April 14, 2015
Despite RottenTomatoes.com’s best efforts to warn us, we went to see the latest Nicholas Sparks flick, The Longest Ride, last week. Tear-and-shame-drenched tissues kicked under our seats aside, one thing’s for sure: Sparks has romance down to a science. And we’re not just talking about the chemistry between leads Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson. Some might call it formulaic, but we say if it works, it works. And sure, it’s a little on the nose that every time it rains in a Nick Sparks movie love blossoms, but it has us looking forward to all those early spring storms. You know what they say, April showers bring May...romance.
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April 14, 2015
This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that releases in paperback today. Read more about it, and enter our Spring Preview Contest by Wednesday, April 15th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of VISIBLE CITY by Tova Mirvis. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
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Editorial Content for From the Notebooks of a Middle School PrincessReviewer (text)Sally Tibbetts
Except for her unusually long name, 12-year-old Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is completely average. But when a limousine shows up at a school and Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia invites her into the car, everything changes --- Olivia learns that her father is royalty and that she is, too. Read More Teaser
Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average 12-year-old. Then one completely average day, everything goes wrong...Until a limo containing Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia pulls up to invite her to New York to finally meet her father. Maybe Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison isn't so average after all! PromoOlivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average 12-year-old. Then one completely average day, everything goes wrong...Until a limo containing Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia pulls up to invite her to New York to finally meet her father. Maybe Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison isn't so average after all! About the BookOlivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average 12-year-old: average height, average weight, average brown hair of average length, average brown skin and average hazel eyes. The only things about her that aren't average are her name (too long and princess themed), her ability to draw animals (useful for her future career as a wildlife illustrator) and the fact that she is a half-orphan who has never met her father and is forced to live with her aunt and uncle (who treat her almost like their own kids, so she doesn't want to complain). Then one completely average day, everything goes wrong: the most popular girl in school, Annabelle Jenkins, threatens to beat her up, the principal gives her a demerit and she's knocked down at the bus stop... Until a limo containing Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia pulls up to invite her to New York to finally meet her father, who promptly invites her to come live with him, Mia, Grandmère and her two fabulous poodles... Maybe Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison isn't so average after all! Editorial Content for Anywhere but ParadiseContributorsReviewer (text)Corinne Fox
It’s 1960, and 12-year-old Peggy Sue has just made the big move with her parents from Texas to Hawaii, the newly added 50th state of America. She didn’t want to move, and she finds no excitement in her new home --- everything is unfamiliar, and she’s singled out right away by eighth grader Kiki Kahana as a haole, a white person, an outsider to be hated. Read More Teaser
Moving from Texas to Hawaii in 1960, 12-year-old Peggy Sue faces a difficult transition when she is bullied as one of the few haole (white) students in her school. But when her parents take a trip to Hilo, life takes an unexpected twist in the form of a tsunami. PromoMoving from Texas to Hawaii in 1960, 12-year-old Peggy Sue faces a difficult transition when she is bullied as one of the few haole (white) students in her school. But when her parents take a trip to Hilo, life takes an unexpected twist in the form of a tsunami. About the Book
Moving from Texas to Hawaii in 1960, 12-year-old Peggy Sue faces a difficult transition when she is bullied as one of the few haole (white) students in her school. This lyrical debut novel is perfect for Common Core classroom connections.
It's 1960 and Peggy Sue has just been transplanted from Texas to Hawaii for her father's new job. Her cat, Howdy, is stuck in animal quarantine, and she's baffled by Hawaiian customs and words. Worst of all, eighth grader Kiki Kahana targets Peggy Sue because she is haole --- white --- warning her that unless she does what Kiki wants, she will be a victim on "kill haole day," the last day of school. Peggy Sue's home economics teacher insists that she help Kiki with her sewing project or risk failing. Life looks bleak until Peggy Sue meets Malina, whose mother gives hula lessons. But when her parents take a trip to Hilo, leaving Peggy Sue at Malina's, life takes an unexpected twist in the form of a tsunami. Peggy Sue is knocked unconscious and wakes to learn that her parents safety and whereabouts are unknown. Peggy Sue has to summon all her courage to have hope that they will return safely.
April 13, 2015This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that releases on April 21st. Read more about it, and enter our Spring Preview Contest by Tuesday, April 14th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD: A Memoir by Elizabeth Alexander. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
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