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This Joanna Philbin book is probably now one of my favorites. It has everything from romance to leaking financial secrets. It follows Hudson, Carina, and Lizzie as they try and do their own thing despite superstar parents. Mix in an old love who returns and BAM! You've got yourself a good read. No, make that a beautifully awesome read. Yes, that's it.
In this hooking novel, Annabell is moving to her mom's boyfriend's house, and she is getting bribe after bribe. A dog? At least it comes with a manual. But when school starts, it's got boys in it. Not like her all-girls school at all. But she's armed with her training manual that has another use than dog-training. Boy-training. Read on to hear the results of her new guide.
A strikingly down-to-earth novel about challenging an eating disorder, Isabelle Lee is 13 and makes herself vomit after binging on junk food. Ever since her father's death two years ago, nothing has ever been the same. Her mom's depressed and barely does anything but mope, cry, and work. Isabelle's sister April, makes everything worse, in Isabelle's eyes, by revealing her sister's habit, Isabelle winds up in Group. Everything looks drab and dreary when all of the sudden Miss Popular Ashley walks in. The results are for you to find out. This book hooked me and will get you reading just as fast.
An outstanding mix of fact, fiction, and wonder, Esther Friesner's Sphinx's Princess captures your attention with a bold plot and details to match. Join Nefertiti as she journeys to her aunt's palace, just to get one awful surprise after another, courtesy of her aunt, Queen Tiye. History, romance, and adventure collide and form a beautiful mix that is this lovely book.
Piper, the girl who could fly, has been able to do it all her life, just has tamed it. When she demonstrates, I.N.S.A.N.E, an institute for kids with powers like hers, tracks her down and enrolls her. But what's behind all of the loveliness of the institute? Something dark, cruel, and just horrifying. Read to find out!
