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Lizzie & McKenzie’s Fabulous Adventures: Mayhem in Madrid

ByMichael Thal

About the Book Title: Lizzie & McKenzie’s Fabulous Adventures: Mayhem in Madrid Author: Dina C. Tate Genre: Children’s Books, Fantasy Imagine if all the little girls of the world looked alike. If the Same Glam Goddess gets her way, it can surely happen. McKenzie Rivers, the pint-sized daredevil, and Lizzie Sanders, who loves all things…

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The Whizbang Machine

ByMichael Thal

About the Book Title: The Whizbang Machine Author: Danielle A. Vann Genre: YA After years of running from his tragic past, Jack Yale books a flight home. With him is a typewriter that is intended to be a gift for his granddaughter, Elizabeth. The minute Elizabeth’s fingers cradle the large black and cream keys the…

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The Fool’s Apprentice

ByMichael Thal

In the kingdom of Dragon’s Launch, young Denrikk’s aspirations of becoming a knight are dashed when he is instead apprenticed to the king’s fool. Embarrassed and devastated that his new position will ruin all hopes of winning the hand of the girl he loves–the princess Alendria– Denrikk reluctantly begins training under his new master, Fumbles,…

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Book Cover Reveal: Season of Decay

ByMichael Thal

About the Book Title: The Season of Decay Author: Michael W. Garza Genre: YA horror Our world decayed and a new world arose from the ashes of the old. The Canaan tribe formed from the ruins of their oppressors, struggling to build a new world for themselves, challenged by the rise of a threat within…

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Pop’s blog plans to expand scope to parenting and teen Issues

ByMichael Thal

Back in 2009 I was an aspiring author trying to establish a reader base. I looked into several opportunities, but the Los Angeles Examiner offered the most attractive home for my writing. They accepted my “Dear LA Teacher” premise where parents, teachers, and students wrote in asking important and not so important questions about Education,…

Pop’s Picks for 2015
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Pop’s Picks for 2015

ByMichael Thal

In 2015 Pop’s Blog erupted on the Net reviewing over 30 YA novels and short stories. We decided to focus our attention on books published by independent publishers and authors because too many review sites tend to ignore these amazing books. Yes, we’ve read and reviewed popular books like Paper Towns by John Green, but…

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Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja

ByMichael Thal

If you are a student in fifth grade through high school and would like to review a book for Pop’s Blog, feel free to submit it to Pop at [email protected]. Today’s guest reviewer is Martik Arakelyan, who will review Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja. About the Reviewer Martik Arakelyan is a 5th grade student…