Thursday, December 6, 2012

ARC Giveaway of Fuse (Pure #2) by Julianna Baggot

ARC Giveaway of Fuse (Pure #2) by Julianna Baggot
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Synopsis of Fuse, from Goodreads: When the world ended, those who dwelled within the Dome were safe. Inside their glass world the Pures live on unscarred, while those outside—the Wretches—struggle to survive amidst the smoke and ash. Believing his mother was living among the Wretches, Partridge escaped from the Dome to find her. Determined to regain control over his son, Willux, the leader of the Pures, unleashes a violent new attack on the Wretches. It’s up to Pressia Belze, a young woman with her own mysterious past, to decode a set of cryptic clues from the past to set the Wretches free. An epic quest that sweeps readers into a world of beautiful brutality, Fuse continues the story of two people fighting to save their futures—and change the fate of the world.

Win a Signed Paperback of Time Walker

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Win a Signed Paperback of Time Walker

 PUBLICATION: DECEMBER 7, 2012



 Beth was sneaky. No lock could hold her. No cage could confine her.
No door could bar her way. But, when your adoptive mother is a Spirit Binder,
and all your siblings are elementals, being sneaky doesn’t really rank.
That is until the devastation of a city draws her omniscient mother’s attention,
and her siblings go missing one by one, then Beth’s sneakiness is the only thing
standing between her, her loved ones, and the worst enemy she’ll ever face: herself.
 Time Walker is a young adult, 50,000 word, fantasy novel by Meghan Ciana Doidge
(After The Virus, Spirit Binder) set ten years after the events of Spirit Binder. It is the
first book in the Spirit Bound series, and it's not necessary to read Spirit Binder
before reading Time Walker.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Wondrous Adaptation of the Well-Loved Christmas Carol

Review of the e-book from NetGalley

"Good King Wencesles"
As read by Jane Seymour with illustrations by Omar Rayyan
Written for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir by David T. Warner
Original song lyrics by John Mason Neale



Since "Good King Wenceslas" is one of my most favorite Christmas carols, I happily jumped at the chance to read and review the e-book version of the newly-released short-story and CD combination that incorporates narrative storytelling, quotations from the song, and snippets of medieval history amidst some of the most gorgeous hibernal landscapes I have seen in quite a while. I plan on finding and purchasing the hard copy version of this item because I believe hearing Jane Seymour read the text and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing the lyrics will be well-worth the money, as well as being able to share the picture-book with my son and my classroom for many Christmases to come.