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Tour Schedule: After the Worst Thing Happens by Audrey Vernick

/ Jun 22, 2020

After the Worst Thing Happens

by Audrey Vernick

Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books

Release Date: May 5th 2020

Genre: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Death

Synopsis:

Left reeling after her thoughtless mistake causes a terrible accident, 12-year-old Army Morand channels her grief to help someone in need.

Army Morand feels like her life has been blown to bits when the worst thing imaginable happens--her beloved dog dies. It was an accident, but it was also Army's fault. She can't seem to stop hiding from everything and everybody including her best friend JennaLouise.

But then Army sees Madison, the little girl who moved in across the way, climbing a tree and walking down the street unsupervised. Her family is not neglectful, just overwhelmed. Army finds herself overcome with the need to help Madison's family to make sure another worst thing doesn't happen--which becomes even more challenging when a big storm threatens her town.

Audrey grew up in Whitestone, New York, where she lived with her parents and two sisters and a not very bright small white dog. She has a freaky memory about the names of the kids in her class at P.S. 184Q, and even remembers where most of them stood in size order.

She always loved to read and still rereads Harriet the Spy on a regular basis. She was not one of those children who always knew she wanted to be a writer; she didn't love to write until college. She's been writing ever since.

In addition to writing for children, Audrey has published more than a dozen short stories for adults in magazines and literary journals. She received an mfa from Sarah Lawrence College.

Audrey divides her time between writing (which is mostly spent revising) and visiting elementary schools to talk about writing and publishing. (For school visit info, click here.) She also speaks at conferences around the country.

She lives near the ocean in New Jersey with her family. and one fairly intelligent medium-sized black dog.

Audrey Vernick received a 2019 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

July 7th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

July 8th

Bookishnerd - Review + Favourite Quotes

Two Points of Interest - Review

Chrisycat.blogspot.in - Review + Favourite Quotes

Her Book Thoughts - Review

PopTheButterfly Read - Review

Deynne Craves Pages - Review + Dream Cast

July 9th

A Gingerly Review - Guest Post

Rajiv's reviews - Review

Bookstacksandliterature - Review

MaBookYard - Review + Favourite Quotes

Musings of a Bookish Teacher - Review

Bookablereads - Promotional Post

July 10th

Indelible Ink Inscribes - Review

Pirouettes.And.Pages - Review + Playlist

A LOT OF PAGES - Review

The Crazy Rich Bibliophile - Promotional Post

July 11th

Emelie's Books - Guest Post

A Million Stitches of Life - Review

Books, Tea, Healthy Me - Review + Favourite Quotes

Nomadic Worlds - Review

Booktales and Donuts - Review

July 12th

Librorum in Sempiternum - Review

Books and Zebras - Review

Read, Life and Life around It... - Review + Favourite Quotes

Kris Reads - Review

July 13th

Willow Writes And Reads - Review + Playlist

The Urban Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

writingyouthereviewsyouneed - Review

lexisbookreview - Review

Annej Reads - Promotional Post

Tour Sign-Ups: Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee

/ Jun 18, 2020

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for Brother's Keeper that is being released on July 16th, 2020.

The tour will run from July 15th - 21st and there will be available the following types of posts:

Review (Limited spots)
Interview
Guest Post
Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
Promotional Post

Remember that July 15th this reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick July 15th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through NetGalley. So before signing up make sure you have an account on NG and can receive e-copies through the site.

Physical copies will be available for bloggers wanting to participate on the Bookstagram.

As always, there will be a tour giveaway provided by the author. Details to come soon!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed and the tour schedule has been published.

Brother's Keeper

by Julie Lee

Publisher: Holiday House

Release Date: June 16th 2020

Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Juvenile, Childrens

Synopsis:

Can two children escape North Korea on their own?

North Korea. December, 1950.

Twelve-year-old Sora and her family live under an iron set of rules: No travel without a permit. No criticism of the government. No absences from Communist meetings. Wear red. Hang pictures of the Great Leader. Don't trust your neighbors. Don't speak your mind. You are being watched.

But war is coming, war between North and South Korea, between the Soviets and the Americans. War causes chaos--and war is the perfect time to escape. The plan is simple: Sora and her family will walk hundreds of miles to the South Korean city of Busan from their tiny mountain village. They just need to avoid napalm, frostbite, border guards, and enemy soldiers.

But they can't. And when an incendiary bombing changes everything, Sora and her little brother Young will have to get to Busan on their own. Can a twelve-year-old girl and her eight-year-old brother survive three hundred miles of warzone in winter?

Haunting, timely, and beautiful, this harrowing novel from a searing new talent offers readers a glimpse into a vanished time and a closed nation.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Julie Lee graduated from Cornell University with a degree in history. After working in market research in Manhattan for over ten years, she decided to pursue writing full-time. Currently, Julie lives in Georgia with her husband and three children. When she is not spending time with her family, she is working on her next book while pursuing an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Brother's Keeper is her debut novel.

Tour Sign-Ups: After the Worst Thing Happens by Audrey Vernick

Hello FFBC team!! We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for After The Worst Thing Happens that was released on May 5th, 2020.

The tour will run from July 7th - 13th and there will be available the following types of posts:

Review (Limited spots)
Interview
Guest Post
Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
Promotional Post

Remember that July 7th this reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick July 7th in the sign-up form.

As always, there will be a tour giveaway provided by the author. Details to come soon!

After the Worst Thing Happens

by Audrey Vernick

Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books

Release Date: May 5th 2020

Genre: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Death

Synopsis:

Left reeling after her thoughtless mistake causes a terrible accident, 12-year-old Army Morand channels her grief to help someone in need.

In addition to writing for children, Audrey has published more than a dozen short stories for adults in magazines and literary journals. She received an mfa from Sarah Lawrence College.

She lives near the ocean in New Jersey with her family. and one fairly intelligent medium-sized black dog.

Audrey Vernick received a 2019 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Tour Schedule: Middle School Misadventures- Hat Heist by Jason Platt

/ Apr 22, 2020

Middle School Misadventures: Operation: Hat Heist!

by Jason Platt
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: April 21, 2020

Genre: Middle Grade, Children's, Graphic Novel

Synopsis:

In Jason Platt's second Middle School Misadventures graphic novel, Newell's favorite hat gets taken away! With the help of his most talented friends, he concocts the perfect plan to get it back. Operation: Hat Heist is a go!

Newell's favorite show of all time is The Captain! Newell is beyond excited when he learns that the Captain himself, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, will be at Monster Comic Con. He can't wait to meet The Captain wearing his once-worn-by-The-Captain WWII crusher hat that his dad gave him. But when Newell brings the hat to school, it gets stolen from his backpack! Fart.

When Newell finally spots the culprit wearing his hat in the hall, Mr. Todd confiscates it and reminds the students, "There are no hats to be worn in school!" Double fart. What will Newell do?! He wants his hat back so he doesn't let his dad down and so he can impress his hero, but Mr. Todd refuses to return it! Just when Newell is about to give up, he receives a note from 8th grader Ethan: "I have an idea. Also, bring your friends. They can help too." Can Newell, Ethan, and this ragtag group of friends pull off the perfect hat heist?

In this fun and imaginative full-color graphic novel, Jason Platt sends fast-talking, daydreaming, Newell on another desperate quest to save his favorite hat before he meets his all-time hero.

Jason Platt is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, and in 2016, was accepted into the National Cartoonists Society by a unanimous vote. He is also the creator of the popular webcomic series Mister & Me. He and his family live in Davenport, Iowa.