children’s fiction

The Beetles are Blurting

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Let’s lighten up Monday with a little bit of silly fun. I think it’s fun to try exotic foods, but this guy takes it way, way too far.

By the way, it’s also available from Amazon.

The Blurting Beetles of Baloogo Loogo by Mathew Ferguson. $0.99 from Smashwords.com
Twelve-year-old friends, Tia and Max, and the last golden monkey, Po, fight against Toran, an amoral gourmet who eats endangered species to extinction. Featuring Exploding Cactus Corn, hungry Ligers, Red Goop, Sugar Slugs and Bolliverger’s Old, a cheese so disgusting it can knock you out, saving a hundred beetles from the frying pan isn’t going to be easy…

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Spirit Lights Aglow

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Probably the last thing a lot of us need right now is more cold and ice, but you know what they say: if you can’t beat ’em, read something about a place colder than where you are. If that’s possible.

Spirit Lights by Bonnie Turner . $3.99 from Smashwords.com
Sequel to The Haunted Igloo, Spirit Lights is a coming-of-age adventure for fans of Gary Paulsen, Scott O’Dell, and Jack London. Returning to the Arctic after a two-year absence, 12-year-old Jean-Paul has overcome his fear of the dark but discovers his best Inuit friend is terrified of the Northern Lights! Experience polar bears, huskies, auroras that speak–and danger in the Arctic. (Ages 9-12+)