Showing posts with label young adult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label young adult. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

If You Like Sarah Dessen, You'll Love These Titles

    What do you do now that you've read every single Sarah Dessen book that ever was?
 
Just Listen, there are many fabulous authors for Someone Like You---come Along for the Ride!

    These are some of my favourites in the genre:

Joan Bauer: 
  • Almost Home 
  • Close to Famous
  • Hope Was Here
  • Rules of the Road
  • Peeled
Maureen Johnson: 
  • 13 Little Blue Envelopes
  • Last Little Blue Envelopes
  • Suite Scarlett
Steven Kluger:
  • My Most Excellent Year 
Rainbow Rowell:
  • Eleanor & Park
  • Fangirl (Coming out 9/10/13)  
*Rainbow Rowell has also written an excellent book for adults entitled, Attachments
Heather Hepler:
  • The Cupcake Queen
  • Love? Maybe
Wendy Mass:
  • A Mango Shaped Space


Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Book of the Day: The Boyfriend App by: Katie Sise

   Sunday, June 30th, Katie Sise signed copies of her young adult novel, The Boyfriend App for a crowd of readers.
   Audrey McCarthy wants out of high school. During her senior year things are rapidly changing and not for the better. With her father's passing and a dear friend turning into an enemy, Audrey just wants a fresh start in college.
   In order to pay for college tuition, Audrey enters a competition that is looking for the best app designed by a high schooler. The $200,000 prize could surely put Audrey through college. So she sets off to develop the Boyfriend App. After the Boyfriend App takes off, Audrey becomes the center attention at school. She's getting kissed by hot boys and befriend by the popular girls. Despite all the new popularity, Audrey begins to wonder if her Boyfriend App works as well as she hoped it would...

        This cute romantic comedy is perfect for teens that are looking for a fun, summer read! The Book House has a limited amount of autographed copies that are still up for grabs!