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Shelf Problem Monday
What do you do when you have very limited shelf space? Don't tell me let my books go. You'll make me cry. The Chismosas Only BOOK Club Cat, Sofia, Ana, and Mari are best friends. Nothing, nada, can break their bond. When Cat’s mom scolds them for their loud cackling at the bookstore, calling them a bunch of chismosas, the name sticks. Cat creates the The Chismosas Only Book Club, giving the girls a way to stay connected as they begin high school. But ninth grade is hard, and

Vanessa Bettencourt
Mar 231 min read


A Year Without Home
A poignant middle grade novel in verse about a Hmong girl losing and finding home in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. For fans of Jasmine Warga and Veera Hiranandani. @PenguinKids @vtbidania @storygramtours #AYearWithoutHome #PenguinKidsPartner #storygramkids For eleven-year-old Gao Sheng, home is the lush, humid jungles and highlands of Laos. Home is where she can roll down the grassy hill with her younger siblings after her chores, walk to school, and pick ripe peaches

Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 151 min read


Alice with a Why 2026 Release
@PenguinKids @acaseforbooks and @storygramtours #26releases #AliceWithAWhy #PenguinKidsPartner #storygramkids Journey back to Wonderland . . . England, 1919. Alyce–with a Y–is sent to live with her grandmother, the original Alice, after having lost her father in war. When a mysterious invitation to a tea party hits her square in the face, Alyce realizes her grandmother’s strange stories of a place called Wonderland might have some truth to them after all. Soon Alyce is tumbl

Vanessa Bettencourt
Nov 11, 20251 min read


Johnny Marciano New Series
BookTour Stop + GIVEAWAY @PenguinKids @storygramkids Thank you for this arc copy #The66thRebirthofFrankieCaridi #JohnnyMarciano...

Vanessa Bettencourt
May 13, 20242 min read


Middle Grade Ratty
My review 4.5 stars I enjoyed this book a lot, love it when characters are animals, and in this case, a boy gets turned into a rat. The...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Apr 24, 20242 min read
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