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Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday and Middle Grade Mid-Week highlight new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds!  

Title: Fizz and Peppers At the Bottom of the World

Author: M.G. King

Book Blurb:

Everyone knows that sunlight turns trolls to stone. What most people don’t realize is that a single bubble of soda fizz can wake those violent, bickering creatures back up.

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When Colin Colbeck’s grandmother disappears, it’s up to him to journey into the deep to rescue her. Followed by the most annoying girl in his class and a little brother who thinks he’s Super Spy Guy, Colin must find his way down to a city of trolls trying to adjust to the 21st century. Unfortunately, that includes a war that is about to cause an epic earthquake, and Colin is the only one who can stop it.

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War & Peace meets Where the Wild Things Are in this rocky adventure of friendship, bravery, and bringing home the ones you love. Ages 8 and up.

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 Current Price on Amazon: $3.48     *FREE Kindle Promotion Monday-Thursday this week!*
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Title:  Skyler’s Magical Year

Author: Kevin Travis

Book Blurb:

Skyler thought her life couldn’t get much better, or sillier,  after a very special Christmas. The pretty, sweet, smart, athletic girl who has  long blonde hair and crystal blue eyes, got to meet Santa, who gave Skyler some  Magical Christmas Dog Biscuits. The biscuits gave her dogs, Rowdy and Tasha, the  ability to talk! The next Christmas, Santa gave Skyler some Magical Christmas  Candy Canes. Just what made those candy canes so magical? That’s what Skyler  wanted to know! When she licked one, she found out. Let’s just say Santa isn’t  the only special person Skyler meets. It all leads to more silly adventures for  Skyler, Rowdy, and Tasha.
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Current Price on Amazon: $.99

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Title:  The Fallen Pharaoh  (The Quest Series, Book 3)

Author:  S.W. Lothian

Book Blurb: 

It’s time to reunite without the burden of a perilous quest.  Let’s just sit back, relax and enjoy the moment.  The idea is simple enough.  What could possibly go wrong?

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Tragedy sends a shockwave across the land, and rumours begin to surface and spread.  Has the very thing that protects the Pharaoh gone missing?  An ancient Egyptian legend foretells that without it, the safety of the Pharaoh is doomed.  Khafre calls upon his trusted friends from the future to seek out the fabled Ankh of Life.

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It’s a quest to discover if the legend is true.  If it is, our heroes need to find the ankh and return it to its rightful place.  The awesome foursome from the future are in the race of their life – against the passage of time and mysterious forces that want them stopped.

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This edge-of-your-seat adventure weaves its thrills and mystery through the very crossroads of time itself.  From ancient Egypt, to the centre of time, to modern Paris.  The gang of four must face their most amazing encounters so far.

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The pressure is on.  Who is trying to stop them?  Will our heroes overcome the danger and challenges of their newest quest?  Only time will tell.

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The time has come for the legend to rise and protect.

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Current Price on Amazon:  Launch Date for Book Three is June 1, 2013. Book One Can be Found Here for .99.  http://amzn.to/17Tqh8y

 

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Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
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Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
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Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
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Check out other Middle Grade Books for Kindle in these past blog posts: http://www.marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday and Middle Grade Mid-Week highlight new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds!  

Title: Finn’s Ship

Author: Serena Schreiber

Book Blurb:

Finn has never been on a cruise ship before, much less stowed away on one. He’s never impersonated a fairy tale character, sought lost treasure or gotten to know his real dad. Annual visits to family in Germany are normally highlighted by skateboarding, playing soccer with cousins, and getting spoiled by his grandparents.

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But all that is about to change when a mysterious foreigner hands Finn his father’s diary. He and best friend Burrito embark on the pursuit of his previously unknown inheritance — a fortune in Nazi Gold.

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 Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
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Title:  Stained Glass Summer

Author: Mindy Hardwick

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Jasmine adores her photographer Father and wants to be  an artist just like him. But when Dad abandons the family, Jasmine is  sent to spend the summer with her Uncle on a Pacific Northwest Island.  Soon, Jasmine is learning stained glass from island glass artist, Opal,  and thinking she might just be developing a crush on island boy, Cole.  But, it’s not until Jasmine finds herself mentoring another young artist that she can truly let go of her Father and call herself an artist by  her own terms.
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Current Price on Amazon: $3.99

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Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
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Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
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Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
Check out other Middle Grade Books for Kindle in these past blog posts: http://www.marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday and Middle Grade Mid-Week highlight new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds!  

Title: Walking the Dog

Author: Linda Benson

Book Blurb:

Jared is smitten when his  teacher seats the new girl, Sophie, right next to him. Even with the scar  running up the side of her face, Jared thinks she’s the most beautiful girl in  the entire fifth grade. But why did she transfer here so late in the year?  Rumors say something bad happened to her.
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Jared and Sophie become friends  while walking the guidance counselor’s new puppy, but when his parents object to  this arrangement, Jared fabricates a series of elaborate lies to meet Sophie on  the sly. But little brothers can be pests. First Petey lets the orange cat loose  at the animal shelter where Jared and Sophie have been secretly walking the  dogs. Then Petey turns up missing.
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And Sophie’s past finally catches up  with her.
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 Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
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Title:  The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis

Author: Sharon Ledwith

Book Blurb:

When 13-year-old Amanda Sault and her annoying classmates are caught in a food fight at school, they’re given a choice: suspension or yard duty. The decision is a no-brainer. Their two-week crash course in landscaping leads to the discovery of a weathered stone arch in the overgrown back yard. The arch isn’t a forgotten lawn ornament but an ancient time portal from the lost continent of Atlantis.

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Chosen by an Atlantean Magus to be Timekeepers–legendary time travelers sworn to keep history safe from the evil Belial–Amanda and her classmates are sent on an adventure of a lifetime. Can they find the young Robin Hood and his merry band of teens? If they don’t, then history itself may be turned upside down.

Current Price on Amazon: $3.99

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Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
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Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
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Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
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Check out other Middle Grade Books for Kindle in these past blog posts: http://www.marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday and Middle Grade Mid-Week highlight new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds! 

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Title: The Princelings and the Pirates

Author: Jemima Pett

Book Blurb:

The Princelings of the East is a trilogy relating the adventures of unlikely heroes Fred and George. Two innocents abroad, they solve problems caused by unintended consequences, commercial greed, and blind prejudice—and still find time to engage in troubled love affairs and nearly blow themselves up with their own inventions.
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The opening of The Princelings and the Pirates, the second book in the series, finds Fred and George happily pursuing their interests and enjoying the hospitality of Castle Buckmore. When Prince Lupin of Buckmore announces his unhappiness with the wine, they set off to discover what has gone wrong at the winery. Captured by pirates, shipwrecked, and in danger for their very lives, the heroes are drawn into the Battle of Dimerie, where Fred meets his true love and George gets more than he bargained for.
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Suitable for good readers age 10 and over, The Princelings and the Pirates is a fantasy adventure combining a generous amount of swashbuckling with a dash of concern at society’s ills spiced with the stirrings of a first love interest.
 Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
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Title: The Legend of Ghost Dog Island

Author: Rita Monette

Book Blurb:

Moving is nothing new for ten-year-old Nikki Landry. Her fisherman father relocates their raggedy old houseboat several times a year in search of better crabbing spots. However, their latest move has brought her to a mysterious bayou where she feels something is watching her from a nearby island.

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Nikki learns of a local legend about something sinister inhabiting those swamps, stealing the souls of dogs…which would explain the strange howling sounds. Papa reassures her there’s nothing on the island but gators and snakes. He would know. He’s spent his whole life trapping and fishing those bayous and swamps. But Nikki and her new friends uncover strange happenings from years ago that may have started the old legend, and town folks aren’t talking. Then her beloved beagle goes missing.

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Join Nikki as she seeks to discover the real truth behind the legend of Ghost Dog Island…before it’s too late.

Current Price on Amazon: $3.99

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Title: Wilson the Dalmatian: Victorian Carriage Dog

Author: Ami Hendrickson

Book Blurb:

Wilson the Dalmatian has a job to do. He is not a pet. He’s an important part of any road trip. Wilson lives in England in 1841. He paces the horses that pull the Benton family carriage and warns the driver of any dangers on the road.
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Wilson takes his job seriously, especially today. For the carriage holds his favorite people: Anne and Robert, the Benton children. They count on him to keep them safe.
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The journey from country to city features many interesting things but Wilson refuses to be distracted. When he smells fear and detects a highwayman lurking on the road that leads home, however, he is put to the test.
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Can Wilson prove that a spotted carriage dog is more than just a fashion statement?

 

Current Price on Amazon:  $.99

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Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
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Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
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Check out other Middle Grade Books for Kindle in these past blog posts:  http://marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday and Middle Grade Mid-Week highlight new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds!  

Title: BRB, A CUL8R Time Travel Mystery

Author: Bob Kat

Book Blurb:

Book #2 in the award winning CUL8R series! Book #1 OMG was named the Best Indie Book of 2013.
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“It’s difficult to investigate a crime that hasn’t happened yet.”
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Kelly, Scott, Austin and Zoey have just returned from changing a girl’s life in 1966 and are a little battered and bruised from their adventure. But when a small voice pleads for their help to save her family from a murderer, they know they must respond.
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They research the story, but there is very little information to be found. All they know is that it takes place on Crystal Key, a small private island off the Florida Keys. Since it appears to be deserted, they decide to pop in, gather clues, then pop back. It was a good excuse to spend a lazy day on a beautiful beach.
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But from the first step, their journey back to 1980 goes horribly wrong. The area is crawling with drug traffickers and tens of thousands of refugees fleeing Cuba. They accidentally meet the young girl and her family, but their intervention puts them in the direct path of the killer.

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Can they find out who he is in time to save the girl, her family . . . and themselves? Or are they destined to be a madman’s latest victims?

FREE sample chapters of OMG, Book #1 of CUL8R Time Travel Mystery series.

 Current Price on Amazon: $3.99
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Title:  The Lost Secret of the Green Man (The Crystal Keeper Chronicles)

Author: Tiffany Turner

Book Blurb:

Who’s got time for homework when your problems involve evil sorcerers? Wanda should be studying for a quiz, avoiding the bullies at her new school and living a normal tweenage life. But, she is called upon once more to be a savior of the fairies, a protector of the fey, a Crystal Keeper. Bees are dying, fairies are missing and nobody knows why.
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Wanda and her new friend, Edina, visit a crystal store to search for clues. They read about the Green Man, a forest king who Wanda thinks could be the key to solving the mystery. But, when a unicorn appears in her bedroom, the mystery just seems to deepen. Perhaps by asking the right questions, she can find the answer to the crisis. Or will she just end up in peril herself?

Current Price on Amazon: $2.99

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Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
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Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
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Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
Check out other Middle Grade Books for Kindle in these past blog posts: http://www.marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday highlights new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds! With this feature growing, some weeks will feature Middle Grade Mid-Week on Thursdays.

 

Title: OMG, A CUL8R Time Travel Mystery

Author:  Bob Kat

Book Blurb:

OMG is a fast-paced time travel action adventure about four teens who travel back to the past to solve a mystery and save a life but end up risking their own. 
 
OMG begins when Kelly moves to Fort Myers Beach, Florida to live with her aunt and finds hidden treasures and secrets.  She quickly becomes friends with her quirky next door neighbor Scott who has a reputation as the school’s number one geek.  Scott’s best friend is Austin, the hot and popular quarterback.  He joins Scott and Kelly as they embark on an adventure after Scott invents a way to travel back in time to find a girl who has begged for their help.  They solve the mystery, but are then faced with the dilemma of whether or not to right a wrong or to let history stand.  The four end up on the time travel adventure of their lives.
 
Current Price on Amazon:  $2.99
 
 

Title: Leon Chameleon PI and the case of the missing canary eggs

Author: Janet Hurst-Nicholson

Book Blurb:

A humorous, animal detective story for 7-12 year-olds
 
When Mrs Canary’s eggs mysteriously disappear, a frantic Mr Canary dashes straight off to the Pigeon Valley Police for help. Unfortunately, Sergeant Loerie and Constable Mole’s hasty attempts to make an arrest lead them to the wrong suspects. Leon Chameleon PI, who has quietly kept an eye on developments, decides it is time to step in and offer his services – after all, isn’t he the best Private Eye in Pigeon Valley? He puts all his skills to work and finds vital clues which Loerie had overlooked. Now a daring plan is needed to trap the suspects and bring them before Spotted Eagle Owl’s Court, where Leon springs his final surprise…Janet Hurst-Nicholson draws on the habits and characteristics of the small creatures living in Pigeon Valley, Durban, to create a thrilling detective story. Barbara McGuire’s illustrations capture the story’s humour, while portraying the animals as they really are.
 
Current Price on Amazon: $.99
 
 
 

Title: It’s a Catastrophe

Author: Sibel Hodge

Book Blurb:

For Disney story lovers everywhere! Think Cats & Dogs meets Toy Story…Warning! Contains fur-raising adventure, wacky characters, laugh out loud comedy, and heart-warming drama.The cats at Briarswood Cottage are lucky. After being rescued from the local Cats’ Home by Ma Katz, they live out their days in luxury under the watchful eye of Buster, the mogfather. But all that’s about to change…When the local mayor announces that the cat population is spreading a deadly disease, their lives are in mortal danger. There’s no time to paws! Somehow, Ma’s moggies have to organize all the neighbourhood cats to unite as one, getting their claws stuck in to prove their innocence and save each other from certain death.Can they put aside jealous rivalry and tomcat turf wars to work together as a team and save catkind from extinction?It’s a Catastrophe is a hilarious hairball of a read for ages 8 to 108!It’s a Catastrophe was voted Runner Up in the Best Indie Books of 2012 by Indie Book Bargains.

 
Current Price on Amazon: $3.99
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
 
 
Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
 
Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
 
 
View other links to more middle grade novels for Kindle:  http://marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday and Middle Grade Mid-Week highlight new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds! With this feature growing, some weeks will feature Middle Grade Mid-Week on Thursdays.

Title: Hal Junior 1: The Secret Signal

Author: Simon Haynes

Book Blurb:

Hal Junior lives aboard a futuristic space station. His mum is chief scientist, his dad cleans air filters and his best mate is Stephen ‘Stinky’ Binn. As for Hal … he’s a bit of a trouble magnet. He means well, but his wild schemes and crazy plans never turn out as expected!
Hal Junior: The Secret Signal features mayhem and laughs, daring and intrigue … plus a home-made space cannon!

The Secret Signal will appeal to readers with a sense of humour and a taste for adventure.

No swearing and no adult concepts … just good clean fun.

 Current Price on Amazon: $3.99
 
 
 
 

Title: Acea and the Animal Kingdom

Author: Kyle Shoop

Book Blurb:

Welcome to the Animal Kingdom – where mystery and adventure roam free!

Twelve-year-old Acea Bishop was always the nerdy kid who would rather go to the library during recess to read about animals instead of playing basketball like the other boys. Now, after waking up inside of an ancient kingdom strangely resembling a zoo, Acea is running from those same animals he used to love reading about.

Worse yet? Acea’s not just on a quest to get home – his mom and the dad-he-never-knew are both being held hostage inside by an evil sorcerer with a vendetta. Realizing that his odds of survival and freeing his parents are slim, Acea raises an army of animals to combat the sorcerer and regain control of the kingdom.

Follow Acea as he travels through the exotic zoo habitats and unlocks the secrets of the kingdom’s mysterious past that hold the key to his fate.

Acea has secrets. Big ones. He just doesn’t know it yet.

 

Current Price on Amazon: $4.99

 

Title: The Pumpkin Princess

Author: V.A. Jeffrey

Book Blurb:

Eerie dreams. Rotten pumpkins. A fairy princess in trouble!A sudden, strange blight strikes pumpkins everywhere which means no pumpkin pie, no pumpkin bread, no pumpkin spiced cookies, not even pumpkin soup! Worse, the blight will eventually spread to other crops. Queen Faye’s skulduggery spills out ever more into Anne’s own world. She knows that the fairy Queen of Winter is behind this dark mischief. The blight and one of Anne’s dreams leads her back to Other Land to rescue the Pumpkin Princess, the fairy who helps usher in the fall harvest.Since Anne’s first visit, the Winter Queen has grown more powerful and is terrorizing all of Other Land with her plans to rule the land. Many fairy folk have fled, have gone in hiding or are preparing for war and a cruel, unending winter. Anne must find the courage and fortitude to brave the dangers that face her in Other Land and along the way she finds unexpected friends in unexpected places, but is it enough to stop the Winter Queen’s rampage?
 

Current Price on Amazon: $2.99

 

Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
 
 
Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
 
Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
 
 
 
Check out other Middle Grade Books for Kindle in these past blog posts:  http://marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

Middle Grade Monday: Kindle for Kids

Middle Grade Monday and Middle Grade Mid-Week highlight new and exciting electronic middle grade books available at Amazon for Kindle and devices accepting a Kindle ap. This feature is a free platform for middle grade authors, but not all of the books featured have been personally read by the administrator of this website. Readers are to form their own opinions. Enjoy!

Do you have a middle grade novel available on Amazon to promote? Check out the tab above for instructions. I hope you will consider purchasing my book, Confessions of a Corn Kid, or one of the fine books below. They are all reasonably priced. Check back next Monday for more finds! With this feature growing, some weeks will feature Middle Grade Mid-Week on Thursdays.

Title: Pinke is Dead

Author: C.E. Martin

Book Blurb:

 
Sam Sharpe is a war veteran and a private eye. He spends his days looking out the window of his dirty office, because not much happens in Footeville. That all changes when the Mayor’s twin sister, Betty Pinke is found dead in her mansion. The police claim it’s a bear attack, but The Mayor and Betty’s youngest sister doesn’t believe it.
Tracking down leads with his new, young sidekick, Sam searches for answers in and around Footeville, from the seedy bar run by Big Teddy to the peaceful village of migrant workers to the south of the City. Will Sam and Sissy Pinke uncover who is behind the murder of Footeville’s favorite daughter, or will a darker plan set in motion by their investigation succeed in turning peaceful Footeville into something else.
 
 Current Price on Amazon: $2.99 (free today)
 
 
 

Title: Chester the Chesapeake Book One

Author: Barbara  Ebel, M.D.

Book Blurb:

Chester is one loveable dog. In this first children’s book of the  Chester the Chesapeake series, Chester is a growing puppy learning all the  rules. There is so much to learn!Just about the time Chester’s got life  by the paws, a huge dog arrives as well as a small kitten. Heavens to  pets!  Life just isn’t the same any more.  Will Chester learn to share  and ultimately become a therapy dog?
 

Current Price on Amazon: $.99

 

Title: Wilson the Dalmatian: Victorian Carriage Dog

Author: Ami Hendrickson

Book Blurb:

Wilson the Dalmatian has a job to do. He is not a pet. He’s an important part of any road trip. Wilson lives in England in 1841. He paces the horses that pull the Benton family carriage and warns the driver of any dangers on the road.
 
Wilson takes his job seriously, especially today. For the carriage holds his favorite people: Anne and Robert, the Benton children. They count on him to keep them safe.
 
The journey from country to city features many interesting things but Wilson refuses to be distracted. When he smells fear and detects a highwayman lurking on the road that leads home, however, he is put to the test.

Can Wilson prove that a spotted carriage dog is more than just a fashion statement?  

Current Price on Amazon: $.99

 

Title:  The Tree of Mindala: Wunderwood Book One

Author:  Elle Jacklee

Book Blurb:

Soon to be twelve-year-old Miranda Moon’s overactive imagination has landed her in trouble again. This time, she’s been suspended from school. Since her Halloween weekend just got extended, her parents decide to take her and her straight-laced younger brother, Marcus, to her late grandparents’ old cabin. That suits Miranda just fine. She’s always felt there was something special about the place. Besides, she has a knack for making the best of things.

 
But when Miranda finds a curious water globe hidden in the cabin, she and Marcus are catapulted into a world even she never imagined. A world where everybody already knows their family name and magic flows through the trees. A world called Wunderwood. But their arrival happens to coincide with the release of a sinister warlock from a forty-year imprisonment. Thornton Crow resumes his deadly agenda to find the source of Wunderwood’s magical power, the Tree of Mindala, and seize it for his own.
 
As Miranda learns of her own connection to Thornton, she realizes that it’s up to her to end his cruel and relentless cycle of death that would steal not just magic, but also hope. With only the cryptic words of a prophecy to guide her, she holds the fate of the entire realm as well as the safety of Marcus and the newly found branches of her family tree in her hands. Miranda’s signature optimism is put to the ultimate test when she chooses to carry out the task that will save Wunderwood… or doom it forever.
 
Current Price on Amazon:  $2.99
 
 

Title: Confessions of a Corn Kid

Author: Marcy Blesy (cover art by Amy Kuhl Cox)

Book Blurb:

Twelve-year-old Bernie Taylor doesn’t fit in. She wants to be an actress but not your typical country-music lovin’, beef-eatin’ actress you’d expect from Cornville, Illinois. No way. She wants to go to Chicago to be a real actress, just like her mom did before she died of breast cancer. Bernie keeps a journal that her Mom gave her and writes down all her confessions, the deepest feelings of her heart, ’cause she doesn’t want any of those regrets Mom talked about. Regrets sound too much like those bubbly blisters she keeps getting on her feet from trying to fit into last year’s designer knock-off shoes. But it’s not easy for Bernie to pursue her dreams. Her dad just doesn’t understand. Plus, she’s tired of being bullied for being different. Why can’t middle schoolers wear runway fashions to school?
 
 
Then, during the announcement of the sixth grade play, Bernie’s teacher reveals that there will be one scholarship to a prestigious performing arts camp in Chicago. Bernie knows it’s her one big chance to achieve her dream. She spends too much time dreaming of the lead role in the play (which includes kissing Cameron Edmunds) and not enough time practicing her audition lines. She bumbles her lines, blows her audition, and battles her bully, Dixie Moxley, reigning Jr. Miss Corn Harvest Queen. She digs in with the heels of her hand-me-down knee-high boots, determined to win that scholarship-somehow. If she doesn’t, she’ll be stuck in Cornville forever, far away from the spotlight she craves.
 
Current Price on Amazon: $2.99
 
 
 
Check out other Middle Grade Books for Kindle in these past blog posts:  http://marcyblesy.com/category/middle-grade-monday-kindle-for-kids/

YA Short Story: “Prom for One” Prom Night Disaster with an Unexpected Twist

Introducing my first published YA story…..
 
 
 
 
One senior girl without a date
One perfect boy…with a girlfriend = Prom for One
 
 
 

Seventeen-year-old Lexie doesn’t care that she’s dateless for her senior prom. Sure, her dream boy has a perfect 10 girlfriend. Sure, her best friend has a serious boyfriend. Sure, the school cad can’t stop ogling her. Sure her Dad’s still in Afghanistan. But what could go wrong on such a special night in a teen girl’s life? Plenty! While most of the evening is a nightmare worth forgetting, Lexie finds that sometimes when you least expect it, life gives you memories to hold onto forever.

Please note: This is a short story (approx. 9800 words).

**This short story is not intended for children under the age of 14.**

 
ONLY .99
 
 
Click here to purchase your kindle/kindle ap version: http://amzn.to/15Qo7mN