This week (April 15 2019) you can buy the Book Scavenger ebook for only $2.99 at the ebook retailer of your choice! And did you know independent bookstores often sell ebooks, in addition to paper books? So if you prefer to read digitally, you can still support local small businesses by purchasing through them! Find out more about buying digital books through indie stores here or call/visit your local independent bookstore.
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Lamar Giles is the two-time Edgar Award finalist of the YA thrillers Fake ID, Endangered, Overturned, and Spin. His debut middle grade fantasy, The Last Last-Day-of-Summer, will be published in April 2019 by Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He’s also a founding member of We Need Diverse Books, a contributor to the YA anthologies Three Sides of a Heart and Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America, and the editor of the We Need Diverse Books YA short story anthology Fresh Ink.
To learn more about Lamar Giles visit his website or follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Yesterday, a blizzard was anticipated here in Colorado. Many schools and businesses shut down for a snow day. Here’s how that went from my dog’s point of view:
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Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of numerous books including Crossing Niagara, Zachary’s Ball, and Becoming Babe Ruth. He is also the illustrator of Lighter than Air, written by Matthew Clark Smith, The Gingerbread Pirates, written by Kristin Kladstrup, and many more.
His most recent picture book is Red & Lulu. Gorgeously illustrated, the story is set in New York City during the holiday season. It’s my latest favorite holiday read, although I think it’s a book that can be read year-round too. The story is tender, the illustrations have the feel of an enduring classic, and I loved learning something new about the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.… Read the rest
