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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Blog Tour for Booktoure

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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Synopsis: "Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way." Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang... By the time police arrive, Teddy's mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.   When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake,  Agent Tori Hunter  races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that  ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared . His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy's father,  Tori finds he is missing too.   Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy's father, Tori's gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child?  An...
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The Boo Crew Needs YOU! by Vicky Fang

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Title: The Boo Crew Needs YOU! Author: Vicky Fang Genre: Children's Fiction Format: Kindle No. of Pages: 40 Date of Publication: August 1, 2023   Description:  Trouble's come to Monster Town, and emergencies abound! There's no time to wait around... get the Boo Crew! Get ready for a spooky interactive story experience with Lula, Bones, and Fang—a ghost, skeleton, and vampire team who need YOUR help fixing all the messes and frights of a Halloween night gone wrong! Whether it's tapping the page to mend a broken pumpkin or turning the book to set a toppling haunted house back upright, the action prompts let kids join in on the fun and save the day. My Thoughts:  I loved this book. It is such a fun Halloween childrens book. The story follows the boo crew who goes around town solving Halloween themed problems. The best part of the book is the interactive activities included throughout that gets your child involved into the story. As I was reading it, I was thinking to mysel...
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Goodnight Santa by Michelle Robinson

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Title: Goodnight Santa Author: Michelle Robinson Genre: Children's Fiction Format: Kindle No. of Pages: 28 Date of Publication: August 29, 2023   Description:  Get ready for bed during the holiday season with a sweet, jolly story and goodnight, Christmas twist! Follow Santa Claus's journey from his workshop in the North Pole to his magical sleigh and flying reindeer as he brings gifts of every shape and size! In this Christmas picture book, come celebrate the most wonderful time of year as children settle into bed and say "night night" to those sugar plums in their head, perfect for fans of Polar Express! Kids will love saying good night to Santa, his reindeer, and the elves for many holiday nights in what is sure to become a bedtime tradition for families to share. My Thoughts:  A fun Christmas bedtime story that catches the essence of Christmas for children. The things the children say goodnight to are adorable. My son enjoyed this book quite a bit and we have...
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Waiting on Mr. Sloth by Katy Hudson

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Title: Waiting on Mr. Sloth Author: Katy Hudson Genre: Children's Fiction Format: Kindle No. of Pages:  Date of Publication: January 1, 2023 Description:  The sun is out. The temperature is hot. And Sasha has everything packed and ready for a full day of swimming! But Mr. Sloth is taking for-eh-ver! Sasha does NOT like to wait. However, her best friend is never in a hurry. Will Sasha learn to be patient, or will her quick temper ruin a memorable summer outing? Interest level: PreK-3; Reading level: PreK-3 My Thoughts:  I enjoy sloths and find them to be a fascinating animal. The sloth is why I requested this book from Netgalley. The story is cute and the little girl just wants to go swimming with her friend Mr. Sloth. However, he is so slow that it frustrates the little girl. For me the book just didn't do it for me because it felt dragged on. I know this was intentional because of the sloth but it was too painfu...
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Lone Wolf by Gregg Hurwitz and Narrated by Scott Brick

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Title: Lone Wolf Author: Gregg Hurwitz Narrator: Scott Brick Series: Orphan X Genre: Suspense Format: Audiobook Listening Length: 13 hours and 13 minutes Date of Publication: February 13, 2024 Description:  This program is read by multi-award-winning narrator Scott Brick. "Brick employs perfect timing and emphasis to portray Evan and plays him with heart...Brick shines in long passages of exposition, setting up the stakes with deft talent, and quickly shifts into periodic high action."— AudioFile Once a black ops government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the Program, went deep underground, and reinvented himself as someone who will go anywhere and risk everything to help the truly desperate who have nowhere else to turn. Since then, Evan has fought international crime syndicates and drug cartels, faced down the most powerful people in the world and even brought down a President. Now struggling with an unexpected personal crisis, Evan goes back to the very basics ...
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