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Carrie Cross
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Want a deal on a fast-paced new mystery to get your tweens reading? Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Island Idol is now on sale on Smashwords! Use this coupon code at checkout to save 40% until April 21st: CJ22W
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Review: The Great Alone While I’m a true fan of Kristin Hannah and love her writing, The Great Alone was not one of my favorites. Simultaneously slow-moving and tense, Alone is the story of one nuclear family’s journey to escape their own demons by mo ...more |
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"Sorry; call me what you want—I just couldn’t get past the “magic”/witchcraft stuff. I like the main character. I got the next two books and I’m hoping the storyline is totally different in them both.
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| The best thing about Chelsea Pitcher’s Lies Like Poison is its gorgeous cover. Beyond that, it lost me. Introducing many characters in the opening chapters of a book usually makes the story initially hard to follow. But when there’s a main character ...more | |
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| Reading The Ophelia Girls brings back every angsty emotion associated with being a teenaged girl. How much danger one will put herself through in the process of growing up, exploring sexuality, taking chances, and pushing boundaries. Alternating betw ...more | |
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| You know the phrase, "I couldn't put it down?" Well, I would have read this in one sitting--but I forced myself to save the last quarter inch of its pages so I had something to look forward to the next day. I won't rehash the fast-paced plot, complim ...more | |
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| I won't rehash the plot, as the other reviews cover it. Suffice to say, after reading Far From You, I just bought Tess Sharpe's other books in hardcover. That's about the highest compliment I can pay an author whom I am thrilled to have recently disc ...more | |
“This next house is a classic. It was built in 1908.” Ms. Knight was a realtor trying hard to sell us a house, and my parents thought that the one she just showed us had stunk. My mom made a note on her clipboard”
― The Mystery of the Hidden Jewels
― The Mystery of the Hidden Jewels
“Monkeys. From a Costa Rican island called Tortuga in the southern part of the Gulf of Nicoya,”
― Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Island Idol
― Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Island Idol
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Michael wrote: "Carrie, congratulations on the release of your new Skylar Robbins book, and thanks for connecting on Goodreads. My wife and I adopted our five grandchildren this past year, so the MG kids might be ..."Done! I hope you'll consider treating the new grandkids to a fun 99-cent Kindle or Nook read. :)
Carrie, congratulations on the release of your new Skylar Robbins book, and thanks for connecting on Goodreads. My wife and I adopted our five grandchildren this past year, so the MG kids might be reading your books, especially our daughter Skye. I hope you'll put my Prohibition-era mystery, The Yankee Club on your to-read list. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Moms: want a great role model for your daughters? Skylar Robbins will show them how to stand up to bullies and use their brains to solve a fun and challenging mystery! Order now and receive a free pair of binoculars so they can start their own detective kit. SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS is rated 5 stars on Amazon. Click here for ordering details: www.skylarrobbins.comSkylar Robbins: The Mystery of Shadow Hills
Contest giveaway! All you have to do is like my author page, https://www.facebook.com/teendetectiv..., or leave a comment on http://www.carrie-cross.com to enter to win a free autographed copy of Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of Shadow Hills. That’s it! The winner will be announced March first on www.carrie-cross.com. Endorsed by moms, teachers, and librarians, SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS will teach your kids higher-order thinking skills, and that being smart is cool.
