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Mini Review: Geek Parenting by Stephen H. Segal and Valya Dudycz Lupescu

January 16, 2017

As with all my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my notes that I took while reading Geek Parenting. Funny book! There are great parenting lessons in this book BUT I don’t feel like I’m learning much. It’s more like telling us “you can learn this parenting lesson from this movie/TV show/comic/video ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews + Giveaway: Workman Publishing “In the Spirit” Blog Tour

October 20, 2016

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 7-year-old son reviews children’s books! Go here to find out more. FTC DISCLAIMER: We received copies of these books from the publisher in exchange for our honest review. We were not compensated in any other way for this review. Hi everyone! Today ...

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Review: We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

February 11, 2016

Title: We Are the Ants Author: Shaun David Hutchinson Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: January 2016 Pages: 451 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Science Fiction, LGBTQIA There are a few things Henry Denton knows, and a few things he doesn’t. Henry knows that his mom is struggling ...

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Review: Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

December 25, 2015

Title: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person Author: Shonda Rhimes Series: None Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 2015 Pages: 314 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Adult/Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Memoir The mega-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and ...

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Review: Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano

October 30, 2015

Title: Diary of a Haunting Author: M. Verano Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: August 25, 2015 Pages: 313 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Horror, Paranormal When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile divorce, she expects to ...

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Review: Hit by Delilah S. Dawson

April 23, 2015

Title: Hit Author: Delilah S. Dawson Series: Hit #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: April 14, 2015 Pages: 324 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian NO ONE READS THE FINE PRINT. The good news is that the USA is finally out of debt. The bad news is that we were bought out by Valor ...

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Mini Review: Rebellion (Extraction #2) by Stephanie Diaz

April 13, 2015

Title: Rebellion Author: Stephanie Diaz Series: Extraction #2 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Pages: 324 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian The uprising has begun. It’s been seven days since Clementine and ...

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Review: Extraction (Extraction #1) by Stephanie Diaz

February 6, 2015

Title: Extraction Author: Stephanie Diaz Series: Extraction #1 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: July 22, 2014 Pages: 403 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian “Welcome to Extraction testing.” Clementine has spent her ...

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DNF: Compulsion by Martina Boone

December 12, 2014

Title: Compulsion Author: Martina Boone Series: The Heirs of Watson Island #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 28, 2014 Pages: 433 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner ...

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Review: Rumble by Ellen Hopkins

August 12, 2014

Title: RumbleAuthor: Ellen HopkinsSeries: NonePublisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’sPublication Date: August 26, 2014Pages: 546Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT, Religion, Free Verse Eighteen-year-old Matthew Turner doesn’t ...

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