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Jen Petro-Roy

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in MA, The United States

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http://www.jenpetroroy.com

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Children's, Young Adult, Contemporary

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Beverly Cleary, Cynthia Lord, Linda Urban, Rebecca Stead

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June 2009

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Jen Petro-Roy is the author of four middle grade books, all published by Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends: P.S. I Miss You, Good Enough, Life in the Balance, and You Are Enough. She lives in Massachusetts, where she also works as a reference librarian.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 3,526 ratings · 778 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Good Enough 4.11 avg rating — 1,919 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	P.S. I Miss You 4.14 avg rating — 1,203 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life in the Balance 3.89 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Are Enough: Your Guide to Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery 4.01 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minnie & Katrien als Geheim agent - Vriend of vijand? by Jen Petro-Roy (Goodreads Author), Kawaii Creative Studio (Illustrator), Simone Ruitenbeek (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Klækjabrögð 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Reversal (The Lincoln Lawyer, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #22)

by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2010, adult, currently-reading, re-read, ebook

read in November 2010

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Jen Petro-Roy said: " 3.5 stars. The beginning was a bit slow, but it definitely picked up once the trail began. I've only read Connolly's Mickey Haller books so far, but I'd love to read some Harry Bosch books soon. Connolly is wonderful at writing legal dramas. ...more "

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“I'm not a failure. I'm a work in progress" -Riley”
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“Art is about trying new things, exploring the world and capturing those emotions" -Riley”
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Polls

It's our coming-in-second poll! The books included in this months poll were all ranked highly in our monthly polls but lost by a few votes. It's time to give them another look.

What book should we read in October?

As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2020 Newbery contender and already published.

June

Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu

30 votes 18.8%

April

The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu

29 votes 18.1%

May

Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes

21 votes 13.1%

March

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

17 votes 10.6%

September

Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos

16 votes 10.0%

July

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

15 votes 9.4%

My Jasper June by Laurel Snyder (write-in)

15 votes 9.4%

August

Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy

8 votes 5.0%

Good Enough (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

Queen of the Sea (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

Queen of the Sea (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

A Drop of Hope (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

Genesis begins again (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

160 total votes

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