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Hii I’d like to suggest My Summer Rivalry it’s a rom com enemy’s to lovers by Aleah Saxer (me!!!) here’s the description Avery
A month ago, Ash Sinclair was just a stranger. Our families had both booked the exact same wilderness campsite, and the campground completely messed up by double-booking us onto the same small patch of woods. Neither of us could leave, forcing us to share the space. It was supposed to be a peaceful vacation, but instead, it became a total war zone. By the time our parents dragged us apart, he had completely ruined my dream college art portfolio, I had drowned his varsity soccer reels in a muddy lake, and we officially left that forest as the most bitter, vengeful enemies on the planet. I thought escaping to Camp Arrowhead as a counselor would finally give me some peace. I was ready for pine trees, camp songs, and zero sports jocks. But due to a massive counselor shortage, the director dropped the ultimate, cruel joke on me. I’m trapped co-leading Cabin Four with the exact guy I swear I’ll never forgive. We have to wrangle nine hyperactive eight-year-olds, manage chaotic taco-bar food fights, and run rock-climbing tournaments together. To keep our jobs, we have to pretend to be a perfectly happy, coordinated leadership team. But behind closed doors, we drew a strict line down the middle of the room. I’m determined to keep my walls locked up tight, but between the late-night whispers through a thin log partition and the sudden, dizzying butterflies every time he steps into my space, my athlete defenses are completely short-circuiting.
Ash
I didn't even know who Avery Calloway was until that campground double-booking disaster trapped our families together. But within forty-eight hours, she completely hijacked my athletic pride, sharp-tongued and furious, leaving my entire future up in flames. I had every perfect reason to utterly despise her. But put me in a rustic camp mess hall full of flying meatballs, green glitter explosions, and liquid glue, and my tough varsity captain composure completely disintegrates. Avery is a total hazard to my health. She’s casually out-playing me at every single camp sport, completely breaking the lifeguards' ankles on the soccer field, and leaving me utterly, hopelessly star-struck. My campers are already calling me a frog, my attempts at being smooth keep turning into clumsy disasters, and every time she looks at me with those green eyes, my chest goes completely numb. I went to this camp to run away from the guilt of what I did to her, but navigating this lake on a double kayak, I don't want a tactical retreat anymore. I'm ready to drop the fake counselor act, face the secret midnight missions, and prove to my partner-in-crime that the neighborhood war is officially over.
A good stand-alone?Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” … the real thing … not some cheesy imitation!
Regards,
Andrea
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Charles Dickens
A little too early for christmas by Let It Snow by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle
Shannon Birdsall wrote I Needed to Run and I'd recommend it
Hi, I suggest OPHANS EVADE THE AUTHORITIES, my YA spec fic/political novel, This novel connects American and Canadian interests. It has a voice; with your review it could have legs. Thank you.2034. Ten years have passed since the election of an authoritarian government split the United States in two, then tricked Alberta away from Canada. What remains is a region stripped of hope, watched by informants, and ruled by fear. Most people have learned to keep their heads down.
Jeanne d’Arc and Nimoy Sanchez Champlain have not.
At sixteen, the twins are gifted violinists with a secret more dangerous than their music. They are telepaths; under this regime telepaths will be incarcerated. When their parents, outspoken opponents of the regime, are forced to flee with barely a moment to spare, Jeanne and Nimoy are left behind, determined to continue their parents’ work and bring them home.
What begins as survival grows deeper. The twins start moving people across borders, slipping through checkpoints, outwitting the government with guile and luck. With the unexpected cover of a not entirely legitimate British diplomat and her Hungarian bodyguard, they set their sights higher: rescuing their parents in Budapest, Hungary.
But they are not the only kids struggling.
A young Ukrainian woman, a surrogate mother, is fleeing a Russian invasion with two American toddlers. They carry secrets of their own, and their path is about to cross with Jeanne’s and Nimoy’s.
Orphans Evade The Authorities is a sweeping, fast-moving speculative fiction novel about the price of resistance, the stubbornness of love, and what teens are capable of when the adults around them fail to rise to the moment. Written for readers aged 14 to adults, it is a story that does not let go.
Sorry I don’t know how to add a link! The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
How to add a link to a bookcover, etc.1). Notice that above the line of the “Comment” box, there is a superscription: “add book/author.”
2). Click on that phrase.
3). You will then be able to search for your book by title (at the bottom of the box, you can select either “Link” or “cover”)
4). After searching for your book’s title and finding it, click on the box that says “Add.”
5). You will find yourself back in the “comment” box.
6). Return to “add book/author”
7). Select the “Author” tab.
8). With luck, this will already be populated with authors.
9). Scroll down to find your particular author (note: you can select either the link or the photo button at the bottom of the window), and click on the box to the right that says “Add,”. This should take you back to the comment box, and you can continue writing your comment.
… clear as mud … but meant to be helpful …
Regards,
Andrea
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Sarah Adams
Andrea wrote: "A good stand-alone?Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” … the real thing … not some cheesy imitation!
Regards,
Andrea
by [au..."That is considered adult, not YA, sorry!
ꂵꀎꃅꍏꂵꂵꍏꀸ ꀤꌃꋪꍏꃅꀤꂵ wrote: "A little too early for christmas by Let It Snow by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle"We have already read that, but you can suggest it as a re-read!
Nora Collier wrote: "Sorry I don’t know how to add a link! The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams"
That is considered Adult, not YA, sorry!
Aaaarrrgghh, Bailey!. But, it has “Tiny Tim” … and “God Bless Us, Everyone!” Is it because the Ghosts are too scary? Or because “Scrooge” is such an unlikeable miser-slavedriver? Or just because it was considered Adult when it was written? Do tell … really … I need to get my parameters straight.Regards,
Andrea
Andrea wrote: "Aaaarrrgghh, Bailey!. But, it has “Tiny Tim” … and “God Bless Us, Everyone!” Is it because the Ghosts are too scary? Or because “Scrooge” is such an unlikeable miser-slavedriver? Or just because it..."It is because the main character, Scrooge, is an adult whereas Tiny Tim is a side character. It's a great story though!
Bailey, I’m so glad you understand these things! Thanks for the explanation. Could I substitute “Great Expectations” for a Stand-Alone read?Regards,
Andrea
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Charles Dickens
Andrea wrote: "Bailey, I’m so glad you understand these things! Thanks for the explanation. Could I substitute “Great Expectations” for a Stand-Alone read?Regards,
Andrea
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Each person can suggest ONE book per topic. If you suggest more than one, your first entry will be chosen.
YA books only!
Must be widely available (in print, at libraries, kindle, etc.). It also needs to be available in multiple forms, not only kindle or only print, etc.
PLEASE REFERENCE THE LIST OF WHAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY READ!
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You can search the list by hitting "control + F" on PCs and "command + F" on Macs, you then type in the title and if we have read it, it will pop up.
If possible, use the "add book/author" link which allows us to see a list of the books and authors.
The voting list will be capped at 15 so even though it COULD stay open until the 5th of September, it may close before then if we get enough suggestions. Thank you!