This post is sponsored by Jodi Dee. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Energy Wars: The Awakening

Written by Jodi Dee

Ages: 8-13 | 200 Pages

Publisher: Jodi Dee Publishing (2025) | ISBN: 978-1736209363

Publisher’s Book Summary: Myles is an average thirteen-year-old boy until one day, Sally Munson shows up with purple pants on that look like a Halloween costume. As classmates tease and make fun of her, Myles starts to see these negative words as fireballs of energy being thrown at Sally. He finds himself in the middle of a war zone, invisible to everyone but him!

In a suspenseful, supernatural tale of self-discovery and friendship with constant, unexpected twists and turns, Myles tries to understand his newfound superpower. He not only learns about the energy exchange between humans but the energy of all things.

Myles and his friends discover the new ZS phone is stealing people’s energy. Follow Myles as he navigates this new reality and works to stop the theft of this energy with the help of his friends.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jodi Dee is an award-winning author of the best-selling books The Dirt Girl and The Seeking Tree. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and History and a Master’s in Education from Clark University. She is a dedicated mother of three with more than twenty years of experience in education. Jodi is a passionate advocate and teacher of self-love, self-awareness, emotional mastery, and empowering children to learn through independence, creativity, self-exploration, and discovery.

For more information, check out www.jodidee.com.

MY REVIEW OF THIS BOOK:

OUT OF THIS WORLD
Energy Wars: The Awakening
Written by Jodi Dee

This book is the first of a new series of thrilling adventures. Dee succeeds in developing interesting and complex characters that challenge the imagination, but also compels the middle- grade reader to pay attention to the important underlying messages.

The protagonist, Myles, is a typical thirteen-year-old who lives in a somewhat dysfunctional family. His father pays him little attention, and his mother disappeared shortly after his birth. One day his ordinary life is transformed by the discovery of a superpower. He learns about his mission to spread happiness through his ability to observe the energy fields of others.

As Myles draws his two closest friends into the mystery, they research the science and psychology of energy fields. The plot comes to a climax when Myles’ grandfather gifts him five boxes that belonged to his grandmother revealing more strange truths.

Readers won’t want to put the book down until all is revealed. The ending sets up the next installment.

GIVEAWAY

Readers who follow the tour can enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a hardcover copy of Energy Wars: The Awakening. One grand prize winner will win one of the signed first copies of the second book in the series, releasing in Fall 2025.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY.

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TOUR SCHEDULE

Wednesday, January 15, 2025The Children’s Book ReviewBook Review of Energy Wars: The Awakening

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Monday, January 20, 2025Country Mamas With KidsBook Review of Energy Wars: The Awakening

Wednesday, January 22, 2025Barbara Ann Mojica’s BlogBook Review of Energy Wars: The Awakening

Friday, January 24, 2025Confessions of a Book AddictBook Spotlight on Energy Wars: The Awakening

Monday, January 27, 2025The Children’s Book ReviewAuthor Interview with Jodi Dee

Wednesday, January 29, 2025icefairy’s Treasure ChestBook Review of Energy Wars: The Awakening

Friday, January 31, 2025The Starlit PathAuthor Interview with Jodi Dee

Monday, February 3, 2025Deliciously SavvyBook Review of Energy Wars: The Awakening

Wednesday, February 5, 2025Froggy Read TeachInstagram Post about Energy Wars: The Awakening

Friday, February 7, 2025The Children’s Book ReviewInstagram Reel featuring Energy Wars: The Awakening

Monday, February 10, 2025Crafty Moms ShareBook Review of Energy Wars: The Awakening

Wednesday, February 12, 2025Q&As with Deborah KalbAuthor Interview with Jodi Dee

Frogman: The Incredibly True Confessions of a Sixth Grade Superhero

Written by Emily Cosentino

Humorous middle grade adventure centering on the life of Alex Addison, who leads a fairly normal life until the day he picks up a frog at the beach. Alex’s family consists of his computer nerd professor, dad, his super nervous mom who is an ex nurse, an annoying eighth grade sister, Libby, and a four year old brother, Sam.

A couple of days after picking up the frog, Alex begins to change. Suddenly he is able to leap great distances, develops webbed feet and the ability to stick to any surface, and grows a super long tongue capable of picking up and flinging objects great distances. Upon returning to school in September, his voice croaks when Alex tries to sing in chorus, and he develops a passion for eating insects. That enables Alex to become a school sensation when he challenges the school bully, Dirk to eating the grossest lunch in the cafeteria on Fear Factor Friday. When Sam discovers Alex’s secret, he promises to keep quiet. Alex’s friend Joel is determined to prove that Big Foot is real, but he soon shifts his attention to studying the strange creature who is hanging out by the pond. Of course that is Alex sneaking off to the pond to keep his skin moist during the drought. Alex will have his ups and downs, becoming a hero when he rescues a cat in trouble, momentarily becoming a football star by punting down the field, and rescuing both friend and foe from a fire. Alex is a sixth grade superhero, whether he likes it or not.

This book is just under two hundred pages and is intended for the middle grade audience ages eight through twelve. Boys especially will appreciate the humor in sibling rivalry relationships. There are lots of laughs as well as a discussion of serious peer issues like bullying, coming of age, and problems at school. Recommended for readers in grades three to six who enjoy tales about characters facing their everyday issues and crises.

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