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The Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop begins toda y (1/14) and ends on Monday, January 17th at midnight. This hop is hosted by Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf & I Am A Reader, Not A Writer . ReaderGirls is giving away a hardcover copy of The Haunted , The Hollow #2 by Jessica Verday. Summary: An impossible truth. An impossible love. After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with—the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows that he is dead—Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow, ready to leave the ghosts of her past behind. She throws herself into her schoolwork, her perfume-making, and her friendship with Ben, her cute and funny lab partner, who just might be her ticket to getting over Caspian once and for all. But Abbey can never get over Caspian, and Caspian has no choice but to return to her side, for Caspian is a Shade, and Abbey is his destiny. They are tied not only to each other, but also to the town of Slee

Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (August 3, 2010) Summary: In the simmering hot summer of 1492, a monstrous evil is stirring within the Eternal City of Rome. The brutal murder of an alchemist sets off a desperate race to uncover the plot that threatens to extinguish the light of the Renaissance and plunge Europe back into medieval darkness. Determined to avenge the killing of her father, Francesca Giordano defies all convention to claim for herself the position of poisoner serving Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, head of the most notorious and dangerous family in Italy. She becomes the confidante of Lucrezia Borgia and the lover of Cesare Borgia. At the same time, she is drawn to the young renegade monk who yearns to save her life and her soul. Navigating a web of treachery and deceit, Francesca pursues her father’s killer from the depths of Rome’s Jewish ghetto to the heights of the Vatican itself. In so doing, she sets the stage for the ultimate c

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (April 1, 2010) Summary: Shark VS. Train! WHO WILL WIN?! If you think Superman vs. Batman would be an exciting matchup, wait until you see Shark vs. Train. In this hilarious and wacky picture book, Shark and Train egg each other on for one competition after another, including burping, bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, pie eating, and many more! Who do YOU think will win, Shark or Train? Our review: Shark vs. Train is the perfect picture book to read to boys (and girls). My son loved it. The story begins with two boys, each grabbing what they believe is THE strongest toy out of the toy box. One picks a shark, the other a train caboose. Then the two toys face-off and we are instantly entertained by their tales. My son laughed at the zany pictures and couldn't pick one favorite picture. He liked them all. And so did I. The burping contest between the two is hilarious,