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October 2011

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New York Comic Con 2011: The Recap

As you may have heard, this past weekend was New York Comic Con 2011! Every October, hoards of true believers make the arduous trek to the Javits Center, outfitted in their finest geek-garb. Though it’s smaller than the UberMegaMorassOfPeople…

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Smugglers’ Stash and News

Helloooooooo everybody! How you doing? We are both having MAJOR geek-outs over this weekend. I finally caved and started watching Dr. Who ( I KNOW, right?) and Thea attended NY Comic Con (and I am so jealous my eyes…

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On the Radar

On the Smugglers’ Radar

“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…

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8 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell

Title: The Princess Curse Author: Merrie Haskell Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 328 pages Twelve princesses suffer from a puzzling—and downright silly—curse. Ridiculous though the curse may be, whoever breaks…

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8 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Dark of the Moon by Tracy Barrett

Title: Dark of the Moon Author: Tracy Barrett Genre: Historical Fiction, Greek Mythology Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: September 19th 2011 Hardcover: 320 pages Ariadne is destined to become a goddess of the moon. She…

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Smugglers’ Stash & News

Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Hopefully some of you have nice long weekends that you are enjoying. Let’s get down to business. Giveaway Winners: We have a couple of giveaway winners to announce. First up, the winner of an…

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On the Radar

On the Smugglers’ Radar

“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King

Title: Everybody Sees the Ants Author: A. S. King Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: October 3rd 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages Lucky Linderman didn’t ask for his life. He didn’t ask his…

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8 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

Title: Breadcrumbs Written by Anne Ursu Illustrations by Erin McGuire Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press (HarperCollins) Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 313 pages Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends.…

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Smugglers’ Stash and News

Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Internets! I am back from holidays and trying to catch up with you all. The lack of Internet almost drove me bananas and I am still struggling to read all my posts on my feed reader. You were…

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On the Radar

On the Smugglers’ Radar

“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…

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