Friday, September 24, 2021

Book Spotlight - The Cursed Carnival And Other Calamities by Rick Riordan + Giveaway

 About The Book:

Title: THE CURSED CARNIVAL AND OTHER CALAMITIES : New Stories About Mythic Heroes

Author: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan

Pub. Date: September 28, 2021

Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 496

Find it:  GoodreadsAmazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBDBookshop.org

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten new stories--including one of his own--about beloved heroes that sprang from the imaginations of some of the best middle grade authors working today.

A cave monster . . . an abandoned demon . . . a ghost who wants to erase history . . . a killer commandant . . . These are just some of the challenges confronting the young heroes in this highly entertaining anthology.

All but one of the heroes previously starred in a popular book from Rick Riordan Presents. You''ll be reunited with Aru Shah, Zane Obispo, Min the fox spirit, Sal and Gabi, Tristan Strong, Nizhoni Begay, Paola Santiago, Sikander Aziz, and Riley Oh. Who is the new hero? Read Rick Riordan''s short story to find out!

Ten bestselling and award-winning middle grade authors contributed to this collection: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan, who also served as the editor.

The cultures represented by these own-voices stories are: Indian, Mesoamerican, Korean, Cuban, Black American, African, Navajo, Mexican, Mesopotamian, and Celtic.

There’s something for everyone in this collection of fast-paced and funny adventure stories that show what it takes to be a hero in any time, setting, and universe.

 

About the Authors: 

Click on the links to be taken to their websites!

Roshani Chokshi

J.C. Cervantes

Yoon Ha Lee

Carlos Hernandez

Kwame Mbalia

Rebecca Roanhorse

Tehlor Kay Mejia

Sarwat Chadda

Graci Kim

Rick Riordan

 

Giveaway Details:

3 winners will win a finished copy of THE CURSED CARNIVAL AND OTHER CALAMITIES, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/1/2021

YA Books Central

Excerpt

9/2/2021

Kait Plus Books

Excerpt

9/3/2021

Rajiv's Reviews

Review

9/4/2021

@Curlygrannylovestoread

Review

Week Two:

9/5/2021

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Review

9/6/2021

A Dream Within A Dream

Review

9/7/2021

Nonbinary Knight Reads

Review

9/8/2021

The Bookwyrm's Den

Review

9/9/2021

Log Cabin Library

Review

9/10/2021

Lifestyle of Me

Review

9/11/2021

Emelie's Books

Review

Week Three:

9/12/2021

@pagesofyellow

Review

9/13/2021

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review

9/14/2021

More Books Please blog

Review

9/15/2021

Little Red Reads

Review

9/16/2021

Don't Judge, Read

Review

9/17/2021

Fyrekatz Blog

Review

9/18/2021

booksaremagictoo

Review

Week Four:

9/19/2021

The Phantom Paragrapher

Review

9/20/2021

BookHounds YA

Excerpt

9/21/2021

Cindy's Love of Books

Review

9/22/2021

dinipandareads

Review

9/23/2021

hauntedbybooks

Review

9/24/2021

Books a Plenty Book Reviews

Review

9/25/2021

Books and Zebras @jypsylynn

Review

Week Five:

9/26/2021

The Momma Spot

Review

9/27/2021

Zainey Laney

Review

9/28/2021

@fictitious.fox

Review

9/29/2021

Two Points of Interest

Review

9/30/2021

PopTheButterfly Reads

Review


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