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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 2d

King Arthur’s Sweet & Salty is great cookbook for tweens and teens bit.ly/4nGUgdm #mglit #yalit #cookbook

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Bakers rejoice; there’s a new cookbook for young bakers in town: Sweet & Salty! from the King Arthur Baking Company.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 2d

Laura Amy Schlitz’s The Winter of the Dollhouse is charming bit.ly/4gPQT0S #mglit
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A girl, an old lady and a doll become intwined in each other’s lives in The Winter of the Dollhouse, a middle-grade novel by Laura Amy Schlitz.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 10d

Elevator on 74th Street is charming tale of friendship bit.ly/4nPDlES #kidlit @simonkids.bsky.social
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Follow the comings and goings of an apartment building’s residents through the eyes of its elevator in The Elevator on 74th Street, by Laura Gehl and Yas Imamura.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 17d

My Little Book of Big Jewish Holidays is great for families bit.ly/46mZdR2 #kidlit

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Introduce young readers to foundations of the Jewish faith in My Little Book of Big Jewish Holidays, by Hannah Shafiroff.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 25d

Michael Buckley’s The Weirdies is quirky MG read bit.ly/4meSMoW #mglit

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Three very weird siblings have a chance at finding a real family in The Weirdies, by Sisters Grimm author Michael Buckley.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 29d

Solve mysteries in interactive Agatha Case Files: Welcome to Kittyville bit.ly/41KTliW #kidlit

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Help a detective follow the clues and solve mysteries in The Agatha Case Files: Welcome to Kittyville! by Paul Martin and Camille Roy.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 29d

Katherine Applegate’s Pocket Bear is fantastic MG read-aloud bit.ly/3JN4z0n #mglit

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A cat and an old bear work together to give stuffed animals a second chance at a loving home in Pocket Bear, by Katherine Applegate.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 11

Our Frozen Planet is beautiful companion to the BBC Earth series bit.ly/4pa76lv #kidlit

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Introduce young readers to the mystery, wonder, and beauty of the quarter of our world that’s frozen in Our Frozen Planet, by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe and Kim Smith.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 10

Kiera Azar’s Thorn Season is strong YA romantasy bit.ly/3HN0EA3 #yalit

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A girl must hide a deadly secret while wooing the king in Thorn Season, the first book in a new romantasy trilogy by Kiera Azar.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 10

Sarah M. Eden’s Echoes of the Sea is time-traveling romance bit.ly/481E7tJ #properromance

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A modern-day London actor is hurled back to 1803, where a love that defies the centuries awaits in Echoes of the Sea, by Sarah M. Eden.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 9

Erin A. Craig’s A land So Wide is captivating adult fiction debut. www.crackingthecover.com/26864/erin-a...

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A young woman discovers a town secret so big it could end everything she’s ever known in A Land So Wide, by Erin A. Craig.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 9

Heather B. Moore’s Julia is excellent story of Julia Child bit.ly/4lVd5Yc #juliachild

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Learn about the life of America’s greatest television chef in Julia: a Novel Inspired by the Extraordinary Life of Julia Child, by Hearther B. Moore.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 8

Mc Call Hoyle explores death, grief in Forever Ripley bit.ly/3JHgRqV #mglit

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An aging German Shepherd dog prepares her people for her approaching death in Forever Ripley, a middle-grade novel by McCall Hoyle.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 8

Bea Fitzgerald’s Girl, Goddess, Queen is page-turning YA romantasy bit.ly/4g2KnmZ #yalit

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When Zeus and Demeter’s daughter disappears to the underworld, all hell breaks loose in Girl, Goddess, Queen, by Bea Fitzgerald.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 6

Erin Entrada Kelly’s The Last Resort is fun spooky story for tweens bit.ly/45ZBiqn #mglit

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A girl discovers she has the unenviable power to see and talk to ghosts in The Last Resort, a middle-grade novel by Erin Entrada Kelly.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 6

Legendary Frybread Drive-In is excellent intertribal anthology bit.ly/4g2CApj #yalit

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Legendary Frybread Drive-In is a YA intertribal anthology where stories share the common thread of Sandy June's Legendary Fry Bread Drive-In.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Invisible Parade is visually stunning story of grief, Día de Muertos bit.ly/4n4AkQT #kidlit

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A young girl is weighed down by grief as her family sets out to celebrate Día de Muertos in The Invisible Parade, by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 5

Jamie Sumner explores grief through humor in Schooled bit.ly/47dyuZ9 #mglit

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An 11-year-old ends up attending sixth grade at a college after his dad accepts a job as a professor in Schooled, a middle-grade novel by Jamie Sumner.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 4

Elle McNicoll’s Wish You Were Her is charming YA romance bit.ly/4mrD7Ud #yalit

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A glamorous TV star and a grumpy bookseller clash while working a summer book festival in Wish You Were Her, by Elle McNicoll.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 4

Joanne Yi’s All the Tomorrows After is emotional YA read bit.ly/45Mv9hq #yalit

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A Korean American teen agrees to accept money from her estranged father in exchange for letting him get to know her in All the Tomorrows After, by Joanne Yi.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Sep 4

Where Only Storms Grow is compelling story of Dust Bowl bit.ly/3HGV4yR #mglit

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A sister and brother face one of the most dangerous storms in American history in Where Only Storms Grow, by Alyssa Colman.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Aug 21

John David Anderson’s Dive explores what makes something valuable bit.ly/4mtPSxK #mglit

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A girl who feels like her life is spiraling takes up dumpster diving and learns a few things along the way in Dive, by John David Anderson.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Aug 21

Animals Everywhere is fun lift, look and find book bit.ly/41Gz65T #kidlit

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Discover animals in all sorts of environments in Animals Everywhere: A lift, Look, and Find Book, an interactive book for 2- to 4-year-olds.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest is gorgeous nonfiction picture book bit.ly/45Rrdgn #kidlit

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Learn about the symbiotic relationship between oak trees and blue jays in The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest, by Lynn Street and Anne Hunter.

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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Wishing Leaf is sweet story of friendship and patience bit.ly/3Hw40al #kidlit

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A little bear is determined to watch the last leaf fall in The Wishing Leaf, written by Kallie George and illustrated by Paola Zakimi.

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