Well, Jane Green is slowly becoming one of my new favorite authors. As a lover of all things chick lit, I recently finished the book Second Chances that I got for my birthday back in July. I was intrigued that I picked it up this exact week, when I’m freaking out so much […]

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So exciting! Violet on the Runway, a new YA fiction book about a small-town girl who makes it big in the modeling world hit bookstore shelves yesterday. The author of the book is Melissa Walker, a former editor at ELLEgirl and Seventeen and a big-time freelance writer (she has an article in this […]

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Hello everybody!
I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while, I start a new school in a week, and things have been pretty crazy with preparations and fast start programs and everything.
Anyways, as Liz introduced, I am quoted in Danica McKellar’s new book about girls and math, called “Math Doesn’t Suck.” –interesting title, huh? Anyways, I […]

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Great news! The book Math Doesn’t Suck by Danica McKellar, the former star of the show The Wonder Years, is out in stores now. Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail encourages middle school girls to pursue math and science and embrace their […]

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I saw The Nanny Diaries tonight with my best friend and youngest sister. Since it was my favorite book, I naturally had to go see the movie on opening day. It definitely lived up to the book’s satirical take on Upper East Side society.
It’s funny, because when I read the book, I felt […]

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After finishing Jane Green’s book Swapping Lives this weekend, I was struck with the idea that the book portrays: “The grass is always greener on the other side.”
The book tells the story of Vicky Townsley, a single 30-something living in London, longing for the “right man” and the married life. Then there’s […]

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It is certainly a sad day in the world of publishing. USA Today has reported that O.J. Simpson’s book (I’d call it more of a confession) If I Did It will indeed be published. I’m not sure if everyone remembers, but this was the man who endured a very public trial regarding the slaughter […]

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“A woman who writes feels too much.”
-Anne Sexton
This quote from poet Anne Sexton got me thinking about how a lot of my friends always scold me when I write things down in my journal. I worry that people will find it and I’m constantly hiding it in various places. I can’t tell you […]

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I honestly don’t know what possessed me to not read the Harry Potter series sooner. I’ll admit, I’ve always had a secret desire to be a children’s book author, and worshiped Ann M. Martin (author of The Baby-Sitter’s Club series) throughout my childhood. I was kind of jealous of J.K. Rowling and her […]

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Hello everybody! I’m home!!! Ahh!
So my flight just landed on sunday night, and now I am home for the rest of the summer! The jet lag is horrible, though. I didn’t go to bed until 4:30 am, having slept 7 hours on the plane, and then woke up at 8:30 am to go to […]

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