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A Discovery on the Beach Leads to Adventure in Dave Eggers’ “Faraway Things”

A well-known literary lion for decades in the adult book world, award-winning and bestselling author Dave Eggers has recently gained visibility in the children’s book world with some recently acclaimed titles. Now he delivers an evocative, classic-feeling adventure tale about a boy and his sword, and how giving away something…

BookTribJune 8, 2021

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time Produces a Wild Plot in Thriller “The Plan: Run for Your Life”

For Jack Davis, a Naval officer and pilot stationed on the USS Eisenhower, a close-call landing has him packing his bags and headed home to Washington D.C. for remedial practice. He’s bummed, of course, because “he had always been a better than average pilot with a good landing record. Now,…

BookTribApril 30, 2021

Children's Books

Heartfelt and Educational, “Quacky, Smacky & Tacky” Fosters Kids’ Empathy and Curiosity

"An entertaining read and a must for anyone who cares about wildlife, nature and the environment." — Colleen Needles Steward, CEO of Tremendous! Productions —∞— There’s a lot to like about the picture book Quacky, Smacky & Tacky (Browne+Browne). It’s a delightful children's story geared for preschoolers to sixth-graders based…

Jim AlkonApril 22, 2021

Fiction Young Adult

“Emi” Means Magic and Monsters and Giant Teddy Bears, Oh My!

Will her father ever come home? Our protagonist Emi clutches her well-worn teddy bear and anxiously paces while a thunderstorm rages outside. Accidently waking her drunken mother passed out in front of the television, the little girl dodges a flying wine bottle and runs back upstairs. A rope dangles from…

Joanna PoncavageApril 9, 2021

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Feminist Reimagining of the Old West, “Outlawed” by Anna North, Intrigues Readers

As is fitting for the alternative history genre, the setting of Outlawed (Bloomsbury Publishing) by Anna North plays an essential role in the novel. Though this setting — the Western United States in 1894 — is a real place and time, its premise is entirely fictional. In the world North…

Mary Helen SheriffFebruary 1, 2021

Children's Books

Embark on a Series of Adventures Alongside Two Lovable “Sissies”

Having a sister is one of life’s most precious gifts. Children’s book author Marisa Howard portrays that message for very young readers with her Sissies Adventure Series, capturing the joys of travel and discovery across various landscapes and countries. The three 7x7 board books — Sissies at the Sea, Sissies…

BookTribJanuary 18, 2021

Children's Books

Explore New Countries and Cultures in Noah’s Flying Car

Superpowers for Good cast member Arden Pala, who was recently awarded “Best Child Actor” by the Los Angeles Film Awards, talks about celebrating cultures and similarities in his new book series. Arden wrote The Adventures of Noah’s Flying Car Through China and The Adventures of Noah’s Flying Car Through Turkey during…

BookTribJanuary 1, 2021

Young Adult

YA Time Traveler Shows Smarts in Brush With da Vinci

Saving Time does three things extremely well: serves up an engrossing story sure to captivate its targeted teen audience, provides great learning for those teens about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math), and beautifully captures the language of this generation to a tee — a language to which…

Jim AlkonDecember 11, 2020

Children's Books

Tween Detectives Chase After Swift and Mystical Creature in “Swampfire”

In Patricia Cecil Hass’s Swampfire: A Shockoe Slip Gang Adventure (Windsong Press), siblings Sally and Andrew — amateur tween detectives known as “The Shockoe Slip Gang,” a name dubbed by the press after their last successful case — are excited to return to Cousin Anne’s peanut farm in Virginia this…

Daniela RamrasSeptember 1, 2020

Children's Books

“Wimpy Kid” Author Kicks Off Socially Distanced Book Tour

Those were the words of Forrest Simpson, a sixth-grader back in 2009, writing in Time magazine about author Jeff Kinney, whose highly celebrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has had such an impact on kids that he was named to Time’s list of Most Influential People in the World.…

BookTribJuly 29, 2020

Thrillers

James Rollins Takes Sigma Force to the Gates of Hell in “The Last Odyssey”

No, not the one created for cinema by George Lucas. James Rollins’ Sigma Force operatives have returned for a fifteenth time, and his latest novel, The Last Odyssey (William Morrow), delivers what thousands of fans have come to expect from one of the masters of the historical thriller genre. The…

Dennis HetzelMarch 24, 2020

Children's Books

Delightful “Mr. Business” Series Encourages Kids to be True to Themselves

Having to wear an outfit like that to school would make most children cringe. But Little BK, the star of BK Fulton’s charming Mr. Business: The Adventures of Little BK, learns a valuable lesson decked out in exactly those clothes. It’s one of the many life nuggets the author shares…

Jim AlkonJanuary 17, 2020

Children's Books

Imagination Meets Lifelong Lessons in “The Dale Family Adventures”

A serious warning or just having some fun? So begins The Dale Family Adventures (CreateSpace) by Ursula Masdal, a delightful and exciting children’s book that follows the exploits of the Dales through their holiday confrontations with talking animals, leprechauns, fairies, witches, wizards, trolls, scarecrows and other creatures. The stories have…

BookTribNovember 11, 2019

Children's Books

Decide the Fate of France in Interactive “Iron Magicians”

In Iron Magicians: The Search for the Magic Crystals (Quirk Books), the reader becomes the protagonist. In a fantastical steampunk Paris, Gustave Eiffel is unveiling his Tower at the World’s Fair. The reader is called upon to collect crystals which will charge the tower to defend Paris against a magical…

Lee PelletierAugust 13, 2019

Romance

Come Dance with a Seductive Specter

“I do not see ghosts!” uttered more than once by Suzy Wanamaker, is one of the most memorable lines in Come Dance With Me. And even though readers may want to disagree with her, there’s one thing they can agree with: this is an intriguing page-turner. Originally titled Come Closer,…

Y. M. NelsonMay 9, 2019

Nonfiction

Bret Easton Ellis Continues to Offend and Astonish

The man knows how to touch a nerve. Relishes it, in fact, despite his protestations that he “was never good at realizing what might offend someone anyway.” Please. This is Bret Easton Ellis we’re talking about, author of Less Than Zero, creator of Patrick Bateman, Twitter provocateur par excellence. He’s…

Casey BarrettApril 15, 2019

A Discovery on the Beach Leads to Adventure in Dave Eggers’ “Faraway Things”

Wrong Place, Wrong Time Produces a Wild Plot in Thriller “The Plan: Run for Your Life”

Heartfelt and Educational, “Quacky, Smacky & Tacky” Fosters Kids’ Empathy and Curiosity

“Emi” Means Magic and Monsters and Giant Teddy Bears, Oh My!

Feminist Reimagining of the Old West, “Outlawed” by Anna North, Intrigues Readers

Embark on a Series of Adventures Alongside Two Lovable “Sissies”

Explore New Countries and Cultures in Noah’s Flying Car

YA Time Traveler Shows Smarts in Brush With da Vinci

Tween Detectives Chase After Swift and Mystical Creature in “Swampfire”

“Wimpy Kid” Author Kicks Off Socially Distanced Book Tour

James Rollins Takes Sigma Force to the Gates of Hell in “The Last Odyssey”

Delightful “Mr. Business” Series Encourages Kids to be True to Themselves

Imagination Meets Lifelong Lessons in “The Dale Family Adventures”

Decide the Fate of France in Interactive “Iron Magicians”

Come Dance with a Seductive Specter

Bret Easton Ellis Continues to Offend and Astonish

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