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The nice people at Paperless Post gave us some coins to use to check out their site and the discover the digital cards they offer.

PaperlessPost.com is a digital card or “e-card” site that offers a premium custom digital card experience. PTB has been on the receiving end of their cards in the past, but we’d never really dug into all they have to offer.  It was a ton of fun going through all their options (OMG SO MANY OPTIONS!) and seeing what customizable features each card has.

Paperless Post allows you to send digital cards for almost any situation for a per send price. You can customize everything from the card and it’s background to the envelope and it’s liner to the stamp and postmark. Some of the customizations are included, some of them will increase the price of the card to send.

Once you’re done you see how much the total price to send your card is.  You can send one or 101, there is no max or minimum, allowing you to send out birthday cards, party invitations, thank you cards, or just a quick note on personalized digital stationery.

Paperless post works on a coin base system. Each card has a basic coin/send price (as low as 2 coins) and some of the customizations will add on to this cost. The larger the coin package you buy, the cheaper it will be to send your cards. In doing the math, I was happy to see that the coin packages are reasonably priced allowing you to do a midrange package and still see good savings.

I created a sample save the date for my upcoming wedding as my test for this post. I liked the added features that the card offered. It allows you to get address information and creates an event page for your event.

I really like all the options that Paperless Post offers and the extras you can get beyond sending the card. I also appreciate that you can send just one card if that’s also you need to send, you don’t have to buy 20 copies of a card.

I would totally recommend. It’s a great way to send personalized digital cards for any occasion.

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THE DARKEST MINDS ARRIVES ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY, & DVD ON OCTOBER 30

Get a Limited Edition #OwnYourFuture Friendship Bracelet, included with specially marked Blu-Ray editions, while supplies last.

Learn more and pre-order yours today.

About THE DARKEST MINDS
From producers of Stranger Things comes an empowering tale of teens who mysteriously develop new abilities and are declared a threat by the government. Ruby (Amandla Stenberg), one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon, this newfound family realizes that collective power is needed to take back control of their fate and save future generations.

MORE THAN ONE HOUR OF SPECIAL FEATURES

• Remember – A Look Beyond Ruby and Liam’s Last Kiss (Original Animatic by Jennifer Yuh Nelson)
• Deleted Scene
• Gag Reel
• Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Heroine at the Helm
• Character Profiles
  • Ruby: Harnessing Hope
  • Liam: A Complicated Relationship
  • Chubs: Found Family
  • Zu: Awakened Abilities
  • Clancy: Crafting a Possible Future
• Storyboard to Screen Comparison
• Feature Commentary by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Dan Levine, and Dan Cohen
• The Power of Georgia
• Behind the Scenes in Georgia
• Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer

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We’re partnering with Disney Book Group to giveaway a THE STORM RUNNER MAGIC, MAYHEM, AND MAYA MYTHOLOGY prize pack!  We love that Rick Riordan is bringing epic and diverse stories to life through his new Rick Riordan Presents imprint at Disney Book Group.

THE STORM RUNNER by J. C. Cervantes is out now, get your copy today!

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About THE STORM RUNNER

How can one boy with a limp stop the Maya god of death, disaster, and darkness from destroying the world?

Zane has always enjoyed exploring the dormant volcano near his home in New Mexico, even though hiking it is challenging. He’d much rather hang out there with his dog, Rosie, than go to middle school, where kids call him Sir Limps a Lot, McGimpster, or Uno – for his one good leg.

What Zane doesn’t know is that the volcano is a gateway to another world and he is at the center of a powerful prophecy. A new girl at school, Brooks, informs him that he’s destined to release an evil god from the ancient Maya relic he is imprisoned in–unless she can find and remove it first. Together they return to the volcano, where all kinds of crazy happens. Brooks turns into a hawk, a demon attacks them in a cave, and Rosie gives her all while trying to protect Zane. When Zane decides to save his dog no matter the cost, he is thrust into an adventure full of surprising discoveries, dangerous secrets, and an all-out war between the gods, one of whom happens to be his father.

To survive, Zane will have to become the Storm Runner. But how can he run when he can’t even walk well without a cane?

About Rick Riordan Presents

The Rick Riordan Presents imprint is dedicated to providing entertaining middle-grade fiction based on various world mythologies. Rick Riordan is involved in the selection, editing, and promotion of these books, working with great authors to tell exciting stories inspired by the mythologies of their own heritages. Learn more about the imprint and its current and upcoming titles on their official site.

About the Author

J. C. Cervantes is the author of Tortilla Sun, which was called “a beautiful and engaging debut” by Kirkus, an “imaginative, yet grounded novel” by Publishers Weekly, and “lean and lightly spiced with evocative metaphor” by School Library Journal. Tortilla Sun was a 2010 New Voices pick by the American Booksellers Association and it was named to Bank Street’s 2011 Best Book List. When Jennifer isn’t reading or writing, she is helping her husband with his gubernatorial campaign.

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

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I didn’t waste my shot this time, I got my tickets and I saw Hamilton the American Musical in Chicago.

A year ago I won the lottery to the hit musical in Chicago. This was pre-app, where the way you found out you won was through email. I was totally bummed out that I missed the email and didn’t get to buy the tickets. But my luck came back and I won the lottery again!

Side note, if you don’t have the Hamilton App, GO DOWNLOAD NOW! it makes it super easy to enter the lottery in whatever city all in one place.  But if you cant download the app, you can enter the lottery online as well. Click HERE to enter.

I had been entering the lottery pretty much every day since losing last summer. The App has made it so much easier with notifications. I had gotten so used to the “It’s only a matter of time” message that when I got something different I did a double take.  Buying the tickets through the app was super easy. And my boyfriend and I got to see Hamilton for $20 + tax, CRAZY!

The tickets we got were for the 2nd row on a Friday night show. My boyfriend was super cute. Our tickets said obstructed view, and this being is first musical, he had no clue what to expect.  Have you guessed what our obstruction was?   Yep, the stage. He was a little shocked our tickets were so close to the stage.

The CIBC theatre is amazing and beautiful. And was a great setting for the show. The show starts with King George asking everyone to turn off their cell phones and all that good stuff, and then you are off to the races.

I, like most of the world, has listened to the soundtrack quite a bit, but seeing the staging of the show brought the music and lyrics to life.  The staging of Dear Theodosia was simple and perfect.  Helpless into Satisfied, OMG those turntables!  The bits of the show that aren’t included in the soundtrack are heartbreaking.  The show is just amazing.

If Lin-Manuel Miranda is the brainy Hamilton and Javier Munoz is the sexy Hamilton, Miguel Cervantes is the “young, scrappy and hungry” Hamilton, and the Son’s of Liberty totally followed Miguel’s lead.  I left like the show was so Chicago. Miguel was like a boxer on that stage dancing around his opponents and being larger than life. Ebrin R. Stanley as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison was pure perfection. The way he styled his beany, LOVED IT! Jin Ha as Aaron Burr, you could see the tension and frustration rising up. And I totally got the point that Burr didn’t stand for anything, he went where the wind blew for him to move up and have the success he was seeing others achieve.

And Andrew Call as King George, I have no words. The King George songs on the soundtrack are cheeky and slightly mad, but Andrew brought it to a whole new level. His facial features and shoulder moves and the way he held the royal scepter, and the way he delivered the lyrics made the character so much more. He was amazing.

Being in the second row was the perfect way to see the show for the first time. We were right there and were forced to follow the action and look right and who was telling the story at that moment. The obstructed view didn’t let you see the floor of the stage or the back half, so you aren’t as overwhelmed by the pageantry of it all. It also gave an amazing look at the costumes.  I can’t wait to see it again in October (we snagged unobstructed balcony seats for our birthday weekend) and be able to take it all in.

We even stage doored after the show and met some of the cast.

I highly recommend checking out Hamilton if you can. Everyone in the audience is excited to be there and the cast is excited to share their craft and the amazing production with you.

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A new novel in the New York Times–bestselling Remnant Chronicles universe, in which a reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.

When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger.

At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought. As unexpected events spiral out of their control, bringing them intimately together, they continue to play a cat and mouse game of false moves and motives in order to fulfill their own secret missions.

Today, we’re featuring Mary E. Pearson’s Dance of Thieves. We are absolutely thrilled to be part of her blog tour. We loved her previous series, The Remnant Chronicles in fact, Kiss of Deception remains amongst our very favorite fantasy stories. So, reading another series set in the same world is exciting to say the least.

You can tell from the synopsis that we meet two characters from two very different worlds. A young king and a former street thief (who’s managed to keep all her fingers–yes, thieves get their fingers cut off as punishment!) set up two points-of-view that lead us down a path filled with heart-pounding moments, Mary’s signature fight scenes and romance that makes sense given their back stories.

Oh you guys, what a fantasy story! I will post my review of it later this week. But in the mean time, enjoy this mood board that I put together:

If you missed Mary at her tour stops, you can still call the bookstores because they usually have extra signed copies and are willing to ship them out to you:

Mary E. Pearson is the NYT bestselling and award-winning author of eleven YA novels and one novella. Her works include the completed trilogy, The Remnant Chronicles, which in a starred review, Publisher’s Weekly called “masterfully crafted.” Her favorite activities as a child were climbing tall trees imagining she was a hero in some fantastical world, or running along fence tops and roofs pretending she was a spy with a bagful of amazing gadgets. She was rarely herself. Amazingly, she never broke a bone until she caught a basketball in gym class. Catching real balls was not her forte. These days she continues to live in make-believe worlds she creates in her books. Her latest 2-book series, Dance of Thieves, allows her do all kinds of dangerous things without breaking any bones. So far.

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Get ready to sing and dance, laugh and love all over again. Ten years after Mamma Mia! The Movie grossed more than $600 million, you’re invited to return to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi in an all-new original musical based on the songs of ABBA. With the film’s original cast returning and new additions including Lily James, Andy Garcia and Oscar® winner Cher, the musical comedy opens on July 20, 2018.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, producers of the original film. Craymer is also the creator and producer of the worldwide smash-hit stage musical.

Ol Parker, writer of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, writes and directs the sequel from a story by Richard Curtis, Parker and Catherine Johnson. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus return to provide music and lyrics and serve as executive producers. Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Curtis, Phyllida Lloyd and Nicky Kentish Barnes also serve as executive producers.

Reprising their roles from Mamma Mia! The Movie are Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep as Donna, Julie Walters as Rosie and Christine Baranski as Tanya. Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper reunite as Sophie and Sky, while Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård and Oscar® winner Colin Firth return to play Sophie’s three possible dads: Sam, Bill and Harry.

As the film goes back and forth in time to show how relationships forged in the past resonate in the present, James will play the role of Young Donna. Filling the roles of Young Rosie and Young Tanya are Alexa Davies (A Brilliant Young Mind) and Jessica Keenan Wynn (Broadway’s Beautiful). Young Sam will be played by Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), while Young Bill is Josh Dylan (Allied) and Young Harry is Hugh Skinner (Kill Your Friends).

Thanks to Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Universal Studios we have 10 passes to giveaway to an advanced screening of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again in Chicago on July 17th.

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Secrets are con artists: they trick you into letting them out.

Sadie loves her rocker boyfriend Henry and her running partner and best friend Lucie, but no one can measure up to her truest love and hero, the dazzling and passionate George. George, her secret.

When something goes wrong and Sadie is taken to the hospital calling out for George, her hidden life may be exposed. Now she must confront the truth of the past, and protect a world she is terrified to lose.

The Museum of Us is the story of mental illness and the desire to escape reality.  For Sadie, that leads her down a dangerous road.

The story starts with Sadie getting into a car accident. We think she has someone in the car with her, George. As the story unfolds at the hospital, we learn that George is not real and that this is Sadie’s biggest secret. Sadie has created this world in her head full of adventure and intrigue to escape the real world.

I appreciated the fact that Sadie’s real world wasn’t one full of horrors. She is a typical girl going through typical high school and life issues, and she suffers from depression. This story makes mental illness approachable and shows how easy it is to slide down the rabbit hole.

I’ll admit that this story isn’t the typical contemporary I read. I keep trying, but I like a little more in my contemporaries. The Museum of Us is Sadie’s story, it’s her journey to be able to tell her secret. I like a little more than just the journey.  With that said, the story is well written and I thought Tara did a great job of making both of Sadie’s worlds real.

Want to read other’s thoughts? This review is part of a blog tour, check out the other stops

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Take Me Away to a Great Read                    6/27/2018

Take Me Away                                               6/28/2018

PageTurnersBlog                                           6/29/2018

Picture Books to YA                                       6/30/2018

Jessabella Reads                                            7/1/2018

Quite the Novel Idea                                     7/2/2018

The Reading Cafe                                          7/3/2018

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers                7/4/2018

Selina Falcon                                                  7/5/2018

Booklish Lifestyle                                           7/6/2018

Such a Novel Idea                                          7/7/2018

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Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst.

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.

So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting—especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.

My oldest daughter and I just love Becky Albertalli’s writing. Her latest release, Leah on the Offbeat, is a companion novel to her first book (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda), and I was so excited to re-visit old characters as well as get to know a bit more about Leah. I love when authors write stories that investigate side characters and their paths as well as keep us updated with the characters we originally met. I adored Simon and was so glad that we got glimpses of him.

The year is senior year for most of our favorites, and we couldn’t get a better setting. There’s natural tension in trying to decide which college you will attend as well as all the rituals of senior year like prom.

My video is spoiler-free for the series, so I hope you enjoy it. Please, leave me your thoughts on Becky’s books in the comments below.

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Huge thank you to Disney and A Wrinkle in Time for sending over a fun box of goodies and a review copy of the HD Digital copy of the movie for us to unbox and review.

A Wrinkle in Time is out now on Digital HD and is available on Blu-Ray June 5th. Best Buy and Target are both offering exclusive editions of the Blu-Ray Release.

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From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time. Based on the timeless classic and filled with spectacle, warmth and heart, this celebrated film follows an ordinary girl’s epic adventure and brave journey to save her family, with the ultimate triumph of love. Featuring an all-star cast including Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine, and eye-popping action—it’s fun for the whole family!

BLU-RAY& DIGITAL HD Bonus features include:

• A Journey Through Time–Take an up-close look at the making of this magnificent movie with Director Ava DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey, and the cast and crew.
• Deleted Scenes (with optional director audio commentary)
• Audio Commentary featuring Director Ava DuVernay, Producer Jim Whitaker, Co-Screenwriter Jennifer Lee, Production designer Naomi Shohan, First assistant director Michael Moore, Editor SpencerAverick, and VFX supervisor Rich McBride
• Bloopers
• Original Songs/Music Videos
  • “I Believe” performed by DJ Khaled featuring Demi Lovato
  • “Warrior” performed by Chloe x Halle

On May 30th I live-tweeted my first viewing of A Wrinkle in Time – search the #PTBwatch hashtag or click HERE to see the thread. I had a blast with gifs and tweeting my non-spoilery thoughts. I very much enjoyed the movie. I don’t remember reading the book in grade school, so this was my first encounter with Madeleine L’Engle’s story and characters. I thought it was a very good middle-grade story. I liked that it kept things simple and accessible, and in movie form, it’s perfect for a wide age range of viewers.

The basic plot is Meg’s dad disappears 4 years before the start of the story. He was a renowned scientist who lost his standing in the community when he started talking about traveling by creating wrinkles in time. He disappeared shortly after this talk. Meg has to deal with the fallout of her dad’s disappearance and is bullied at school. After a particularly bad day at school that marked the 4th anniversary, Mrs. Whatsit (played by Reese Witherspoon) shows up at her house. We find out that she’s been visiting with Meg’s little brother, Charles Wallace, for a period of time and that her dad was right about his theories and he’s still alive. This starts a series of events that have Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin, a boy from Meg’s class, tessering with Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which to other dimensions to find her dad.

The visuals in this movie are amazing. So vibrant and dramatic. And the costumes for Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which are amazing.  When the story goes to the other dimensions, some of the special effects are a little obvious at points, not as smooth as one would expect. But this doesn’t take away from the overall feel of the movie.

The child actors totally outshine the adult actors in the movie. They were amazing and were the reason the movie worked so well. They were believable and heartwarming and just pure magic.

Overall, the movie was a solid 3.5 (out of 5) for me. Great movie for elementary and middle school viewers and parents will enjoy watching it too.

UNBOXING!

You can watch my unboxing video where I see what all the goodies were that came with the Digital HD review copy of the movie. Thank you, Sophie, for hosting to me over at All Things Equilateral. And again thank you Disney and A Wrinkle in Time for the goodies.

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Welcome to Day #3 of The Girl with More Than One Heart Blog Tour!

To celebrate the release of The Girl with More Than One Heart by Laura Geringer Bass on April 17th, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive content from Laura, as well as 5 chances to win a copy of The Girl with More Than One Heart! Thank you to Laura and Amulet Books for providing this content and the book for giveaway.

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Blog Tour Schedule:

May 14th — BookhoundsYA
May 15th — The Book Rat
May 16th — Page Turners Blog
May 17th — Book Briefs
May 18th — Crossroad Reviews

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About the Author: Laura Geringer Bass is the author of over 20 highly acclaimed books for children, tweens, and teens.

Her new novel for middle graders about friendship, love, and loss — The Girl With More Than One Heart — is the lyrical story of a courageous girl who imagines she needs an extra heart to navigate her grief after the death of her dad.

Laura serves on the National Advisory Board of First Book, a non-profit organization that has delivered over 170 million books to children in need and as a mentor for Girls Write Now and Prison Writes, teaching teens at risk.

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• One (1) winner will receive a copy of The Girl with More Than One Heart thanks to Laura Geringer Bass and Amulet Books
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