Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Same Page by Elly Swartz. This tour is being hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours.
Same Page by Elly Swartz
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary
Publishing Date: January 14, 2025
From the beloved author of Hidden Truths comes a novel about take-charge sixth grader Bess Stein, who brings together friends and a group of rockstar librarians called the Book Warriors to fight a book ban happening at her middle school.
Bess Stein is more than ready to be 6th grade class president. She’s got tons of ideas—including a book vending machine—and her new friend June is beside her as vice-president. Together, they’re unstoppable.
But when the books the girls want included in the vending machine come under fire, Bess is stunned. How can one person believe they have the right to decide what other people can read? It turns out that June’s mom is leading the fight, and now everything’s a mess.
Bess misses June—but she wants to make sure kids who might like these books get the chance to read them, even if it means she and June can’t be friends. With such different opinions, will they ever be on the same page?
Content Warning: bullying, antisemitism, passing of animal (dog)
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213197122
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593705602/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/same-page-elly-swartz/1145579941
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/same-page-elly-swartz/21477907
Elly Swartz loves writing for kids, Twizzlers, and anything with her family. She grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, studied psychology at Boston University, and received a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Elly Swartz is the award-winning author of six middle grade novels: Finding Perfect, Smart Cookie, Give and Take, Dear Student, Hidden Truths, and Same Page (coming January 2025). Swartz’s books reflect her commitment to raising awareness about mental health and neurodiversity. Her debut novel, Finding Perfect, was named one of the Best Children’s Books About Mental Health by the Child Mind Institute, Dear Student was recommended by Parents Magazine, and Hidden Truths has received starred reviews from Kirkus and from School Library Journal, is a Kirkus Best Books of 2023, an Amazon Best Book for November, an Amazon Editors’ pick, The Week Junior Book Club pick, a Project LIT Book Club selection, and a winner of a 2023 Nerdy for Middle Grade Fiction.
Swartz travels the country meeting with thousands of students each year to empower their own personal narrative. Swartz resides in Massachusetts. Connect with her at ellyswartz.com, on Twitter @ellyswartz, and on Instagram or Threads @ellyswartzbooks.
Author Links:
Website: https://ellyswartz.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/ellyswartz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellyswartzbooks/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elly.pitaskyswartz
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14590266
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TOUR SCHEDULE
January 13th
One More Exclamation – Review
January 14th
Confessions of a YA Reader – Promotional Post
The Book Dutchesses – Promotional Post
January 15th
Read and Reviewed – Review
Teatime and Books – Promotional Post
January 16th
Boys’ Mom Reads! – Review
January 17th
The Clever Reader – Promotional Post
January 18th
The Violet West – Review, Journal Spread
January 19th
the nutty bookworm reads alot – Review
January 13th
onemoreexclamation – Review
dharashahauthor – Top 5 Reasons to Read Same Page
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
January 14th
avainbookland – Review
library_teacher – Promotional Post
bookdemonio – Promotional Post
January 15th
phillybookish – Review, Favorite Quotes
edithslittlefreelibrary – Creative post, Tik Tok
tbrandbeyond – Promotional Post
January 16th
chaoshappinessbookmama – Review
meghenslittlelibrary – Promotional Post, Creative post
January 17th
thecleverreader – Promotional Post
onemused – Promotional Post
January 18th
therearenobadbooks – Review, Journal Spread
enthuse_reader – Review, Tik Tok
January 19th
nissa_the.bookworm – Top 5 Reasons to Read Same Page
pagesforpaige – Review
