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Teenreads.com
March 2002
Dear Readers,
While we get books into the offices of Teenreads.com every day, we got one yesterday that really caught our eye --- AIMEE by Mary Beth Miller, which is being published in May. Here's a bit about it:
Even though she was acquitted, it seems that everyone -- even her own parents -- believes that Zoe helped her best friend, Aimee, commit suicide. Now, months later, her family has moved to a new town to escape the stigma of the trial, and Zoe is completely cut off from her group of friends. In her new life Zoe is paralyzed by loneliness, guilt, and anger at everyone's suppression of the truth. As she writes in her journal, Zoe gradually lets readers into her world, a world where parents don't listen, thereapists don't help, and best friends betray you. In the end Zoe realizes that she never could have saved Aimee, but she might be able to save herself.
We wanted to give ten of you a chance to take a sneak peek at Aimee and tell us what YOU think about it. Write us at Talkback@teenreads.com and let us know if you would be interested in reading it and giving us some feedback about it by April 5th. Please only reply if you think you have time for this as we are very interested in sharing your comments with other readers.
Hey, if it's March, it's almost SPRING! To get you through the next few weeks here are some books and author interviews you will not want to MISS!
NEW THIS WEEK...
Win A Free Copy of A BEND IN THE ROAD by Nicholas Sparks!!
Is one of your New Year's resolutions to get lucky? Well, enter the contest to snag a free copy of Nicholas Sparks' latest A BEND IN THE ROAD just by submitting an entry to Word of Mouth about a recent book you read and loved (or hated). Besides, Word of Mouth is a great way to find out what your next great read should be!
Teenreads Chats With...
Paul Many
Read what Paul Many has to say about the pressures placed on artistic teens, his storyboard presentation, and more in the this interview with Teenread.com's Rob Cline.
Bernard Ashley
Bernard Ashley shares thoughts on his childhood, becoming a writer and Zairian boy soldiers with Ashley Hartlaub, our Teenreads.com reviewer.
Nancy Mace
In 1999 Nancy Mace became the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, a military academy in Charleston, SC. Teenreads.com writer Rob Cline recently had the chance to talk with Mace about her struggles at The Citadel and why she chose to write a book. Read on to get the full scoop about this determined, resourceful and heroic young woman.
Blake Nelson
Blake Nelson's GIRL bridges the gap between teens and adult fiction, depicting a young girl's turmoil from several different angles. Read what Nelson has to say about teens and the influence of his own high school
adventures, particularly in the classroom.
Question of the Month
Have you ever read a book more than once? If so, which book have you reread the most and how many times?
Last month we asked: What would you pick as the coolest book of 2001 and why?
Reviews:
ZAZOO by Richard Mosher
Zazoo may be Vietnamese by birth but she has been raised French, and this is how she thinks of herself. Orphaned when she was very young, Zazoo has spent 12 of her 14 years living in a sleepy little village in France with her adoptive grandfather, Grand-Pierre. Zazoo and Grand-Pierre share many things and two great loves: poetry and sailing on the canal where they share duties as lock-keepers.
A DREAM TO FOLLOW by Lauraine Snelling
A DREAM TO FOLLOW opens in the year 1893 in Blessing, North Dakota. Thorliff has been writing stories since he was a little boy and longs to study journalism. Everybody likes his writing, but his stepfather doesn't want Thorliff to go to college. He wants him to stay home and take care of the family and farm.
FINDING FISH: A Memoir by Antwone Quenton Fisher
Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions ever since his birth in prison to a single mother. When he goes to live with the Pickett family in Glenville Ohio, his terrible new life begins.
CODE NAME CASSANDRA: 1-800-Where-R-You, #2 by Jenny Carroll
What makes Jess Mastriani so special? Why is she called "Lightning Girl" by the press and media? Simple: after 16-year-old Jess is struck by lightning, she develops an ability to find missing children.
AMERICA by E. R. Frank
Lost. It's the word America uses to describe himself. He was "lost in the system," as he likes to say, for 15 years, abandoned by his mother and abused by a foster uncle. He drifts from foster care to a park bench to a juvenile detention facility, eventually landing in a mental hospital where he begins therapy with the calm Dr. B.
THE ROPEMAKER by Peter Dickinson
For 20 generations, magic has protected The Valley from the taxes and turmoil of The Empire. However, the great ice glacier that blocks the entrance to The Valley is beginning to melt, and the magic that makes men dizzy in the forests on the other end of The Valley is also fading.
Enter the 2002 Claudia Ann Seaman Poetry Award Contest!!!
Established in 1983 by the Seaman family in memory of their daughter and sister, Claudia, this contest is open to all aspiring young poets in grades 9 through 12. The winner is awarded a $500 cash prize and the chance to have his/her poem published in the literary magazine Hanging Loose. Interested? Go check out the contest guidelines.
DON'T BE LEFT OUT OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS CRAZE!!
Message Boards are a venue for teens across the nation to swap thoughts on topics like Favorite Authors and School Reading Lists and to post Original Poetry and Short Stories.
Stay warm...
--- Adair Rogers for Teenreads.com
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