Chapter Book of the Day
Cinder: Book One in the Lunar Chronicles
by Marissa Meyer
400 pages
Booktalk: Even in the future, the story begins with Once Upon a Time…. Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.
Snippet: Tossing the screwdriver onto the table, Cinder gripped her heel and yanked the foot from its socket. A spark singed her fingertips and she jerked away, leaving the foot to dangle from a tangle of red and yellow wires.
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BOOK GIVEAWAY! Do you want to read this debut novel? The publisher will send a copy to ONE of my blog readers (U.S. or Canada only). Add your name to the comments and I will select one name for today’s book giveaway.
Edited to add: The winner is Linda Baie! Congratulations, Linda!
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Picture Book of the Day
Bright Baby Touch & Feel Colors
by Roger Priddy (Author)
Booktalk: A board book with bright colors and stunning photos, each page has a new color and a new object to touch and feel.
Snippet:
yellow
banana
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STEM Friday on January 20, 2012
STEM Friday is coming! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
The STEM Friday Round-up on January 20, 2012
is at Wrapped in Foil.
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Literary Links
Next (online) Intensive Picture Book Workshop is Feb 1-Mar 14, 2012
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It’s my birthday and I would love a free Cinder book! THANK YOU
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Interesting new dystopian theme. It sounds like a good read!
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I would love to preview this book for my library. Please add me to the book giveaway list.
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This book looks great! It’s been on my “to – read” list since I saw a review for it in one of the professional publications (can’t remember if it was VOYA or Horn Book!) Anyways, if you would please add my name to the list for the giveaway, I would appreciate it!
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Sounds good! Love the cover!
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Hi!
On a totally different topic, I’m hosting STEM Friday on January 27, I think 🙂
But I wouldn’t mind being on the list for the giveaway, either.
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I’d love to win this! Thanks for the opportunity!
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The book sounds really interesting. Count me in for the giveaway!
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Cinder has an intriguing premise. Cinderella as a cyborg and a mechanic to boot. I’d love to have a hard copy. Thanks.
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