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The Write Reads Blog Tour: The Whistlers in the Dark by Victoria Williamson
About the Book Scotland, 158 AD, is a divided country. On one side of the Antonine Wall, thirteen-year-old Felix is trying to become a good Roman soldier like his father. On the other, twelve-year old Jinny is vowing revenge on the ‘metal men’ who have invaded her Damnonii tribe’s homeland. At the Damnonii’s sacred circle…
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The Write Reads Blog Tour: Scare Ground by Angela Kecojevic
About the book Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town! Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer: Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she speak with the sky?…
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Book Review: The Great Forest by Valinora Troy
Things have improved so much for the five orphan children since we first met them in The Lucky Diamond. They’ve a new home, found family, and their ability to use their magical gifts is growing. However, some things haven’t changed, and the children continue to be in peril from their enemies. Days before the ceremony…
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Book Tour: Revenge of Queen Rose by Valinora Troy
About the book “Supposing for a moment that by sheer luck you stumbled on to one of the three gates of the city, you would not be able to open it. Even if you found out the password for one, you would still have to escape from Fang.” “Who’s Fang?” Though Alan had a sinking…
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Book Review: The Lucky Diamond by Valinora Troy
About the book The whirlclouds erupted on all sides, buffeting the boat first one way and then the next, sending Alan sprawling from one side of thedeck to the other. He couldn’t stay on his feet long enough to reach the tiller. Yvonne and Susan clung to the mast. He couldn’t see Vicky or Cathy…
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Book Review: Dark Waters by Katharine Arden
It’s been over six months since the events of Halloween when Ollie, Coco and Brian first met The Smiling Man, and over three since their second run in with him after Christmas. Terrified of meeting him again, the three friends have hit the books in the hope of finding a way to get him out…
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Buddy Read & Rant #9 with Jonathan Pongratz: Dark Waters by Katherine Arden
Jonny: I’m Jonny, overworked grad student, author, and lover of all things macabre. You can check out some of my spooky stories here. Iseult: Hi, I’m Iseult, indie author, book blogger, and cryptozoological oddity from Ireland’s ancient east. Click here to buy my books. This buddy read and rant is for Dark Waters (Small Spaces…
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Book Review: The Spooks by Dan Soule
This collection of 17 super short stories is sure to delight children with its mixture of fun, silly, gross and thoughtful horror. Aimed for the reluctant reader, each story is flash length and written simply, to encourage interest in the written word. A great primer of sorts to whet the appetite of the young horror…
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Book Tour: Nightmares in Aston by Michael J Moore
About the book Wicker Village is a trailer park with a dark secret that eleven-year-old Juanito Hernandez wishes he hadn’t discovered. He’s only lived there a week, yet the horrors within continue to find him —from a human-shaped swarm of bees, to a video on his phone that speaks directly to him, and then mysteriously…
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Book Review: Dead Voices by Katharine Arden
Imagine a trip to the Overlook hotel, for a middle grade audience, and then turn the dial up to 11. You get Dead Voices. Our three young hero’s from Small Spaces, Ollie, Coco and Brian, are back. Two months after their terrifying Halloween school trip, Ollie’s dad wins a ski vacation, so off they go…