![]() ![]() ![]() I was the luckiest girl in my family as I was the oldest. Typically we got three new outfits as the school year began and they rotated with our older clothes, which in turn became hand-me-downs. My parents were strict and we had little extra money to indulge me and my sisters in the latest trends of kids’ fashion. She stood out like a sore thumb, much to her dismay and humiliation. Shelley, the girl, wanted a yellow slicker like all of the other girls in her class, but her parents refused and Shelley was stuck with the pink coat. The cover depicted a girl in a pink raincoat with a black velvet collar. I think I must have read it in 1962 around the age of 12. It was published in 1958 - just imagine! It was a coming of age story for pre-teens, a romance which set in place my longstanding partiality for this genre. She is most well-known for her funny, laugh-aloud, homespun tales featuring Henry Huggins, Beezus, Ramona (the Pest) and the Mouse and the Motorcycle, all beloved characters who have stood the test of time and are still well-read today.Īside from a biography about Queen Elizabeth and her playhouse, which I mentioned several years ago on this blog, the earliest “novel” I recall reading was the Luckiest Girl by Beverly Cleary. Today is the 100 th birthday of outstanding children’s author Beverly Cleary. ![]() ![]() This is a guest post from Sheila J., the Assistant Director, Main Library Services. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Too bad they can't stop thinking about the other. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend.After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she's the mayor's chief of staff. ![]() On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. The Wedding Date 6 While We Were Dating Jasmine Guillory 3.75 33,845 ratings3,130 reviews Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Romance (2021) Two people realize that its no longer an act when they veer off-script in this sizzling romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist. Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do. ![]() ![]() Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger. Entertainment Weekly (The Must List) What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel.One of the best books I've read in a while. THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER#5 Library Reads Pick A swoony rom-com brimming with humor and charm. A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory author of the Resse Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick The Proposal. The Wedding Date: A feel-good romance to warm your heart Paperback Januby Jasmine Guillory (Author) 4.2 13,552 ratings Book 1 of 6: Wedding Date Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Library Binding 23.14 8 Used from 19. Shop Barnes & Noble The Wedding Date By Jasmine Guillory online at. ![]() ![]() This definitely isn't a typical chick-flick book, it's packed with emotion and intensity and literally kept me turning the pages until the very end. Who locks a girl (even if you HATE her) in a room with a guy who tried to rape her? I was practically crying but the end of the novel, I felt so bad for Regina. I HATED Anna, Kara, Josh, Bruce and Donnie, but especially Kara. ![]() more guts, but it was nice to see what it's like on the other side, what actually goes on in mean girls' heads. If I had known Regina in a real life I would have definitely hated her. It reminded me a lot of Mean Girls, but a lot more raw and violent, which worked really well. Review 2: Freaking loved this book- would honestly recommend it to anyone. ![]() I would recommend this book to both adults and teenagers - for parents, it definitely should be a vehicle for a conversation with your teens about bullying. Paula McLain, author of When the Stars Go Dark and The Paris Wife Scorchingly smart and on point, Courtney Summers' latest novel advances her even more fearlessly into the conversation about female autonomy, sexuality, and the damage wrought when young women try to win in a. With the amount of injuries, you would think that an adult would stand up and take notice. Courtney Summers writes teenage girls with the complexity they deserve. I do feel, that is often times in young adult books, that the author makes the parents and the teachers oblivious. The author does an excellent job crafting the main character Regina, so that you cannot help but go on her journey with her. ![]() Review 1: Intense book about bullying and abuse. ![]() ![]() I told him I had been a ball turret gunner. "I introduced myself and told him about my situation," Diehl told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2002. He got the job after staking out the lobby and waiting for Editor Ralph McGill to walk by. ![]() was born in Jamaica, N.Y., and served in the Army Air Forces during World War II.Īfter graduating from the University of Missouri, he moved to Atlanta in 1949 and joined the staff of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. Diehl, a former Atlanta journalist and photographer, wrote nine novels that appealed to popular tastes with plot lines fueled by murder, greed, romance and other forms of mayhem. ![]() 24 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. William Diehl, 81, the best-selling author known for "Sharky's Machine" and "Primal Fear," both fast-paced thrillers that were made into box-office hits, died Nov. ![]() |