Editorial Content for Crenshaw
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Since I was an only child with a penchant for making up stories, my imaginary friends brought me hours of delight and distraction. And then one day, I just stopped talking about Sinky and his bike riding expertise or Jenny, my imaginary equivalent of an inseparable best friend. Read More
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Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
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Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
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Editorial Content for This Raging Light
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Estelle Laure’s debut novel, THIS RAGING LIGHT, follows a girl whose parents left her and the hardships she faces, and the common YA themes of love and loss are prevalent throughout. However, the dominant themes are strength and independence, which give this novel an inspiring twist and will definitely empower young readers to remain positive and strong through tough times. Read More
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Her dad went crazy. Her mom left town. She has bills to pay and a little sister to look after. Now is not the time for level-headed seventeen-year-old Lucille to fall in love. But love --- messy, inconvenient love --- is what she’s about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend’s brother. With blazing longing that builds to a fever pitch, Estelle Laure’s soulful debut will keep readers hooked and hoping until the very last page.
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Her dad went crazy. Her mom left town. She has bills to pay and a little sister to look after. Now is not the time for level-headed seventeen-year-old Lucille to fall in love. But love --- messy, inconvenient love --- is what she’s about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend’s brother. With blazing longing that builds to a fever pitch, Estelle Laure’s soulful debut will keep readers hooked and hoping until the very last page.
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Her dad went crazy. Her mom left town. She has bills to pay and a little sister to look after. Now is not the time for level-headed seventeen-year-old Lucille to fall in love. But love --- messy, inconvenient love --- is what she’s about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend’s brother. With blazing longing that builds to a fever pitch, Estelle Laure’s soulful debut will keep readers hooked and hoping until the very last page.
Editorial Content for Half in Love with Death
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In the midst of the 60s, teens run away all the time in desolate Tucson, Arizona. Even so, when Caroline's older sister, Jess, goes missing, it tears her family apart. Caroline puts the blame on herself, as she saw her sneaking out that night and knew she could've stopped her by saying something sooner. Her parents tell her to let the police handle it, but all the leads are cold. Read More
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It’s the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline’s life. Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She’s invisible to her parents, who can’t stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister’s older boyfriend, who soothes Caroline’s desperate heart every time he turns his magical blue eyes on her. Tony is convinced that the answer to Jess’s disappearance is in California, the land of endless summer, among the runaways and flower children. Come with me, Tony says to Caroline, and we’ll find her together. Tony is so loving, and all he cares about is bringing Jess home. And so Caroline follows, and closes a door behind her that may never open again.
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It’s the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline’s life. Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She’s invisible to her parents, who can’t stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister’s older boyfriend, who soothes Caroline’s desperate heart every time he turns his magical blue eyes on her. Tony is convinced that the answer to Jess’s disappearance is in California, the land of endless summer, among the runaways and flower children. Come with me, Tony says to Caroline, and we’ll find her together. Tony is so loving, and all he cares about is bringing Jess home. And so Caroline follows, and closes a door behind her that may never open again.
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It’s the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline’s life. Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She’s invisible to her parents, who can’t stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister’s older boyfriend, who soothes Caroline’s desperate heart every time he turns his magical blue eyes on her. Tony is convinced that the answer to Jess’s disappearance is in California, the land of endless summer, among the runaways and flower children. Come with me, Tony says to Caroline, and we’ll find her together. Tony is so loving, and all he cares about is bringing Jess home. And so Caroline follows, and closes a door behind her that may never open again, in a heartfelt thriller that never lets up.
Bill Morgan, Jr.
Winter came down to our home one night
Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow,
And we, we were children once again.
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Dedicated Newsletter: Teen Choice Book Awards
Hi Teenreaders,
The year is rapidly coming to a close, and we know you have a lot on your mind (winter vacation! Christmas shopping! Coming up with the perfect New Year’s plans! College applications! The 10-hour drive to your grandma’s house with your parents, siblings and dog! Figuring out how to sleep until noon every day without getting yelled at!).
Therefore, we’re going to keep this newsletter short and sweet, highlighting just the coolest opportunity on our site right now: Nominate Your Favorite Books for the Teen Choice Book Award! You'll find more info in the section below, but in essence: vote for your 15 top favorite books published in 2015 with a goal that one of them will become one of the five finalists. Every vote counts!
John SteinbeckI think of my life as a kind of music, not always good music but still having form and melody. AttributionJohn Steinbeck, EAST OF EDEN
Whoopi GoldbergNormal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine. AttributionWhoopi Goldberg
Anne FrankParents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. AttributionAnne Frank
December 18, 2015I feel like the holidays snuck up on me this year. It’s been one whirlwind of a month. This is the first time in 15 years that we will not be heading to the Outer Banks for the holidays. Schedules did not jive to work for all of us to get away, so we are spending Christmas and New Year’s at home. I found myself with a dilemma about where to put the tree, as we added some furniture pieces over the past dozen plus years --- many of which have been designed and built by my husband. To fit the tree, we needed to move a terrific piece out of the front foyer (you can see a photo of the tree to the right, and above are some other holiday trims around the house and outside).
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