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Mint To Be by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc Book Reviews
Books YA Fiction & Indies Young Adult Fiction Mint To Be 2273 0 Pour yourself a cup of hot chocolate and settle into this sweet and cozy winter romance by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc, author of the hit Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice! This edition includes a special scratch and sniff cover to keep you in the holiday spirit all year long. It’s been eight months since seventeen-year-old Emma left the quaint town of Briar Glen to attend boarding school in New York City.
Breaking the Ice by Natalie Blitt Book Reviews
Books Middle Grade Fiction & Indies Middle Grade Fiction Breaking the Ice 92 0 One girl. One boy. A small-town ice rink. This sweet story of hockey, friendships, and crushes is perfect for tween readers in search of a hockey rom-com that's just right for them. Harper was born to play hockey. She was captain of her school's hockey team...but after she causes an accident during a game, Harper is terrified to ever get back on the ice again.
It's You Every Time by Charlene Thomas Book Reviews
Books YA Fiction & Indies Young Adult Fiction It's You Every Time 89 0 A story about self-discovery, grief, and destiny that begs the question: How do you keep going when your world has stopped spinning? When Sydney Michaels stops for breakfast in order to put off scholastic ruin a little longer, she never expected to―quite literally―bump into cute-boy stranger, Marcus Burke.
Chef's Secret (Front Desk #6) by Kelly Yang Book Reviews
“Chef’s Secret” by Kelly Yang follows main character Jason Yao and his girlfriend, Mia Tang. Life in middle school is not so easy, as he spends much of his time as a professional chef as well as helping to run a motel. He wants to make time for fun dates with his girlfriend, but his time is sparse, and he has to figure out the best way to make everything work in his favor. Little does he know that life—often in the form of his dad—is going to get in the way and make things that much harder for him.
The Judgment of Yoyo Gold by Isaac Blum Book Reviews
Books YA Fiction & Indies Young Adult Fiction The Judgment of Yoyo Gold Featured 116 0 A National Jewish Book Award finalist! A smart and powerful story set in the Orthodox Jewish community about what it means to fit in, break out, and find your own way, by the award-winning author of The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen. This book is Gossip Girl + My Name Is Asher Lev + I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Yoyo Gold has always played the role of the perfect Jewish daughter.
Tesla Owners Mostly Trade In For Teslas, Not Gas Cars
The key point is that 70% of Tesla owners and lessees who trade their cars in do so for another Tesla. So, a correct headline would be: “Tesla Owners Mostly Trade In For Teslas.” ...well to be strictly accurate Zac, as you yourself go on to explain, the key point Is that 70% of US Tesla owners and leasees who traded their Teslas in traded them in for Teslas.
Taekwondo students earn new belts
CLYDE — Blue Dragon Taekwondo students are breaking boards, sparring, and demonstrating form mastering while earning new belt levels. Blue Dragon Taekwondo, owned and taught by fifth-degree black belt Marshall Hale, held the third of four 2023 testing sessions on Aug. 5 and 12. Eighty students tested for new belts. Requirements for moving from one belt to another include the demonstration of abilities to complete forms and break boards.
Blue Dragon Taekwondo students earn new belts
Blue Dragon Taekwondo celebrated new belt holders at the April testing. Requirements for moving from one belt to another include the demonstration of abilities to complete forms, spar, and break boards or concrete. Beginning with yellow belts, students are also required to demonstrate knowledge of Taekwondo Korean terminology. kAm$EF56?ED 368:?
Taekwondo students back breaking boards, earning belts
Taekwondo students are back breaking boards and earning new belts in 2023. Blue Dragon Taekwondo in Waynesville, owned and taught by fifth-degree black belt Marshall Hale, held the first of four 2023 testing sessions on Feb. 4. Over 100 students tested for new belts. Requirements for moving from one belt to another include the demonstration of abilities to complete forms and break boards.
Taekwondo students back breaking board, earning belts
Taekwondo students are back breaking boards and earning new belts in 2023. Blue Dragon Taekwondo in Waynesville, owned and taught by fifth-degree black belt Marshall Hale, held the first of four 2023 testing sessions on Feb. 4. Over 100 students tested for new belts. Requirements for moving from one belt to another include the demonstration of abilities to complete forms and break boards.
Blue Dragon Taekwondo students complete belt tests
Blue Dragon Taekwondo students completed the second of the school’s four belt tests on May 8. Requirements for moving from one belt to another includes the demonstration of abilities to complete forms and break boards. Beginning with yellow belts, students are required to demonstrate sparring techniques as well as their knowledge of Taekwondo Korean terminology. Below is the list of students and their new belt levels.
Blue Dragon Taekwondo students compete in tournament
Blue Dragon Taekwondo students competed in the Southeastern Martial Arts Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on March 12. Seventeen students participated in the tournament. Below are placements for each student in the category in which they participated.
Finding Her Edge by Jennifer Iacopelli Book Reviews
Books YA Fiction & Indies Young Adult Fiction Finding Her Edge New Adriana Russo is figure skating royalty. With gold-medalist parents, and her older sister headed to the Olympics, all she wants is to live up to the family name and stand atop the ice dance podium at the Junior World Championships. But fame doesn’t always mean fortune, and their legendary skating rink is struggling under the weight of her dad’s lavish lifestyle.
Blue Dragon Taekwondo students earn new belts at February testing
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Blue Dragon students grunt, growl through May tests
Blue Dragon Taekwondo tests students four times a year to provide opportunities to graduate to new belt levels. During the May testing event, students were assessed by correctly performing their poomsaes (forms), breaking boards, one-step sparring techniques, practice sparring and knowledge of Korean Taekwondo terminology.
My High School Rebel Boyfriend
Books Young Adult Indie My High School Rebel Boyfriend He’s a rebel with a cause… to make my life a misery Mitchell Finlayson has it in for me All because I snitched on him Well, he deserved it, but I didn’t count on his punishment being to help the volleyball team.
Girl at Heart
Books Young Adult Indie Girl at Heart Featured As the daughter of a successful Major League pitcher, Charlie Hastings has baseball in her blood. Unfortunately, being the only girl on her high school baseball team, Charlie has always been just one of the guys. When her best friend, and secret love of her life, asks another girl to the prom, Charlie is devastated. She’s tired of being overlooked by boys because she’s not like other girls.
Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Beth Rodgers (Welcome To Chanu-Con!), Plus Giveaway!
Welcome to our weekly special feature post, Author Of The Week!! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!! Meet Beth Rodgers, YABC's Author Of The Week! Beth Rodgers is an author and editor.
Welcome to Chanu-Con!
Books Kids Indie Welcome to Chanu-Con! Featured Co-Authors / Illustrators Howard Fridson Publisher Name Clear Stone Press Published Date November 01, 2019 ISBN Number 978-0998410814 Join Max and his sister Lila as they navigate their synagogue's Chanukah extravaganza, "Chanu-Con!" Their day's highlights include making a human menorah, dipping Chanukah candles, tasting latkes and Chanukah treats, and dancing to festive music.
Stranger Things: Runaway Max by Brenna Yovanoff Book Reviews
Books YA Fiction & Indies Young Adult Fiction Stranger Things: Runaway Max Don't miss this gripping, emotional prequel to the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things! The never-before-told backstory of the beloved Dig Dug maven, Max Mayfield, written by New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff. This must-read novel, based on the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, explores Max's past--the good and the bad--as well as how she came to find her newfound sense of home in Hawkins, Indiana.
Stranger Things: Runaway Max
Books Young Adult Fiction Stranger Things: Runaway Max Don't miss this gripping, emotional prequel to the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things! The never-before-told backstory of the beloved Dig Dug maven, Max Mayfield, written by New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff. This must-read novel, based on the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, explores Max's past--the good and the bad--as well as how she came to find her newfound sense of home in Hawkins, Indiana.
Lily and the Wedding Date Mistake
Books Young Adult Indie Lily and the Wedding Date Mistake Publisher Name Seven Steps Publishing Published Date April 23, 2019 IT WAS THE WORST FIRST DATE EVER! When seventeen-year-old Lily McAlister meets a witty, mysterious boy at her aunt's wedding, sparks instantly fly between them. There's only one problem. She's lost her glasses and can't see his face. Worse, when she finds her glasses she gets a front row seat to him asking out her sister.
The Next to Last Mistake
Books Young Adult Fiction The Next to Last Mistake Featured 598 0 Tess Goodwin's life in rural Iowa is sheltered and uncomplicated. Although she chooses to spend most of her free time playing chess with her best friend Zander, the farm-boy from next door, her skills as a bovine midwife and tractor mechanic ensure that she fits in with the other kids at East Chester High.
When Fall Breaks
Books Young Adult Indie When Fall Breaks 304 0 Co-Authors / Illustrators JT Authors Published Date March 05, 2018 *****Best YA Book & Author of the Year***** The Three Bookateers 2015 Indie Awards Kaitlyn Woodley is a beautiful, determined, high school senior who embraces her small-town roots and country life. She’s studious, musically gifted, and headed for a successful career in swimming. Her dreams are well within her reach.
In Paris With You
Eugene and Tatiana could have fallen in love, if things had gone differently. If they had tried to really know each other, if it had just been them, and not the others. But that was years ago and time has found them far apart, leading separate lives. Until they meet again in Paris. What really happened back then? And now? Could they ever be together again after everything?
Soof
All her life, Aurora has heard stories about Heidi and all the good luck she brought Aurora's family. Aurora, though, doesn't feel very lucky. The kids at school think she's weird. And she's starting to think her mom thinks she's weird, too. Especially compared to Heidi. On the eve of a visit from Heidi, more bad luck hits Aurora's family. There's a fire in their attic, destroying a good part of their house. And, even worse, Aurora's beloved dog goes missing.
Lucky in Love
Maddie's not impulsive. She's all about hard work and planning ahead. But one night, on a whim, she buys a lottery ticket. And then, to her astonishment --She wins!In a flash, Maddie's life is unrecognizable. No more stressing about college scholarships. Suddenly, she's talking about renting a yacht. And being in the spotlight at school is fun... until rumors start flying, and random people ask her for loans.
The Homework Strike
Gregory K. has too much homework. Middle school is hard work, and Gregory tries to be a good student. He participates in class, he studies for his tests -- he and his friends even help each other with their assignments. But no matter what he does, there's never enough time to finish all his homework. It just isn't fair. So Gregory goes on a total, complete homework strike. No worksheets, no essays, no projects. His friends think he's crazy. His parents are worried about his grades.
Knock Knock
Seeing What Matters Good PointsSometimes it just takes a look at what is really going on, without all of the pent-up emotion hiding reality from view, to show what matters. Sauer's sweet-natured tale of realizing that someone's true motivation isn't always to be out to get someone else, despite what the other person might think, is a wake-up call to anyone who has ever misread a person or situation before.
Bear's Spooky Book of Hidden Things: Halloween Seek-and-Find
If you want to keep kids happily busy for hours this Halloween, internet sensation Gergely Dudás's seek-and-find picture book is Where’s Waldo? for the next generation. On Halloween night, Bear is hoping for all treats and no tricks. And he'd like lots of his very favorite treat: honeycomb! Bear is off on an adventure—through a pumpkin patch and a haunted house and a corn maze—to search for this sweet. Can YOU help Bear sort through all the tricks to uncover where his treat is hidden?
Let Me List the Ways
Mackenzie Clark has been best friends with Nolan Walker for as long as she can remember. She’s shared everything with him, from adventures with their families and days lounging at the beach to long talks about their friends and her journey with type 1 diabetes. The only thing she hasn’t shared is the fact that she is in love with him. Now in their senior year of high school, Mackenzie and Nolan know that in a few short months everything will change as they head off to different colleges.
Sleep Train
A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. "Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack," reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of the train cars from his book--the sleeping car, of course! Rhythmically told by the author of the Froggy books, Sleep Train is also stunning to look at.
Featured Review: Listen to Your Heart by Kasie West
Kasie West brings us another compelling read with “Listen to your Heart,” a story about lake life, friendships, secrets, and podcasting. Our main character, Kate Bailey, would choose spending all her time on the lake if it wasn’t for her parents insisting she go to school, her best friend insisting she check out her latest crush, and - well - the classes she needs to take as a junior. One unexpected class on her schedule is podcasting, mostly at the request of her best friend.
Featured Review: Alicia and the Light Bulb People in Star Factory 13 by Barbara Roman
Where do light bulbs go when they burn out? Do they stay dead forever? Or can they be regenerated to live a brand new life with a brand new purpose? If they’re lucky they go to Star Factory 13 to become glorious stars in the sky…after they pass a rigorous test of their personality given by Carelia the Light Goddess, that is. But how in the world did 10-year-old Alicia get to Star Factory 13? All she did was go shopping in Walker’s Department Store with Mother to buy a new lamp for her bedroom.
When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel
Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were just two kids growing up in Queens, New York — best friends who met in a sixth-grade production of Alice in Wonderland and bonded over girls, baseball, and rock ’n’ roll. As teens, they practiced singing into a tape recorder, building harmonies that blended their now-famous voices until they sounded just right.
Listen to Your Heart
Kasie West brings us another compelling read with “Listen to your Heart,” a story about lake life, friendships, secrets, and podcasting. Our main character, Kate Bailey, would choose spending all her time on the lake if it wasn’t for her parents insisting she go to school, her best friend insisting she check out her latest crush, and - well - the classes she needs to take as a junior. One unexpected class on her schedule is podcasting, mostly at the request of her best friend.
Featured Review: Rebel with a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring
Jesobel Jones is bold and brash, the daughter of a hand model and a washed-up rock star. Jess sees no need to apologize for her rambling house, her imperfect family, her single status ... or her weight. Jess is who she is. She makes her own cupcakes and she eats them, too. No regrets. That is, until Own Clothes Day rolls around at school. Jess and her friends dedicate the requisite hours of planning to their outfits, their hair and their makeup for the one day they are free from school uniforms.
The Only Girl in School
When Claire's best friend, Bess, moves away, she becomes the only girl left in her entire school. At first, she thinks she'll be able to deal with this -- after all, the girls' bathroom is now completely hers, so she can turn it into her own private headquarters and draw on the walls. When it comes to soccer games or sailing races, she can face off against any boy. The problem is that her other best friend, Henry, has begun to ignore her. And Webby, a super-annoying bully, won't leave her alone.
Sundae My Prince Will Come
Malie's mom manages an ice cream parlor, but Malie's real love is ballet. She dreams of landing the lead in an upcoming production of Cinderella and dancing onstage while her boyfriend, Ethan, cheers from the audience. But Malie's mom is less than supportive. Then cute new boy Alonzo arrives from Italy. His true love is ice cream -- gelato, to be exact. Alonzo offers a Malie a deal: If she lets him help out at the parlor, she can take dance lessons from his mom, a famed ballerina.
YABC Scavenger Hunt: Freshman Fourteen (Beth Rodgers), Plus Excerpt & Extra Giveaway!
Today we're excited to share an excerpt from Read on for more about Beth and her novel! And don't forget to answer the question from this post on the Scavenger Hunt form for a chance Beth Rodgers is an author, editor, and college English instructor. She has published two novels, 'Freshman Fourteen' and 'Sweet Fifteen,' with main character Margot Maples. She is currently working on taking Margot through her junior and senior years of high school in the next two books in the series.
The Golden Thread: A Song for Pete Seeger
With dazzling, lyrical verse in the folk revival style and stunning cut-paper illustrations, Colin Meloy and Nikki McClure pay tribute to Pete Seeger, a visionary who changed the world with song. Pete Seeger once sang that if he had a golden thread, he would use it to weave people from all over the world to one another. That golden thread, for Pete, was music. Born into a family of traveling musicians, Pete picked up his first instrument at age seven.
Just Being Jackie
A stunning and inspirational nonfiction picture book about the life and style of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from Margaret Cardillo and Julia Denos, the team that created Just Being Audrey. Jackie Kennedy was an American icon of style and grace—but there was steel under that style. Her poise under fire, intelligence, and tireless work as First Lady earned her the respect of leaders worldwide and made her beloved by generations. Jackie’s legacy also extended beyond her time in public life.
Pinkalicious at the Fair
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Rabbit & Possum
Rabbit likes to leap before she looks. Possum is a little more cautious. Together, they are a dynamic duo ready to charm fans of Frog and Toad or Toot & Puddle! Rabbit has been preparing all day for her best friend Possum’s visit, but when the time comes she finds Possum fast asleep. No matter what Rabbit does, she just can’t wake him up. But then a rustle in the bushes frightens Possum and sends him up a tree—where he gets very, very stuck. Rabbit has any number of ideas to get him down.
If the S in Moose Comes Loose
Spelling has never been so zany! When the S in MOOSE comes loose, Cow must find the missing letters and glue MOOSE back together! Perfect for fans of Michael Hall and Sandra Boynton. Rollicking, clever, and a great way to have fun with letters, If the S in Moose Comes Loose is a seriously wild ride from start to finish. When two of Moose’s letters come loose, he vanishes.
Rebel with a Cupcake
Jesobel Jones is bold and brash, the daughter of a hand model and a washed-up rock star. Jess sees no need to apologize for her rambling house, her imperfect family, her single status ... or her weight. Jess is who she is. She makes her own cupcakes and she eats them, too. No regrets. That is, until Own Clothes Day rolls around at school. Jess and her friends dedicate the requisite hours of planning to their outfits, their hair and their makeup for the one day they are free from school uniforms.
The 11:11 Wish
Megan Meyers has a foolproof plan to reinvent herself at her new school. Good-bye, dorky math nerd; hello, friend magnet! But her first day at Saguaro Prep starts off weird to the tenth power. When she’s dared to “make something exciting happen,” Megan is thrown into the middle of an epic power struggle between the two seventh-grade Spirit Captains.
Featured Review: The Law of Tall Girls by Joanne Macgregor
When you really stand out, can you ever fit in? Seventeen-year-old Peyton Lane is a tall girl. So tall, it’s the only thing most people notice about her. On impulse, she accepts a bet to prove she can be as attractive and desirable as other girls. Now she just needs to go on four dates (including the prom) with one of the guys on her very short list of very tall boys. Number one on the list is Jay Young – the new guy that Peyton already likes way more than she should.
Featured Review: The Importance of Getting Revenge by Amanda Abram
17-year-old Lexi Turner has just been dumped by her boyfriend of three years—on the day she was going to, well, "do it" with him. And to make matters worse, he dumped her for a life-force-sucking demon! Devastated by this turn of events, she decides there is only one way to deal with the situation: get revenge! Enter Jase Holloway—Lexi's former childhood friend and adversary to her ex.
Featured Review: The Boyfriend Agreement by Seven Steps
About This Book: Fake boyfriends are hard work. When 16-year-old Bella’s dream boy asks her to be his fake girlfriend, Bella does the unthinkable. She says yes. The rules are simple. Two weeks, no kissing, and a few big lies. But things turn complicated when Bella begins to develop feelings for her fake boyfriend's brother. Can Bella get out of her fake relationship and into a real one without exposing her lies or destroying her friendships?
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