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Tag: genre: kids and teens – relationships and personalities

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

September 8, 2024 Louise Leave a comment
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Practically every review I’ve seen online for this book raves about it, and nearly everyone I’ve talked to about it IRL, too. I guess I’m a bit of an outlier for just feeling kind of meh about it. 

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Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

July 9, 2016 Louise Leave a comment
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FIRST, I just have to fangirl for a minute over this gorgeous cover!

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The Season by Jonah Lisa and Stephen Dyer

June 10, 2016 Louise Leave a comment
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This is a fun, modern take on Jane Austen’s timeless classic Pride and Prejudice.

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Summer Days & Summer Nights edited by Stephanie Perkins

April 30, 2016 Louise Leave a comment
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First, let’s all just acknowledge that we suddenly have ‘Summer Nights’ from Grease stuck in our heads now, OK? OK.

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All We Have is Now by Lisa Schroeder

July 12, 2015 Louise Leave a comment
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Keywords for this book? Sweet, well-paced, and thoughtful… but also not really my personal thing.

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Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer

June 2, 2015 Louise Leave a comment
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I think this would be a lovely novel for fans of girl-group friendship and coming-of-age stories. It’s probably a perfect little bit of fun for some of the teens in my library’s summer reading club.

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Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby

May 4, 2015 Louise Leave a comment
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My subconscious is apparently supremely masochistic.

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All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

January 5, 2015 Louise Leave a comment
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I’m just not quite sure how to offer a recommendation or a rating for this one.

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My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins

December 21, 2014 Louise Leave a comment
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This is truly a sweet little collection of stories.

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