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ReVamped (Angel Creek #1) By Ada Adams Genre: Paranormal Format: paperback (300 pages), ebook Published February 20, 2012 Blurb: Nineteen-year-old vampire Dawn has led a sheltered life within the confines of her father’s presidential headquarters. Upon being sent on a mission to revamp four goofy misfits into guardians of a peaceful little town of Angel Creek, Dawn believes that all her dreams have finally come true. What starts off as a simple task, turns into something unexpected, changing Dawn’s life forever and leading the action-loving, thrill-seeking vampire teen on a path of mystery, danger and intrigue. When a human girl is kidnapped by a group of rogue vamps, Dawn discovers that there is more going on in Angel Creek than meets the eye. And it all connects to Ethan, the cute newcomer who seems too perfect to be true, Sebastian, the mysterious vampire with a turbulent past, and even Dawn herself. Dawn must not only succeed in revamping the troubled recruits, but must ...

Today is the first day of  Children's Book Week . The poster is designed by three-time Caldecott winner David Weisner and it is enchanting. Naming all of the book characters in the poster was fun. In honor of  Children's Book Week , the three of us at Reader Girls (plus Stevie, the little brother who's not that little anymore at eight years old) will post a daily recollection of our favorite children's books. We begin with the classics. (Laurie)   Charlotte's Web  by E.B. White was the very first hardcover book I purchased as a kid. I think I was eight years old and I remember joining a book club and feeling so important when the white box arrived addressed to me. Since I used to get the majority of my books from the local library, buying my own book was a big deal. But an even bigger deal was the story inside. A sweet girl. A talking pig named Wilbur. And an unforgettable spider named Charlotte. Whimsical, sad, and magical. (Laurie & Stevie) ...