Showing posts with label 2017 Bingo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 Bingo. Show all posts

Monday, June 18, 2018

Pricked Tour


Pricked
Scott Mooney
Published by: Bleeding Ink Publishing
Publication date: Summer 2019
Genres: Adult, Fairy Tales, Urban Fantasy
Briar Pryce has the power to change the emotions of others by handing them a rose. It is a talent that has done surprisingly little for her, besides landing her a dead-end enchantment delivery job and killing any chance she had with her childhood-crush-turned-roommate. Worst of all, her ability might be responsible for getting her best friend transformed into a cat via a cursed muffin basket. Needless to say, Briar is nowhere near happily-ever-after. But that’s just life as a twenty-something in the Poisoned Apple, New York City’s lost borough of fairy-tale wonder and rent-controlled magic.
When Briar reluctantly agrees to help find a princess’s kidnapped boyfriend in exchange for reversing the curse on her friend, she gets the heroic quest she never really wanted. Unfortunately, the life of a noble heroine is not all it’s cracked up­­ to be – the hours blow, and Briar suspect that the Royal family employing her might be evil, Republican, or both. To complete the suckage, a killer smoke magician is stalking Briar as she searches both the Poisoned Apple and Manhattan for the missing boy. As tensions between the Poisoned Apple royalty ignite and civil war looms, Briar must figure out how to write her own happy ending–or she’ll just be ending.


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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

'The Action Storybook Bible' Blog Tour





Book info
About the book:



The Action Storybook Bible invites families with children ages 8 and under explore God's redemptive story together.
From the sleek and amazing creatures God created at the beginning of the world to the powerful kings who reigned over ancient Israel to Jesus's gift of eternal life for you and your family-God has a beautiful and exciting plan for the world. Where do you fit into that plan? How are the truths found in God's Word reflected in your life?
This Bible storybook features 15 episodes highlighting key milestones in God's story, packed with dozens of scenes-combining stories from God's Word with brand-new captivating illustrations from Brazilian master-artist Sergio Cariello, illustrator of the bestselling The Action Bible. Discover your family's place in God's redemptive story and together put your faith into action!
Interactive features include:
-Fifteen episodes loaded with over 350 brand-new illustrations from master-artist Sergio Cariello.

-Short and easy reading for all ages. Take turns telling God's redemptive story!

-The Life, Faith, Action! feature wraps up each episode and helps your family recognize how God is moving through each story, discover how that relates to your daily lives, and feel inspired to put your faith into action.

-Heroes Hall of Fame index, where you can look up your favorite Bible characters and discover their stories!

My Thoughts On The Book: 
The Action Storybook Bible is a super cute interactive story that will take you through the wonder of Gods words. This is a bible for kids ages 8 years of age and younger but I believe older kids would benefit for this as well.

The Bible has beautiful illustrations that will provide interest and excitement for your child. The colors are bright and super realistic. There is an easy to read print, which will allow for quick reading. I felt like the stories were pretty short and easy to read but also challenging for kids. I loved all the special content included. There is a visual index which is perfect for little ones to explore their favorite biblical characters.

I think children will enjoy the various real life faith in action activities that are provided in each section. They are really easy but very life to change things that you can do with your children. At the end of each day, there is a prayer that the parent and child can say together. I like the way the Bible wraps up each day in this way.

Disclaimer: I received this book for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinions. All thoughts are my own and are not influenced in any way.




About the Authors: 



Catherine has written more than twenty-five books for children, including the bestselling "Adventure Bible Storybook." As publisher of children's resources at David C Cook, she leads product development for The Action Bible® collection, which has sold more than a million copies. Catherine lives with her husband, their three children, and their big furry dog in the Colorado forest. ||**|| Brazilian-born Sergio Cariello has been an accomplished artist since childhood, drawing a regular comic strip for his city's newspaper at age 11. He spent many childhood hours poring over "The Picture Bible" (Portuguese edition), never dreaming he would illustrate an updated edition ("The Action Bible") decades later. Sergio has worked for Marvel Comics and DC comics and has illustrated Batman, Spiderman, Superman, Iron-Man, Wonder Woman, Fantastic-Four, and dozens more comic book characters.
Find out more about Catherine and at http://www.theactionbible.com.
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WHO IS READY FOR A GIVEAWAY? 

Discover your family's place in God's incredible story and together put your faith into action with the new The Action Storybook Bible from David C Cook! Explore God's redemptive story together with your children ages 8 and under in the 15 episodes highlighting key milestones in God's story. Master-artist Sergio Cariello created more than 350 brand-new illustrations to captivate your family and help you recognize how God is moving through each story.


Join the adventure to begin to figure out where you fit into God's beautiful and exciting plan for the world by entering to win the Kindle Fire giveaway!



One grand prize winner will receive:
Enter today by clicking the icon below, but hurry! The giveaway ends on September 29. The winner will be announced October 2 on the Litfuse blog.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

My 2017 Classic Bingo Plan ( In progress)


2017 Classic Bingo Plan: In Progress

This year I have decided to play bingo alongside the wonderful people on Goodreads. The group 
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) does this every single year. This year's bingo seems quite fun. It was created by Kathy. I have been trying to add in more classics into my reading patterns. I have loved the ones that I have recently read. Now onto how all this bingo stuff really works. 






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Duration: 2017
Bingo Level: I'm going to aim for Blackout but start from Level 1 and work towards Level 4. 


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My Plan for this fun challenge

B1: Written by Nobel Laureate- 


B2: Classic Comedy or Satire

B3: Classic Tragedy- Anthony And Cleopatra by William Shakespeare


Description: Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous lines and phrases
An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play


B4: Classic Made into a Film/TV- The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler 
- I love the Philip Marlowe series. My dog is even named Marlowe!

B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize

I1: 20th Century Classic :
 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Notes: I have always wanted to read something by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I feel like this was good choice to start.

Description: THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.


I2: New-to-You Author 

I3: Classic Play -
A Midsummers Night's Dream by Willam Shakespeare 


Description: Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander plan to flee from the city under cover of darkness but are pursued by an enraged Demetrius (who is himself pursued by an enraptured Helena). In the forest, unbeknownst to the mortals, Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the faeries) are having a spat over a servant boy. The plot twists up when Oberon's head mischief-maker, Puck, runs loose with a flower which causes people to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking. Throw in a group of labourers preparing a play for the Duke's wedding (one of whom is given a donkey's head and Titania for a lover by Puck) and the complications become fantastically funny.

I4: Classic of More than 500 Pages - Bulfinch's Mytholgy by Thomas Bulfinch 

Notes: I am deciding to go with another mythology for this one. I am really excited about it.
 
Description: Can’t keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature?

 Bulfinch’s Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch’s original titles: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and The Legends of Charlemagne. Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly: “Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature . . . who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation.” 

This compilation was widely used as the authoritative text on mythology in schools for over a century


I5: 18th Century or Earlier Classic: The Art of Happiness by Epicurus

N1: South American Classic
N2: Short Story Classic
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Poetry Collection
N5: European Classic

G1: 19th Century Classic
G2: Bokklubben (Norwegian Book Club) World Library List Book
G3: Classic Non-fiction
G4: Group Read
G5: Classic Recommended by a Friend

O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region-

O2: Classic Folklore or Mythology- The Odyssey by Homer

- This classic is a book that I have always wanted to pick up. I own two copies of this book so that it will be fun finally read it. It was the first mythology book that came to mind.

O3: Asian Classic - The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagor




O4: Classic Romance - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 

- I have meant to pick up Jane Eyre for awhile now. This challenge will finally give me a reason to. I find that I want to read classic romance but never get around to it.


O5: Prize-Winning Female Author - Scarlet Song by Mariama Ba
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