tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16470638925864976532024-03-05T03:52:48.056-05:00Teen Readers' Diarymary ann(RunOnce828)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01943210238678875274noreply@blogger.comBlogger53413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647063892586497653.post-6063690152011593212016-08-09T12:58:00.000-04:002016-08-10T11:18:16.191-04:00Book Blitz: Swear on this Life by Renee Carlino<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From USA TODAY bestselling author Renée Carlino (Before We Were Strangers), a warm and witty novel about a struggling writer who must come to grips with her past, present, and future after she discovers that she’s the inspiration for a pseudonymously published bestselling novel. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When a bestselling debut novel from mysterious author J. Colby becomes the literary event of the year, Emiline reads it reluctantly. As an adjunct writing instructor at UC San Diego with her own stalled literary career and a bumpy long-term relationship, Emiline isn’t thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of a young and gifted writer. Yet from the very first page, Emiline is entranced by the story of Emerson and Jackson, two childhood best friends who fall in love and dream of a better life beyond the long dirt road that winds through their impoverished town in rural Ohio. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That’s because the novel is patterned on Emiline’s own dark and desperate childhood, which means that “J. Colby” must be Jase: the best friend and first love she hasn’t seen in over a decade. Far from being flattered that he wrote the novel from her perspective, Emiline is furious that he co-opted her painful past and took some dramatic creative liberties with the ending. The only way she can put her mind at ease is to find and confront “J. Colby,” but is she prepared to learn the truth behind the fiction?</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Swear-This-Life-Renee-Carlino-ebook/dp/B00P42WOI0?ie=UTF8&redirect=true" target="_blank">AMAZON</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/swear-on-this-life-renee-carlino/1122451228?ean=9781501105807" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/swear-on-this-life/id936216953?mt=11" target="_blank">iBooks</a> | <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/swear-on-this-life" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Swear-on-This-Life/Renee-Carlino/9781501105791" target="_blank">Atria Books</a></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During the winter we pretended our way through the classics, read every popular kid’s book and by spring of our sixth grade year, the spring of all the rain, we were ready to be outside and explore again. There was a creek about half a mile back from our houses, past the tree line. Because of all the rain that year, it had become more of a river with the strongest currents right behind where we lived. Every adult warned us to be careful, even my dead-beat dad would say, “You better use that big brain of yours and stay out of the creek. You want to go swimming, you can go to the pool in town.”
Funny he would say that because the community pool was a seven-mile bike ride and it cost three dollars to get in. There was no way I was going unless Leila, Jax’s mom gave us a ride and even then, I would have to borrow the money to get in. Frankly, going to the town pool was a pipe dream. It became a myth to us, a fantasy like Disneyland or Europe. Jax and I would try to imagine what it was like to go there.
“I bet they sell popsicles and popcorn and they probably have clowns too,” I said.
It was a warm day; we had made a picnic in the weeds. I laid out my Toy Story sleeping bag I’d had from when I was a kid. Jax brought a jar of applesauce and I brought Fun Dip that my dad had bought me at the 7-11. We mixed the fun dip into the jar and took turns eating spoonfuls.
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Community pools don’t have clowns, genius.”
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“How do you know?” I said.
“Because I just do.”
“I bet there’s a high dive, like fifty feet in the air.”
“Do you know how high fifty feet is? You would die hitting the water. The impact would kill you.”
“You’re such a know-it-all, Jackson. Why can’t you let a girl dream? We’re never going to that pool because no one will ever take us, plus, it costs money, and last time I checked you weren’t making any.”
He lay back on the blanket and propped his hands behind his head and closed his eyes. “I’m not a know-it-all, I just have cable. And as soon as I turn sixteen, I’m getting a job. I’ll pay for us to go to the pool. You’ll see, it’s just a big hole with water in it.”
I never really stared at him until that day. His eyes were closed so I took the time to inspect every inch of him. I was so curious about his body. My own body was changing and I was terrified of it. Jax was getting taller. He was going to be tall like his father, but he looked more like his mother in coloring and features. Jax’s mom was French, so they had this creamy skin that looked sun-kissed year around and his brown hair and brown eyes had streams of gold running throughout it. He was letting his hair grow longer because he’d been watching some show on TV that took place in California. He said everyone in California had long hair.
I was trying to grow my own unruly, brown locks out. I don’t know why, I always had it in a braid. Maybe because I thought I would go to California with Jax one day. We both yearned for more than weeds and corn. All the books gave us those silly ideas and filled our heads with things that might never be.
I lay down beside him and stared directly into the sun. He turned on his side and propped his head on his elbow.
“You’ll go blind doing that,” he said in a low voice.
“Leave me alone.”
“Why are you in such a bad mood? You PMSing?”
“What do you know about it?”
“A lot.”
“I doubt that and even if I were, it’s beyond rude to talk to me about it.” I hadn’t started my period yet but I wasn’t going to tell him that.
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<span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Renée Carlino is a screenwriter and bestselling author of contemporary women's novels and new adult fiction. Her books have been featured in national publications, including USA TODAY, Huffington Post, Latina magazine, and Publisher's Weekly. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons, and their sweet dog June. When she's not at the beach with her boys or working on her next project, she likes to spend her time reading, going to concerts, and eating dark chocolate. Learn more at www.reneecarlino.com</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Being released on January 31</span><sup style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: justify;">st</sup><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: justify;">, 2017, the highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry's </span><em style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Thunder Road Series</em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> has a cover that we can't wait to share with you! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen! Pre-order your copy of the next book in this emotionally charged series, and don't miss Violet and Chevy's story!</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But when a rival club comes after Violet, exposing old secrets and making new threats, she’s forced to question what she thought she knew about her father, the Reign of Terror, and what she thinks she wants. Which means re-evaluating everything: love, family, friends . . . and forgiveness.</span></span></h3>
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<strong>"An intoxicating and unforgettable story that kept me glued to the page."</strong></h3>
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<strong><em>—</em>Kami Garcia, #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author, on <em>Walk the Edge</em></strong></h3>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><strong><a href="http://amzn.to/29kYGo2" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | </strong><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/29f7tpS" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | </strong><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/298Brtj" target="_blank">BAM</a> | </strong><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/29e4z8v" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | </strong><strong><a href="http://apple.co/29e4F06" target="_blank">iBooks</a> | </strong><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/29aLSkP" target="_blank">IndieBound</a></strong></span></h1>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;">Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON, BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;">Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013. </span></span></div>
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Hi everyone! Today we have Tracy Clark, author of The Light Key Trilogy, to share us a few of her favorite books of all time and how they get in the count. Also as a part of the book blog tour for her upcoming new YA book, we're all giving away 3 finished copy of MIRAGE to everyone! Also don't forget to check out other posts from the tour. So, without further ado I present Tracy Clark and her favorite books of all time...<br />
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back for the inevitable head-pop. It’s a hard question! We are lovers of words;
lovers of stories, and words and stories take up too many forms and carry too
many meanings to have absolute favorites. A book might become a favorite
because it got me through heartbreak. I might latch onto a book for the
inspiration it provided. Some books stay in my heart and head because they made
me think. Others I love just because they made me feel. I’m certain I’ll regret
this post as soon as I send it because I’ll realize I’ve forgotten a couple of
crucial favorites. Ask me in a month, and I might even have additions. It’s an
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cosmic friend who always recommends the perfect book when I need it. If you’ve
ever heard the phrase “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear” then
you get the idea. When the student is ready, the <u>book</u> will appear. The
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tracy Clark is a young-adult writer because she believes teens deserve to know how much they matter and that regardless of what they’re going through, they aren’t alone. In other words, she writes books for her teen self.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She grew up a “Valley Girl” in Southern California but now lives in her home state of Nevada, in a small town at the base of the Sierra Foothills. Her two children teach her the art of distraction and are a continuous source of great dialogue.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tracy was the recipient of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Work in Progress Grant. A two-time participant in the prestigious Nevada SCBWI Mentor Program. Tracy is a private pilot, an irredeemable dreamer, and a spicy-chocolate connoisseur.</span></div>
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