It seems every time I have one of Nancy Bo Flood’s books scheduled, someone goes into the hospital. Last time it was me in a drugged-up haze for twelve days; this time it was my mother. Drugged-up haze is putting it lightly for her. She almost died from being over-sedated. But she’s home now, and [...]

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Monday we started our tour for Warriors in the Crossfire, a middle grade WWII novel written by Nancy Bo Flood. Here are some of the posts we have so far… Reviews: The Hungry Reader My Own Little Corner of the World Reading is my Superpower 5 Minutes for Books Becky’s Book Reviews Fireside Musings Whispers [...]

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Monday we start the blog tour for Warriors in the Crossfire, by Nancy Bo Flood. Warriors is a wonderful middle grade WWII novel, with a lyrical voice. I hope you all enjoyed reading it. I’m looking forward to your reviews of this one. It was haunting, wasn’t it? The book can be found on Amazon [...]

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Just got my Southern Breeze Newsletter and saw this: Mary Ann Rodman’s JIMMY’S STARS was named to the National Assoc. of Social Studies Teachers Best Trade Books list, as well as Booklist’s 10 Best Historical Fiction books of 2008, and a Bank Street College Best Book. Both SURPRISE SOUP (Viking) and A TREE FOR EMMY [...]

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If you haven’t read these interviews of Carlyn at SmallWorld Reads, and at Maw Books Blog, read them now. Carlyn reveals the topic of her next book. It sounds great! I also loved this discussion between Noel, her sister Bree, and her cousin Marie, over at Never Jam Today. And what a surprise to find [...]

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Today we start the tour for The Raucous Royals, by Carlyn Beccia. Raucous Royals is a history book for middle grade kids–Amazon has it listed as being for four through eight-year-olds, but I’m sure they mean it’s for fourth through eighth graders. I loved this book, and I’m looking forward to seeing what others have [...]

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Rolling right along with day three of the This is the Feast Children’s Book Blog Tour! We maintain the top spot on Technorati for the time being. More importantly, we’ve had some great posts. Check out what Bellezza did with photos she took of the book. I love that. And she did a wonderful review. [...]

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Today is the start of a blog tour for This is the Feast, by Atlanta author, Diane Z. Shore. I enjoyed the book and will be looking forward to seeing what everyone else has to say about it. Check out participating bloggers: the 160acrewoods, A Mom Speaks, All About Children’s Books, Becky’s Book Reviews, Cafe [...]

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We’re at the end of our tour for Jimmy’s Stars, but there is still a lot of good stuff out there to be had. If you’re interested in writing, read Becky Miller’s post over at A Christian Worldview of Fiction. In fact read all of her posts on Jimmy’s Stars. As she is wont to [...]

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