Blog Tour: The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff

Title: The Great Treehouse War

Author: Lisa Graff

Series: Stand Alone

Publisher: Philomel Books

Publication Date: May 16, 2017

Source: Publisher

First things first, let me just say that The Great Treehouse War was a lot of fun to read.  I started reading it and before I knew it I was near the ending.  Despite being way over the intended age group for this book, I still found myself able to read and appreciate it a lot.

The Great Treehouse War is about a young girl named Winnie.  Winnie is your normal 10ish year old girl (she is in the fifth grade).  She has friends, likes art, and has the worlds most amazing cat.  She also has parents that decided that they were better off no longer married to each other.

When Winnie's parents decided to divorce, they split everything up so it would be equal for both of them.  One parent had Winnie 3 days of the week and the other had her for the other 3 days.  This only equals up to 6 days, however, they couldn't let one parent have 4 days and the other only get 3, so they came up with a plan.  Between the two properties (they had found a place that they could live there was a treehouse.  So for that odd day of the week, which happened to be Wednesdays, Winnie would be in the treehouse, not with either parent.

That way everything would remain totally equal and fair.

Of course, that was too hard for the parents.  They started celebrated all the crazy holidays that happen.  They each kept trying to one up the other.  This was causing Winnie to fail the fifth grade.  But neither parent was listening.  As long as everything was fair that was all that mattered.

A lot of things went on that ended up with Winnie in the treehouse with her friends...and the great treehouse war began.

See?  It really is quite the book!

Throughout the book there are tons of illustrations and little side notes from her classmates about the things that happened in the story.  Each kid has their own little quirk, and the quirks pop up over and over again.  It lightens up the seriousness of the book and makes it a lot more fun to read.  At first I thought they took away a little bit from the story, but once I got used to them I enjoyed them.

Also, as you can tell, there is a serious note to this book.  I am an adult, not a kid in the age range that this book is intended for....so to me it was quite obvious.  The way the parents were behaving was really affecting Winnie.  How this translates to a kid with the way this story was written?  I am not 100% sure.  Maybe they will relate to Winnie, maybe they wont.  I can't tell you.  Did I think it was fun?  Yes.  Do I think Winnie should have had to go to such an extreme measure to try to get her parents to listen to her?  No.  But this story wasn't meant for me - the adult.  It was meant for the kids.

And I will definitely let a kid read this book.  I think they will enjoy it and I hope that if they find themselves in a similar situation, that they will find a character that they can relate to.  And that they can find some help from this book on how to speak up and be heard if they need to be.

My Rating

5 Stars

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This review is based on a copy provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are mine and mine alone.  #PRHPartner

Giveaway!

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Enter for a chance to win one (1) of five (5) copies of The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff (ARV: $16.99 each).

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between 12:00 AM Eastern Time on May 15, 2017 and 12:00 AM on May 29, 2017.  Open to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are 13 and older. Winners will be selected at random on or about June 2, 2017. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Follow the rest of tour!!

Week One:

May 15 – Books 4 Your Kids – Review

May 16 – Margie’s Must Reads

May 17 – Pirates n’ Pixie Dust

May 18 – We Are Word Nerds

May 19 – Mundie Kids

 

Week Two:

May 22 – The Reading Nook Reviews – The Coolest Treehouses Roundup

May 23 – Crafty Moms Share – Review + Craft

May 24 – Word Spelunker – Review + Dream Treehouse

May 25 – Reading is Better With Cupcakes – Review

May 26 – Mama Smiles

Book Blitz: The Last Star by Rick Yancey is out in Paperback!

It is the paperback release day blitz for The Last Star!

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If you are unfamiliar, The Last Star is the third and final book in The 5th Wave trilogy by Rick Yancey.  

I personally have only read the first book in the series.  And it was a long long time ago.  Like back when I was a bookseller and I had managed to snag an ARC of it before any of my coworkers could take it (don't worry, I passed it on to another coworker once I finished).  I recall really liking it!

I actually plan to reread it one of these days and then getting into the rest of the series.  I know there is a book based off of the first book as well, but I have managed to steer clear of that so far and I don't plan on watching it unless I am really really bored one day.

Anyways.... I have a few things to share with you.  The first being pictures of the covers of all three books in the series.

Aren't they pretty???

And also there is a giveaway!!!  Who doesn't love a giveaway?  I know I do!

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Enter for a chance to be one (1) grand prize winner and receive a set of The 5^th Wave Collection in paperback, including The 5^th Wave, The Infinite Sea, and The Last Star (ARV: $32.97), or to be one (1) of five (5) second place winners to receive The 5^th Wave in paperback (ARV: $10.99 each).

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between 12:00 AM Eastern Time on May 23, 2017 and 12:00 AM on May 30, 2017.  Open to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are 13 and older. Winners will be selected at random on or about June 2, 2017. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to participate in the release day blitz.  All thoughts and opinions are mine and mine alone and are in no way influenced by them.  #PRHPartner

Blog Tour: Dragons Love Tacos 2 by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri - How to Properly Eat a Taco

Hi everyone!

In honor of the fabulous picture book Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel I am here to help you learn to properly eat a taco.

I'm guessing you had no idea that there was a proper way to eat a taco huh?  Well, if you were to ask the dragons, they would tell you that the proper way to eat one is to abstain from adding any salsa to the taco.

I don't necessarily agree with the dragons on that, but there are others out there that might...

I guess what I am really saying here is...

There are a lot of ways to properly eat a taco!

However, we will cover some of the basics.

The first step to proper taco eating:

The taco shell.

For this step you must choose if you want a hard (crunchy) or soft taco!  This may be the most vital of the steps.  There are people out there that may try to tell you that one is better than the other, but the most important in this step is choosing what is right for you!

The second step to proper taco eating:

Filling up the taco

For this step you must choose what goes into your taco.  I mean, I guess if you want to eat an empty taco shell that is your decision and all, but usually there are some good things you can choose to put in there.  There are quite a few meat options you can go with: pork, beef, steak, and chicken being some of the obvious ones.  You don't eat meat?  Then you might put some potato or some yummy avocado in there.  Then there are the extras: cheese, lettuce, tomato, and salsa (unless you are a dragon!) that you may opt to put in your taco shell.

The third step to proper taco eating:

Open your mouth and take a bit out of your taco.

This is by far the most important step to eating a taco.  You aren't eating one if you are only looking at it sitting there on your plate.  Pick that taco up and take a bite!  Chew the amazing goodness up and then swallow!  Rinse and repeat until the taco is done.

Congratulations you now know how to properly eat a taco!

Giveaway

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Enter for a chance to be one (1) grand prize winner and receive a set of Dragons Love Tacos and Dragons Love Tacos 2 (ARV: $17.99 each), or to be one (1) of five (5) second place winners to receive Dragons Love Tacos 2 (ARC: $17.99 each).

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between 12:00 AM Eastern Time on May 1, 2017 and 12:00 AM on May 29, 2017.  Open to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are 13 and older. Winners will be selected at random on or about June 2, 2017. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Follow the rest of the tour!

Week One:

May 1 – In Wonderland – Jane Austen Taco Hunt

May 2 – The Children’s Book Review – Review

May 3 – A Homeschool Mom – Tacos in the Renaissance

May 4 – Inspiration Laboratories – Tacos in Space

May 5 – Ali’s Book Nook – Dragon Paper Doll Activity

Week Two:

May 8 – The Book Nut – Tacos in Ancient Greece

May 9 – A Story A Day – Tacos During the Civil War

May 10 – Pirates n’ Pixie Dust – Taco Pirates

May 11 – Margie’s Must Reads – Review

May 12 – My Little Poppies

Week Three:

May 15 – Super Mommy to the Rescue

May 16 – As They Grow Up

May 17 – YA Book Nerd

May 18 – Swoony Boys Podcast – Review & Mini Swoon

May 19 – The Plot Bunny – A Dragons Love Tacos Playlist

Week Four:

May 22 – Reading is Better with Cupcakes – How to Properly Eat a Taco

May 23 – No BS Book Reviews

May 24 – Mundie Kids –Time Travelling with a Dragon Checklist

May 25 – The Book Shire

May 26 – Artsy Momma

Thank you to the publisher for providing me a copy of this title in exchange for this blog post.  Any and all opinions are mine and mine alone.  #PRHpartner