Check out this hysterical video all about Girl in the Arena. I have nothing to add. I just thought it was pretty comical.

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Annie, that Superfast Reader, from Reading is My Superpower. Check your email, Annie.

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Oopsie. Sorry.  I have been sick and didn’t get this posted last week. Here are the eligible bloggers. Fireside Musings My Own Little Corner of the World Reading is my Superpower The Hungry Reader Please vote in the poll at the top of the left sidebar. Thanks!

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We had three days, ten bloggers, and twenty posts. These posts included: 9 reviews Reading is my Superpower Homeschool Buzz Hungry Readers Maw Books Becky’s Book Reviews A Patchwork of Books Abby the Librarian My Little Corner of the World All About Children’s Books 3 interviews Reading is my Superpower The Hungry Reader Fireside Musings 2 [...]

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So the title, Girl in the Arena, is really a double entendre, isn’t it? Our gal Lyn wasn’t on the floor of the Colosseum much, but she was in the public arena fighting for her life throughout the book. She was in the spotlight, hounded by paparazzi and her life was affected by the swell [...]

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Today is the second day of our book blog tour, and today the good news is that Girl in the Arena hits the shelves. It’s a great addition to the YA section of your local bookstore. First of all, in reading all the posts today, I came across an interview at Fireside Musings that gave [...]

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Tomorrow, Girl in the Arena, a dystopian novel by Lise Haines, officially enters the public arena. Thanks to the generous folks at Bloomsbury USA, our bloggers got an early look at this intriguing new novel and have already begun the discussion. Here are the posts that are up so far, today: At All About Children’s [...]

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I’m sorry. The 160 Acre Woods is not in the blog tour this time, but Abby the Librarian is. I’ve corrected the codes below. For a paragraph listing like this: Abby the Librarian, A Patchwork of Books, All About Children’s Books, Becky’s Book Reviews, Fireside Musings, Homeschool Book Buzz, KidzBookBuzz.com, Maw Books Blog, My Own [...]

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We have a blog tour starting on Monday and I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone thought of this novel. First, though, if you haven’t heard about the FCC regs. that will affect book bloggers, you can find links to the discussion at my All About Chiildren’s Books blog. Because of that I’ll be adding [...]

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