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Sophia Violet and the Fiery Orb by Evangeline Greene Book Review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Just when fourteen-year-old Sophia Violet thinks her life can't get any weirder, her entire world turns upside down. In a few short weeks, she goes from being an awkward teenager to holding the fate of two worlds in her hands. Naturally, she resists. She has her own problems to solve. Like what's up with her best friend, Luna, who's been shapeshifting in and out of her life for as long as she can remember? Yet no one else, including her adoptive parents, has ever met her. At least not in her human form.   And what about the wolves that haunt Sophia’s fire escape each night? Or the cat that appears out of nowhere just in time to save her from an oncoming car? What do they want? Could they have anything to do with that creepy old woman, Esmeray, who has been lurking around Sophia’s New York City apartment lately?   Things come to a head when Sophia draws the attention of the principal. He invites her to a special summer camp for students from Chiral

Lilly Lou Makes a New Friend by Mike Murphy Children Book Book Review

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ABOUT THE BOOK The Lilly Lou and Moozites stories give young readers and their families ideas about places to go in the United States, interplanetary travel, and how to befriend others who may not be like us or from our region of the country. Lilly Lou's relationship with the Moozites opens up a world and universe of adventures for her. The books are intended to make children smile and want to know more about the world around them. Jonathan Hoefers illustrations give readers an opportunity to find emotion and a sense of wonder about the places we see and the people we can meet. Age Range:  5 - 9 years    Grade Level:  Kindergarten - 4 Hardcover:  48 pages Publisher:  Mascot Books (May 7, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1684019966 ISBN-13:  978-1684019960 MY BOOK REVIEW Mike Murphy created a unique and interesting layout for a children's book. There is not many pages with illustrations. The book is organized in chapters.  Lilly Lou Makes a New Friend

Dragonslayer Duncan M. Hamilton Book 1 Book Review and Giveaway

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  SYNOPSIS In his magnificent, heroic, adventure fantasy, Dragonslayer, Duncan M. Hamilton debuts the first book in a fast-moving trilogy: a dangerous tale of lost magic, unlikely heroes, and reawakened dragons. Once a member of the King's personal guard, Guillot dal Villevauvais spends most days drinking and mourning his wife and child. He’s astonished—and wary—when the Prince Bishop orders him to find and destroy a dragon. He and the Prince Bishop have never exactly been friends and Gill left the capital in disgrace five years ago. So why him? And, more importantly, how is there a dragon to fight when the beasts were hunted to extinction centuries ago by the ancient Chevaliers of the Silver Circle? On the way to the capital city, Gill rescues Solène, a young barmaid, who is about to be burned as a witch. He believes her innocent…but she soon proves that she has plenty of raw, untrained power, a problem in this land, where magic is forbidden. Yet the Prince Bishop beli