Shine by J.J. & Chris Grabenstein Blog Tour + Giveaway
Happy Monday Everyone! I'm back with another blog tour with RockStar Book Tours and today I'll be reviewing Shine by J.J. & Chris Grabenstein. Keep reading to check out my review, more about the authors, and enter a giveaway!
Series: N/A Publication: November 5th, 2019
Source: ARC
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Everyone deserves to shine in this sparkling new book from the New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library , Chris Grabenstein, and coauthor J.J. Grabenstein--just right for fans of Word of Mouse and The Fourteenth Goldfish.
"Who do you want to be?" asks Mr. Van Deusen. "And not when you grow up. Right here, right now."
Shine on! might be the catchphrase of twelve-year-old Piper's hero--astronaut, astronomer, and television host Nellie Dumont Frisse--but Piper knows the truth: some people are born to shine, and she's just not one of them. That fact has never been clearer than now, since her dad's new job has landed them both at Chumley Prep, a posh private school where everyone seems to be the best at something and where Piper definitely doesn't fit in.
Bursting with humor, heart, science, possibilities, and big questions, Shine! is a story about finding your place in the universe--a story about figuring out who you are and who you want to be.
Shine! is a phenomenal journey into understanding not only who are you, but also the type of person that you want to be. After her father accepts a new job at a local private school, 12 year old Piper is forced to leave her old school behind and attend Chumley Prep. Chumley Prep, posh and extravagant, is a school where Piper believes she'll never fit in; however, with a help of a group of friends and some pretty amazing teachers Piper learns that you can never judge anything on the service. Told in short, but dynamic chapters, Shine! teachers readers to embrace the beauty of self-love.
One of the more intriguing parts of this book was the character development. I love that J.J. and Chris explored the concept of self-love and self-confidence but in a way that is appropriate for readers that are children. Piper has a quite a few self-esteem issues that stem from constantly comparing herself to others. In the beginning of the novel, the reader sees her constantly struggle with comparing herself to how successful her mother and father are as musicians. She doesn't feel as though she has any talent or anything to offer; however, while at Chumley Prep, Piper does learn how gifted and talented she is and how much she has to offer the community. I also truly enjoyed the friendship that evolved between Piper and some of the other students at Chumley. She went into the school with a preconceived notion that all the kids were wealthy and stuck up, but what she truly found were kids that were just like her. Sure, they were wealthy, but a lot of them had the same interests and passions as her.
The only thing that I had trouble with in this novel was the plot development. When the plot of the Excelsior award was introduced to reader, it was pretty easy to figure out how the plot was going to develop. It was also obvious how Piper could possibly end up being a good contender for receiving that award. Because it was so obvious, it made the plot feel rather repetitive and predictable which took away from my overall enjoyment of the novel. If the plot was a little less formulaic I would have given the novel five stars.
Overall, I really did enjoy this book. I thought it was well written and it was fun gaining insight and perspective to these characters. If you're looking for a children's book that explores self-esteem I would definitely check this one out.
J.J. Grabenstein is the co-author, with her husband, Chris Grabenstein,
of SHINE! This is her first novel as a co-author but she has been the
"first editor" on everything her husband hasever written, including
the award-winning/bestselling ESCAPE FROM MR.LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY series and
more than fifty other works.
CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ESCAPE
FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY, MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY OLYMPICS, THE ISLAND OF
DR. LIBRIS, WELCOME TO WONDERLAND: HOME SWEET MOTEL and many other books, as
well as the coauthor of numerous fun and funny page-turners with James
Patterson, including I FUNNY, HOUSE OF ROBOTS, TREASURE HUNTERS, and JACKY
HA-HA. Chris lives in New York City with his wife, J.J., two cats, and a dog
named Fred. You can visit Chris at ChrisGrabenstein.com.
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished
copy of SHINE!, US Only.
Tour
Schedule:
Week
One:
11/5/2019
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11/6/2019
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Review
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11/7/2019
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11/8/2019
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Two:
11/11/2019
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11/12/2019
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11/13/2019
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11/14/2019
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11/15/2019
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Excerpt
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Three:
11/18/2019
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11/19/2019
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11/20/2019
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11/21/2019
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11/22/2019
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Four:
11/25/2019
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Excerpt
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11/26/2019
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11/27/2019
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11/28/2019
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11/29/2019
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Five:
12/2/2019
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Review
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12/3/2019
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12/4/2019
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12/5/2019
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12/6/2019
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Review
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