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EYES LIKE STARS by Lisa Mantchev

December 9th, 2008 by Lisa Mantchev · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Summer 2009
  • Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
  • Release Date: June 18, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0312380960
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD                             
EYES LIKE STARS introduces Beatrice Shakespeare Smith. Behind the curtain at the Théâtre Illuminata, you can find the characters of every play ever written. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book--an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family--and she is about to lose them, and the only home she has ever known. The Author: Lisa Mantchev Location: Washington Lisa Mantchev wrote her first play in the fourth grade… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Summer · Arts, Theater, Film · Debut · Events · Fantasy · Fiewel & Friends · Humor · Literature · Local · Magic · Mantchev, Lisa · National · Rated PG · Stand-alone · Washington · Young Adult

MY INVENTED LIFE by Lauren Bjorkman

October 8th, 2008 by Lauren Bjorkman · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season, Fall 2009
  • Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
  • Release Date: September 29, 2009
  • ISBN 13: 978-0-8050-8950-9
Roz and Eva are sisters, friends, and rivals. Roz fantasizes about snagging the lead in the school play and landing sexy skate god Bryan as her boyfriend. Sadly, a few obstacles stand between her and her dream. For one, Eva is the more talented actress. And Bryan happens to be Eva's boyfriend. But does Eva have a secret life with her cheerleading partner? Inquiring minds need to know. Roz, who prides herself on random acts of insanity, hatches a scheme to get Eva to open up. The… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · 2009 Winter · Author speaking availability · Bjorkman, Lauren · Body Image · Book Trailer · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Friendship · Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) · Henry Holt BFYR · Humor · Infidelity · Local · Love · Multicultural · National · New Mexico · Peer Pressure · Prejudice · Quiz/Discussion Guide/Activity · Rated · Rated PG · Rated PG-13 · School · Secrecy · Self-esteem/Self-image · Siblings · Societal Pressure · Stand-alone · Topic · Young Adult