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Wishtress
Author: Nadine BrandesHer tears grant wishes. Her next tear will end her life. She didn’t ask to be the Wishtress. Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wishes. But when a granted wish goes wrong, she is cursed: the next tear she sheds will kill her. She must travel to the Well to break the curse before it can claim her life—and before the king’s militairen find her. To survive the journey, Myrthe must harden…
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HUGE Audible Sale – tons of books under $5!
Okay friends, Audible is having a huge sale on right now and I want to tell you about it before it ends! (I believe it ends at midnight on Friday.) First of all, let me say: for the last few years I have purchased the Audible Premium Plus Annual subscription. It gives me 12 credits right up front (one for every month of the year but I get them all at once) and I only pay once a year and…
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Rescue
Author: Jennifer A. NielsenSix hundred and fifty-seven days ago, Meg Kenyon's father left their home in France to fight for the Allies in World War II, and that was the last time Meg saw him. Recently, she heard he was being held prisoner by the Nazis, a terrible sentence from which Meg fears he'll never return. All she has left of him are the codes he placed in a jar for her to decipher, an affectionate game the…
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Duel of Fire
Author: Jordan RivetSeries: Steel and FireDara Ruminor is a competitive duelist in Vertigon, where athletes live like kings as long as the crowds love them. She’s good with a sword but can’t figure out how to charm the spectators like a true champion. When Dara is asked to train with Prince Siv, the heir to the throne, she faces her most difficult opponent yet. Handsome, charismatic, and utterly infuriating, he refuses to take the sport—or her—seriously. But someone wants Prince…
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A Midnight Dance
Author: Joanna Davidson PolitanoAll theater romances are tragedies. Ella Blythe knows this. Still, she cannot help but hope her own story may turn out different than most--and certainly different than the tragic story of the Ghost of Craven Street Theater. Yet as she struggles to maintain her tenuous place in the ever-shrinking ballet company, win the attentions of principal dancer Philippe, and avoid company flirt Jack, Ella cannot deny the uncanny feeling that her life is mirroring that…
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The Wednesday Wars
I love this one on audio, it’s one of the few that I love to re-listen to, I try to listen to it about once a year! Author: Gary D. SchmidtSeventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Throughout the school year, Holling strives to get a handle on the Shakespeare plays Mrs. Baker assigns him to read on his own time, and to figure out the enigmatic Mrs. Baker. At home, Holling's…
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