There are a lot of tales of forbidden love. Love between two warring families. Love between vampires and mortals. Werewolves and humans. Angels and humans. Faeries and humans. (People really need to stop trying to hook up with paranormal creatures; clearly it was NOT meant to be.) Anyhow, you get the idea. It is not [...]

Tags: dating, historical, humor, identity, summer
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Ginny has returned home from her travels in Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes. She and Keith are kind of something, but not official. (Can you really see Keith doing much officially?) Ginny has college apps to work on, and she swears she is going to finally get her personal statement written. Seriously. Someday. It will get [...]

Tags: art, friendship, humor, identity, interpersonal relations, road trip, secrets, travel
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High school freshman Janie Gorman just wants to fit in. She doesn’t need to be most popular or rule the school, she merely hopes to feel normal. However, when Janie shows up to school with goat poop on her shoe, joins a jam band, befriends a behemoth upperclassmen named Monster and a couple elderly civil [...]

Tags: animals, coming of age, family life, high schools, humor, identity, music, race
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Payton is the kind of girl who has a soft spot for office supplies and a serious need for organization. She strives for order and perfection on the basketball court, at school, and at home. However, when Payton finds out that her father has been diagnosed with MS–and she’s the only family member who hasn’t [...]

Tags: family life, fathers and daughters, high schools, humor, illness, romance, sports, therapy
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Many of my book blogging friends enjoy public humiliation. I never get around to doing Fragment Fridays, so I decided to do a video review. These are the first videos I’ve ever made, so bear with me. Hopefully I will either get more comfortable and learn some video editing skills with practice, or you’ll all [...]

Tags: Christmas, family problems, friendship, humor, identity, romance, treasure hunt, video
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