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Tour Sign Up: Unbroken by Allison Temple

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                             Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  UNBROKEN ? Synopsis: A pirate’s home is the sea, sailing beyond the horizon with her true love. Aboard the Crimson Siren, Captain Cinder finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. Her freedom is restored, her crew is a trustworthy bunch, and the princess who holds her heart is by her side. But trouble brewing back in Redmere threatens to pull Cinder and Princess Georgina apart before their future can truly begin. Georgina feels a responsibility to help, while Cinder is vehemently against returning to their former home. Instead, she embarks on a dangerous treasure hunt that could cost her everything. Faced with a deadly threat, Cinder pushes everyone around her away just when she needs them most. Friendships are tested. Risky alliances forged. Yet as storm clouds darken Cinder’s future, one thing becomes painfully clear: Her home is taking on water, and time to save the people she loves is runnin

Tour Sign Up: Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

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                           Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  ZACHARY YING AND THE DRAGON EMPEROR ? Synopsis: A middle grade contemporary fantasy that follows a young boy as he journeys across China to seal the underworld shut and save the mortal realm. Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was busy enough making sure they got by, and his schools never taught anything except Western history and myths. So Zack is woefully unprepared when he discovers he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission: sealing the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld before the upcoming Ghost Month blows it wide open. The mission takes an immediate wrong turn when the First Emperor botches his attempt to possess Zack’s body and binds to Zack’s AR gaming headset instead, leading to a battle where Zack’s mom’s soul gets taken by demons. Now, with one of history’s most infamous tyrants yapping

Tour Sign Up: Gay Club! by Simon James Green

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                         Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  GAY CLUB! ? Synopsis: Gay Club! charts the journey from small-town school LGBT society to national gay glory, with plenty of drama, bitching, backstabbing, and social media outrage along the way.  Ultimately, this hilarious novel shows that when discrimination is rampant, we're all stronger together and united.  Barney's a shoo-in for LGBTQ+ Society President at the school club's next election: he is passionate about making Greenacre Academy a more accepting place for him and his queer friends. But in amongst the drama of the election, a school-wide prank sends the LGBTQ+ Society into a tailspin, and Barney sets about trying to reestablish the club’s credibility. And when a major national charity announces a competition for choosing one LGBTQ+ Society to be their Youth Ambassadors for a year, the stakes are raised.  The gloves are off between school clubs competing from around the country a

Tour Sign Up: I'm a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De La Cruz

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                          Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  I'M A WILD SEED? Synopsis: I’m a Wild Seed is delightful graphic memoir, sharing the author’s process of undoing the effects of a patriarchal, colonial society on her self-image, her sexuality, and her concept of freedom. A collection of lively autobiographical comics which guides the reader through an understanding of queerness and what it means to one woman of color. The author reflects on her the ways in which oppression was cause for a late bloom into her queerness. We discover people and things in the author’s life that help shape and inform her LGBTQ identity, and we come to a better understanding of her holistic definition of queerness. A BOU T THE TOUR The tour for I'm A Wild Seed will take place from April 18th to May 1st.  This tour is open to bookstagrammers in the USA and physical copies will be provided. We usually expect reviews from participants but please indicate on the form

Tour Sign Up: Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram

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                         Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  KISS & TELL? Synopsis: A smart, sexy YA novel about a boy band star, his first breakup, his first rebound, and what it means to be queer in the public eye, from award-winning author Adib Khorram Hunter never expected to be a boy band star, but, well, here he is. He and his band Kiss & Tell are on their first major tour of North America, playing arenas all over the United States and Canada (and getting covered by the gossipy press all over North America as well). Hunter is the only gay member of the band, and he just had a very painful breakup with his first boyfriend–leaked sexts, public heartbreak, and all–and now everyone expects him to play the perfect queer role model for teens. But Hunter isn’t really sure what being the perfect queer kid even means. Does it mean dressing up in whatever The Label tells him to wear for photo shoots and pretending never to have sex? (Unfortunately, yes.) Doe

Tour Sign Up: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

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                        Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  PORTRAIT OF A THIEF? Synopsis: History is told by the conquerors. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now. Will Chen plans to steal them back. A senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son that has always been his parents’ American Dream. But when a shadowy Chinese corporation reaches out with an impossible—and illegal—job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. His crew is every heist archetype one can imagine—or at least, the closest he can get. A conman: Irene Chen, Will’s sister and a public policy major at Duke, who can talk her way out of anything. A thief: Daniel

Tour Sign Up: Dick Whittington Pantomime Retelling by Mama G

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    Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  DICK WHITTINGTON (PANTOMIME VERSION)? Synopsis: Join Dick Whittington and friends on a magical pantomime adventure. Dick is a refugee, seeking a new life in London.  Most people welcome him with open arms, but the evil King Rat has other ideas - as he tries to take over London with his army of rats!  Dick Whittington is written by "everyone's favourite pantomime dame," (Metro) Mama G, illustrated by top comedian Katie Pritchard and stars real actors. Every purchase of this book includes a donation to the charity Rainbow Migration and supports LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum in the UK.  ABOU T THE TOUR The tour for Dick Whittington will take place from April 4th to April 17th.  This tour is open internationally. Physical copies will be provided for UK bookstagrammers and PDFs elsewhere.  If you are selected, we will let you know with a follow-up email.  Don't forget to sign up for our mailing list t

Tour Sign Up: The Secret Sunshine Project by Benjamin Dean

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  Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  THE SECRET SUNSHINE PROJECT? Synopsis: A heart-warming story of kindness, courage and love in all its forms. Perfect for 9+ readers and fans of Elle McNicoll, Lisa Thompson and Onjali Rauf. Bea's family are happy. Like, really happy. Like, kind of gross but also cute happy. So when they visit London Pride together and have the ultimate day out, Bea doesn't think her family could possibly get any happier. But a year later, a grey cloud is following Bea's family around. Dad has passed away, and without him around they have no choice but to pack their bags and move to the countryside to live with Gran. With Bea's big sister, Riley, taking the news hard, Bea will do anything to cheer her up. So with the help of new friends, The Secret Sunshine Project is formed - Bea's plan to bring Pride to the countryside and a smile back to Riley's face. There's just one teeny tiny problem - the village mayor. A gr