Bad to the Bone: Memior of a Rebel Doggie Blogger by Bo Hoefinger

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Summary:

Let's get this clear right away: I'm a dog.

I'm 1'10" and weigh 63 pounds, and although I'm a mutt on the outside, I'm a purebred on the inside.  My good nature comes from the golden retriever side of the family, while my subbornness is clearly from my chow chow bloodlines.  I've got Rastafarian ears, a black tongue for licking, and paws that should be on a dog twice my size.  I type 60 words a minute.  My name is Bo, and this is my story.

From shelter-dog reject to beloved pet and popular doggie blogger, Bo Hoefinger's life has been anything but ordinary.

Join this incorrigible canine as he welcomes us into his life, complete with his wacky "parents," a constipated feline housemate, and chipmunk warfare, Bad to the Bone is an unforgettable, laugh out loud tale of love and loyalty that reveals the true heart of a modern American family.

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Bad to the Bone
1. Amanda (MN) Rec'd 7/10 SENT 7/17 DC# 03093220000200853254
2. Betty (TN) Rec'd 7/22 Mail by 7/29
3. Readergirls (NY) Keeper.

RETIRED TOUR

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher (Sequel to Incarceron)

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Summary:


In this stunning sequel to the critically acclaimed Incarceron, seventeen year old Finn has escaped from the sentient prison only to find that things Outside are not at all what he expected.  Claudia, the daughter of the prison's warden, has declared Finn the lost heir to the throne.  But another claimant emerges, and soon, both Finn's and Claudia's very lives hang on Finn convincing the Court of something that even he doesn't fully believe.

Still trapped within Incarceron, Finn's friends Keiro and Attia hunt for the magical glove, which legend says Sapphique used to escape.  In order to find it, they must battle the prison itself.  Incarceron has built itself a body and it wants to go outside-just like Sapphique, the only prisoner Incarceron ever loved.

Due out in December from Dial.

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Sapphique
1. Alyssa (CA) SENT 7/28 DC# 0309 2880 0001 0718 9806
2. Kathy (IN) Rec'd 8/2 Mail by 8/9
3. Melissa (IN)
4. Jessica (OH)

The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

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Summary:

Mackie Doyle is the replacement.

Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, Mackie comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess.  He is a Replacement - left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago.  Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is slowly dying in the human world.

Mackie would give anything to live among us, to practice on his bass or spend time with an oddly intriguing girl called Tate.  But when tate's baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem.  He must face the dark creatures of the Slag Heaps and find his rightful place, in our world, or theirs.

Edward Scissorhands meets The Cather in the Rye in this wildly imaginative and frighteningly beautiful novel about an unusual boy and his search for a place to belong.

Out in September by Razorbill.

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Sent 6/30. DC: 03100480000112792752

1. Alyssa (CA) Rec'd 7/7 MAILED 7/15 (warning) DC# 03082690000126067819
2. Enna (UT) Rec'd 7/20 SENT 7/26 DC# 03093220000059185858
3. Allison (AZ) Rec'd 7/29 SENT by 8/9 (4 days late) DC# 0306 1070 0005 2406 3717
4. Amanda (MN)
5. Tiger (AL) Rec'd 8/23, Mailed 8/27 (3 days early) DC# 03082690000144015199
6. Crystal (NC) Rec'd 8/30 Mailed 9/20 DC# 9102 1480 0860 0181 1107 44.
7. Jessica (OH)

RETIRED TOUR. Returned to hope.

God is in the Pancakes by Robin Epstein

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Summary:

With all the snappy dialogue and attitude of the movie Juno, this is an incredibly engaging, thought-provoking YA debut.

No one is more surprised than fifteen year old Grace Manning herself that she likes her job in the local nursing home.  But that has everything to do with her relationship with one of the residents, Mr. Sands, an ex-Marine with Lou Gehrig's disease.  He keeps up with Grace's witty banter, teachers her to play poker, allows her to give him a Mohawk, acts as a father figure... and one day, cheerfully asks her to help him die.

Grace tries to avoid the wrenching decision, first by praying for a miracle, and then by stuffing herself with pancakes.  Soon she's running away from all feelings, including the new ones she has for her best friend, Eric, who suddenly seems to have a lot of female admirers.  But Mr. Sands continues to get worse, and Grace knows this decision is too important to ignore...

Was out in May from Dial.

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God is in the Pancakes
1. Jacob (TX) Rec'd 7/10 SENT 7/17 No dc, WARNING
2. Jamie (LA) Rec'd 7/21 SENT 7/29 DC: #0310 0480 0003 1432 6533
3. Betty (TN) Rec'd 8/2 SENT 8/9. DC# 03092880000227913589
4. Meggin (KY) Rec'd 8/12 Mailed 8/23 (4 days late) DC 0309 3220 0002 1605 3501
5. Crystal (NC) Rec'd 8/25 Sent 9/4 (3 days late) DC# 9102 1480 0860 0131 1020 03
6. Kaetlyn (MD) Mailed 9/17 DC # 0310 2010 0002 5253 2293
7. Melanie (NY) Rec't 9/20

RETURNED TO DONATOR 9/27 DC# 9102128882300347067443

Grace by Elizabeth Scott

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Summary:

An unwilling terrorist.
A chilling near future.
One chance left.

Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb.  But she refuses to die for the cause, and now Grace is on the run, daring to dream of freedom.  In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert.  Accompanied by the mysterious Kerr, Grace struggles to be invisible, but the fear of discovery looms large as she recalls the history and events that delivered her uncertain fate.

Told in spare, powerful prose by acclaimed author Elizabeth Scott, this tale of a dystopian near future will haunt readers long after they've reached the final page.

Due out in September by Dutton.

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Grace
1. Carina (Canada) Rec'd 7/13 SENT 7/20 Canada, no DC
2. Meggin (KY) SENT 8/14 Very late. Strike 1. Review Passed.
3. Crystal (NC) Rec'd 8/16 Mail by 8/23
4. Betty (TN)
5. Jacob (TX) Mailed 9/21 DC# 0310 0480 0002 5541 6836
6. Jessica (CA) Mailed DC# 9102150134711377256492

RETURNED TO DONATOR. Retired tour

You Wish by Mandy Hubbard

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Summary:
One wish.
Two girls who love the same boy.
Sixteen days to stop the madness!

Kayla McHenry is having the worst sweet sixteenth! Just before she blows out her candles, she thinks: I wish all my birthday wishes actually come true.

The next day, Kayla wakes up to a life sized, bright pink My Little Pony outside her window. Then, a year's supply of gumballs arrives. An oddly plastic looking boy named Ken shows up in a convertible and starts following her around! Each day, another childhood wish comes true. But they MUST STOP.

Because when she was fifteen? She wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her. And Ben is now her best friend's boyfriend.

Out in August from Razorbill.

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TOUR CLOSEDSent 6/30. DC: 03100480000112792769

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2. Kelly (WI) Rec'd 7/10 Mail by 7/17 SENT 7/13 (4 days early) DC# 0310 0480 0000 6684 2398
3. Amanda (MN) Rec'd 7/15 SENT 7/24 (2 days late, forgiven due to address confusion) DC# 0309 3220 0002 0085 7672
4. Jordan (MO) Rec'd 7/28 mail by 8/4
5. Betty (TN)
6. Crystal (NC)
7. Melanie (FL)
8. Valorie (CA)

Dust City by Robert Paul Weston

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Summary:
In a city as mean as this, even a big bad wolf should be afraid.

And Henry Whelp is that Big Bad Wolf. Or will be, someday. His dad is doing time for the double murder of Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother and everyone assumes crime is in Henry's blood. For years, he's kept a low profile in a Home for Wayward Wolves, just on the outskirts of Dust City - a gritty metropolis known for a black market, mind altering dust that's got its entire population of foxes, ravens, and hominids hooked. But it's not just any dust the creatures of the underground are slinging, it's fairydust.

Then a murder at the Home forces Henry to seek the truth, and he begins to suspect his dad may have been framed. With a daring shewolf named Fiona by his side, Henry escapes into the dark alleyways and cavernous tunnels of Dust City. There, he'll come face to snout with legendary mobster Skinner and his Water Nixie henchmen to discover what really happened to his father in the woods that infamous night... ad the trugh about fairydust.

In Dust City, Robert Paul Weston uses his hauntingly beautiful prose to create a dark tale that is a startling parallel to our own uncertain time.

Out in November by Razorbill.

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Dust City
1. Enna Isilee (UT) Rec'd 7/12 SENT 7/17 DC# 03101230000085771659
2. Alex (MI) Rec'd 7/20 SENT 7/29 (2 days late)
3. Jennifer (NC) REC'D 8/2, Mail by 8/10 (1 day late) DC# 0309 3220 0002 1396 9515
4. Laurie (NY) Rec'd 8/12 Mailed 8/23.

TOUR COMPLETED.

In all seriousness...

I REALLY need to know where the books are, guys. After I post this, I'm sending out a mass e-mail to everyone to make sure that everyone gets it.

These tours have been getting out of control. There's a one week limit, but people have been keeping books for months at a time. When Sara or I try to e-mail people, they just don't reply. It's just not working out very well anymore.

If you know you don't have time to read the books in a week, just e-mail us! We'll move you down on the list, or take you off the tour completely, but don't keep the book for weeks and weeks at a time when that's against the rules.

I'm starting to get frustrated, because I have authors e-mailing me because they don't know where the books are, or the reviews aren't up yet, and all these other things. When I try to communicate with the bloggers about this issue, I don't get responses! It's getting so frustrating!

So, please, if you have a book, either e-mail the tours, or post on this. I need to ESPECIALLY know where these books are: The Cinderella Society and The Witchy Worries of Abby Adams. Though if you have ANY of the tour books, I need to know.

Alsooo, in other news. I know come fall I won't be able to handle the tours. My classload is going to be extremely challenging, it's my senior year, and I'm going to be working up a storm. I don't want to go into senior year knowing all this, and still trying to take over the tours. If anyone wants to help Sarah, please e-mail us. I don't want to leave her all alone to run them! Thanks!

hope.

Book Locations

Hey guys!

I'm currently trying to figure out where all the books are. Instead of e-mailing everyone, I just decided to post. If you have a book, just received a book, or mailed a book out in the last two to three days for One ARC Tours, please post on this! Post your name and the book's title.

Thank you so much!

hope.

Farewell Harmony!

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I (Harmony) have left the tours. I have to many things going on with school and PAYA and just life and general, that I can't devote the time needed to the tours anymore. Don't fear, though, Hope and Erica will be taking over and everything will be staying the same! :)

Harmony