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Tween or Middle Kid Unicorn Book Feature - The Land Without Unicorns By Vicki Blum
Arica has been summoned to North Bundelag and given a very important task: to cross over to South Bundelag, where cruel humans rule and unicorns dare not venture, and bring back the Book of Fairies. But this ancient treasure is in the hands of a greedy human merchant. And worse yet, the “horse” she’s been given is actually the unicorn Shadow — her foe from an earlier battle. Shadow says he is sorry for all he has done. But can Arica really trust him?
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Little Kid Unicorn Book Feature - The Unicorn's Secret - True Heart By Kathleen Duey
In the beautiful armor Joseph Lequire has created for Moonsilver, no one can tell he is a unicorn. It's safe for Heart to travel to Bidenfast, where she hopes to find her Gypsy friends. But the streets are jammed with people in town for the crowning of the new Lord Irmaedith, and the young lord himself takes a special interest in the unicorns. Will Heart be able to keep her secret?
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Little Kid Unicorn Book Feature - Unicorn Academy - Scarlett and Blaze By Julie Sykes
What if your best friend was a unicorn? Chapter book readers are flocking to this magical series, where everyone is paired with their very own unicorn!
Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Scarlett and Blaze love being at Unicorn Academy. But magical Sparkle Lake is starting to ice over and the school might have to close! Scarlett and Blaze can't bear to be parted, so they decide to find out who's behind the big freeze and make things right. . . .
Fans of Rainbow Magic, Purrmaids, and Princess Ponies will love this new chapter book series about the magic of bonding with your own unicorn.
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Little Kid Unicorn Book Feature - The Fairy Princess and The Unicorn By Nona J. Fairfax
For many parents, curling up with a book for a bedtime story with their kid is a daily ritual. For others, it is the perfect time to spend time with their children after a busy day, and for some, it is something they should do but are not entirely sure why. Discover these benefits of bedtime stories for kids.
Sharpen their brains
Research shows that one of the greatest benefit of interacting with children, including reading to them stories, is that children learn a great deal of things- from improved logic skills to lowering their stress levels. Bedtime stories rewire the brain of a child and quicken their mastery of language. Their vocabulary repertoire is expanded and their listening and oral communication skills enhanced.bedtime stories for kids
Enhance creativity and Stimulate imagination
If you are a good storyteller, then you should teleport your kid to a different realm- from reality to fantasy for the child to learn the difference between these two. This will enhance and stimulate his imagination.children's books kindle
Emotion development
The kid will learn to experience different emotions while empathizing with the characters of the story. The common emotions of sadness, happiness and anger may be encountered and he will learn to control these in real life.bedtime story for kids
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Tween or Middle Kid Unicorn Book Feature - The Eyes of the Unicorn By Teresa Bateman
While on an expedition with the Duke, his son, and a group of hunters to retrieve the magical horn from a unicorn, Tanisa, the servant girl, comes face-to-face with the magical creature and sees the power it possesses in its magical eyes when the Duke's son approaches with arrow at the ready.
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Little Kid Unicorn Book Feature - The Lion, The Unicorn and Me By Jeanette Winterson
In this beautiful retelling of the story of the very first Christmas, the humble donkey is chosen above all other animals to carry Mary to Bethlehem. As his journey unfolds, he is touched by the magic and mystery of the Nativity… With sparkles of originality, humour and warmth, the Christmas story is reborn.
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Marked: The Beginning of the End
by Author Sarah Benjamin (Regina Curry)
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New Christian Fantasy Novel Inspired by Marvel Cinematic Universe
If you like Marvel Super hero movies, you may want to grab yourself a copy of Author Regina Curry's Marked: The Beginning of the End under the pseudonym, Sarah Benjamin. Marked is the first installment of the Marked trilogy – a Christian novel that follows the life of Jonathan Peterson.
Jonathan Peterson believes he's old enough to make his own choices, but quickly realizes he's not mature enough to accept the consequences of those choices. When expelled from his prestigious private Christian academy and enrolled in public high school, his true identity is revealed and a supernatural assignment follows. It all begins with a dream that introduces him to a fantastical kingdom, and the forgotten oath taken several years before, at a special altar in his late grandfather's church.
Marked: The Beginning of the End has been categorized as Christian fantasy in the publishing world - a genre attributed to authors such as C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. "These are not Christian novels at all."
"My story won't fit comfortably in any genre," Regina says. "Marked is the precedent of a new genre, a genre that introduces the remnant of God and their works in the end of the ages," which according to Regina, is swiftly approaching. MARKED: THE BEGINNING OF THE END is available now at www.pearlppd.com or on Amazon.
ABOUT REGINA CURRY: Regina Curry is an author, producer, and CEO of Pearl Productions, Publishing, and Distribution. The Washingtonian mother of two is a Christian-based author who began her company for herself and other Christian artists to share their work. Through music, novels, television programming, and film, Regina will not only tell her stories but provide avenues for other great stories, as well. www.pearlppd.com
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NEUROGARDEN
by Bryon Vaughn
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GENRE: Science Fiction, Techno-thriller
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BLURB:
Where can you run when there is no place to hide?
Brenna Patrick is a brilliant technologist specializing in neural-cognitive functions and AI. She has cracked the code to solve one of the most troublesome problems in the field, and turned that into the multi-billion dollar NeuralTech Corporation.
Working quietly with the U.S. Department of Defense, NeuralTech is poised to leapfrog the competition with a revolutionary system for tracking people, starting with the world’s most wanted terrorists. But there are only so many terrorists in the world, so who’s next?
When a pair of Columbia graduate students, Jenny and Leo, stumble on the dark secret of NeuralTech’s success, it kicks off a tense game of cat and mouse. As they fight to defeat the powerful forces arrayed against them, nothing less than the fate of humanity hangs in the balance…
NEUROGARDEN is a roller-coaster ride of a thriller, one that will have readers pondering the nature of memory, and of reality, long after they've read the last page.
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Excerpt:
Every morning for Brenna Patrick began with a hot shower and a hotter cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee in the same oversized mug she had stolen from a cabinet while studying at Oxford. Some poor British sod probably spent days looking for his ever so clever black-and-white yin and yang mug, and now, here, it played a part in the daily rituals of the world's most renowned expert on artificial intelligence.
Halfway through her coffee, Brenna's usual routine of morning news about the weather or the latest political storm was interrupted by a story on the previous day's event at NeuralTech.
"According to sources, yesterday, in an impressive display of technical wizardry, the notorious Ethiopian strongman, Azim Dibaba, was eliminated by the U.S. military in partnership with NeuralTech. Stay tuned for exclusive video footage from the NeuralTech facility coming up after the break."
With a dismissive wave of her hand, the television powered off, and she downed the last of her coffee. Explicit rules about keeping cameras from the Observation Deck were put in place to stop this kind of leaked footage, not so much to keep it a secret, but to control how the message was released. There was no way NeuralTech would have built such an elaborate display of lights and gadgetry if the world was never going to see what they were doing. The fanfare was all a show, a carnival for the masses to distract from the visceral heart of what they were witnessing. Hell, they used to run the ops from a small conference room in the basement of NeuralTech HQ with two laptops and an iPad. The spectacle was created for virality, but she wanted the first glimpses to be better than some shaky cell phone video from a reporter behind glass.
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INTERVIEW:
If you could apologize to someone in your past, who would it be?
This is a tough one since it dredges up old feelings of regret, and my case of the loss of somebody very dear to me. About four years ago, I moved from California to New York City to pursue a new opportunity that was just too good to pass up. My immediate family came with me, so the only person left behind that really mattered to me was my grandmother. She raised me from a child, and she was the only mother I knew. In the years that followed, she aged as we all do, and her mind slowly drifted. Our coast to coast phone calls became increasingly incoherent and it pained me that I wasn’t there to help her through it. She passed away earlier this year.
I would give anything to have a conversation with the grandmother I left behind, and though I know she supported my move more than anybody else. She always said I “was like a son to her,” but when I think back, I feel like I fell short of that high bar. I would apologize, she would most certainly say there was nothing to be sorry about, and then give me a big, warm, grandma hug.
If you could keep a mythical/paranormal creature as a pet, what would you have?
I would say unicorn, but the cleanup would probably be awful, not to mention there is no way I could get it up to my high-rise apartment. I guess I would then have to settle on a fairy. It would have to be a male fairy, because my wife is a jealous sort, even if we are talking about a different species. He would be small enough to get to my apartment, he wouldn’t eat all of my food, and as long as he wasn’t one of those mischievous tortured fairies, he would add some happiness and wonder to our lives.
Now, since the premise is that he would be my pet, that may require a bit of work. I doubt that many fairies are going to be cool with that whole ownership thing. My guess is we would need to re-define what it means to be a pet for this while thing to work.
How do you keep your writing different from all the others that write in this particular genre?
While I think it is essential for every author to find their own voice, I honestly believe it is impossible to be completely different from others in the genre. It is rare for an individual to truly innovate in any of the primary genres, but that doesn’t mean we should be complacent and blatantly emulate each other.
In my case, I try to come up with unique story premises and then assemble a cast of characters that are not obvious choices for the situation. I would love to be inspired by an idea that breaks new ground, or even spins up an entirely new sub-genre, but until that day I will work with this approach to keep my material interesting in a field of extremely talented and unique authors.
What are the best and worst pieces of writing advice you ever received?
The best advice, which I totally did not follow was to keep writing regardless of the feedback or roadblocks that compelled me to give it up. It took me over twenty years to realize that I should have stayed the course.
The worst advice was to write only what you know. I agree that writing about familiar settings or people is easier, but it is through the exploration of the unknown and unfamiliar that we are all able to grow. If somebody asked me today whether or not to write about what you know, I would say use what you know to inform, but don’t limit yourself to one person’s reality, there is so much more to be discovered.
Are the experiences in this book based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
So, now I will contradict my last answer and tell you that my latest book, Neurogarden, is based loosely on things that I know. It is set in New York City, where I live. It involves students at Columbia University, where I work. Two characters are actual professors at Columbia, and their depictions are pretty spot-on. Other than that, it is a fantastical fiction that I hope is not true, though with the deep tendrils of technology probing our lives daily, who knows?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Ever since reading Douglas Adams back in my formative years, I have had an interesting relationship with humor, science fiction, and technology. My first computer was a TI-99/4A, so yeah, I’m old, but only until scientists have cracked the code on transplanting our brains into shiny new vessels.
My body may be showing signs of wear, but I’m keeping my brain tight.
When I am not dreaming of far off worlds and writing, I am living a semi-normal life working in New York City, and watching movies with my wife and her spastic cat, Moss.
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Amazon Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Neurogarden-NeuralTech-Corporation-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08F7BWCDZ
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GIVEAWAY:
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Tween or Middle Kid Unicorn Book Feature - Bad Unicorn By Platte F. Clark
In this start to a hilarious middle-grade fantasy trilogy, Max Spencer discovers that a killer unicorn is hunting him.
It wasn’t Max Spencer’s idea to fight robots, lead an army, or save the world—it just so happens that he’s the only living person who can read the most fantastical book ever written: The Codex of Infinite Knowability. The Codex is no ordinary book, and among other things, it describes a unicorn named Princess the Destroyer.
Princess the Destroyer is no ordinary unicorn. She loves nothing more than hunting down, killing, and eating other creatures. After all, what’s the point of having a sharp horn on your forehead if you don’t use it for destructive purposes? And right now Princess has a very definite purpose: Find Max and retrieve the lost Codex for an evil sorcerer and his mysterious master. If she can do that, she’s been promised an all-the-humans-you-can-eat buffet in Texas.
Stuck in another world and with a carnivorous unicorn on his trail, Max must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and, oh yeah…the entire human race.
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