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STARSTRUCK by Rachel Shukert: Review + Q&A

Starstruck by Rachel Shukert ( web | tweet ) Book 1 of 3. Publication Date: March 12, 2013 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (Random House) Pages: 352 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: 1930s Hollywood, celebrity, secrets, women’s roles Format read: eBook from author (Thank you!) Summary: In the midst of 1930s Hollywood, three teenage…

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The Big Kids’ Table: Bookstore Table Picks

HELLO! It’s that time again… the moment when we drop our young adult books and pick up something GROWN UP. One of my most successful practices of finding new books is stalking the NEW FICTION table at the bookstore. Everything is paperback (cheaper or maybe enough to buy two?) and there is always so much…

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Estelle: Rules of Summer by Joanna Philbin

Rules of Summer by Joanna Philbin ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: June 4, 2013 Publisher: Poppy/Little Brown Pages: 352 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: Summer, Long Island, first love, upper class vs. middle class Format read: ARC provided by Publisher via NetGalley (Thanks!) Summary: Rory is thrilled to be leaving New Jersey and…

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Estelle’s Top 10 Tuesday: The Hard Stuff (In Books)

Greetings, friends! Truth? I’ve loved so many of the past Top 10 Tuesday memes but I have been unable to come up with 10 items to list for most of them. TODAY I WILL DO IT. I definitely don’t shy away from tough subjects in books. They are intense, emotionally-stirring, and, when done well, help you…

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Estelle: Levitating Las Vegas by Jennifer Echols

Levitating Las Vegas by Jennifer Echols ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: May 6, 2013 Publisher: Pocket Books / Simon + Schuster Pages: 300 Target audience: Adult / mature young adult Keywords: paranormal, Vegas, mind reading, levitation, conspiracy Format read: ARC via Edelweiss from Publisher. (Thanks!) Summary: For the past 7 years, Holly and…

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