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You better write a darn good YA novel if you are going to invoke — right in your title — a key line from one of the greatest teen anthems of all time. Susannah Felts has done just that in her novel This Will Go Down On Your Permanent Record. This is a great story that vividly captures that turning point in life when you are nowhere near being “grown-up” enough to handle or even fully understand all the big stuff going on around you, but there it is, in your face and under your skin, and you’ve just got to deal with it all in the best way you can. It’s a real treat experience this period through the eyes of the main character Vaughn, to see how she handles a difficult but deeply significant friendship, or how she embraces and explores the art of photography. Vaughn is a smart, self-aware young girl who isn’t yet comfortable in her own skin, but you know she will be at some point, sooner than most, but not any time soon. This is a real treasure of a novel. I hope you know that this should go down on your reading list, like, now. The good feeling you get will stay with you. Highly recommended.
By Ginny Wiehardt, the Fiction Writing Guide at About.com: “Book Promotion for Creative Writers.”
The Jazz Loft Project. Read the New York Times story about the project here.
As with everything Kathy Cano-Murillo does, totally worth checking out: Crafty Chica’s Guide to Artful Sewing: Fabu-Low-Sew Ideas for the Everyday Crafter.
Waiting For Normal, a YA novel by Leslie Connor, is by far above and beyond the norm. It is an absolutely wonderful and moving gem of a book. The whole way, you’re both rooting for and fully worried about Addie, the main character. She’s so full of goodness and innocence, you are on the edge of your seat hoping that she finds the happiness she deserves — It’s all around her, but it cannot fully inhabit her life due to circumstances beyond her control. The novel is one of the most honest and heartfelt I have ever read — it jerks your heart around, but in the best of ways, in the way it should be jerked around, in a way that reminds us that goodness is at the core, even in people and places that are marred by mistakes and shortcomings. It is there, and you will see that, as Waiting For Normal reminds us, as long as you have it in yourself. Addie has a plentiful supply of goodness, enough to share and then some. An unforgettable and inspiring character. A wonderful book. Highly recommended. You can buy the book here.
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