Waiting on Wednesday (138): The Tell-Tale Start by Gordon McAlpine

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Start
Author: Gordon McAlpine
Illustrator: Sam Zuppardi
Publisher: Viking Children's
Publish Date: January 10, 2013
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Publisher's Description
 Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and transported to the Midwest, Edgar and Allan convince their guardians that it's time for a road trip. Along the way, mayhem and mystery ensue, as well as deeper questions: What is the boys' telepathic connection? Is Edgar Allan Poe himself reaching out to them from the Great Beyond? And why has a mad scientist been spying on the Poe family for years?

With a mix of literary humor, mystery, a little quantum physics, and fun extras like fortune cookie messages, letters in code, license plate clues -- and playful illustrations thoughout -- this series opener is a perfect choice for smart, funny tweens who love the Time Warp Trio, Roald Dahl, and Lemony Snicket.

*Why I want to read this? Descendents of Edgar Allan Poe, telepathy, literary humor, illustrations, and mystery all make this a fun must-read for me. - Jessica

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Waiting on Wednesday (137): City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

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City of Dark Magic: A Novel
Author: Magnus Flyte
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: November 27, 2012
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Publisher's Description 
Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative, this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense.

Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as it’s whispered, hell portals. When music student Sarah Weston lands a summer job at Prague Castle cataloging Beethoven’s manuscripts, she has no idea how dangerous her life is about to become. Prague is a threshold, Sarah is warned, and it is steeped in blood.

 Soon after Sarah arrives, strange things begin to happen. She learns that her mentor, who was working at the castle, may not have committed suicide after all. Could his cryptic notes be warnings? As Sarah parses his clues about Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved,” she manages to get arrested, to have tantric sex in a public fountain, and to discover a time-warping drug. She also catches the attention of a four-hundred-year-old dwarf, the handsome Prince Max, and a powerful U.S. senator with secrets she will do anything to hide.

City of Dark Magic could be called a rom-com paranormal suspense novel—or it could simply be called one of the most entertaining novels of the year. 

*Why I want to read this: Can I just list things the book contains? Prague, music, tantric sex, a dwarf, a prince, mystery...I want it! Here's hoping I get a review copy of this one. - Jessica

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Waiting on Wednesday (136): Slated by Teri Terry

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Slated
Author: Teri Terry
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Publish Date: January 24, 2013
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Publisher's Description 
Kyla has been Slated—her memory and personality erased as punishment for committing a crime she can’t remember. The government has taught her how to walk and talk again, given her a new identity and a new family, and told her to be grateful for this second chance that she doesn’t deserve. It’s also her last chance—because they’ll be watching to make sure she plays by their rules.

As Kyla adjusts to her new life, she’s plagued by fear. Who is she, really? And if only criminals are slated, why are so many innocent people disappearing? Kyla is torn between the need to know more and her instinct for self-preservation. She knows a dangerous game is being played with her life, and she can’t let anyone see her make the wrong move . . . but who can she trust when everyone is a stranger?

Debut author Teri Terry has written a brilliantly compelling, original and thought-provoking novel about an uncomfortably plausible future.

*Why I want to read this: This one sounds like it has a good mystery to it. - Jessica

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Media Mail (10)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.

Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 

FOR REVIEW

Gross America: Your Coast-to-Coast Guide to All Things Gross by Richard Faulk


Broxo by Zack Giallongo

Thanks to First Second and Tarcher Penguin for the book for review.

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Check out this past weeks posts:  

• Graphic Novel Review: True Blood Volume 1: All Together Nowby Alan Ball, David Tischman, Mariah Huehner, David Messina 
• Lazy Days of Summer Giveaway Hop July 27 - August 1
• Book Review: Sorry Please Thank You: Stories by Charles Yu
• Waiting on Wednesday (122): The Archived by Victoria Schwab
• Release Day Blitz & Giveaway: Blood Bonds by AshlynneLaynne
• Book Review: Drain You by M. Beth Bloom
• Book Review: Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling: ANovel by Michael Boccacino
• Book Review & Giveaway: The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart 

Media Mail (4)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.
Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 

*We've been lax on accepting and requesting books for review right now - so many in the queue at the moment - so there are only a few books.

FOR REVIEW

Crewel (Crewel World) by Gennifer Albin


Thy Neighbor: A Novel by Norah Vincent


The Legacy of Tril: Soulbound by Heather Brewer

BOUGHT (both bought for Kole for required summer reading for his AP English class - but we are excited to read these!)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot


The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater


WON

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (Thank you Books to the Sky)
 

Thanks to Penguin and Macmillan Children's for the books for review.

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Media Mail (2)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.
Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 

FOR REVIEW

Deadweather and Sunrise: The Chronicles of Egg, Book 1 by Geoff Rodkey


The Zombie Tarot: An Oracle of the Undead with Deck and Instructions from Stacey Graham and Paul Kepple


The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty


Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank


The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott


Every Day by David Levithan

Thanks to Putnam Books, Random House Children's, DC Comics, and Quirk Books for this weeks items for review.

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