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Estelle: The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen
The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: April 9, 2013 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pages: 352 Target audience: Adult Keywords: college friends, marriage, Jamaica Format...
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Book Report: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Last week, we revived our Book Reports with Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller. We got some great feedback from you guys, and really, really enjoy diving into these discussions. Estelle was...
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Allegiant by Veronica Roth • Magan Reviews
Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth [twitter • website] Previously Reviewed Insurgent (Divergent #2) Publication Date: October 22, 2013 Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 526 Target Audience: Young...
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The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne ⋅ Estelle Reviews
The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: March 17, 2015 Publisher: Penguin/Dial Books Pages: 400 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: politics, family secrets,...
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Everything Knits Undercover ⋅ On E’s Bookshelf
My Best Everything by Sarah Tomp ( web | tweet ) Published March 3, 2015 by Little, Brown Target audience: Young adult Keywords: summer after graduation, small town, family secrets, alcoholism,...
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Friendship & Kitschy California with Author Juliana Romano
Happy Monday & welcome to Rather Be Reading. I’m thrilled debut author Juliana Romano is stopping in to talk about her book: FIRST THERE WAS FOREVER — a book about two best friends going through a...
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Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook • Magan Reviews
Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook [twitter • website] Publication Date: April 21, 2015 Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 288 Target Audience: Mature Young Adult Keywords: sexual assault, small town...
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It’s a Wrap • So Long, April
Welp. Another month done. The bright side? Another month closer to summertime and… Christmas. (Don’t hurt me!) But, you know, the drill. Enjoy the moment!! Live in the present!! It’s been a busy month...
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The Big Wave & A Big Break | Pub Date
Friends, I am in a vacation state of mind. Every time an email from Jet Blue pops up in my inbox, I’m immediately scheming and dreaming. No plans on the docket for us, at the moment, but I’m hoping...
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Black Iris by Leah Raeder | Estelle Reviews
Black Iris by Leah Raeder ( web | tweet ) Published April 28, 2015 by Atria Pages: 368 Target audience: New adult Keywords: homophobia, bullying, revenge, sex, family, mental illness Summary: Pain and...
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas • Magan Reviews
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas [twitter • website] First Book in the Series Publication Date: May 5, 2015 Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Pages: 416 Target Audience: Mature Young Adult...
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Mothers of Book Lovers: Meet Pam & Ramona
Hello, pals! For both of us, a love of reading is a bit of a family tradition. With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, we wanted the special ladies in our lives to take centerstage and stop by the...
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Little Kids: Vacation and Travel Galore!
Maybe because it’s been lovely here in Texas for the last few weeks. Maybe because I’m going to Hawaii in less than a week (!!!). Maybe because our neighborhood pool opened last weekend…or maybe for...
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Making Pretty by Corey Ann Haydu | Estelle Reviews
Making Pretty by Corey Ann Haydu ( web | tweet ) Published by Katherine Tegen Books on May 12, 2015 Pages: 368 | Target audience: Young adult Keywords: beauty, father/daughter relationships, sisters,...
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Gabbing with the YA Diversity Book Club | Dive Into Diversity
Greetings, friends! Estelle here. A new month and another opportunity to diversify your bookshelves! I’m so psyched to share May’s DID post with you today. I’ve been an avid reader of the YA Diversity...
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Move Over Taylor || Corey Ann Haydu on NYC
♥ Earlier this week, I shared my thoughts on the lovely, important Making Pretty by Corey Ann Haydu. (Kirkus called her a ‘masterful wordsmith’ recently, and I couldn’t agree more.) I’m excited to host...
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Drive Me Crazy by Terra Elan McVoy | Estelle Reviews
Drive Me Crazy by Terra Elan McVoy ( web | tweet ) Published by Katherine Tegen Books on April 28, 2015 Pages: 288 Target audience: Middle grade Keywords: grandparents, remarriage, cousins, new...
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Rather Be Prom-ing
Looking back, I feel disdain for about a handful of high school memories but never about prom. Even though my boyfriend and I had just broken up and we decided to go to the dance as friends, it was...
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Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center | Estelle Reviews
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center ( web | tweet ) Published on March 24, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press Pages: 320 Target audience: Adult Keywords: divorce, nature, new beginnings, family...
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City Love Prep | BEA Part of It 2015
This past weekend, I took Susane Colasante’s new book, City Love, to my favorite park in Long Island City and read about three girls — a local and two transplants — who were beginning a new stage in...
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