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 Yesterday was the first day of fall and I actually had to bring a jacket for my early morning walk to the subway. Two weeks ago, I thought sweating through my dresses was going to be a constant in my life because whoa, I did that a lot this summer. (Gross but true.) Needless to […]
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Posted in: Estelle, FeatureTags: carrie mesrobian, contemporary fiction pics, corey ann haydu, dumplin by julie murphy, jessica verdi, karma brown, katherine locke, lara avery, night blindness by susan strecker, sarah benwell, summer reads
 How did Ryder’s senior year shift from dreaming of soccer scholarships to deciphering the cries of a newborn baby — his newborn baby? In her latest, What You Left Behind, Jessica Verdi shows no mercy when she blows the Ryder’s world way open — a baby on his hip, the love-of-his-life girlfriend dead, disappearing friends, and […]
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Posted in: Author + Book Spotlights, Blog Tours, Estelle, Features, Reviews, Reviews by Estelle, Young Adult ReviewsTags: august 2015 book release, great mother son relationships in young adult, jessica verdi, sourcebooks young adult books, what you left behind by jessica verdi, ya books with single dads, ya books with single teenage dads, ya tough subjects
 My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi ( blog | tweet ) Publication Date: April 2, 2013 Publisher: SourceBooks Pages: 304 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: HIV, theatre, tough family situations Format read: ARC provided by Publisher. (Thanks!) Summary: After a particularly bad day, Lucy escapes to the city with her best friends for some […]
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Posted in: Author Interviews, Estelle, Feature, Features, Reviews, Reviews by Estelle, Young Adult ReviewsTags: 2013 book release, april 2013 book release, april 2013 ya book release, books about HIV, books about teenagers with HIV, debut ya author, jessica verdi, jessica verdi interview, my life after now, Sourcebooks Fire
 Happy Saturday, friends! I hope you have safe travels if you’re on the road to visit family this weekend. If you’re at home snuggled up with a book, I’m living vicariously through you. Dustyn and I are doing lots of traveling. Don’t you worry, though, I’ll be reading a book in the car. There are […]
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Posted in: Magan, Memes by Magan, Monthly Memes, Monthly Young Adult ReleasesTags: April 2013 YA Book Releases, april 2013 young adult book releases, aprilynne pike, celia bryee, erin bowman, hilary duff, j. j. howard, Janet Gurtler, jennifer banash, jennifer e. smith, jessica verdi, Katie Sise, Kiera Cass, mindy raf, monthly book releases, Sarah Strohmeyer, Suzanne Young
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by Estelle
Emma @ Miss Print - These are some fun books! Since you are an arbiter of good taste, many of these are still on my to read list (or were added after reading your reviews!).
Cindy - 59 books this summer?! That is AMAZING! I think I read like 5 and was doing a happy dance. Hope the Fall is just as great for you!
JO - Hi,
Thank you for sharing this one with us. This is truly inspiring and it completely reminds me of the author I have been following since last year.
From now on, I will also follow this blog.
Anyhow, here’s the link to one of my favorite authors for your references – http://www.thevaleriechristophercommunity.com/
Thank you.
Alexa S. - It looks like you had some amazing summer reading experiences, E! I definitely see a few titles I really loved too, and I certainly see a few I’d like to check out. So glad that you were able to stick to your guns and only buy four books! YOU ARE MY HERO.