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Spring Preview 2016

The arrival of spring signals the end of our Spring Preview contests. Many thanks to all who entered --- and a big congratulations to all our winners! You can see the winners here, and below are the books that we believe you’ll be talking about over the next few months.

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Editorial Content for Fizzopolis: The Trouble with Fuzzwonker Fizz

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Fizzopolis: The Trouble with Fuzzwonker Fizz

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Margret Wiggins

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Margret Wiggins

FIZZOPOLIS by Patrick Carman reads like one wild sugar rush. This fast-paced and quirky novel follows ten-year-old Harold Fuzzwonker as he races to keep the Fuzzwonker family secret from getting out.

Harold’s dad, Dr. Fuzzwonker, is a food doctor who created Fuzzwonker Fizz, a soda pop that causes you to have extraordinarily long burps. Needless to say, it’s very popular. Not only is the Fuzzwonker Fizz recipe a secret, but so is Dr. Fuzzwonker’s underground laboratory, Fizzopolis, and the furry alien-like creatures, Fizzies, that live there. Read More

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Welcome to Fizzopolis! Home to the world’s greatest soda pop, Fuzzwonker Fizz, and the Fizzies! For Harold Fuzzwonker, it isn’t easy keeping his fizzy friend, Floyd, a secret. But when the secret family recipe for Fuzzwonker Fizz is on the line, Harold does what any good friend would do. He puts Floyd in his backpack! In this wild and wacky heavily illustrated POB series, Harold chronicles his epic adventures to protect the Fuzzwonker family trust from the evil Snood Candy factory, with a little artistic help from Floyd.

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Welcome to Fizzopolis! Home to the world’s greatest soda pop, Fuzzwonker Fizz, and the Fizzies! For Harold Fuzzwonker, it isn’t easy keeping his fizzy friend, Floyd, a secret. But when the secret family recipe for Fuzzwonker Fizz is on the line, Harold does what any good friend would do. He puts Floyd in his backpack! In this wild and wacky heavily illustrated POB series, Harold chronicles his epic adventures to protect the Fuzzwonker family trust from the evil Snood Candy factory, with a little artistic help from Floyd.

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Welcome to Fizzopolis! Home to the world’s greatest soda pop, Fuzzwonker Fizz, and the Fizzies!
 
For Harold Fuzzwonker, it isn’t easy keeping his fizzy friend, Floyd, a secret. But when the secret family recipe for Fuzzwonker Fizz is on the line, Harold does what any good friend would do. He puts Floyd in his backpack!
 
In this wild and wacky heavily illustrated POB series, Harold chronicles his epic adventures to protect the Fuzzwonker family trust from the evil Snood Candy factory, with a little artistic help from Floyd. Emmy-award winning animator and artist, Brian Sheesley, brings to life this fizztastic world, populated with crazy creatures called Fizzies. It is can’t-miss fun that will have Fuzzwonker Fizz squirting out your nose. 

Margret Wiggins

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Teen Board Question - March 2016

With spring just around the corner and a new editorial coordinator on staff, we've been thinking a lot about new beginnings. First impressions are very important, especially when you're making the time to pick up a new book amidst school, family and friends. Keeping that in mind, we asked our Teen Board Members about some of the most memorable and instantly gripping first lines of their favorite books. Check out their answers below --- and after the jump you can see some of their beloved classic opening lines as well!

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Kathleen Grissom, author of The Kitchen House

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Far From True: Book Two of the Promise Falls Trilogy by Linwood Barclay

New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Linwood Barclay delivers the second spine-chilling thriller set in the troubled town of Promise Falls, following the electrifying cliffhanger ending of BROKEN PROMISE.

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Win 12 Copies of THE KITCHEN HOUSE for Your Group

Each month, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.