend the academy together. But when the big day arrives, her true number shocks everyone.
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<i>“Your Rating is wrong,” Vance said. “Their precious Rating system says absolutely nothing about you and what you’re capable of.” </i></div>
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<i>“Treena.” His tone softened. “I don’t know why you that happened to you. But I do know one thing.” He stopped on the step below me, and I whirled to face him. We were the same height now, and his expression was fierce. “You are the most loyal, the most determined, and the most fascinating girl I’ve ever met. No number could ever describe you.” </i></div>
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<i>The deadness inside cracked, and the pain came flooding back. I felt like a five-year-old again. Falling, grasping for a handhold, for something to save me. “It doesn’t matter now. Tali's dead.” </i></div>
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<i>He gave me a long look. Then he sat down, right on the steps, easing me down next to him. I lay my head on his shoulder and let him pull me close. The warmth of his embrace felt completely and utterly right. For a long moment, I allowed myself to forget about the past few days. There was no empress, no punishment mode, and no mission. There was just us. The world was cool and dark, and his touch sent my heart pumping as if it had just awakened from hibernation. </i></div>
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<i>I tilted my head back and allowed myself to look up into Vance’s eyes. They were dark, pulling, as if absorbing all the light that entered, saving it for some future purpose. His eyebrows were choppy, untrimmed, and his lips chapped. But somehow, it worked. It was simply . . . him. No surgeries, no tallies of volunteer hours and checklists. Vance just took life one day at a time, keeping his family safe, trying to put the pieces of himself back together. I could see it, the pain in his heart. It was something we shared now. </i></div>
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<i>A warm feeling spread through my chest until I thought it would burst. This was who he really was. The tumultuous battle within him seemed to have trickled away, leaving one gallant, vulnerable boy. A boy who was looking at me as if I were something precious—who looked at me, instead of at my Rating. His eyes flitted between mine, his confidence replaced with uncertainty. </i></div>
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<i>“It feels good to finally choose sides, doesn’t it?”</i></div>
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<i>His chin was just above mine, and he lowered it until our eyes were level. Then his hand tilted my chin upward toward his. His fingers brushed the side of my face, cradling it gently in his firm hand. I felt his breath on my face, felt the battle within him as well as I felt it in myself. But something pulled me toward him.</i></div>
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"Gripping, from beginning to end . . . a tale as action-packed as Divergent yet as introspective as The Giver. . . . Sure to be an instant classic in the genre." –R.J. Craddock, author of The Children of Cain series<br />
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“Fluent and engaging . . . brimming with fabulous characters and intrigue that will keep you flipping pages. Can't wait to read the next book in this series!” –Adrienne Monson, author of the Blood Inheritance trilogy<br />
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“Had me hooked from the first page to the last . . . Thoroughly enjoyable. I highly recommend!” -Randy Roberts, BoredShorts TV (Kid History/Kid Snippets)<br />
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REBECCA RODE is an award-winning author and journalist. She is the author of the inspirational book, How to Have Peace When You’re Falling to Pieces, and writes for Deseret News, KSL.com, FamilyShare, and Provo Daily Herald. However, her true love is writing for teenagers. She enjoys playing with her four children, traveling, reading, and martial arts, and she has a ridiculous addiction to her husband's chocolate-banana shakes.
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I'm glad to be able to participating in this hop again. And since this month one of my nieces is having her birthday (as well as her parents!), I'm thinking to giveaway a children book (actually, it's my sister's idea. :D). Even if you don't have kids (yet), maybe you could use it for other kids around. Niece? Nephew? Student? Neighbor? ^^<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Title: </strong> Maisy and the Money Marauder (The Maisy Files, Book #2) | <strong>Author: </strong>Elizabeth Woodrum<strong> | Publication Date: </strong>February 17, 2015<strong> | Publisher: </strong>Independent<strong> | Pages: </strong>90<strong> | Recommended Ages: </strong>6 to 12<strong>
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<strong>Summary: </strong>Lunch money has been stolen at West Valley Elementary, and everyone's favorite fourth-grade detective in on the case. With a cherry lollipop in hand, her fedora, and her trusty notebook, Maisy steps into her black-and-white mystery world to search for clues. Join Maisy on her quest to unmask a thief in Maisy and the Money Marauder.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"<em><strong>Maisy and the Missing Mice </strong></em>is a fun chapter book featuring a smart and sassy tween girl as the title character; a solid and interesting plot featuring age-appropriate intrigue and suspense; and some terrific writing that carries the reader on a journey as a detective uncovering clues and solving the mystery of who stole the missing mice. I highly recommend this book as a read aloud book for children between the ages of 6 and 10 or for independent readers between the ages of 7 and 12 who love to read mysteries." ~ <em><a href="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/25-book-blast-giveaway-maisy-and-the-missing-mice-by-elizabeth-woodrum/" target="_blank">Mother Daughter Book Reviews</a></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"My name is Kat. I am 9 years old. I would rate this a five because I like everything about it, the mystery the most. It was fun to read. My favorite part was the mystery and the end. I love this book so much. I think other kids would love it too because it has mystery and most kids would like mystery books. Most mystery books have a good mystery. I would love to read the whole series." <em>~ 5 Star Review, Heather A., Amazon</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"What an Amazing book. I totally love it. I admire the author dedication for writing an incredible book. While reading this book, it was very clear that author understand kids. I’ve always been an avid reader and this book is one of the best books I have read in 2014. This book grabs my attention from the very start of the book and couldn't put it aside till I finish it." <em>~ 5 Star Review, KristinT, Amazon</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I knew I would love this book simply because I knew it would remind me of the mystery books I read in my childhood. I really love how much trust the teachers and community as a whole put in Maisy. She is well deserving of their admiration as the way she finds clues and finds the mascot for the school is well thought out. This is a story any child would love to read. I hope Maisy continues to solve mysteries..." <em>~ 5 Star Review, Josh, Amazon</em></span></div>
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It's been a year since last time I participated in this giveaway hop. Decided to participate again this year. Hopefully I could really make it. I found myself loose an interest in reading for few months last year, though I kept collecting books. :D This year, I decided to cut down my TBR list. But still, I couldn't wait to have more books, including these six titles below. As the giveaway prize, I'm offering<b> one of the title listed below </b>which I want to have so bad...</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22046656-the-secrets-of-sir-richard-kenworthy?from_search=true" target="_blank">Julia Quinn - The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310388730620763705noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921343594534804980.post-28753553644607220912015-01-30T13:16:00.000+07:002015-02-03T16:03:34.539+07:00TWO YEAR Blogiversary! (INT Giveaway)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's been two years since I have this book blog. I'm kind of surprise to see that I manage to go this far. I know I didn't post regularly. I mean, I only got 20 posts on 2014. I had no excuse except being lazy and demotivated because it's almost like one of the lowest year of my life. I guess I'm not a good book blogger since I was not that committed. </div>
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Somehow I can't express how much I <span style="font-size: large;">thank you</span> to all those who remain following this blog. Through this blog, I got the chance to jump from one book blog to another, from one book lover to another, from one book to another, from one author to another, and many more... It's a <b>never ending wonderful journey</b> and I'm grateful for that! It’s been a great two years and I really hope there will be many more years to come.</div>
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And since today (January 30th) is my birthday, why not giving something away for these two special events. So as a way of saying thanks to this blog loyal followers, we (me, along with some wonderful book-lover friends of mine, one of them is having her birthday in early February ^^), are giving away:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310388730620763705noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921343594534804980.post-88696087385683086052014-12-02T21:51:00.001+07:002014-12-02T21:53:24.105+07:00A LEAGUE OF HER OWN by Karen Rock: Book Tour – Review, Excerpt plus GIVEAWAY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My very first of Karen Rock and I enjoyed reading it. Always love reading about sport romance though I'm not a big fan of sports. For some people, maybe the details about baseball was a bit too much. Since I knew nothing about baseball, I learned a bit about one thing or two and I liked it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And what I loved even more was Heather, the female character who bravely taking the chance and managed to show to those all those male in the baseball team that she has something, that she's worth it. Though there were parts when I thought she should be this and that towards her father and Garrett, parts where I want to shake her hard, it was pretty understandable. I could imagine that I might be doing the same thing if I were in her shoes. Nevertheless, I really think that she's tough, smart and cool.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310388730620763705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921343594534804980.post-14125269297042658872014-11-05T05:48:00.000+07:002014-11-05T05:48:00.062+07:00Book Blast: Martian Goods & Other Stories + Giveaway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On a barren world where air is priceless andsa women are bought and sold, one man longs for love, but is she worth the price?
In this collection of short stories by science fiction author Noelle Campbell, Mars is the new frontier where men stake their claims for a new life. But some commodities are harder to come by than others--including women, who are often willing to sacrifice everything to escape an Earth that is no longer free."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They say space is cold. But it’s not *just* cold. No one has ever really felt how cold it is and lived to tell about it. We know instinctively that anything so vast and so empty must be cold.
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If you have one of those new bioships it might feel a little more like a horse than a cold lifeless THING, but in the end, it’s still a machine. It gives out as much personality and intelligence as an animal and it only lives to fill its purpose. It knows exactly what it should be and do. </span></div>
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We try to fill the spaces with ego or warm it with personality. Those of us who spend so much time in space hardly know what exaggerated bravado is. We believe the lies we tell ourselves. We believe all the fantasies we create about ourselves and the things… and people, we love – or maybe it’s just ‘want.’ </span></div>
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We leave a planet’s atmosphere to be greeted by a sheet of black with pinpricks of light. There is so much empty blackness between each point of light, that space seems cold even without feeling the temperature drop. We spend much of our time trying to make it feel warm and filled.
The ship is cold and empty this morning and I think of her.
Samaya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Six months ago she warmed these halls. Maybe it was longer, but I remember it like it was yesterday. No one has ever turned me on, out and completely neutroned me like Sam did. We were good. No. That’s a lie. We were slammin’ fantastic. I know how good it can be between a man and a woman.
That’s why I hate her and why I can’t get her out of my mind at the same time.
I sit at these docs and the ship is so quiet, all I can think of is the noise that Sam used to make, the scents she used to leave, the warmth, the humanity, as flawed as it was. Every time I have to sit and wait for maintenance, I think of her.
You might look at the logs from a year ago and come to the same conclusion I did then: She could be a cold-hearted bitch.
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<span style="color: black;">Noelle Campbell has been involved in science media for more than a decade, covering stories for the entertainment sections of syfy (when it was still scifichannel), </span><a href="http://space.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">space.com</a><span style="color: black;">, and local media in Houston, Texas—the home of the Space Center. As an advocate for the disabled, Noelle thinks the best way to prepare for the future is to imagine what it will be like and loves to imagine a life on Mars, which she does in her first published collection of short stories, </span><i style="color: black;">Martian Goods & Other Stories.</i>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Series:<b> MoonBound Clan Vampire #2</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Larissa Ione sets the night on fire with a thrilling new novel of irresistible hungers and immortal enemies in a world as sensual and dark as her Demonica series.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leader of the vampire clan MoonBound, Hunter will do what he must to save his people from extinction; or worse, a torturous eternity as vampire slaves and subjects of human experimentation. To keep his enemies at bay, he has agreed to mate a rival clan leader's daughter in return for peace between the clans and an ally in the looming war with the humans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rasha and Aylin are total opposite. A bit cliche I guess because you can easily hate the other and feel sympathy to another. While Rasha is tough, hard and seductive (and selfish in my opinion), Aylin is a caring and loving second-born daughter with deformed leg who's being treated badly as if she was the lowest creature and held no meaning</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in her clan</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. As a vampire, she has to drink from a male and feed a male also. But there are only unwilling male to give her blood and she never feeds any male in her life because people in her clan believe that she's cursed. While Rasha is bound to mate with Hunter, Aylin is going to be mated with another clan leader, only the worse, maybe the worst. But first, she must accompanies her sister and act as a decoy, just in case if something went wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved Hunter, I mean, really, who can resist a tall, dark, tough, caring alpha male lore? But as much as I loved Hunter--I really thought I would fall head over heels on him when I finished reading book one, I loved Aylin even more! I really think she shun over him. She's not perfect, but that made her so perfect. She's tough, caring, with an ability which I thought much better and superior to Hunter's. :D There were many parts of her life, including when it came to telling about the clan leader she's planned to mate to, that made</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> me cringed! No wonder she would rather be dead. There were also parts which involving Hunter, the chemistry between them, and the feeling (and the lust) she had for Hunter, that made me feel like shouting to her, "You go, girl!" or "Come one, you obviously CAN live without him!". Hahahaha... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reading this book, I was hooked, sucked, and fell deeper. I felt like riding a roller coaster for there were up and down moments. Yes, of course, there were moments that got me a bit disappointed, despising, and eew-ing, parts when I thought it's not like I expect. Like I wonder why the author chose<i> that </i>way as a mean for Hunter and Aylin to pass the portal. It felt... weird and... cheap. But only for the first time when they had to enter the <i>other </i>world. I didn't feel that way on the second time when they had to go back to their real world, because it's more...accepted, understandable, considering that Hunter's feeling for Aylin grew more and more. But then I realize I really didn't know what I expect. I only knew I just can't put down the book. After going through half book, things were getting more interesting. The pace, the action, the conflict, the adventure, the chemistry, made me feel like I was watching those Hollywood adventure, colossal</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">, action, fairy tale, paranormal, with romance and erotic sparks, all in one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I saw more and more stories behind the story. Another conflicts, problems, relationships were about to reveal, and this is why I couldn't wait to read more about the series. More about Myne, more about Rasha, more about the clan (and other clans as well). I loved that Riker and Nicole showed up quite often in this book. I loved how that Braddon didn't really scare to Hunter though he's a clan leader. Because this way, I can see how the members of the clan see each other to be equal with respect, something that didn't available inside Aylin's clan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a very short, I found it to be <b>adventurous, with lots of actions, steamy, and addictive! </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I really can't wait to read the next book(s)! And I'm not even a paranormal romance fan! XD</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This book is part of <span style="color: red;"><b>a must have</b></span> series.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a standalone read, but I really suggest you read the first book, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16130410.Bound_by_Night" target="_blank">Bound by Night</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, so that you can get a better picture about what was actually going on in that world, especially conflict between humans and vampires, and between clans. When I read this book, I had to check few things from the first book to freshen up my memory a get a better grasp since there's a year time gap between book 1 and book 2. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Rat is a look at the black rat. It covers such topics as the rat's long, agile tail (it's good for balancing and picking noses), long teeth (they can chew through anything, including books) and disgusting taste in food (delicious electrical wires in tomato sauce, anyone?). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Rat contains real information that will tie in with curriculum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let's start with the cover. It has a simple, wonderful illustration and first time I saw it, I was caught. Like, I really really had to get it. And knowing it's promoting real information in humorous way, I requested it right away. And I'm not disappointed. At all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Presented with cute font (one that looks like children hand-writing, I love those kind of fonts!), every page gave a short factual information about rat. There's also one or two BIG word that worked like a theme/title for the page. Although the illustration had said it itself very clear. It also had a little humor, told by the rat, in every page which I think it's cute because I felt like the rat is either helping or encountering the narrator with their own view/opinion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't like rats in real life. I hate it because, yeah, they're disgusting. But I must say I really love these rat characters in this book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm sure my nieces and nephews will find this book entertaining. Some information in this book helped me to gain more understanding about rat. Especially about how they manage to skip the trap we set most of time. Or how they manage to get into the house, the kitchen, the cupboard and so on. Of course, an adult is expected to read along with young readers to explain more about this and that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As an adult who loves cute books with wonderful designs and illustrations, it's definitely <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">a must have</span></b>. I can't wait to read the other books in the series and collect them all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">by <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8077711.Goldie_Millar" target="_blank">Goldie Millar</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/156099.Lisa_Berger" target="_blank">Lisa Berger</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2106792.Hazel_Mitchell" target="_blank">Hazel Mitchell</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Young children often need help learning and practicing their “feelings words” so they can express themselves well. When children learn from an early age to share their feelings in clear and healthy ways, they are more likely to grow into adults who feel capable of handling life’s challenges. Friendly and positive, this picture book uses an alphabet-book format to share and reinforce emotional language and the ideas that while some feelings are more comfortable than others, all emotions are natural and important. Charming, colorful illustrations accompany the sweet and simple text. A section in the back provides tips and activities for parents and caregivers to reinforce the themes and lessons of the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At first glance of the cover, well, I didn't really care at all and almost skipped it. But then I think, hey, I could learn something from this, and teach or share something to my nieces and nephews. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And I'm so glad I decided to read the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't think that feelings can be listed in alphabet. I learned psychology and I should've known that there are lots of emotions. But since there are some basic, so sometimes I just paid attention on that. My bad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, so I started reading the book, stopped in every alphabet and emotion, trying to understand and to translate it in bahasa. I also imagined it what to explain to my nieces and nephews once I get the chance to read this book with them. Although it might need some effort, the illustration and the example in every alphabet and emotion was very helpful. It helps the reader to differentiate between one emotion to the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes, this book is great for children. But for a grown up who would deal with kids, this book gives the activity guide for adults so that they can increasing the value of the book for the young readers. For example: how to explore, share and discuss the content of the book, the feeling. We can start from any emotion that interest us most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are lots of people out there (kids and adults) who have difficulties in expressing their emotions. Sometimes they put the wrong label for what they actually feel because they don't really understand the feeling and themselves. I do, too, sometimes. So this book would be a great start to understand about feeling better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really really think this is a great book and I can't wait to read and share it with my nieces and nephews.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.5px;"><b>Title:</b> Hello Bali | <b>Author:</b> Giselle Shardlow | <b>Illustrator:</b> Emily Gedkyz | <b>Publication Date:</b> April 23, 2014 | <b>Publisher:</b> Kids Yoga Stories | <b>Number of pages:</b> 52 | <b>Recommended age:</b> 2.5 to 6 years</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.5px;">Say good day to the magical island of Bali! Join Anamika, one of the Yoga Kids, as she travels with her family to Bali, Indonesia. Surf like a surfer, dance like a Balinese dancer, and sit like a monkey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18.5px;">The book includes a list of Kids Yoga Poses, Map of Bali, Basic Indonesian Phrases, and a Parent-Teacher Guide with tips on creating a successful yoga experience. This yoga book for toddlers and preschoolers (ages 2 to 5) is more than a storybook, but it’s also a unique experience for children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The poses were simple and easy to follow, and by giving the illustration and information about the pose, which was based on things Anamika found while she's on the adventure, I can help myself to imagine the actual pose. Those simple poses were helpful and applicable, especially for me who often sit in front of computer all day (and night, too).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When my niece and nephew came over, we read it, practiced the poses together and had fun with it. They laughed when they have to pose just like the mountain, swimmers, animals, etc. So I guess even for older children (they're 9 and 7 years old), this book can give so much fun, too. The English was pretty simple that my niece, who's already learn a bit of English, understood it pretty well. Even my nephew grasped the idea based on the informative and easy to understand illustration, though its style was not pretty special for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, by following the adventure of Anamika in every page, I can also explain them a little to my niece and nephew about Bali, and what you can find there, so that next time they (we) get a chance to go there, we know what it's going to be like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I enjoyed the information about basic language in the back of the book. And the Parent-Teacher Guide part, I loved it! It helps me to remember what I should do to help young readers like my niece and nephew to gain more info based on what they're reading. It also help me trigger them with more knowledge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to clarify a bit though, about the English-Indonesian translation in the back of the book. In a digital copy I received (maybe some of you got the same copy), "Welcome" is translated as "Selamat Dating"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The correct one would be: "<b>Welcome" = "Selamat Datang</b>".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For me, it'd be great if there's a simple introduction for kids about what is yoga before the adventure starts. Also, an information about how long you should do the pose? Probably count to 5, or 8, or 10?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">For Lancaster House, I liked the idea of a hand reaching out from the grave. It seemed appropriate to the story; Andre reaches out to Zoe from beyond the grave. It was Carrie-like and kind of creepy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is not a horror novel. Not at all. This is a paranormal romance. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">People who like horror are drawn to the cover and are sadly disappointed when they realize it's a romance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">People who love paranormal romance are turned off by the cover because it looks too creepy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love The Middle Aisle cover because it matched Lancaster House so perfectly. And part of the story takes place in Monterey, California. Monterey is known for its Cypress trees. The tree on the cover of The Middle Aisle reminded me of a Cypress tree and seemed perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But, if the right people aren't reading the first book, no one will ever read the second one no matter what the cover looks like!</span><br />
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In this epic new work, the award-winning Kenyon, whose work has be compared to Larry Nivens and Stephen R. Donaldson, creates an alternate Earth in the 19th century. This Earth is ruled by two warring factions—scientific Anglica (England) and magical Bharata (India).
Tori Harding, a Victorian woman, whose heart aches to claim the legendary powers of the golden lotus, must leave her reasoned world behind and journey to Bharata. In pursuit of the golden lotus, Tori will be forced to brave its magics, intrigues, deadly secrets and haunted places, to claim her destiny and choose between two lovers in two irreconcilable realms.
As a great native insurrection sweeps the continent of Bharata—Tori will find the thing she most desires, beautifully flawed and more wonderfully strange than she could have ever dreamed.
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"This has become my favorite of all Kay Kenyon's books. The science-driven men of Anglica have constructed a marvel of engineering-a bridge that crosses the ocean-but they don't understand the mystical forces they're facing in the dangerously seductive country of Bharata. As usual, Kenyon offers flawless world-building and a diverse cast of characters driven by conflicting and wholly believable desires. This is a rich, gorgeous, and marvelously detailed tapestry of a book."
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Tori's stomach clenched as she now saw before her a woman in a green sari facing away. Streaming out from the woman's head, her long hair was writhing in an impossible way, as though alive. The sight both sickened and fascinated her. The woman walked slowly away in a disconcerting gliding motion. Afraid yet intrigued, Tori followed the woman to the garden wall. </div>
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"Come, <i>beti</i>," the woman whispered, though the whisper was in Tori's ear, not fifteen yards away.
Tori approached. The woman's long hair was shot with gray, her face deeply lined.
They stood regarding one another. Slowly, and to Tori's relief, the long hair came to rest around the woman's shoulders. It seemed to Tori that the frantic hair warned of discontent, and must put Tori on warning that the apparition could do violence. Suddenly, alarming noises issued from behind the zenana wall--squealing almost at the limits of hearing. Filaments of the woman's hair rose again.
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"They cannot hurt you, or even see you, <i>beti</i>." The voice was a breath in Tori's ear, but the woman's lips were not moving. </div>
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"Why are you trying to scare me?" she managed to say, her voice gone pinched and high. The squealing behind the door grew louder. At that, the woman slammed a fist against the wooden door, all but shattering Tori's resolve to stay.
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"They do not wish for me to be long gone." Bits of dust fell off the door.
Tori looked down to find that the woman's feet were not actually touching the ground. Merciful God. Tori could not move, nor swallow, nor keep from staring.
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"Jai will be showing you where to go. You should be trusting only him, <i>beti</i>."
The squealing resumed, louder now. The woman placed her hand on the latch of the door, and as she did so, her hair swept in that direction.
Tori did not want to see what was on the other side of that door.
She looked desperately behind herself for her companions, but she was alone. As she turned back to locate the woman in green, all that remained of her was a shred of forest-colored sari sliding through a crack in the door. </div>
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Kay Kenyon is the author of eleven science fiction and fantasy novels, including A Thousand Perfect Things. She is the author of the critically acclaimed science fiction quartet, The Entire and The Rose. Bright of the Sky was among PW's top 150 books of 2007. The series has twice been shortlisted for the ALA Reading List awards and three times for the Endeavour Award. Four of her novels have been translated into French, Spanish and Czech. Along with her novels Tropic of Creation and Maximum Ice, two of the works in the quartet received starred reviews from PW.</div>
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Don’t cry. Don’t cry. Don’t cry, his mind chanted. He wasn’t sure he could take it today. </div>
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She looked unsure for a moment, taking a step backward. “Are you busy? I—I don’t want to bother you if you are.” </div>
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“Come here, love.” He stayed frozen as he watched her come toward him. Even in a too-puffy coat that hid far too much of her body, she was lovely to look at as she crossed his shop. </div>
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“I can’t pay you much,” she said, handing the pieces of the broken box to him. “But do you think you might be able to make it play again?” </div>
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She looked so innocent, so heartbroken, as if somebody had stomped on her favorite toy. “You don’t have to pay me anything, you daft girl.” With his head he motioned toward the stool he kept at his workbench. “Sit. I’ll take a look at it.” </div>
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“Thank you.” She smiled, flashing him those pretty dimples of hers. “Baba was so upset that she dropped it. I want to make it whole for her.” </div>
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He had yet to examine the box or to focus on her words. He was too busy watching her strip out of her winter gear. Under it she wore a pink cardigan with a white tank top that was just low-cut enough that he could make out the tops of her buttermilk-colored breasts. A voice, probably his conscience, ordered his eyes upward. </div>
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His gaze traveled to her head and the ugly wool hat she wore on it. It was the last to go, and he stared as her rowdy mane of golden hair tumbled to her shoulders. She really had no idea how beautiful she was. No clue. He had heard her say that she was built like a lumberjack but all he saw was a tall curvy goddess. Even with her cheeks red from the cold and her eyes glossy from the wind she was lovely. It </div>
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“What?” Her emerald-colored eyes widened and her cheeks darkened with embarrassment. “If you tell me I have snot on my face I’ll die.” </div>
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“No.” He chuckled. “I was wondering if you walked here. You look a bit like a Cherri Popsicle.” </div>
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“I did walk here. But I walk everywhere and it’s not be- cause I own the world’s shittiest car. Walking helps me keep my big bottom from spreading into a huge one.” </div>
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Colin kept his mouth shut to make sure his inappropriate response didn’t come out. An image of her very curvy be- hind shot into his mind and . . . <i>Knock it off!</i> </div>
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He shook his head and finally looked at the box. “So you’ve brought me a music box.” He studied it for a few moments. It was factory- made, mostly cheap wood. There was nothing spectacular about it except for the intricate pink roses painted on the lid. That alone made the box worth saving. </div>
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“Beautiful.” He glanced up at Cherri. “You wouldn’t happen to know who painted this? This is some of the best detail work I’ve ever seen.” </div>
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She beamed at him, dimples flashing, skin glowing. He gulped. “I painted it.” </div>
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“I don’t believe you.” </div>
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Her eyes lit. “Dorky art major. Remember? My painting skills make up for my lack of beauty and grace.” </div>
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“You’re very beautiful, Cherri,” he said without thinking. “I don’t think you realize how exquisite you are.” </div>
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“Exquisite?” She laughed that deep throaty laugh of hers, and heat unfurled in his gut. “You must get a lot of ass.” </div>
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“What?” Her statement knocked him off guard. </div>
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“Ass? Tail? Panties dropping? Any of those ring a bell? I’m saying that you must have a lot of women trying to have sex with you. Probably some men, too.” </div>
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She was just twenty-two years old. And in the two years he had known her, he had never seen her date. He had never seen her with a guy. She was mature for her age but she had this innocence around her. And yet something about hearing those words come from her mouth made his remaining brain cells malfunction. She was the only woman he had a hard time keeping his cool around. He was more than just attracted to her and he wasn’t sure why. </div>
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She waved a dismissing hand at him. “Oh, don’t tell me you don’t know. The brogue, the pretty words, not to mention the way you look, all make you deity-like with your sex appeal. You probably don’t have to work hard to get women to drop their drawers.” </div>
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No, he never did. Using his hands and getting women to fall into bed were the only things he excelled at. He was like his pop that way. It took running into an ex whose name he couldn’t remember to show him that. So many women. So many empty I love yous. It never took away that empty feeling in his chest. He promised himself he wouldn’t say those words again unless he meant it. </div>
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“But you don’t have to use any of that charm on me. I won’t fall for it. Well . . . Not too hard,” he heard her say when he tuned back into the conversation.<br />
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Toad thought it’d be easy to steal from Mr. Edward P. Owl. Unfortunately for Toad, he isn’t the best of thieves. Caught in the act, he’s in more trouble than ever before. Now to save his hide, Toad must track down five rare potion ingredients for Mr. Owl. Or else.All Melena Snead wants is her family back, but after the Miggens Street Fire, that isn’t very likely. Orphaned and miserable, forced to work in an apothecary, she’s determined to find Milo, her missing brother. No matter what.
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Panicking, Toad rushed, “Come on, Gent. There’s gotta be <i>somethin</i>’ that ya want! My prices are reasonable!”
“The<i> </i>price is your life,” Mr. Owl stated, gently placing the dragon statue upon the desk.
Mr. Ogg stopped again, his ham-sized hands falling back to his sides. Toad fell silent, too stunned to dare hope that he wasn’t about to be killed.
“Let me explain how this will work, Mr. Toad. If tonight was like any other night I would happily see your neck snapped and toss you out like the bit of filth that you are.” He gave a heavy sigh. “<i>However</i>, the Hickory Guard have become annoyingly <i>tedious</i> ever since that upstart became Captain.”
“Ya mean Dowell?” asked Toad.
“The man has become so inflated with self importance that he’s actually having me followed. Can you imagine? Me?”
“That’s … awful?” said Toad awkwardly, unsure how to respond.
“So, you will forgive me for not wanting to waste Mr. Ogg’s talents on you with so little preplanning.” He gave the window a casual glance. “I’m sure a guard is stationed outside somewhere and disposing of your body without detection will be troublesome to say the least.”
“Pardon me, sir,” Mr. Ogg interrupted, “but it would be no trouble.”
“Ah, Mr. Ogg! How I like you!” Mr. Owl cheered. “Always ready to break a neck. Good fellow!”
“We can stash him in one of the upstairs rooms,” Mr. Ogg continued in his deep, ocean floor voice. “I’ll make sure he won’t bleed.”
“But a body, even in such a large house, will be difficult to hide if Dowell decides to search the place, as he has been hinting at for the last fortnight. No, no, my man. We cannot afford the risk of housing him here.”
Toad sat still in his chair. It wasn’t every day that his own murder was discussed in such a light, conversational manner.
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<strong>Publication Date:<strong> </strong> </strong>December 16, 2013<strong> | </strong><br />
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<strong>Summary: </strong>A simple tale of love and friendship to warm your heart. Award-winning author and designer Shaila Abdullah teams up with her 10-year-old daughter Aanyah to bring you this heartwarming tale of a little girl who forms a close bond with a child with cerebral palsy.
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“Children with cerebral palsy, like Suhana, the special 7-year-old child in this book, might never take a first step, say their first words or even do the same things other kids can do. But, they can understand kindness, love and true friendship. This is a story about two young 7-year-old girls whose friendship will span a lifetime and whose love will never die … There are so many themes that are brought to light in this wonderfully illustrated book. Friendship, understanding, love, kindness and trust…This mother and daughter have presented a well written, special, colorfully illustrated book that is definitely a must read for children in the lower grades, read aloud in every classroom, hospital groups, book store book signings and even at centers with children who have CP who can learn that they can do anything––all they need to do is try.” <em>~ Fran Lewis, former Reading and Writing Staff Developer at NYC Public Schools</em></div>
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“Promoting friendship, respect, and support, this children’s book aides in teaching others that art can help overcome and accept the differences of physical characteristics in others. It shows the bond that a mother and daughter share caring and loving those who have physical or mental disabilities as they convey how to be a true friend.” <em>~ Conny Crisalli, Book Pleasures</em></div>
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“This heartfelt story shares what it would be like to have a friend with cerebral palsy. Parents, teachers and young readers will appreciate the stories purpose and enjoy the colorful illustrations depicting the moods of Suhana and the love and caring she receives from her friend…Both authors have done an excellent job of educating us on how to be role models by opening our minds and hearts to the possibilities.” <em>~ Kristi’s Book Nook</em></div>
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“My Friend Suhana, for which Kindle and ePub editions are also available, was inspired by the experiences of the authors. While helping her mother with a special needs class at a local community center, a seven year old girl befriends another seven year old girl named Suhana who has cerebral palsy. It is a simple tale of love and friendship that will warm everyone’s heart.” <em>~ Wayne Walker, Home School Book Reviews</em></div>
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<strong><strong>Shaila Abdullah</strong> </strong>is an author and designer based in Austin, Texas. She is the author of two award-winning books: <em>Saffron Dreams</em> and <em>Beyond the Cayenne Wall</em>. The author has received several awards for her work including the Golden Quill Award, Norumbega Jury Prize for Outstanding Fiction, Patras Bukhari Award for English Language, Reader Views Award, Written Art Award, and a grant from Hobson Foundation. <em>My Friend Suhana</em> is Shaila’s first children’s book. In her free time, Shaila loves to run around with her children–Aanyah and Aaliyana. </div>
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<strong>Aanyah Abdullah</strong> is a creative and compassionate 10-year-old, who is drawn to children born with physical and mental disabilities. When she was in second grade, Aanyah along with her mother Shaila, started volunteering out at a local community center where they helped assist special needs children. Later Aanyah wrote an essay about her friendship with a girl in the class who had cerebral palsy. That essay is the inspiration behind <em><strong>My Friend Suhana</strong></em>. Aanyah dreams of establishing a special school for children with disabilities one day. She is known to always stand up for what is right and is-–in her parents’ and teachers’ eyes––a perfect role model for her baby sister.
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After reading so many high-tension quite steamy romance, it's kind of refreshing to read a romance that didn't exactly involve something down there, if you know what I mean. :p</div>
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It's a sweet fun loving story. The one gives you a warm peaceful feeling when you're reading it and done with it. Both characters did feel the chemistry after few days they met, but they didn't take an impulsive steps to do something about it. The uneasiness made them move back and forth, but it's understandable they wanted to take it slow since they're not so sure about what they actually feel inside, especially for Tucker. It's also understandable how someone who usually good with people suddenly don't know what to do when it involves the one he/she loves. And how dreadful that most of the time an assumption made someone withdraw when he/she supposed to move forward, to fight to get what they want, just because they feel less.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310388730620763705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921343594534804980.post-14841213409964598852014-01-15T20:45:00.003+07:002014-01-15T20:45:40.698+07:00Review: Look-A-Like Lawman by Glynna Kaye<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paperback, Large Print, 288 pages</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published September 18th 2012 by Love Inspired</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When big-city cop Grayson Wallace visits an elementary school for career day, he finds his heartstrings unexpectedly tugged by a six-year-old fatherless boy. Gray offers to mentor the child, but widowed mother Elise Lopez wants nothing to do with men in uniform. Now he can't get the struggling Lopezes off his mind. All he can think about is what family means—especially after discovering the identical twin brother he hadn't known he had in Grasslands. Maybe a trip to ranch country is just what he, Elise and little Cory need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My very first of Glynna Kaye, and I enjoyed reading this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I must admit that it took me by surprise because, well, after reading so many romance novels with a hot steamy and full of sexual encounters, this book was actually a clean romance, with very little kissing scenes. The reason I bought this book? Merely because it had Paul Marron on the cover! I didn't know that it's part of series. I even didn't bother to actually read the back cover. :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So the series talked about siblings which consisted of two sets of twin and one younger brother. When these two set of twins were very little, the parents separated and took each one of the twins. The father, Brian, took Grayson and Maddie, while the mother, Belle, took Jack and Violet. Four of them just found out when they're adult that they actually have twins. The series were written by different actors. The link between these books, aside that they were siblings, was about the mystery behind the the parentage issue and separation when the parents were young.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As to Grayson himself, as the lead in this book, he's a cop with great characters who met a little Cory, whose father died in a duty as a cop. The widow, Elise, didn't want anything to do with a cop since she didn't think she could handle the agony being a cop's wife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The story line was easy to predict, but I really enjoyed reading because it was flowing nicely. I liked both characters, Grayson and Elise, since they're realistic enough. I could actually related to their fears, emotions, hopes and the chemistry. There were times I felt like shaking Elise for trying to be tough and trying to take distance to Grayson. But it's so understandable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another surprise for me was that there were lots of sentences talked about God, about how things could be His way to make them see something. There were quite few how the characters prayed silently. I didn't mean it in a preaching way. But maybe that's because I read very different kind of romances previously. :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One thing I learned for sure, is about to have faith in God, to have faith to receive things bravely. Because most of the time, the fear we have inside was because we lack of trust in God. Noted!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a quick sweet and heart-warming reading. I can't wait to read the other books, especially the last one since it's about their parents. There were six of them. This book is the forth.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310388730620763705noreply@blogger.com76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921343594534804980.post-59787023536839506412014-01-11T04:21:00.000+07:002014-01-11T04:21:28.941+07:00January Kindle Fire Giveaway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sit back, relax in your favorite reading chair and enjoy 15 Winter Reads from 15 bestselling YA authors. There is something to delight every reader in this box set – paranormal romance, futuristic sci-fi, historical, time travel, and contemporary. Many of the Indelibles have given you access to both the first and second books in their series – you’ll be reading well into the New Year!</div>
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<strong>LIMITED TIME BOX SET</strong> - from 15 bestselling YA authors
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Iron-Butterfly.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Iron Butterfly" class="alignleft wp-image-1268" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Iron-Butterfly-194x300.jpg" width="116" /></a><strong>The Iron Butterfly</strong> by Chanda Hahn<br />
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Escaping an experimental prison, Thalia tries to hide her past and her gifts, from her friends. But her past isn’t always easy to escape, especially when it hunts you down.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Tremble.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Tremble" class="alignright wp-image-1270" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Tremble-200x300.jpg" width="120" /></a><strong>Tremble (Celestra Series)</strong> by Addison Moore<br />
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Sixteen year-old, Skyla Messenger is a dead girl walking. When her newly remarried mother moves the family to Paragon Island, to a house that is rumored to be haunted, Skyla finds refuge in Logan Oliver, a boy who shares her unique ability to read minds.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Exiled.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Exiled" class=" wp-image-1271 alignleft" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Exiled-200x300.jpg" width="120" /></a><strong>Exiled</strong> by RaShelle Workman<br />
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Venus wakes to find herself no longer on her home planet of Kelari, but on Earth with a week to get back or she'll die.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Dragonfly-Cover.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Dragonfly Cover" class=" wp-image-1273 alignright" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Dragonfly-Cover-203x300.jpg" width="122" /></a><strong>Dragonfly</strong> by Leigh Talbert Moore<br />
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Gossip Girl meets VC Andrews in this contemporary family saga. Love, lies, and betrayal become the new normal when Anna enters the world of Jack and Lucy Kyser.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/open-minds.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="open minds" class="alignleft wp-image-1282" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/open-minds-225x300.jpg" width="135" /></a><strong>Open Minds and Closed Hearts</strong> by Susan Kaye Quinn<br />
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When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/untraceable.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="untraceable" class="alignright wp-image-1283" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/untraceable-199x300.jpg" width="119" /></a><strong>Untraceable</strong> by S.R. Johannes<br />
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When Grace's forest ranger dad disappears on patrol, she fights town authorities, tribal officials, & nature to prove he’s alive. Torn between a new hot boy and cute ex, she heads into the wilderness to find her dad. Soon, she is caught in a web of conspiracy, deception, and murder.
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/date-an-alien.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="date an alien" class="alignleft wp-image-1284" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/date-an-alien-200x300.jpg" width="120" /></a><strong>How to Date an Alien and How to Break Up With an Alien</strong> by Magan Vernon<br />
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Alex Bianchi takes an internship at an alien operations center to pad her college applications but doesn't plan on falling in love with one of its residents. But as Alex’s senior year progresses, everything changes and she can’t figure out if it is interstellar or if it is just time to break up with an alien.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/flutter.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="flutter" class="alignright wp-image-1288" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/flutter-198x300.jpg" width="119" /></a><strong>Flutter of Luv</strong> by L.M. Preston<br />
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Dawn, the neighborhood tomboy, is happy to be her best friend’s shadow. Acceptance comes from playing football after school with the guys on the block while hiding safely behind her glasses, braces, and boyish ways. But Tony moves in, becomes the star Running Back on her school’s football team, and changes her world and her view of herself forever.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/watched.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="watched" class="alignleft wp-image-1289" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/watched-194x300.jpg" width="116" /></a><strong>Watched</strong> by Cindy M. Hogan<br />
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It takes more than a school trip to change Christy's life. It takes murder.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/clockwise.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clockwise" class="wp-image-1287 alignright" height="193" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/clockwise.jpg" width="128" /></a><strong>Clockwise and ClockwiseR</strong> by Elle Strauss<br />
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A follow up to Clockwise, Casey and Nate travel back in time and race against the clock to rescue Casey's rebellious brother Tim from frontline battle in America's civil war.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/glimpse.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="5.5"X8.5" Post Card Template" class="alignleft wp-image-1291" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/glimpse-195x300.jpg" width="117" /></a><strong>Glimpse (Zellie Wells #1) and Glimmer (Zellie Wells #2)</strong> by Stacey Wallace Benefiel<br />
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While working together to figure out what their shared vision means, Zellie discovers that Benjamin is a worthy friend and mentor. If only he could keep his hands off of her - if only she wanted him to...<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/spy-like-me.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="spy like me" class="alignright wp-image-1292" height="165" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/spy-like-me.jpg" width="110" /></a><strong>A Spy Like Me</strong> by Laura Pauling<br />
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After dodging bullets on a first date, Savvy must decide how far she'll go to protect the ones she loves.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grasping.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignleft wp-image-1293" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grasping-193x300.jpg" width="116" /></a><strong>Grasping At Eternity</strong> by Karen Amanda Hooper<br />
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An eternal soul mate, a supernatural family who has known her for centuries, and lifetimes of erased memories: this is Maryah Woodsen’s life. She just doesn’t know it yet.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Karen_Hooper" target="_blank">Twitter</a> * <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AuthorKaren" target="_blank">Facebook</a> * <a href="http://karenamandahooper.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a> * <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5044405.Karen_Amanda_Hooper" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lacrimosa.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="lacrimosa" class="alignright wp-image-1294" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lacrimosa-191x300.jpg" width="115" /></a><strong>Lacrimosa</strong> by Christine Fonseca<br />
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In the world of angels and demons, one thing is clear - some sacrifices should never be made. Even for love.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/spruce-knoll.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="spruce knoll" class="alignleft wp-image-1295" height="180" src="http://www.bookblasttours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/spruce-knoll-200x300.jpg" width="120" /></a><strong>The Secret of Spruce Knoll</strong> by Heather McCorkle<br />
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The town of Spruce Knoll hides many secrets—and many dangers, among them are that the untimely death of Eren’s parents was no accident and that she is far more than she realizes.<br />
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