If you have Kids and a Kindle Fire, check out today's free Android App: Kids Animal Piano Pro. It has good ratings and a cut video of it in action.
Today is the last day to take advantage of this KSO deal:
- $3 Instant Amazon Instant Video Credit (Fire) (rent now and you generally have 30 days to watch)
Today's Kindle Daily Deal is Heart of Ice ($1.99), the third novel in the Triple Threat series by Lis Wiehl and April Henry, and the companion audiobook is currently only $4.95! Some of you will already have the first in the series, Face of Betrayal, as it was free a couple of summers ago and the fourth in the series, Eyes of Justice, was released this past Spring (and it's companion audiobook is also marked down to $4.99).Book Description
Elizabeth Avery could easily be the girl next door. But what she has planned will make your blood run cold.
At first glance, the crimes appear random. Arson. Theft. Fraud. Murder. But these are more than random crimes. They’re moves in an increasingly deadly game. And the one element they have in common: a woman who is gorgeous, clever . . . and lethal.
Elizabeth Avery has a winsome smile and flawless figure, but underneath is a heart of ice. She’s a master manipulator, convincing strangers to do the unthinkable. And she orchestrates it all without getting too close. Until now.
When Elizabeth ruthlessly disposes of an inquisitive young reporter, her crime catches the attention of Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce, FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, and crime reporter Cassidy Shaw. They know they’re dealing with a cold-blooded murderer who could strike at any time. What they don’t know is that they’re already on a first-name basis with the killer.
And one of them may be next on her list.
The Long Dry ($1.59 / £0.99 UK), winner of the Betty Trask Award (2007) and Cynan Jones' debut novel, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (no US edition).Book Description
Explodes the paradox of emotional isolation suffered by those living close together, the conflicting demands of family and farm, and this disruption of old ways by the new. Written in a blistering ten days, this is a novel about belonging and the land, and our ability to go through the things which try to break us.
Magyk ($1.99 Kindle, B&N), the first novel in the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle, where the companion audiobook is $6.49. This gets a definite recommendation for middle grade readers and their parents (and it's not a bad choice for adults, really). Check your libraries, as there was a bonus edition free in January of last year (although that edition is on linked to the audiobook).Book Description
The Magyk Begins Here
Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow -- a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take her into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son Septimus?
Grade Level: 4 and up
Lincoln ($2.99 Kindle, B&N), by David Herbert Donald, is the Nook Daily Find: Election 2012, price matched on Kindle.Book Description
David Herbert Donald's Lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever- expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln's character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union -- in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen.
Today's Kindle Young Adult Daily Deal is Shifting ($1.99), by Bethany Wiggins.Book Description
After bouncing from foster home to foster home, Magdalene Mae is transferred to what should be her last foster home in the tiny town of Silver City, New Mexico. Now that she's eighteen and has only a year left in high school, she's determined to stay out of trouble and just be normal. Agreeing to go to the prom with Bridger O'Connell is a good first step. Fitting in has never been her strong suit, but it's not for the reasons most people would expect-it all has to do with the deep secret that she is a shape shifter. But even in her new home danger lurks, waiting in the shadows to pounce. They are the Skinwalkers of Navajo legend, who have traded their souls to become the animal whose skin they wear-and Maggie is their next target.
Full of romance, mysticism, and intrigue, this dark take on Navajo legend will haunt readers to the final page.
Age Level: 12 and up
