{"id":1571,"date":"2026-04-27T21:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:48:43","slug":"nbtm-virtual-book-tour-word-up-by-raven-howell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/nbtm-virtual-book-tour-word-up-by-raven-howell\/","title":{"rendered":"NBTM Virtual Book Tour: Word Up! by Raven Howell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1573\" src=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-167x93.jpg 167w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-752x420.jpg 752w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-696x389.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up-1068x596.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TourBanner_Word-Up.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-keep-original-tag=\"false\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">Thank you for your interest in hosting this tour, but all stops have been filled.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Name Before the Masses Tour for WORD UP! by Raven Howell, a children&#8217;s fiction available now from Lawley Publishing. The tour will run every Wednesday for eight weeks starting on April 1, and Raven Howell is available for guest post and interviews. A PDF copy of the book is available for review in conjunction with a guest post or interview.<\/p>\n<p>Raven Howell will be awarding a $20 Amazon\/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner during the tour, and a $20 Amazon\/BN gift card to a randomly drawn host.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYNOPSIS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1572\" src=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-167x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-167x222.jpg 167w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-1537x2048.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-696x927.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-1068x1423.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-1920x2558.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BookCover_Word-Up-scaled.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/>Words are the windows through which children view the world. Familiar, uncommon, short and sweet, long and quirky; words make all the difference.<\/h3>\n<p>In Word Up, discover how a word packs a punch and possesses the power to heal, hurt, help, and humble. Watch children learn how to choose words wisely, and to recognize that sometimes, the simplicity of kindness itself is expressed in gentle silence.<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><strong>TOUR PARTICIPANTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>April 1:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/sandrasbookclub.blogspot.com\/&quot;}\">Sandra&#8217;s Book Club\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; review only<br \/>\nApril 1:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.booksinthehall.blogspot.com&quot;}\">Books in the Hall<\/a><br \/>\nApril 8:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ginaraemitchell.com&quot;}\">Gina Rae Mitchell\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; review<br \/>\nApril 15:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/magickofbooks.blogspot.com&quot;}\">The Avid Reader<\/a><br \/>\nApril 22:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/alwaysreadingreview.blogspot.com\/&quot;}\">Always Reading<\/a><br \/>\nApril 29:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/countrymamaswithkids.com\/&quot;}\">Country Mamas With Kids\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; review only<br \/>\nApril 29:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.longandshortreviews.com&quot;}\">Long and Short Reviews<\/a><br \/>\nMay 6:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ourtownbookreviews.com\/&quot;}\">Our Town Book Reviews\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; review only<br \/>\nMay 13:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/karensiddall.wordpress.com\/2026\/05\/13\/virtual-book-tour-giveaway-word-up-by-raven-howell-illustrated-by-joe-rocco\/&quot;}\">Boys&#8217; Mom Reads!\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; review only<br \/>\nMay 20:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/nanasbookreviews.blogspot.gr\/&quot;}\">nanasbookreviews\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; review only<br \/>\nMay 20:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/2662001035128510476#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/awonderfulworldofwordsa.blogspot.com\/&quot;}\">A Wonderful World of Words<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your interest in hosting this tour, but all stops have been filled. Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Name Before the Masses Tour for WORD UP! by Raven Howell, a children&#8217;s fiction available now from Lawley Publishing. The tour will run every Wednesday for eight weeks starting on April 1, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,80,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-childrens-fiction","category-virtual-blog-tour","category-virtual-tours"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1575,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/1575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}