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Selene Castrovilla

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Born

in Manhattan, The United States

Website

http://www.selenecastrovilla.com/

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SCastrovilla

Genre

Children's, Young Adult, Chick Lit

Influences

William Shakespeare, William Faulkner, J.D. Salinger

Member Since

September 2009

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https://www.goodreads.com/selenecastrovilla

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Hi everyone! I'm a lifelong book lover, and when I was a kid, books saved my life. I was so lonely, but when I held a book and travelled to the place where those characters lived, I was somewhere else, where I had friends. I recently encountered a character like me, Abigail, in TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED by Chelsea Sedoti.
Isn't it exciting to find a piece of yourself in a book?

There's a piece of myself in all of my books, no matter the genre. Yes, I write in several genres, much to the dismay of my editors and, often, to myself. But I love literature, and my muse cannot be confined to one type of story. And no matter the "label", all books have humanity in common. I write about humanity. I want to understand the un-understandable. I want to exp ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 1,889 ratings · 529 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Girl Next Door 3.97 avg rating — 710 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Melt (Rough Romance, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette by Selene Castrovilla (Goodreads Author), Drazen Kozjan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.69 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America by Selene Castrovilla (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 165 ratings — 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
	Saved by the Music 4.12 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2009 — 3 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
	George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America by Selene Castrovilla (Goodreads Author), Jenn Harney (illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 79 ratings — 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
	This Is Tap: Savion Glover Finds His Funk by Selene Castrovilla (Goodreads Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 75 ratings — 2 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
	Revolutionary Rogues: John André and Benedict Arnold by Selene Castrovilla (Goodreads Author), John O'Brien (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 71 ratings — 2 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
	Signs of Life (Rough Romance, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Luna Rising 3.64 avg rating — 33 ratings — 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

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Ready for my Closeup in Newsday!

I was thrilled to be featured in a Newsday article about the Long Island Authors Group–at least, in the photos!

Alas, I was not eligible to be written about in the article, because they were interested in people who published their first book at age 50 or older, I was in my 30’s. This was one case when the early bird was denied the worm! But I will say that I look good. I put on makeup for the

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Selene Castrovilla made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — Looking for friends of all genres!!! topic " Kyra wrote: "My favorite book at the moment is Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow! Feel free to add me peeps 💗💗" Okay, I keep meaning to read this, as ...more "
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Selene Castrovilla made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — Looking for book friends topic " Jayden wrote: "Hey Im new to reading and wanna meet some new friends !!" Hi, I am also new here (well, I joined years ago and have just returned, and I ...more "
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Selene Castrovilla made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — 🆘 In need of friends and book recs topic " Hi! I have just returned to Goodreads after a many-year hiatus, and I would love to be friends with you! I'm going to check out the books you recommen ...more "
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Selene Castrovilla made a comment on Laura Noble’s review of George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America " Thank you for your review! I'm laughing because this is by far my most playful history book. I wonder what you would think of Revolutionary Friends. ...more "
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Selene Castrovilla liked Margaret's review of George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America: "Interesting story about George Washington."
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Selene Castrovilla liked Rachael2's review of George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America: "This book made me emotional. I love George Washington and am grateful for all he sacrificed and accomplished."
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“Everyone leaves, Sam, in one way or another.But death can never rob us of the love we give away.Love stays with us-- it never dies.You carry my love with you.Let go and feel it,Sam.Death is only an end if you see it as one”
― Selene Castrovilla, The Girl Next Door

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“Just in case i forgot to mention it. Jesse said "I love you Sam" "Somethings can never be overstated".”
― Selene Castrovilla, The Girl Next Door

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“what good are objects?I spat...""What good are keepsakes when you can't keep the people”
― Selene Castrovilla, The Girl Next Door

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