Title: Elizabeth Webster and the Court of Uncommon PleasAuthor: William LashnerPub. Date: October 15, 2019Publisher: Disney-HyperionFormats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobookPages: 320Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD It’s not often that my love of middle grade fiction and my chosen profession find common ground which is probably why I enjoyed Elizabeth Webster and the Court of […]
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Kickstarter Watch: Immerse Yourself in a D&D Campaign with Adventure Boxes
Immersive Dungeons & Dragons Tabletop RPG Adventure Boxes Dungeons & Dragons is a layered game. At its core it is about imagination and story telling. However, you can’t bring a bunch of nerds around a table to talk fantasy without some of them getting carried away. D&D has become a […]
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Join the Kids in Mr. Wolf’s Class for Some Silly Fourth Grade Adventures!
I really enjoy how relatable these books are because while obviously none of our kids are animals in real-life they can easily see themselves and their friends in Mr. Wolf’s Class.
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Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham’s ‘Best Friends’ is the Perfect Back-to-School Pick for Middle Grade Readers!
Title: Best FriendsAuthor: Shannon HaleIllustrator: LeUyen PhamSeries: Real Friends #2Release Date: August 27, 2019Publisher: First SecondReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with this stunning sequel to their autobiographical take on Hale’s childhood, Real Friends. Picking up where the last book left off, Best Friends covers a particularly tumultuous […]
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Return to the 80’s with Ben & Jensen
I’m of the firm belief that a lot of the pop culture nonsense we have today can likely trace its path back to the 80’s. Comedy singing duo Ben & Jensen probably agree. After their successful video Back in the 90’s, they decided to take it back to what even […]
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‘The Cook and the King’ is a Fun, Silly Tale About a Hungry King and His Terrified Cook
Title: The Cook and the KingAuthor: Julia DonaldsonIllustrator: David RobertsRelease Date: May 7, 2019Publisher: Harry N. AbramsReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon A clever tale about a king searching for a new cook, The Cook and the King is a fun book that will entertain kids and parents alike. It’s a sort of modern fairy tale […]
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Gauntlet Con 2019 is Just Around the Corner!
Gauntlet Con 2019 is almost here! The Gauntlet gaming community is hosting their annual convention later this month and I am absolutely so stoked to share this with all the Nerdophiles readers out there. You know we’re fans of RPGs around these parts but there’s more out there than just […]
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JOKER – A Mad, If Meh, Tale
Release Date: October 4th, 2019Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie BeetzDirector: Todd PhillipsStudio: DC Films, village Roadshow Pictures, Bron Creative, Joint EffortDistributor: Warner Bros. PicturesSpoilers: LowIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Joker is an interesting movie. An origin story for a character that has never had a real one thus far, a movie in the Batman universe without Batman, […]
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Sorry For Your Loss: Middle Finger, Thumbs Up Recap
The second season for Facebook Watch show, Sorry For Your Loss, has officially begun! Take a look at the recap of the last two episodes of last season to refresh your memory! The first season of Sorry For Your Loss showed us the pain and heartbreak of losing your significant […]
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“Birds Of Prey” Official Trailer Revels In A Newly Single Harley Quinn
Newly single, newly emancipated; Harley Quinn is back in our lives and we’re loving it! Set after Harley has freed herself broken up with Joker, Birds Of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn finds our favorite psychologist-turned-antihero back in Gotham with a new crew of friends. The […]
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‘The Monster of Elendhaven’ is a Hauntingly Good Read
Title: The Monster of ElendhavenAuthor: Jennifer GiesbrechtRelease Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: Tor.comReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon I hadn’t read many of the Tor.com original publications but there was something about The Monster of Elendhaven that drew my eye. Maybe it was the dark, intriguing figure on the cover whose faceless, awkwardly shaped visage contrasts […]
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Ad Astra Delivers You To The Stars
Release Date: September 20th, 2019Cast: Brad Pitt, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee JonesDirector: James GrayStudio: 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, Bona Film Group, New Regency, Plan B Entertainment, RT Features, Keep Your Head Productions, MadRiver PicturesDistributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesSpoilers: LowIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia An astronaut is called up on a special mission, to stop the man behind […]
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Rockstar Book Tours: ‘Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows’
Title: Charlie Hernández & The League of ShadowsSeries: Charlie Hernández #1Author: Ryan CalejoPub. Date: October 23, 2018Publisher: AladdinFormats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobookPages: 330Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD Kids these days are done a great disservice in their core classes. Many will learn all about Greek and Roman mythology but few will learn about the plethora of other pantheons […]
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It Chapter 2 Jumps Forward in Time and Amps Up the Weird
Release Date: September 6th, 2019Cast: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Wyatt Oleff. Phew!Director: Andy MuschiettiStudio: New Line CinemaDistributor: Warner Bros. PicturesSpoilers: LowIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia It’s happening again… 27 years since they last dealt […]
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‘Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades’ Mixes Mythology and Humor for the Middle Grade Crowd
Title: Nico Bravo and the Hound of HadesAuthor: Mike CavallaroSeries: Nico Bravo #1Release Date: April 23, 2019Publisher: First SecondReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Mythology and humor collide in Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades, the first in a new middle grade graphic novel series from Mike Cavallaro. Nico Bravo is the perfect series […]
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