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I attended the Little, Brown fall preview in April and the arcs I requested came this week! Happy dance.
Publisher synopsis:
"Amira, look at me," Muma insists.
She collects both my hands in hers.
"The Janjaweed attack without warning.
If ever they come-- run."
Finally, Amira is twelve. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for new responsibilities. And maybe old enough to go to school in Nyala-- Amira's one true dream.
But life in her peaceful Sudanese village is shattered when the Janjaweed arrive. The terrifying attackers ravage the town and unleash unspeakable horrors. After she loses nearly everything, Amira needs to dig deep within herself to find the strength to make the long journey-- on foot-- to safety at a refugee camp. Her days are tough at the camp, until the gift of a simple red pencil opens her mind-- and all kinds of possibilities. 
Publisher synopsis: A sweeping historical romance about a witch who foresees her own murder--and the one boy who can help change her future.
Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island's whalers safe at sea, but her mother has forced her into a magic-free world of proper manners and respectability. When Avery dreams she's to be murdered, she knows time is running out to unlock her magic and save herself.
Avery finds an unexpected ally in a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane--a sailor with magic of his own, who moves Avery in ways she never expected. Becoming a witch might stop her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers her magic requires a sacrifice she never prepared for.
Publisher synopsis: Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places.
I'm not sure how this connection came about but I got asked to participate in a blog tour by a publicist awhile back and every couple of months I get an email asking if I'd be interested in a book. Yes, thank you. These came my way this week.
Kelsey Green, Reading Queen by Claudia Mills. Illustrated by Rob Shepperson. Franklin School series #1. 122 p. Square Fish/ Macmillan, March 2014. 9781250034052.
Annika Riz, Math Whiz by Claudia Mills. Illustrated by Rob Shepperson. Franklin School series #2.120 p. Margaret Ferguson Books/ Farrar Straus Giroux, May 13, 2014. 9780303358.
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Salt & Storm, eek! Lucky! So can't wait to read it. :)
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