Netgalley Approvals #1 | April 3 – 7

I’ve recently been going crazy on netgalley… I cannot be stopped. So I decided to make a new post, a weekly post? Maybe? Or whenever I’m once again requesting every book that catches my eye. So hold on, this might be a long one. I’ve been lucky enough to have been approved for a few books that I’m so excited to read!
32179015Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis 

Expected Release Date: August 1st, 2017

Genre: Middle Grade | Humor

Why I’m Interested: I’m on a huge middle grade kick this week and this one sounds absolutely adorable!

Synopsis:

A colony of honeybees mistakes seventh-grader Zinnia’s hair for a hive ― and that’s the least of her problems. While Zinnia’s classmates are celebrating the last day of seventh grade, she’s in the vice principal’s office, serving detention. Her offense? Harmlessly yarn-bombing a statue of the school mascot. When Zinnia rushes home to commiserate with her older brother and best friend, Adam, she’s devastated to discover that he’s gone ― with no explanation. Zinnia’s day surely can’t get any worse . . . until a colony of honeybees inhabits her hive-like hair! Infused with magical realism, Danielle Davis delivers a quirky, heartfelt debut, exploring both the complex life of a young loner and a comical hive of honeybees. Together, these alternating and unexpected perspectives will touch anyone who has ever felt alone, betrayed, or misunderstood.

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The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate by Eric Bower

Expected Release Date: May 16th, 2017

Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy | Adventure

Why I’m Interested: Yep, another middle grade. About a flying house and a race around the country. I’m hoping this is the fun read I’m expecting!

Synopsis:

Waldo Baron awakes one morning to find his inventor parents have turned their house into a flying machine, and they intend to enter into a race across the country in the hopes of winning the $500 prize. His parents’ plans go astray when they are kidnapped by Rose Blackwood, the sister of notorious villain Benedict Blackwood, who intends to use the prize money to free her brother from prison. But Rose is not what she seems to be, and Waldo finds himself becoming friends with their kindly kidnapper as they race across the country in the magnificent flying Baron estate!

31451001 Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden

Expected Release Date: May 30th, 2017
Diverse Read

Genre: Historical Fiction | Young Adult

Why I’m Interested: I don’t read many historical fiction, especially ones that take place during the civil war. Also, a diverse read? Sign me the hell up.

Synopsis:
When Mariah and her young brother Zeke are suddenly freed from slavery, they set out on Sherman’s long march through Georgia during the Civil War. Mariah wants to believe that the brutalities of slavery are behind them forever and that freedom lies ahead. When she meets Caleb, an enigmatic young black man also on the march, Mariah soon finds herself dreaming not only of a new life, but of true love as well. But even hope comes at a cost, and as the treacherous march continues toward the churning waters of Ebenezer Creek, Mariah’s dreams are as vulnerable as ever.

In this powerful exploration of a little-known tragedy perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys, readers will never forget the souls of Ebenezer Creek.

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 Jonesy Vol. 1 by Sam Humphires, Cailtlin Rose Boyle, & Mickey Quinn

Release Date: Feburary 10th, 2016

Genre: Graphic Novel | Fantasy

Why I’m Interested: The cover is really cute and I’m always down for a cute graphic novel. Simple as that.

Synopsis:

 Jonesy is a self-described “cool dork” who spends her time making zines nobody reads, watching anime, and listening to riot grrrl bands and 1D simultaneously. But she has a secret nobody knows. She has the power to make people fall in love! Anyone. With anything. She’s a cupid in plaid. With a Tumblr. There’s only one catch—it doesn’t work on herself. She’s gonna have to find love the old-fashioned way, and in the meantime, figure out how to distract herself from the real emotions she inevitably has to face when her powers go wrong…

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 A Single Stone by Meg McKinlay

Publication Date: March 14th, 2017

Genre: Young Adult | Dystopia

Synopsis:

In an isolated society, one girl makes a discovery that will change everything — and learns that a single stone, once set in motion, can bring down a mountain.

Jena — strong, respected, reliable — is the leader of the line, a job every girl in the village dreams of. Watched over by the Mothers as one of the chosen seven, Jena’s years spent denying herself food and wrapping her limbs have paid off. She is small enough to squeeze through the tunnels of the mountain and gather the harvest, risking her life with each mission. No work is more important. This has always been the way of things, even if it isn’t easy. But as her suspicions mount and Jena begins to question the life she’s always known, the cracks in her world become impossible to ignore. Thought-provoking and quietly complex, Meg McKinlay’s novel unfolds into a harshly beautiful tale of belief, survival, and resilience stronger than stone.

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Ten Birthdays by Kelly Wilkinson

Expected Release Date: April 21st, 2017

Genre: Young Adult

Synopsis:

“There are going to be so many things I wish I could’ve told you in person, Poppy. I won’t get the chance to do that, so perhaps this is my only way…”
It’s Poppy Kinsey’s birthday.
She should be blowing out candles and opening presents – but hers falls on the type of heart-wrenching, agonising anniversary she would far rather forget.
The worst day of them all. The day her mother died.
But this year is special because the person she misses most in the world has left her a set of letters, one for each of her next ten birthdays.
As Poppy opens them year by year, she discovers that no matter how tough life gets, her mum will always be by her side, guiding her along the way.

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