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Grammar Snufus by Karla Stover

Okay, here's the deal. When did people become "that" instead of "who?" I hear this on the radio on the TV ( and shouldn't news reporters know better )? and unless my memory is wrong, have even read it in places. Why? How hard is it to remember that people require a "who"? And here's another--myself instead of me. My boss did this all this time and it drove me crazy. Are we so afraid to  be in the spotlight that we have to say, "So-and-so and myself did such-and-so?"

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Review- Sherlock, Lupin and Me by Irene Adler

Sherlock, Lupin and Me- The Dark Lady by Irene Adler Available Now Publisher- Capstone Young Readers Hardcover 238 pages MG Historical Fiction/Mystery To Buy Links-   Amazon / Kindle / Barnes and Noble / Book Depository / Indiebound Goodreads-    While on summer vacation, little Irene Adler meets a young William Sherlock Holmes. The two share stories of pirates and have battles of wit while running wild on the sunny streets and rooftops. When Sherlock’s friend, Lupin, joins in on the fun, they all become fast friends. But the good times end abruptly when a dead body floats ashore on the nearby beach. The young detective trio will have to put all three of their heads together to solve this mystery. Review So, loving all things Sherlock, I couldn't pass up a chance to read another entry into the growing number of  books that include his character. I loved that this one also included Irene Adler and his brother Mycroft. If you watch Sherlock on the BBC, you'll understan...

Review- The Tyrant's Daughter by J. C. Carleson

The Tyrant's Daughter- A Novel by J. C. Carleson Available Now Knopf Books for Young Readers Hardcover 304 pages To Buy Links- Amazon / Kindle / Audio CD / Audible / Barnes and Noble / Book Depository / Indiebound / Kobo From Goodreads -    From a former CIA officer comes the riveting account of a royal Middle Eastern family exiled to the American suburbs .  When her father is killed in a coup, 15-year-old Laila flees from the war-torn middle east to a life of exile and anonymity in the U.S. Gradually she adjusts to a new school, new friends, and a new culture, but while Laila sees opportunity in her new life, her mother is focused on the past. She’s conspiring with CIA operatives and rebel factions to regain the throne their family lost. Laila can’t bear to stand still as an international crisis takes shape around her, but how can one girl stop a conflict that spans generations?  J.C. Carleson delivers a fascinating account of a girl—and a country—on the brink, and...

WOW- Waiting on Wednesday-

Waiting on Wednesday "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. I am a huge lover of Jeri Smith-Ready's series The Shade Series which actually had a couple of novellas too. (Broke my heart reading Shattered!!) Anyway, her next foray into YA is a novel called This Side of Salvation coming out April 1st from Simon Pulse! Goodreads Blurb- Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one thing he does know for sure: The closer he gets to new-girl Bailey, the better, brighter, happier,  more  he feels. Then his parents start cutting all their worldly ties in to prepare for the Rush, the divine moment when the faithful will be whisked off to Heaven…and they want David to do t...

Review- Pretty Sly by Elisa Ludwig and ARC Giveaway US only

Pretty Sly (Pretty Crooked #2) by Elisa Ludwig Available Now Hardback 336 pages Received ARC from author for review Purchase Links- Amazon / Kindle / Barnes and Noble / Book Depository / Indiebound/ Kobo Goodreads-  Sequel to Pretty Crooked... Willa Fox was told to stay out of trouble. In fact, it was an order from a very serious juvenile court judge. However, that was before Willa found her house ransacked and a mysterious email from her mother telling Willa she had to leave Paradise Valley for a while and not to come looking for her. Willa knows her mom’s in danger and that no one at school will miss her after her recent sticky-fingered stunts with the Glitterati. So with the help of her pal Tre and with her degenerate crush Aidan as her wingman, Willa violates her probation and hits the California highway in search of her mom. But when Willa and Aidan’s journey turns dangerously criminal and they wind up being the focus of a national manhunt, they realize it’s sometimes easier ...

Blog Tour- Zips Goes Wandering by Chris Marsh

Welcome to my tour stop for Zips Goes Wandering by Chris Marsh.  This is a children's rhyming picture book .  This tour is full of reviews & runs March 14-April 2nd. Check out the tour page for the list of tour stops! Zips Goes Wandering by Chris Marsh Releases: March 15th, 2014 by BookTrope Age Recommendation: Preschool through 2nd Grade This is the first book of the series, Savannah Friends, and tells the story of Zips the Zebra and how, after being told by his mum about the dangers of walking off alone, decides to go on adventure by himself only to end up in trouble! After getting chased by a hungry lion and crocodile it is down to Zips to find his way back home by asking his friends. Zipping across the savannah from friend to friend Zips finally manages to find his way home and back to the safety with his mum. Through rhyming and bright, exciting pictures Zips has proven exciting for many young children and their parents find it a useful tool to teach their kids abo...

The Queen's Choice (Heirs of Chrior #1) by Cayla Kluver

The Queen's Choice (Book One Heirs of Chrior Trilogy) by Cayla Kluver Available Now Harlequin Teen Hardcover 512 pages Available Now- Amazon / Kindle / Audible / B&N / Book Depository /  Indiebound/ Kobo Goodreads:    Magic was seeping out of me, black and agonizing. I could see it drifting away. The magic that would let me pass the Road to reach home again. When sixteen-year-old Anya learns that her aunt, Queen of the Faerie Kingdom of Chrior, will soon die, her grief is equalled only by her despair for the future of the kingdom. Her young cousin, Illumina, is unfit to rule, and Anya is determined not to take up the queen's mantle herself. Convinced that the only solution is to find Prince Zabriel, who long ago disappeared into the human realm of Warckum, and persuade him to take up his rightful crown, Anya journeys into the Warckum Territory to bring him home. But her journey is doomed to be more harrowing than she ever could have imagined. Review This was a long n...

Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday A meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine   where bloggers and book lovers share with each other the books they are just dying to read!! Here's mine!! Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little Release date- November 4, 2014 HarperCollins Goodreads -   FORBIDDEN is a sweepingly epic and sensuous novel, a story of peer pressure and cults set against the ancient art of belly dance, in which 16-year-old Jayden’s faith and character is tested to their limits, even death, as she watches her family and the world around her fall apart.   Betrothed to the tribal leader's son, Jayden is blackmailed over the murder of their beloved leader when he is found poisoned, all while hiding her forbidden love of Kadesh, a stranger from the secret frankincense lands.  The Goddess temples of Ashtoreth may be Jayden’s only escape, even though the allure of the sexual rites tempt the women of the desert to turn their back on everything they hold sacred. Jayden must...

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Review

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Available Now Knopf Books for Young Readers Middle Grade Hardback 240 pages To Buy Links: Amazon / Kindle / Audible / Audio Book CD / B and N / Book Depository / Indiebound/   Kobo  Goodreads-  A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect for readers of Roald Dahl and Blue Balliett. Unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help.  As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy everything that she believes will be tested. Along the way she learns more and more about the boy's own remarkable ...

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