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About Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez

My Niece and Nephew joke that I could open a used book store with all the books that I own. I love to read, that is my addiction. I can't go a week without going to a book store. I love crocheting. I love to write stories and poetry. I also love my family, even though they make me crazy at times. I am a huge Donald Duck Fan.

Raising Genius Blitz

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Mozart, Einstein, Jobs

Nonfiction, History, Biographies

Date Published: October 6, 2025

 

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They were three of the greatest minds in history. But before they
changed the world, they were children.
Raising Genius tells the untold parenting stories of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs—and reveals the price of
brilliance.

* Mozart’s father paraded him across Europe as a child prodigy, driving
him to dazzling heights and early ruin.

* Einstein’s mother pushed him relentlessly, molding a stubborn dreamer
into the world’s most famous scientist.

* Steve Jobs was adopted by a machinist and a bookkeeper, raised in a
California garage where craftsmanship met rebellion—only to falter when
fatherhood became his own test.

Written as gripping narrative nonfiction, Raising Genius reads like a novel
but stays true to history. You’ll walk candlelit halls in Vienna, sit in
Einstein’s parlor in Bern, and stand in the Los Altos garage where Apple
was born. Each scene is real, each triumph shadowed by sacrifice.

This is not just another biography. It is a reflection on parenting and
genius—how families shape greatness, and what genius costs in return.

Mozart gave his body.

Einstein gave his family.

Jobs gave his daughter.

The world remembers their brilliance. This is the story of the parents who
made—and unmade—them.

About the Author

Nam Nguyen

 

When I’m not building LEGO cities with my sons or racing through
backyard obstacle courses, I’m writing about parenting, leadership, and
the forces that shape human potential.

I blend backgrounds in psychology, neuroscience, and business strategy to
create books that help parents and readers think differently about raising
children, balancing modern life, and understanding the roots of genius. My
work spans practical parenting guides like Raising Future Leaders and Perfect
Parents Don’t Exist, as well as narrative nonfiction such as Raising
Genius: Mozart, Einstein, Jobs — The Price of Brilliance.

Through my writing and consulting, I aim to make research and history not only
accessible, but actionable—so that families can thrive, and readers can
see the world in new ways.

 

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The Adventures of Hairy Spinner Virtual Book Tour

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Children’s Book

Date Published: 11-23-2024

Publisher: Bright Communications

 

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Hairy Spinner lives in the canopy of the rainforest. He’s different than
his family as he craves adventure – more than just catching a large insect in
his web. Suddenly, he is being whisked away on the back of a bat who hasn’t
earned her full pilot’s wings. They set off on a harrowing adventure through
the forest, meeting others along the way, while trying to return Hairy to his
family.

 

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Heidi Scarano

 Author Heidi Scarano resides in Berks County, PA. She is a avid lover of
nature, science, and photography. She enjoys outings with her family and
seeking new adventures via traveling, when she likes to experience local
customs, cultures and foods.

 

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Scenes From a Song Release Week

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Music Fiction

Date Published: 09-30-2025

Publisher: Covfefe Press

 

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 For anyone who’s ever said, “They’re playing my song!”

On
Halloween Eve, 1961, in his dingy Bronx walkup apartment, seventeen-year-old
Jimmy Welton hears the opening notes of a song in his head. Jimmy’s
still mourning his firefighter father, who taught him to play the guitar but
recently died in a house fire, leaving his family destitute. Jimmy takes this
song, about all he misses from his life now, to the New York amusement park
where he works after school. There, he meets Mark Morgan, a rebellious teen
with his own band, who eventually invites Jimmy to join them. And the rest is
rock’n roll history…
The GooseBumps become a worldwide phenomenon, and
the songs they write and sing together become the backbone of rock musical
history. And the song Jimmy first heard on Halloween, “Wrapped in Gauze”,
becomes the song that not only comforts him in that terrible time but also
comforts others: Victoria, recently divorced and dealing with an unthinkable
family tragedy; Carolyn, whose final flippant words to someone in pain can’t
be taken back; and Jack, battling back from unimaginable loss with the help of
his cheeky therapist and a song he thinks he hates.

 

SCENES
FROM A SONG
is the story of a song that makes us smile, that breaks our
hearts, that stays with us forever, and the very special band that started it
all.

 

 

 

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 SUSAN SLOATE

 SUSAN SLOATE is the author or co-author of
more than 25 published books. This includes 3 editions of Forward to Camelot,
a time-travel thriller about the JFK assassination that became a #6 Amazon
bestseller, was honored in 3 literary competitions and was optioned by a
Hollywood company for film production. She also wrote the autobiographical
Broadway novel Stealing Fire, which became a #2 Amazon bestseller and Hot New
Release, and Realizing You (with Ron Doades), for which she invented a new
genre: the self-help novel.

Susan has also written young-adult fiction
and non-fiction, including the children’s biography Ray Charles: Find
Another Way, which won the silver medal in the 2007 Children’s Moonbeam
Awards. Mysteries Unwrapped: The Secrets of Alcatraz led to her 2009
appearance on the TV series MysteryQuest for The History Channel. She has also
been a sportswriter and a screenwriter, edited the popular Kyle & Corey
young-adult book series, managed two political campaigns and founded an
author’s festival to promote student literacy in her hometown outside
Charleston, SC. She has appeared in multiple volumes of WHO’S WHO IN
AMERICA, WHO’S WHO IN ENTERTAINMENT and WHO’S WHO AMONG AMERICAN
WOMEN.

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Connecting the Dots Blitz

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Date Published: August 23, 2025

 

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Connecting the Dots is a heartfelt and inspiring children’s story about
Sakhi, a curious and cheerful girl from a cozy town in the country of Uta.
From her love of dot-to-dot activity books to her discovery of the beautiful
Indian art of Rangoli Kolam with her mother, Sakhi’s world is full of
wonder and creativity.

When a special trip to the planetarium opens her eyes to the magic of the
stars, Sakhi’s imagination soars. She learns to connect the dots in the
sky, uncovering stories told through constellations like Orion and Leo. With
the love and support of her family, Sakhi’s childhood passion grows into
a lifelong dream of exploring the universe.

This beautifully illustrated story celebrates curiosity, creativity, and the
joy of discovery. It encourages young readers to look closely at the world
around them and to follow their dreams—because every great adventure
begins by connecting the dots.

Perfect for children ages four to eight, Connecting the Dots gently teaches
the value of family, learning, and reaching for the stars.

 

 

About the Author
Priya Ramesh
Priya Ramesh is a passionate creator and author of storybooks. She loves
writing, drawing, painting, and cooking. For Priya, creating storybooks is a
joyful way to share her wonder-filled view of the world with readers of all
ages. She warmly invites all curious minds to join her on this delightful
journey of fun, creativity, and learning!

Priya is also the creator of Pear Sprouts—a space dedicated to the
ever-evolving journeys of parenting, growing up, and lifelong learning. At
Pear Sprouts, we believe in making these experiences enriching, joyful, and
memorable. Through our website, we share our engaging “Word
Bytes”—wisdom-filled stories for children, available on Amazon in
both eBook and paperback formats.

To discover more of Priya’s storybook adventures and explore Pear Sprouts,
visit http://www.pearsprouts.com.

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Cicero James, Miracle Worker Blitz

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Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, New Adult / Adult Fantasy

Date Published: October 28, 2024

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My name is Cicero James, and I died last Thursday.

I know how it sounds, and the rest of what I have to tell you is just going to
make it worse. But it’s true. I died, and I came back. And the rest of
it—why it happened, what it means, and most importantly what we’re
going to have to do about it—is what I need you to hear.

I’m going to start at the beginning, and I’m going to tell all of
this as faithfully as possible. I’m going to try to bring you along for
the ride. It’s all coming out in a rush, so if I don’t tell it
quite right, or if I muff a word or use bad grammar or something, try not to
hold it against me.

And if I don’t manage to convince you… I understand. No harm, no
foul, no hard feelings. This is all insane to anyone who hasn’t lived it.

But if you’re in, then you’re in, and here we go.

 

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Hal Emerson

 Hal Emerson is the author of ten books, including the award-winning Exile
Trilogy, beginning with The Prince of Ravens. He is a graduate of UCLA, where
he studied Shakespeare, Chekhov, and the Greek and Roman Classics. He also has
an MBA from UC Berkeley (Cal).

Some of his favorite books and series include East of Eden, The Brothers
Karamazov, The Lord of the Rings, and The Wheel of Time. As a young reader he
was particularly inspired by The Chronicles of Prydain, and he is an avid
Harry Potter fan.

He still believes in the Oxford comma, and he has seen every Robin Williams
movie.

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