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Independent Book Store Day
A little while ago, on a fine may day, the nation celebrated Independent Book Store Day. So my sister and I trooped off to a local chain limited to our area. Here are the books I got:
Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass
The one rule to not getting your heart broken in high school: don't fall in love.
A theory I don't subscribe to and probably should, this book follows the popular and beautiful Aubrey as she's put to the test when (you guessed it) a super hot and super different boy comes to the school. It sounds like a cliche, but here's hoping that it'll prove me wrong!
Life by Committee by Corey Ann Haydu
All's fair in love and war, right? At least, that's what Tabitha is telling herself to rationalize the fact that she is totally falling for someone else's boyfriend-- and not just from afar. Oh no, there are late night instant messages that drag on way past the sun's gone down, and some intimate moments that are usually just for between two involved individuals (and no, that's not a spoiler- it's on the back cover!). Then Life by Committee, a website dedicated to freeing us from our reservations and taking the chances we wish we would, falls right into her lap right when she needs it the most- or the least? I already read this one- review coming soon!
Amazon
Totally only ordered this because she's the bomb and it just came out... so it was shipped to me on the day it came out and I'm so glad because if I had had to wait another day I would have gone insane :)
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Sydney's life turned upside down and inside out and she it seemed like she was the only one who really understood what was going on. Her mom definitely didn't get that Peyton, her only son, wasn't "away"; he was in prison. And prison couldn't be handled like all his school conflicts, no matter how hard she tried to treat it like PTO. The replacement son creeped Sydney out, and everyone treated her differently, so she changed schools. Follow her as her life changes :)
I've read this one already too (finished it the day I got it #shameless)
I actually also single-handedly convinced my local library to order it :) The amazing pull us long-time volunteers have!
The Library
Speaking of the library, I picked up three books when I was there the other day-- two off the display I was organizing for the middle schoolers because I am, as already stated, #shameless, and another because it had the word "band" in the title and because I live and breathe and dream marching band, I couldn't resist. I guess one good thing came out of me losing my favorite book- I found this one while trying to check it out of the library! Let's hope it makes up for it.
Geek Girl by Holly Smale
Harriet Grammars (yes, the name is perfect for her) had one friend and one stalker and absolutely no interest fashion- that was Nat's (the aforementioned lone friend) thing. But then suddenly Harriet- awkward, geeky, target-prone Harriet- is living Nat's dream. But can she pull this off, and more importantly, will she lose her friends, or family, or herself in the process?
*read my review of this book HERE! :)
Famous Last Words by Katie Alender
Another book I found when I was organizing the shelves for the middle school display, and I'm super excited to read this one. Because a thriller set in Hollywood- what could be better? I'm saving this one for Monday, when the pool opens. Not because it's a quote-unquote "beach read"(which aren't actually a thing, to be clear) but because the premise (and yes, the cover) just scream "pool!" and "summer!" to me :)
(Yeah, that's not a description... so click here to go to the Goodreads page :) )
Notes from an Accidental Band Geek by Erin Dionne
Forced to play an instrument outside of orchestra and- gasp!- stand while playing, Elsie joined marching band to go to an orchestra camp. But it's surprisingly fun (which is true in real life), and she starts to enjoy the music (and the cute boys).
(I'm tired. I don't know much about this book- sorry!)
Other review coming up: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (I have to read it for English!)
Look for these reviews coming up :)
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