Showing posts with label Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Show all posts

Hoping to Break My Reading Block with these Books: The Way I Used To Be and The Way I Am Now by Amber Smith

 

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So it’s no secret that I have been on a reading block for more than 3 years. So when I received this email, something about the covers called to me. I’m hoping these books will help get me back to reading. 

If you have read these books, I would love to hear your thoughts without spoiling the books. Drop a comment below, and let me know what you think.

Book News: Halloween Book Spooktacular from Simon & Schuster

Here is a great list of books perfect for those little ghouls and goblins brought to you by Simon & Schuster.



 

 

 


And for those not so little...

  

  

(click on any book cover for more information)

Cover Reveals: Persuasion | Lock & Mori | Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between



There have been quite a few cover reveals in the bookish world lately. 
Here are a few that stand out to us.




Persuasion
The Heirs of Watson Island #2
Author: Martina Boone 
Release Date: October 28th 2015
Publisher: Simon Pulse


Grieving the death of her godfather and haunted by her cousin Cassie’s betrayal, Barrie returns from a trip to San Francisco to find the Watson plantation besieged by reporters and ghost-hunters. Some are hoping to see the ancient spirit who sets the river on fire each night, while others are chasing rumors of a stolen shipment of Civil War gold that may be hidden at Colesworth Place. Chaos descends as Cassie hires a team of archeologists to excavate beneath the mansion ruins. But more is buried there than treasure.

A mysterious, magical man appears at Watson’s Landing, claiming the key to the Watson and Beaufort gifts and the Colesworth curse also lies beneath the mansion. With a mix of threats and promises, he engages Barrie and Cassie in a midnight visit, but the spell he conjurs has potentially deadly consequences.

While Barrie and dreamy Eight Beaufort struggle to make sense of the escalating danger and their growing feelings for each other, Barrie has to figure out not only whom to trust, but which gift is more reliable—Eight’s or her own. With millions of dollars and the fate of the founding families at stake, she must choose between what she feels deep in her heart and what will keep her loved ones safe.




Lock & Mori
Lock & Mori #1
Author: Heather W. Petty
Release Date: September 15th 2015
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's


FACT: Someone has been murdered in London’s Regent’s Park. The police have no leads.

FACT: Miss James “Mori” Moriarty and Sherlock “Lock” Holmes should be hitting the books on a school night. Instead, they are out crashing a crime scene.

FACT: Lock has challenged Mori to solve the case before he does. Challenge accepted.

FACT: Despite agreeing to Lock’s one rule—they must share every clue with each other—Mori is keeping secrets.

OBSERVATION: Sometimes you can’t trust the people closest to you with matters of the heart. And after this case, Mori may never trust Lock again.



Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Release Date: September 1st 2015
Publisher: Poppy


On the night before they leave for college, Clare and Aidan only have one thing left to do: figure out whether they should stay together or break up. Over the course of twelve hours, they'll retrace the steps of their relationship, trying to find something in their past that might help them decide what their future should be. The night will lead them to friends and family, familiar landmarks and unexpected places, hard truths and surprising revelations. But as the clock winds down and morning approaches, so does their inevitable goodbye. The question is, will it be goodbye for now or goodbye forever?

This new must-read novel from Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, explores the difficult choices that must be made when life and love lead in different directions.

Mini-Book Review: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

Through the Woods
Author: Emily Carroll
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Graphic Novel | Horror | Short Stories
Released: July 15th 2014
Review Source: Margaret K. McElderry Books



Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online webcomic sensation “His Face All Red,” in print for the first time.

Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, where you can travel to “Our Neighbor’s House”—though coming back might be a problem. Or find yourself a young bride in a house that holds a terrible secret in “A Lady’s Hands Are Cold.” You might try to figure out what is haunting “My Friend Janna,” or discover that your brother’s fiancée may not be what she seems in “The Nesting Place.” And of course you must revisit the horror of “His Face All Red,” the breakout webcomic hit that has been gorgeously translated to the printed page.

Already revered for her work online, award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll’s stunning visual style and impeccable pacing is on grand display in this entrancing anthology, her print debut.


This book will capture your interest from the second you begin reading it. The illustrations are pretty awesome. It's like they have something secret drawn into them that put you in a trance and you can't take your eyes off them. At times I just caught myself starring at the same picture for a few instead of turning the page. Carroll not only tells a eerie tale but also captures you with the illustrations. 

You will read in one sitting. And when your done, you skim through the pages over and over again to see those awesome illustrations again. I recommend to anyone that enjoy a great graphic novel but also a scary haunting tales. 





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