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Melissa Badamo is an author and journalist based in New Jersey. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Monmouth University and self-published her first novel, The Uncommon, at 18 years old.

Her writing can also be found in USA Today, The Asbury Park Press, and The Outlook, Monmouth University's student-run newspaper, where she served as Editor-in-Chief.

The Uncommon is available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/198... ...more

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An In-depth Analysis of Looking for Alaska by John Green

An In-Depth Analysis of Looking for Alaska by John Green:

Disclaimer- this is just my interpretation of the novel, please feel free to comment down below and I’d love to start a discussion!
Warning- there are a TON of spoilers, so I don’t recommend reading until after you’ve finished the book.

Also, before I begin, I’m planning to post a lot more book analyses on my blog so if you have any recomm Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 27, 2018 16:31 • Tags: analysis, author, book-analysis, book-blog, john-green, looking-for-alaska

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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author)

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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

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Hollywood: The Oral History

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