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Interview: Ned Vizzini, author of It's Kind of a Funny Story

May 10, 2006

May 2006

Ned Vizzini has expertly captured the trials and tribulations of teenage life with TEEN ANGST? NAAAH... and BE MORE CHILL. He examines a much deeper facet of adolescent struggles in his latest novel, IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY.

Author Talk: Lois Lowry, author of Gossamer

May 10, 2006

May 2006

Lois Lowry is a prolific figure in children's and young adult fiction, having written such classic novels as THE GIVER, GATHERING BLUE, MESSENGER and NUMBER THE STARS.

May 5, 2006

I had a great trip to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books where the events were just terrific! There's too much to share in this opener, but you can reference my three-part blog about it if you want to read more about the events and festivities. For those of you who wrote wondering what I read on the plane --- on the flight out it was THE KING OF LIES by John Hart. For the flight back it was IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHAT HE SAID by Eden Collinsworth. Both were really enjoyable reading, which I was glad to have along.

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Early May 2006

This early May edition of the FaithfulReader.com newsletter hits your mailboxes brimming with great reading suggestions. Wondering what to buy mom for Mother's Day? We have an entire roundup of gift-worthy suggestions to inspire, thank and just pamper mom! My sons usually have some great surprises for me for Mother's Day. They love "being creative" about this. The other night as I sat with a couple of moms in the pouring rain at my little one's baseball game, I commented, "Oh I am sure they will remember this coming Mother's Day." They all laughed.

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Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews

May 2006

In this eagerly awaited sequel to SAVANNAH BLUES, Southern belle BeBe Loudermilk loses all her worldly possessions thanks to a brief but disastrous relationship with the gorgeous Reddy, an "investment counselor" who turns out to be a con man. All that's left is a ramshackle 1950s motor court on Tybee Island --- an eccentric beach town that calls itself a drinking village with a fishing problem.

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The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch

May 2006

Jim Lynch's mesmerizing, allegorical, and beautifully wrought debut novel is about one boy's fascination with the sea during the summer that will change his life, and the lives around him.

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Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard

May 2006

Twelve-year-old Veronica Swan's idyllic life in a close-knit Mormon community is shattered when her two younger sisters are brutally murdered. Although her parents find the strength to forgive the deranged killer, Veronica cannot do the same. Years later, she sets out alone to avenge her sisters' deaths, dropping her identity and severing ties in the process.

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The Girls by Lori Lansens

May 2006

In her second novel, Lori Lansens offers a compelling character study of Rose and Ruby Darlen --- sisters, best friends, confidantes, and conjoined twins. When Rose, the bookish sister, sets out to write her autobiography, it inevitably becomes the story of her short but extraordinary life with Ruby, the beautiful one.

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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss

May 2006

On New Year's Eve 1972, following 18 magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero's death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. David Maraniss now brings the great baseball player brilliantly back to life in this first-rate biography.

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May 2006

I have been getting lots of notes from authors and publishers asking if we know of any Mother/Daughter book clubs. With May being Mother's Day, we were wondering if any of you are in a Mother/Daughter book club, or if you know of anyone else who is. If so, please drop me a note at Carol@bookreporter.com with this information. There are a number of titles that are perfect for this audience!

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