tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74874441772364226582024-02-07T19:18:11.985-08:00Jessica L. Brooks -- Let Me Tell You A StoryA blog where Jessica L. Brooks, young adult author and coffee addict extraordinaire, posts about the current happenings in her life. Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comBlogger579125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-82545514823181882782016-11-09T04:30:00.000-08:002016-11-09T04:30:00.188-08:00Waiting on Wednesday {135}: Renegade Red<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Renegade Red</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Publication date: March 14th, 2017</span><br />
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<br />Reckless, desperate, and distraught, Noa Sullivan leaps into a collapsing Portal in the explosive finale of Shattered Blue— the jaw-dropping, award-winning first installment in The Light Trilogy— in wild hope of rescuing her little sister Sasha. Now Noa and the Fae brothers who love her—Callum and Judah Forsythe—must find a way to survive not only across worlds but between them, in places so treacherous and deceptive their own minds are twisted against them. As the three fight to survive their passage, they battle not only enemies but themselves, and their darkest, most difficult secrets.
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Surviving, however, is only the beginning: Noa needs to find Sasha. That means becoming a warrior herself, one just as fierce as the magical brothers battling for her love. Across broken cities, underground labyrinths, rushing floods and endless skies; in the face of legions of armies, horrifying tyrants, and the most deceitful of friends, can Mortal Noa rescue her sister—and understand her own heart—in time to escape the most deadly of magic realms? </span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-14966280841279991082016-11-02T05:00:00.000-07:002016-11-02T05:00:01.783-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {134}: The Breakup Support Group<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Publication date: November 22nd, 2016</span><br />
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<br />After four years of first love bliss, Isla Rush just got dumped.
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Any hope she has of winning her ex-boyfriend back is shattered when the town rezones her neighborhood, forcing her to spend senior year at a wealthy high school in the next town over.
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With a broken heart consuming her soul, Isla can’t focus on anything, except maybe Emory Underwood—a ridiculously hot guy who dates a new girl almost every day. She can’t help but crush on him, even though it’s wrong.
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When memories of her ex make her cry in second period, the school counselor sends Isla to a club that meets during lunch. The Break-Up Support Group is a collection of broken-hearted misfits who are all helping each other heal.
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Just when Isla’s heart is finally on the mend, Emory shows up, forced to atone for all the broken hearts he’s caused over the years. While hiding her massive crush, she helps him understand the seriousness of breaking a heart.
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In turn, Emory offers to help Isla get back on the dating scene by agreeing to be her fake date for the homecoming dance. Isla gladly accepts the ruse, because if anyone can make her into a desirable girlfriend, Emory can! There's just one small problem.
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Isla's little crush on Emory might be exactly full blown. And a homecoming fake date with him could push her over the edge to possibly uttering the "L Word!"
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Isla can't afford another heartbreak so soon after the last one. She will have to resist his charms, refuse to look into those dreamy eyes, and above all else, not make the mistake of letting him kiss her.
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If only she hadn't let her guard down at the end of the night, under the light of her porch in a toe-curling kiss moment of weakness. And now, after months of Break-Up Support Group therapy, and with a heart fully on the mend, Isla has just handed it over to a guy who knows full well just how to break it.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-66564457623856744182016-09-28T03:00:00.000-07:002016-09-28T03:00:11.923-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {133}: Caraval<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><i>Before you enter the world of Caraval, you must remember that it’s all a game . . .</i>
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Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their ruthless father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the legendary, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.
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Then, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation to Caraval finally arrives. So, Tella enlists a mysterious sailor’s help to whisk Scarlett away to this year’s show. But as soon as the trio arrives, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend.
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Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nonetheless soon becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with her sister, with Legend, and with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-66640247531739453222016-09-21T03:00:00.000-07:002016-09-21T03:00:19.349-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {132}: We are Still Tornados <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Growing up across the street from each other, Scott and Cath have been best friends their entire lives. Cath would help Scott with his English homework, he would make her mix tapes (it's the 80's after all), and any fight they had would be forgotten over TV and cookies. But now they've graduated high school and Cath is off to college while Scott is at home pursuing his musical dreams.
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During their first year apart, Scott and Cath's letters help them understand heartache, annoying roommates, family drama and the pressure to figure out what to do with the rest of their lives. And through it all, they realize that the only person they want to turn to is each other. But does that mean they should be more than friends? The only thing that's clear is that change is an inescapable part of growing up. And the friends who help us navigate it share an unshakable bond.
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This funny yet deeply moving book--set to an awesome 80's soundtrack--captures all the beautiful confusion and emotional intensity we find on the verge of adulthood...and first love.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-56534293448706309082016-09-14T13:00:00.000-07:002016-09-14T13:00:20.384-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {131}: Our Chemical Hearts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Publication date: October 4, 2016</span><br />
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Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can't-eat-can't-sleep kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him—at least not yet. Instead, he's been happy to focus on his grades, on getting into a semi-decent college and finally becoming editor of his school newspaper. Then Grace Town walks into his first period class on the third Tuesday of senior year and he knows everything's about to change.
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Grace isn't who Henry pictured as his dream girl—she walks with a cane, wears oversized boys' clothes, and rarely seems to shower. But when Grace and Henry are both chosen to edit the school paper, he quickly finds himself falling for her. It's obvious there's something broken about Grace, but it seems to make her even more beautiful to Henry, and he wants nothing more than to help her put the pieces back together again. And yet, this isn't your average story of boy meets girl. Krystal Sutherland's brilliant debut is equal parts wit and heartbreak, a potent reminder of the bittersweet bliss that is first love.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-79897831308082008112016-09-07T09:30:00.000-07:002016-09-07T09:30:48.342-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {130}: SPINDLE (A Thousand Nights, #2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Publication date: December 6, 2016</span><br />
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<i>The world is made safe by a woman...but it is a very big world.</i>
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It has been generations since the Storyteller Queen drove the demon out of her husband and saved her country from fire and blood. Her family has prospered beyond the borders of their village, and two new kingdoms have sprouted on either side of the mountains where the demons are kept prisoner by bright iron, and by the creatures the Storyteller Queen made to keep them contained.
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But the prison is crumbling. Through years of careful manipulation, a demon has regained her power. She has made one kingdom strong and brought the other to its knees, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. When a princess is born, the demon is ready with the final blow: a curse that will cost the princess her very soul, or force her to destroy her own people to save her life.
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The threads of magic are tightly spun, binding princess and exiled spinners into a desperate plot to break the curse before the demon can become a queen of men. But the web of power is dangerously tangled--and they may not see the true pattern until it is unspooled.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-76627539686661308322016-09-06T10:04:00.005-07:002016-09-06T10:27:21.404-07:00#TopTenTuesday: Top 10 TV Shows I Wish Hadn't Been Cancelled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while since I blogged. (Since before summer started, I think. Yeah, I know. That's pretty bad.) Since a lot has been going on, I've been focusing on the proper/best ways to spend my time. But when I saw this week's TtT theme (TV)--thanks <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html" target="_blank">The Broke and The Bookish</a>!!!--I had to jump on board, because who doesn't want to share some of their favorite shows? I've even linked each show to IMDB for your convenience. :D (Pretty sure many of you will not have heard of at least a few of these--feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0771329/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2" target="_blank"> Kidnapped</a></span></b><br />
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Lovemuffin and I were really into this show. You never knew what was going to happen, and each show led you a little closer to figuring out why someone was... kidnapped. (Surprise!) And then, the show just... stopped at the end of season uno. Season ones love us, but seasons two tend to hate us. BOO.<br />
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HEY KID. I SURE HOPE YOU WERE FOUND.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596356/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">Hellcats</a></span></b><br />
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Aly Michalka? Ashely Tisdale? And a bunch of other great people? It was a) college, not high school b) cheerleading and c) so much dang drama that I could. not. get enough. I still mourn the loss of this one every once in a while. :( And if you're keeping track, this is show number two I liked that was cancelled after one season.<br />
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(Good news! You can watch Hellcats season one at <b><a href="http://www.cwseed.com/shows/hellcats/a-world-full-of-strangers/?play=4af2f55e-4c66-4e7a-916a-367d75b1797b" target="_blank">CW's Seed</a></b>.)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235099/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">Lie to Me</a></span></b><br />
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This entire premise was great. I felt like I learned something every episode! Being able to tell whether people are lying based on body language? Perfect! Plus the actors were A+. Lovemuffin and I loved Tim Roth, I LOVE Kelli Williams, and the cast was lovely and, as usual, we didn't know we were watching the last season and didn't have time to prepare ourselves. :(<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">October Road</a></span></b><br />
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This show ended after... two seasons. It had a GREAT cast (Bryan Greenberg as Nick, Laura Prepon, Evan Jones, and so many other wonderful people), and here was the premise:<br />
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<b><i>An author returns to his hometown to face the people whom he based his book on.</i></b><br />
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I MEAN.<br />
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Drama + author + great cast + small town = a Jonathan Tropper book--oh wait, there is that, but this was supposed to equal OCTOBER ROAD.<br />
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I don't know how many people even know about this one. But still.<br />
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My birthday is coming up. I say this because this post has reminded me how much I need a DVD set.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">5. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948538/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">Journeyman</a></span></b><br />
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Yes. Journeyman. Allow me to introduce you:<br />
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1) KEVIN McKIDD<br />
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2) TIME TRAVEL<br />
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3) THE ABILITY TO FIX THINGS IN THE PAST TO HELP PEOPLE<br />
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4) KEVIN McKIDD<br />
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5) TIME TRAVEL<br />
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6) FAMILY DRAMA<br />
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It took a few episodes to get into this one, but then, I was STUCK. Remember that whole, season-two-hates-us thing? I may not have come across this show until recently (it came out in 2007), but I AM SO UPSET that it ended after one season. In fact, the fans were so upset at the time, that they PETITIONED for this one season to be put on DVD. (It still hasn't been. Thinking I found the motherload of someone's collection, I, uh, accidentally ordered shady copies. OOPS.)<br />
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(Would Kevin still have been on Grey's, had this done well? Or would this show have still been going on? Who knows!)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">6. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2666270/?ref_=nv_sr_2" target="_blank">About a Boy</a></span></b><br />
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First things first: MINNIE DRIVER!<br />
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Also: Based on a Book (which was also a movie!)<br />
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Also also: great neighbor guy who makes bad choices but is totes (mostly) there for neighbor kid! What's not to like?<br />
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2 seasons; then whack. (TV executive people you are very, very mean.)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">7. The Finder</span></b><br />
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An Iraq war vet suffers a brain injury that triggers the ability to see connections between seemingly unrelated events, objects or people.
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This wasn't one of my favorite favorites, but I was starting to get into it when it was axed. Maybe one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much was because of Geoff Stults (*cough* October Road alumni *cough*). Ask me how many seasons it got??? ONE.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">8. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247081/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Boston Public</a></span></b><br />
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People forget about this show. Yes, it was created by David E. Kelly., the same guy who created the more famous Boston Legal (and The Practice, and Ally McBeal...) But this one, I felt, had more heart. Plus a wonderful cast. (Seriously. Go to that little link up there and check out all of the great peeps. I'll wait.) And great episodes.<i> And</i> it was in high school but you didn't feel like YOU were a student.<br />
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Was I a little more attached to this show because I went into labor whilst watching it? Mayyyybe. Regardless, after four seasons, I was sad to see it go.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">9. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364828/?ref_=nv_sr_5" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a></span></b><br />
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Sometimes it takes me a while to warm up to <strike>people</strike> shows. This was yet another one of those. But once I did (JOSH DUHAMEL!), I got all into the drama, and then (TOM SELLECK!!), suddenly, everything stopped.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">10. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411004/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3" target="_blank">Life as We Know It</a></span></b><br />
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ONE FREAKING SEASON.<br />
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Okay, yes, I'm being a little dramatic, especially since...<br />
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Confession: I've never even seen this. I found out about it years ago and have been kicking myself in the pants ever since for having no idea that it existed. You've got Missy Peregrym (Stick It, Rookie Blue), Sean Faris (so many things, but my absolute fave is Forever Strong--oh, did I mention he was the inspiration for Rowan in the Flora series? I did? Well anyway...), and <strike>DELL</strike> Chris Lowell (*cough* Private Practice *cough*), and that's only the beginning.<br />
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Add this to my list of how-the-heck-am-I-gonna-get-hold-of-this (WHAT? It's on DVD now???) because I suddenly feel like Veruca Salt.<br />
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<b><i>So... have you seen any of these? Were you sad to see them go, too? Feel free to share your sob stories in the comments.</i></b><br />
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<b>DIG TOO DEEP</b><br />
<b>By Amy Allgeyer</b><br />
<b>Publication date: April 1st, 2016</b><br />
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<b>From Goodreads: </b><i>With her mother facing prison time for a violent political protest, seventeen-year-old Liberty Briscoe has no choice but to leave her Washington, DC, apartment and take a bus to Ebbottsville, Kentucky, to live with her granny. There she can finish high school and put some distance between herself and her mother--her 'former' mother, as she calls her. But Ebbottsville isn't the same as Liberty remembers, and it's not just because the top of Tanner's Peak has been blown away to mine for coal. Half the county is out of work, an awful lot of people in town seem to be sick, and the tap water is bright orange--the same water that officials claim is safe to drink. When Granny's lingering cold turns out to be something much worse, Liberty is convinced the mine is to blame, and starts an investigation that quickly plunges her into a world of secrets, lies, threats, and danger. Liberty isn't deterred by any of it, but as all her searches turn into dead ends, she comes to a difficult decision: turn to violence like her former mother or give up her quest for good. </i><br />
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DIG TOO DEEP was a great look at the current water crises all over this country due to Mountaintop Removal mining. In fact, every time I see a post by Erin Brockovich on Facebook, I'm immediately reminded of DIG TOO DEEP, as not only is this story a reality for many, many people at the moment, but it's also informative as to how the mining culture feels the way they do about speaking against everything. (And how the water contamination can get to be so bad, so fast!)
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Another thing I appreciated about DIG TOO DEEP was how the main character, Liberty, stood up for what she believed in, even though it wasn't the safe or easiest decision. Between the writing, the dynamic between a few of the characters (Liberty and her grandmother, especially) and getting a taste of the great Kentucky setting, I found DIG TOO DEEP to be informative, articulate, interesting, and a downright frustrating, wonderful book. I was excited to talk to Amy about DTD, and asked,
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<i>This is such a great question because part of what drew me to the issue of Mountaintop Removal mining is that it *is* so very complex.
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It’s clear that Mountaintop Removal mining is disastrous for the environment. And it’s become evident that there are very serious health issues associated with living near MTR mines.
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But at the same time, the people in these communities depend on the mines for jobs. Often, mining jobs are the highest paying jobs in the area. The money from mining jobs doesn’t just help families of mine workers. It also helps the local businesses where they shop. Mine jobs often pay enough that the families have some disposable income, which creates a market for bookstores and hair salons, home improvement contractors and house cleaners—businesses that otherwise might not even exist in these areas. So mining jobs create other jobs.
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But…people are dying in these communities because of the mines. Cancer, gall bladder issues, birth defects and stillbirths. These are lives literally lost because of Mountaintop Removal mines.
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The bottom line: MTR mines keep towns alive at the same time they’re killing the residents. It’s a savage sort of irony. And when you add in the coal companies’ drive for profit, the crippling poverty in the area, the deep pockets of coal lobbyists which sway the government from enacting protective measures that might force coal mines to find safer ways to extract coal…it’s a very complex and difficult situation.
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I love writing about heavy issues with no clear right and wrong. Putting a character, like Liberty, through the difficult process of choosing where to make her stand creates amazing tension. And I think those moments really resonate with people…especially teens, who grapple with figuring out who they are and what they stand for on a daily basis. The difficulty in writing about complex issues, though, is that there will always be people who disagree with your story—people who think you got it totally wrong. And as a writer, that’s an uncomfortable place to be.<b></b></i>
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Whew! I'm so glad she loved writing about this, because it's something we ALL need to be more aware of. :(<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">The youngest of seven kids, Amy has been writing stories since she first learned to make her letters face the right way. Her work has appeared in Family Fun, A Fly in Amber and Stories for Children. As an architect, she spends her days restoring hundred-year-old homes in Boise where she lives with her son, a feral house cat, and a fake owl named Alan. She hates chocolate, but loves vegetables. She also loves travelling to foreign lands and the smell of honeysuckle on humid Southern nights.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br />
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And now, for a giveaway! Amy is giving away a hard copy of DIG TOO DEEP and some swag to one winner (US only)! I highly recommend entering this (or picking up a copy for yourself--it's so pretty) DTD is a bit of an underrated book, I think, and was easily a four-and-a-half star read. Aside from a bit of profanity and talk of drugs, I'd recommend it to anyone 12 and up.<br />
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Wanting to check out more 2016 debut authors? Here's the schedule for the entire month of June! (Blogs not hyperlinked yet, sorry!)<br />
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My Book Addiction - Kristy Acevedo
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SleepsOnTables – Michele Bacon
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Adventures in Writing – Jennifer DiGiovanni
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Sci-Fi and Scary - Margaret Dilloway
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YaReads - A. E. Conran
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BookCatPin - Anna Michels
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Alice Reeds – Sarah Alexander
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The Hermit Librarian – Anna Breslaw
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Me, Myself, and I - Melissa Gorzelanczyk
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Pulp and Mystery Shelf – Kim Savage
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With Love for Books - Kat Helgeson
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<b>June 3rd </b><br />
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Let Me Tell You A Story - Amy Allgeyer
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Gabriella M Reads – Tobie Easton
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Bookish Wanderlove – Emily Martin
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Brittany's Book Rambles - Robin Reul – Guest Post
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Kirstyes - Books, Occupation - Magic! - Jennifer Mason-Black
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Diane’s Book Blog – Michael Miller
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Pimples, Popularity, and Protagonists – R.S. Grey
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Ink Sisters Write – Brooks Benjamin
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21st Century Once Upon A Times – Lucy Keating
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With Love for Books – Amber Smith<br />
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Swoony Boys Podcast - Mia Siegert<br />
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Vi3tBabe – Judy Sheehan<br />
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<b>June 5th </b><br />
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Diane’s Book Blog – Sarah Ahiers<br />
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Cover2Cover - Kerry Kletter<br />
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The Candid Cover - Jenny Moyer<br />
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Lost in Lit – Katherine Fleet<br />
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Alice Reeds - Jenny Manzer<br />
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<b> June 6th </b><br />
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Gabriella M Reads - Ami Allen-Vath<br />
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Two Chicks on Books - Nicole Castroman<br />
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Lisa Loves Literature – Janet B. Taylor<br />
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Downright Dystopian – Jeff Garvin<br />
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<b> June 7th </b><br />
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The Hardcover Lover - Ashley Herring Blake
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Here's to Happy Endings - Meg Leder<br />
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Vox Libris – Catherine Lo<br />
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YaReads – Scarlett Kol<br />
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The Book Cellar - Julie Hammerle<br />
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Ink Sisters Write - Kenneth Logan<br />
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Pimples, Popularity, and Protagonists – Jenna Welch<br />
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<b> June 8th </b><br />
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Go Read A Book - Natalie Blitt<br />
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Curling Up With A Good Book - Lindsey Klingele<br />
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Across the Bookiverse - Kathy MacMillan<br />
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The Reading Nook Reviews - Rebecca Podos
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<b>June 9th </b><br />
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The Book Beacon - Andrew Brumbach<br />
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The Turning Pages – Shannon M. Parker<br />
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Book Lovers Life - Patrick Samphire<br />
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Bibliophilia, Please - Gordon Jack<br />
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<b> June 10th </b><br />
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With Love for Books - Harriet Reuter<br />
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the bookdragon - Marisa Reichardt<br />
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Cue My Muse - Laura Shovan<br />
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Rockin' Book Reviews – Bryan Methods<br />
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<b> June 11th </b><br />
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Kirstyes - Books, Occupation - Magic! - Kiran Millwood Hargrave <br />
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Arctic Books – Laura Tims<br />
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Book Lovers Life - Sarah Schauerte Reida<br />
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<b> June 12th </b><br />
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Bibliophilia, Please - Julie Eshbaugh<br />
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Mundie Kids – Robin Yardi<br />
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YaReads – Martine Lewis<br />
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<b>June 13th </b><br />
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Little Book Heaven - Michelle Andreani<br />
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YaReads – Carrie Firestone<br />
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Me, Myshelf, and I – Peter HoffMeister<br />
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Emily Reads Everything – Emily Skrutskie<br />
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<b> June 14th </b><br />
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Downright Dystopian - Christian McKay Heidicker<br />
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Brittany's Book Rambles - Kerri Maniscalco<br />
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Platypire Reviews – Nanci Turner Steveson<br />
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<b>June 15th </b><br />
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My Book Addiction – Jennie K Brown<br />
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Sci-Fi and Scary - Jennifer Bardsley<br />
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<b>June 16th </b><br />
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Milky Way of Books – Ava Jae<br />
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Rachel's Book Reviews – Jeff Zentner<br />
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<b>June 17th </b><br />
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Write Writing Written - Lily Anderson<br />
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Two Chicks on Books – Kim Zarins<br />
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Pink Polka Dot Books - Heather Smith Meloche<br />
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<b>June 18th </b><br />
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Pimples, Popularity, and Protagonists – K.C. Held<br />
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Wishful Endings – Elizabeth Briggs<br />
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Cue My Muse - Lee Gjertsen Malone<br />
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<b>June 19th </b><br />
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Read.Sleep.Repeat. - Rahul Kanakia<br />
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YaReads – Dee Romito<br />
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With Love for Books – Jessica Taylor<br />
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<b> June 20th </b><br />
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YaReads – Kurt Dinan<br />
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A Perfection Called Books – Erin Summerill<br />
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21st Century Once Upon A Times - Riley Redgate<br />
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My Book Addiction - Janet Sumner Johnson<br />
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<b>June 21st </b><br />
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YaReads - J. Keller Ford<br />
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What's Write About This – Erin Teagan<br />
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Alice Reeds - Aditi Khorana<br />
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Latte Nights Reviews – Mia Garcia<br />
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<b>June 22nd </b><br />
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Pink Polka Dot Books – Emily France<br />
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Emily Reads Everything - Sonya Mukherjee<br />
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YaReads - Everly Frost<br />
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Little Book Heaven - Paula Garner<br />
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<b>June 23rd </b><br />
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Latte Nights Reviews - Kathleen Glasgow<br />
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Bookish Wanderlove - Karen Hattrup<br />
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<b> June 24th </b><br />
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My Bookish Year – Erica M Chapman<br />
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The Eater of Books! – Julie Buxbaum<br />
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The Book Cellar - Jill Diamond<br />
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YaReads - Dana Elmendorf<br />
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<b>June 25th </b><br />
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Pretty Deadly Reviews - Laurie Elizabeth Flynn<br />
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My Book Addiction - Erin Petti<br />
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SleepsOnTables - Parker Peevyhouse<br />
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The Phantom Paragrapher - Julie Leung<br />
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<b>June 26th </b><br />
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The Book Cellar - Evangeline Denmark<br />
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The Reading Nook Reviews – Kathryn Purdie<br />
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Gabriella M Reads – Stephanie Scott<br />
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Read.Sleep.Repeat. - Lisa A. Koosis<br />
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<b>June 27th </b><br />
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The Book Beacon - Claire Fayers<br />
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YaReads - Cheryl Blackford<br />
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Bookish Wanderlove - Jenn P. Nguyen<br />
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Bibliophilekid - Emily Cox and Nicole Allen<br />
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BookCatPin - Laura Stampler<br />
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<b>June 28th </b><br />
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Pandora’s Books - Audrey Coulthurst
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My Book Addiction – Abby Cooper<br />
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Downright Dystopian – Katie Kennedy<br />
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Hannah Plus Books – Tom Crosshill<br />
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Book Lovers Life - Cynthia Reeg<br />
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<b>June 29th </b><br />
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Media Geeks Unite - Tricia Clasen
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Tigersbooksandme - Destiny Soria<br />
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Mindjacked – Margot Harrison<br />
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books are love - Caleb Roehrig
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Emily Reads Everything - Janet McNally<br />
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Platypire Reviews – Tara Sims<br />
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YaReads - Isabel Bandeira
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<b>June 30th </b><br />
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On Starships and Dragonwings – Traci Chee<br />
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Doodle's Book Reviews - Meghan Rogers<br />
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Pandora’s Books - Kathleen Burkinshaw<br />
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Bibliophilia, Please - Bridget Hodder<br />
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Swoony Boys Podcast - Krystal Sutherland<br />
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Alice Reeds - Karen Fortunati<br />
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My Book Addiction - Mike Grosso<br />
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The Reading Nook Reviews - Lindsey Roth Culli<br />
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Book Lover’s Life– Abigail Johnson<br />
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YaReads – Sarah Glenn Marsh<br />
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What's Write About This - Wade Albert WhiteJessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-37646581742881039142016-05-18T05:00:00.000-07:002016-05-18T05:00:15.398-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {129}: United (Alienated, #3)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>From <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26180279-united" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></b>:</i></span>
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After thwarting a deadly coup and saving the alliance between their worlds, Cara and Aelyx have finally earned a break. Their tiny island colony is everything they dreamed it would be―days spent gathering shells on the beach and nights in each other’s arms.
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The treaty between Earth and L’eihr has awakened an ancient force that threatens to destroy them all. The Aribol, mysterious guardians charged with maintaining interstellar peace, deem the alliance a threat to the galaxy. They order a separation of the races, decreeing humans and L’eihrs must return to their own planets within the month or face extinction. In fact, they already have agents in place on Earth, ready to begin.
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With the clock ticking, Aelyx and Cara assemble a team of colonists and race back to Earth, where they unite with old friends to solve the mystery of who the Aribol are, what they want, and the real reason the alliance has provoked them. As tensions build to a full-scale war, Aelyx and Cara must fight harder than ever―not just for their future, but for the survival of both their worlds.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-30966360923343875502016-05-11T10:00:00.000-07:002016-05-11T10:00:10.223-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {128}: Paper Planes and Other Things We Lost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Publication date: June 2016</span><br />
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On June 18, 1993, Flight 397 crashed off the coast of Long Island. But this story isn’t about the crash. Not completely.
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This is a story about two high school seniors living very different lives, who share one connection: they both lost parents on that fateful flight.
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Slowly, letters bridge the gap between California and Pennsylvania as Ruby Kaminski and Brett Pratt find a way to remember the past while looking toward the future.
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This is a story about hope, paper planes, and the other things they lost.Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-62568322683681021962016-05-07T08:00:00.000-07:002016-05-07T10:39:04.457-07:00THE LONELY ONES review tour by Kelsey Sutton (+ giveaway!)<br />
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<b>The Lonely Ones</b> by Kelsey Sutton<br />
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy<br />
Published by: Philomel<br />
Published on April 26th, 2016<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26025987-the-lonely-ones" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></b><br />
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<strong>Purchase Links:</strong><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317313/the-lonely-ones-by-kelsey-sutton/">Penguin Random House</a> | <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399172892">Indiebound</a> |
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With parents too busy to pay her attention, an older brother and sister who would rather spend their time with friends, and peers who oscillate between picking on her and simply ignoring her, it’s no wonder that Fain spends most of her time in a world of her own making. During the day, Fain takes solace in crafting her own fantastical adventures in writing, but in the darkness of night, these adventures come to life as Fain lives and breathes alongside a legion of imaginary creatures. Whether floating through space or under the sea, climbing mountains or traipsing through forests, Fain becomes queen beyond – and in spite of – the walls of her bedroom.
In time, Fain begins to see possibilities and friendships emerge in her day-to-day reality. . . yet when she is let down by the one relationship she thought she could trust, Fain must decide: remain queen of the imaginary creatures, or risk the pain that comes with opening herself up to the fragile connections that exist only in the real world? Told in breathless and visual verse, THE LONELY ONES takes readers through the intricate inner workings of a girl who struggles to navigate isolation and finds friendship where she least expects it.<br />
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<strong>About the Author:</strong>
Kelsey Sutton is the author of teen novels SOME QUIET PLACE and GARDENIA. She is also the author of two novels for middle grade readers, THE LONELY ONES and BENJAMIN. She lives in Minnesota, where she received a dual bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from Bemidji State University. She is currently working on a master’s degree from Hamline University. Her work has received an Independent Publisher Book Award, an IndieFab Award, and was selected as a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013. When not writing, Kelsey can be found watching too much Netflix, ordering a mocha at the nearest coffee shop, or browsing a bookstore. You can like her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @KelseyJSutton. <b> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6425045.Kelsey_Sutton" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></b> | <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kelsey-Sutton-139415419471775/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </b>|<b> </b><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="http://www.kelseysuttonbooks.com/" target="_blank">Website</a></b></span><br />
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I don't read many verse novels, but Kelsey's THE LONELY ONES was a special trip into the mind of a young girl who's felt alone for way too long. With her parents struggling in their relationship and her father searching for an elusive job, a tension clouds the entire household, making everyone pull away from each other.<br />
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Fain struggles to feel accepted. Not just by her older siblings who suddenly no longer have time for her, but by her peers. She dives into words because they are her escape, her way of explaining her feelings, her place of comfortability. No judging, no loneliness there. It works.<br />
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Along with the words that save her, she also finds solace in the group of monsters that come find her each night. They go on adventures; help her feel special. Normal. Wanted.<br />
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As in any situation where emotions are involved, factors added to Fain's daily life complicate the equation she's grown comfortable with. She meets a new friend. An acquaintance steps out of the woodwork. In time, she opens up, reveals more of herself, lets others in. The need to be alone, to stay in her own little world all of the time, to step out every night with the monsters, starts to thaw out.<br />
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But, kids will be kids. The social hierarchy isn't lost on Fain; in fact, she sees it all (or... thinks she does). As things twirl and swirl into new situations--a family emergency that causes everyone reevaluate their place, Fain betrayed and put in a bad situation. New pages are turned. Her family starts to find themselves again, and Fain gains a courage she hasn't had in a long time. As the story ends, everything Fain's gone through enables her to be stronger, smarter, and more confident.<br />
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THE LONELY ONES is a beautifully written verse novel about hope, love, family, and the struggle to stay true to yourself. It's a quick read, and would be appreciated by all ages.<br />
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<strong>Read below for an excerpt from The Lonely Ones</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Claws scrape </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>against my window sill.</i></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Then, a voice,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>raspy, childlike, familiar.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>It calls my name</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>and becomes a symphony.</i></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"<i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fain, are you coming?”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>“Come with us, Fain!”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>“Wake up!”</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>“Open your eyes, Fain!”</i></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I try to be firm,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I try to say no.</i></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s a voice in my head</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>that whispers </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I’m getting too old</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>for these games and adventures.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The ground is so thick with mud</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>that someone could </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>my tracks.</i></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>But my little friends persist</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>again and again.</i></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Their pleas batter</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>against my resolve,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>until debris crashes down</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>and I am too weak to resist.</i></span>
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<i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The unbearable truth is</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>because no one notices anything.</i></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I take one of their scaly hands,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i> a feather tickles against my cheek.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Then I climb outside</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>and disappear into the night.</i></span><br />
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<strong>The Giveaway:</strong>
2 signed copies of <b>The Lonely Ones</b> by Kelsey Sutton, open to US and Canada<br />
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<b>I'm giving away a total of THREE audiobooks of IF I SPEAK TRUE</b>, book one in the Flora series. <i>This giveaway is going to be posted on more than one platform, with ONE audiobook given away here on Rafflecopter, one on Facebook, and one on Instagram.</i> It's a quick, <span style="color: red;">two-day giveaway</span>, just for fun. (Psst: if the series has sparked your interest, the ebooks--Rowan's novella, especially--are quite fairly-priced. :D )<br />
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May 7th: My 19th wedding anniversary! Oh, wait.<br />
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<br />In this ode to all the things we gain and lose and gain again, seventeen-year-old Penelope Marx curates her own mini-museum to deal with all the heartbreaks of love, friendship, and growing up.
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Welcome to the Museum of Heartbreak.
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Well, actually, to Penelope Marx’s personal museum. The one she creates after coming face to face with the devastating, lonely-making butt-kicking phenomenon known as heartbreak.
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Heartbreak comes in all forms: There’s Keats, the charmingly handsome new guy who couldn’t be more perfect for her. There’s possibly the worst person in the world, Cherisse, whose mission in life is to make Penelope miserable. There’s Penelope’s increasingly distant best friend Audrey. And then there’s Penelope’s other best friend, the equal-parts-infuriating-and-yet-somehow-amazing Eph, who has been all kinds of confusing lately.
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<i>Bird by Bird</i> meets <i>Save the Cat</i> in this new writing advice book by <i>NY Times</i> bestselling author Beth Revis. With more than 100000 reads on Wattpad, this newly expanded and rewritten edition features 350 pages of content, including charts and a detailed appendix.
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<br />A passionate summer love story about a girl, her childhood best friend recently released from juvie, and the small-town lies that have kept them apart. A teen romance debut with a dark edge.
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Liz Grant is about to have the summer of her life. She and her friend MacKenzie are getting invited to all the best parties, and with any luck, Innis Taylor, the most gorgeous guy in Bonneville, will be her boyfriend before the Fourth of July.
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Local teen convict released early.
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Jason Sullivan wasn’t supposed to come back from juvie. A million years ago, he was her best friend, but that was before he ditched her for a different crowd. Before he attacked Innis’s older brother, leaving Skip’s face burned and their town in shock.
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Liz always found it hard to believe what they said about Jason, but all of Bonneville thinks he’s dangerous. If word gets out she’s seeing him, she could lose everything. But what if there’s more to that horrible night than she knows? And how many more people will get hurt when the truth finally comes out?
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Leah Konen’s southern romance swelters with passion as it explores the devastating crush of lies, the delicate balance of power and perception, and one girl’s journey to find herself while uncovering the secrets of so many others.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-73906639940677219552016-04-19T05:00:00.000-07:002016-04-19T05:00:04.076-07:00Let's Ask Lovemuffin {2}<br />
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The Seven Stages War left much of the planet a charred wasteland. The future belongs to the next generation’s chosen few who must rebuild it. But to enter this elite group, candidates must first pass The Testing—their one chance at a college education and a rewarding career.
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Hermione Winters has been a flyer. She’s been captain of her cheerleading team. The envied girlfriend and the undisputed queen of her school. Now it’s her last year and those days and those labels are fading fast. In a few months she’ll be a different person. She thinks she’s ready for whatever comes next.
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Victim. Survivor. That raped girl.
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<br />Some things are better together. Like peanut butter and jelly. Or Annie and Jason. So when her best friend's house is threatened with foreclosure, Annie Jenkins is bursting with ideas to save Jason's home. She could sell her appendix on eBay. (Why not?) Win the lottery. (It's worth a shot!). Face the evil bankers herself. (She's one tough cookie, after all.) Or hunt down an elusive (and questionably real) pirate treasure. Whatever the plan, it has to work, or this is undoubtedly THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURE OF THE PB&J SOCIETY.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-61028549090398174752016-04-12T08:28:00.001-07:002016-04-12T08:29:20.382-07:00Romancing the Nerd blog tour + Leah's Top Ten Favorite TV Nerds ATM<center>
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On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl’s body isn’t just unknown, it’s <i>anti</i>-known. And she needs to keep it that way.
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Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14744489-the-summer-i-became-a-nerd" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Summer-Became-Nerd-ebook/dp/B00R6DRYZI" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-summer-i-became-a-nerd-leah-rae-miller/1113610315" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-summer-i-became-a-nerd/id953078428" target="_blank">iBooks</a> | <a href="http://www.entangledpublishing.com/the-summer-i-became-a-nerd/" target="_blank">Entangled Page </a></b></div>
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<b>Title:</b> <i>Romancing the Nerd</i> (Nerd, #2)
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Dan Garrett has become exactly what he hates—popular. Until recently, he was just another live-action role-playing nerd on the lowest rung of the social ladder. Cue a massive growth spurt and an uncanny skill at taking three-point shots in basketball and <i>voilà</i>...Mr. Popular. It's definitely weird.<br />
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A band geek with an eclectic fashion sense, Zelda Potts's “coolness” stat is about minus forty-two. Dan turning his back on her and the rest of nerd-dom was brutal enough, but when he humiliates her at school, Zelda decides it's time for a little revenge—dork style. Never mind that she used to have a crush on him. Never mind that her plan could backfire big time.<br />
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It happens every time. If I’m watching a TV show, I will automatically call the resident nerd my favorite character. Maybe it’s because I relate to them, those shy, smart underdogs. Whatever the reason, scenes featuring those guys and gals are always the ones I look forward to. So here, in no particular order, are my current favorite TV nerds!
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<b>Bernadette from Big Bang Theory</b> – In a show where the entire cast are nerds, it’s hard to pick my favorite but Bernie stands out to me. She’s beautiful, headstrong, and so so nice. But she can shock you sometimes with that competitive spirit of hers.
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<b>Cisco from The Flash</b> – The namer of supervillians and a possessor of superpowers himself. He’s adorable and wicked smart, not to mention the funniest member of Team Flash.
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<b>Ravi from iZombie</b> – Once again, a wickedly funny nerd and super handsome to boot. I particularly loved that one time he didn’t ask a girl out because she’d never really cared to see Star Wars *gasp*.
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<b>Alice from The Magicians</b> – Alice is the serious type of nerd. Super smart, even smarter than she gives herself credit for. And she can do magic which is pretty much every nerd’s dream!
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<b>Brian from Limitless </b>– Brian is an outgoing nerd, but a nerd none the less. He loves doing arts and crafts to help solve FBI cases. He can whip up an elaborate chart or a puppet show in no time and it’s always entertaining.
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<b>Fitz/Simmons from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</b> – This is a two for one, but it’s almost like you can’t include one without the other. Also, they belong together. I ship it so hard.
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<b>Felicity from Arrow</b> – The tech member of Team Arrow, Felicity is adorably scatterbrained sometimes, but can always pull out a win for the team with her hacking skills.
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<b>Molly from Sherlock</b> – Not what you’d call a traditional nerd, but I think she counts. She’s quiet and shy, but won’t take any crap from Sherlock which makes her awesome in my book.
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<b>Phil from Modern Family</b> – Phil is that nerdy guy you knew in high school who now has a career and a family, but never changed his nerdy ways. When he gets interested in something, he becomes passionate about it which is a great defining characteristic of nerds.
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<b>Stiles from Teen Wolf</b> – Oh, goofy Stiles. He’s the only member of the group that isn’t some mythical being and yet he holds his own. He contributes with his wit and detective abilities and I can’t help but cheer for him.
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Now go check out Romancing the Nerd and tell Logan "hi" for me, everybody! ;)<br />
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<br />Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-53265598462023920752016-04-06T01:00:00.001-07:002016-04-06T01:00:06.683-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {124}: THIS IS THE STORY OF YOU<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>From <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25861945-this-is-the-story-of-you">Goodreads</a></b></a>:</i></span>
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<br />On Haven, a six-mile long, half-mile-wide stretch of barrier island, Mira Banul and her Year-Rounder friends have proudly risen to every challenge. But then a superstorm defies all predictions and devastates the island, upending all logic and stranding Mira's mother and brother on the mainland. Nothing will ever be the same. A stranger appears in the wreck of Mira's home. A friend obsessed with vanishing disappears. As the mysteries deepen, Mira must find the strength to carry on—to somehow hold her memories in place while learning to trust a radically reinvented future. Gripping and poetic, This Is the Story of You is about the beauty of nature and the power of family, about finding hope in the wake of tragedy and recovery in the face of overwhelming loss.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-34644645636088709112016-03-29T09:00:00.000-07:002016-03-30T09:05:34.632-07:00The SPRING 2016 #YASH Hunt is ON!!! (#YAScavengerHunt + bonus #giveaway)<blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was drafting <i>The Abyss Surrounds Us</i>, I kept a playlist that I imagined as a sort of soundtrack to the story. The songs on the playlist were in “story order,” from the opening track to the music I imagined playing as the credits rolled. But while I was building this playlist, I kept running into a certain problem. I’d hear songs, think, “Oh, that reminds me of <i>TASU</i>!” and then realize the songs were less about the storyline and more about the concept of the relationship between Swift and Cas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So a new playlist was born. Simply titled “SwiftCas,” it was a dumping ground for the songs that didn’t fit in my story playlists but felt essential for my inspiration. Today, I’m here to share that playlist with you!</span></div>
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<br />No one knows what happened that morning at River Point. Five boys went hunting. Four came back. The boys won’t say who fired the shot that killed their friend; the evidence shows it could have been any one of them.
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Kate Marino’s senior year internship at the District Attorney’s Office isn’t exactly glamorous—more like an excuse to leave school early that looks good on college applications. Then the DA hands her boss, Mr. Stone, the biggest case her small town of Belle Terre has ever seen. The River Point Boys are all anyone can talk about. Despite their damning toxicology reports the morning of the accident, the DA wants the boys’ case swept under the rug. He owes his political office to their powerful families.
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Kate won’t let that happen. Digging up secrets without revealing her own is a dangerous line to walk; Kate has her own reasons for seeking justice for Grant. As she and Stone investigate—the ageing prosecutor relying on Kate to see and hear what he cannot—she realizes that nothing about the case—or the boys—is what it seems. Grant wasn’t who she thought he was, and neither is Stone’s prime suspect. As Kate gets dangerously close to the truth, it becomes clear that the early morning accident might not have been an accident at all—and if Kate doesn’t uncover the true killer, more than one life could be on the line…including her own.</span>Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-82208015464706982242016-03-16T01:00:00.000-07:002016-03-16T01:00:25.870-07:00Waiting on Wednesday {122} STONE FIELD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In a small town on the brink of the Civil War, Catrina finds a man making strange patterns in her family’s sorghum crop. He’s mad with fever, naked, and strikingly beautiful. He has no memory of who he is or what he’s done before Catrina found him in Stone Field. But that doesn’t bother Catrina because she doesn’t like thinking about the things she’s done before either.
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Catrina and Stonefield fall passionately, dangerously, in love. All they want is to live with each other, in harmony with the land and away from Cat’s protective brother, the new fanatical preacher, and the neighbors who are scandalized by their relationship. But Stonefield can’t escape the truth about who he is, and the conflict tearing apart the country demands that everyone take a side before the bloodbath reaches their doorstep.
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Janie and Micah, Micah and Janie. That’s how it’s been ever since elementary school, when Janie Vivien moved next door. Janie says Micah is everything she is not. Where Micah is shy, Janie is outgoing. Where Micah loves music, Janie loves art. It’s the perfect friendship—as long as no one finds out about it. But then Janie goes missing and everything Micah thought he knew about his best friend is colored with doubt.
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From the award-winning author of Better Nate Than Ever comes a laugh-out-loud sad YA debut that’s a wry and winning testament to the power of old movies and new memories—one unscripted moment at a time.
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Quinn Roberts is a sixteen-year-old smart aleck and Hollywood hopeful whose only worry used to be writing convincing dialogue for the movies he made with his sister Annabeth. Of course, that was all before—before Quinn stopped going to school, before his mom started sleeping on the sofa…and before Annabeth was killed in a car accident.
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Fourteen-year-old Oscar Dunleavy is missing, presumed dead. His bike was found at sea, out past the end of the pier, and everyone in town seems to have accepted this as a teenage tragedy. But Oscar's best friend Meg knows he isn't dead. Oscar is an optimistic and kind boy who bakes the world's best apple tarts; he would never kill himself, and Meg is going to prove it.
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With a poignant ending and memorable characters, this story of love and friendship reminds us to keep hope in our hearts.
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Welcome to Winlock Harbor…<br />
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On Haven, a six-mile long, half-mile-wide stretch of barrier island, Mira Banul and her Year-Rounder friends have proudly risen to every challenge. But then a superstorm defies all predictions and devastates the island, upending all logic and stranding Mira's mother and brother on the mainland. Nothing will ever be the same. A stranger appears in the wreck of Mira's home. A friend obsessed with vanishing disappears. As the mysteries deepen, Mira must find the strength to carry on—to somehow hold her memories in place while learning to trust a radically reinvented future. Gripping and poetic, This Is the Story of You is about the beauty of nature and the power of family, about finding hope in the wake of tragedy and recovery in the face of overwhelming loss.
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June wants high school to end and real life to begin. Oliver is soaking up senior year’s glory days. They could have coasted through high school, knowing about—but not really knowing—each other.
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Taco's mom always said, "Today is the best day of your life, and tomorrow will be even better." That was hard to believe the day she died of cancer and when Taco's dad had to move up north for work, but he sure did believe it when Maggie Corrigan agreed to go with him to junior prom. Taco loves Maggie- even more than the tacos that earned him his nickname. And she loves him right back.
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Tina Fontana is the hapless but brazen thirty-year-old executive assistant to Robert Barlow, the all-powerful and commanding CEO of Titan Corp., a multinational media conglomerate. She’s excellent at her job and beloved by her famous boss—but after six years of making his reservations for restaurants she’d never get into on her own and pouring his drinks from bottles that cost more than her rent, she’s bored, broke, and just a bit over it all.
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Marjorie Plum never meant to peak in high school. She was Queen Bee. Now, 10 years later, she's lost her sparkle. At her bleakest moment, she’s surprised by renewed interest from a questionable childhood crush, and the bickering with her cranky boss—at a potentially game-changing new job—grows increasingly like flirtatious banter. Suddenly, she’s faced with a choice between the life she always dreamed of and one she never thought to imagine. With the help of a precocious 11-year-old tutee, who unknowingly becomes the Ghost of Marjorie Past, and a musician roommate, who looks like a pixie and talks like the Dalai Lama, Marjorie struggles with the ultimate question: Who does she want to be? Nora Zelevansky’s Will You Won’t You Want Me? is a funny, often surprising, novel about growing up when you are already supposed to be grown.Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-71504166243344014652016-03-13T07:00:00.000-07:002016-03-13T09:49:15.845-07:00Let's Ask Lovemuffin {1}<br />
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Hi ho! The other day I just happened to be laying next to Lovemuffin as I was trying to narrow down my next read. Because it was a late Friday afternoon and neither of us were currently doing anything (busy lives, us two), I asked,<br />
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"Hey! You want to decide what I read next?"<br />
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Shockingly, he said, "Okay!"<br />
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This turned into an elaborate discussion about how we were going to play this new, just made-up game, and it was finally determined that I was going to read him the titles, and he was supposed to pick the book.<br />
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But then<i> he</i> said I should let him pick the book based on the titles, THEN read the blurbs, and see if he changed his mind.<br />
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And I was like, "You are brilliant!"<br />
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So that's what we did. And he did, in fact, change his mind after hearing the blurbs!<br />
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I'll share what he ended up picking in a second, but first, some background:<br />
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Lovemuffin hates to read.<br />
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He is also a SLOW reader.<br />
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He hates to read.<br />
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Reading is no fun ever.<br />
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Did I mention he hates to read???<br />
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To me, this is what made it so much fun... getting the perspective from someone totally not into reading at all (and therefore, someone also quite unaware of what is currently popular, what's been negatively talked about on social media, et cetera).<br />
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Quick summary:<br />
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<b>1)</b> I read four titles.<br />
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<b>2)</b> He chose a book for me to read <i>based</i> on the title.<br />
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<b>3)</b> I then read the <i>blurbs</i> to all four books.<br />
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<b>4)</b> He changed his mind, and chose a totally different book.<br />
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So. Are you curious which book he chose based on the title?<br />
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Here were the four options. Keep in mind that I didn't let him see any covers; this was solely based on <i>hearing</i> about them. But, for the purposes of this post, I do have to show the covers, because, <i>hello</i>.<br />
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After reading <i>only</i> the titles, Lovemuffin chose...<br />
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<b> THE LIE TREE</b>.<br />
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THEN I read the blurbs (in this very order, actually):<br />
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Faith's father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it. The bigger the lie, the more people who believe it, the bigger the truth that is uncovered. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>*</b>Come to find out, I accidentally read the WRONG blurb version of THE LIE TREE to Lovemuffin! Whoops. It was published abroad last year, and is going to be released in April here in the US. The blurbs are so different that I think he still may have chosen THE LIE TREE if he had heard the right one! *hangs head* (If you'd like to read the <u>actual</u> US one, go <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26118377-the-lie-tree" target="_blank">here</a>. I'd love to hear which blurb you prefer!)</span></div>
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<br />Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-50912019878729103282016-03-11T01:00:00.000-08:002016-03-11T22:01:36.990-08:00Bookish Things I'd Give a Kidney For (#bloggerextravaganza)And... here I am... two days late and a kidney short (hehe) because I totally missed post one for the<br />
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(For more info, go <a href="http://www.beautyandthebookshelf.com/2016/03/introducing-get-up-offa-that-slump.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.) BUT... at least I'm here, right? Right. And since yesterday was World Kidney Day, Rachel had the smart idea for one of today's post options to be <i>Bookish Things I'd Give a Kidney For</i>. I mean, yes, it's technically post #2, but I'm here, and I'm doing it, so here we go.<br />
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And oh, man. There are SO MANY bookish THINGS I would love. Would I really give a kidney for them? Prob not. But since this is the kind of post you get to share all the things you're drooling over, I thought I'd take advantage of the opportunity, and share mine. YA READY? (Might want to go hide your wallet from yourself first, though. Don't say I didn't warn you!)<br />
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I have been admiring these darlings for <i>months</i>. I don't even know what else to say other than they're adorable and I love them (this one especially) and would never ever burn it in a million years but make sure EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WALKED IN MY DOOR came over it and appreciated it just because.<br />
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Some of you have seen my recent desperate tweets about trading my copy and not realizing you can't buy this anywhere anymore. *sobs* Dumb me. I would give so much for it. I'm one of those people who will get two copies of a book I love so that I can push one on people and keep the other for my collection. This was from my collection (see photo below), which I thought I could just up and reorder come a birthday or something. NOPE. Dumb, dumb Jessica. *sobs more*</div>
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Speaking of Melina Marchetta, I loved LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI, and found out that it was made into a movie in AUSTRALIA!!!! But is not available here. :( :( :( So my #4 (somewhat) bookish thing I'd give a kidney for is:</div>
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No words necessary, really. Just want one of these at some point in my life. :)</div>
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">9) </span><span style="font-size: large;">An unlimited bank account JUST FOR BOOKS</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">10) </span><span style="font-size: large;">A cute Kindle cover (like <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/axuclrg0cgjypl1/Screenshot%202016-03-11%2021.30.58.png?dl=0" target="_blank">this one</a>)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And... of course...</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">12)</span> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">A way to meet/hang out with my favorite characters WHENEVER I WANT</span> (you think a kidney'll make that possible???)</div>
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