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A PERILOUS JOURNEY OF DANGER & MAYHEM BOOK 1: ‘A DASTARDLY PLOT’ By Christopher Healy Publication Date September 25 2018 ISBN: 978-06-234197 It is 1883—the Age of Invention! A time when great men like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nicola Tesla, and George Eastman work to turn the country into a mechanical-electrical-industrial marvel: a land of limitless opportunity. And it all happens at the world famous Inventors Guild headquarters in New York City—a place where a great idea, a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck can find you rubbing elbows with these gods of industry who will usher humanity into the bright promise of the future. Unless, of course, you’re a woman. Molly Pepper, daughter of brilliant but unknown inventor Cassandra Pepper, lives with her mother in New York. By day, they make ends meet running a small pickle shop; but by night, they toil and dream of Cassandra shattering the glass ceiling of the Inventors Guild and taking her place among...

The Train to Impossible Places: A Cursed Delivery by   P.G. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Book description from Goodreads) A train that travels through impossible places. A boy trapped in a snow globe. And a girl who’s about to go on the adventure of a lifetime. The Impossible Postal Express is no ordinary train. It’s a troll-operated delivery service that runs  My book loving kitties loved this special delivery! everywhere from ocean-bottom shipwrecks, to Trollville, to space. But when this impossible train comes roaring through Suzy’s living room, her world turns upside down. After sneaking on board, Suzy suddenly finds herself Deputy Post Master aboard the train, and faced with her first delivery―to the evil Lady Crepuscula. Then, the package itself begs Suzy not to deliver him. A talking snow globe, Frederick has information Crepuscula could use to take over the entire Union of Impossible Places. But when protecting Frederick means putting her fri...

Okay, friends.... this is such a good blog tour! Not because of anything I did, though. What I have for you is a SUPER fun Q&A with the author and an AMAZING giveaway. This giveaway includes FOUR signed copies of the book and a full class period SKYPE! I mean.... really... that's pretty cool! Read this post, because this is one of the most fun sets of answers I've gotten from an author, and then be sure to go all the way down to the end to enter to win. (Prize provided by the publisher and the author.) THE TREASURE OF MAD DOC MAGEE by Elinor Teele Published by Walden Pond Press ISBN: 978-0062345134 The small, run-down town of Eden is the only place Jenny Burns has ever called home. The roots of the trees are in her bones, the air of the mountains is in her breath, the lakes and rivers are in her blood. And that’s why, when her father loses his job and tells Jenny that they may have to move on from Eden, she knows she can’t let that happen. The feve...

Well - I've had years where I hit way more of my reading goals... When Carrie reminded me that it's time to post about our Must Read lists, it took me a while to remember where I even put my list! I had blogged them in past years, but I guess this year I only made a Goodreads shelf. Aaaaand I haven't updated with any other Must Read in 2018 blog posts this year.... The good news is I found my list. The other good news is I actually DID read some of the books. The best news is I now still have time to try to read a few more, right? Books I haven't read yet. Sadly, I couldn't find many of them on Audible - which is one way I get in a lot of my reading. Mark of the Thief was available, so that will be my next listen. Shadow Scale is also available on Audible - but it's REALLY long. I still think I'll listen to that after Mark of the Thief. I HAVE read Furyborn, and I loved it! Thankfully, this challe...