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I NEED MORE BOOKS LIKE THIS! This book is so peak I swear it is a must read)

Johanna Porter‘s the star here— the 17 year old dropout has decided to return to SVH after finding a diary entry of her dead mother‘s lamenting Johanna‘s exit from school. Julie & her dad have always bonded over music (I guess Johanna isn‘t into singing post-junior high & her days of being the voice behind Lila!) but now she wants to graduate. Her longtime crush, Peter DeHaven, sends mixed signals as he‘s also dating Amy! Jessica stirs up chaos!

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It‘s the 3rd #SVHSpringBreak & this time, the twins are headed to Walkersville, KS for an 11-day stay with Alice‘s aunt & uncle, Shirley & Herman. Descended from the town‘s founder & the current mayor, Herman & his wife are concerned with propriety… & an early curfew. They warn the twins off the “carnies” but Jessica (& even Liz) are drawn to Alex who runs the horses there— luckily he has an identical twin so there‘s no need to fight over him! ⬇️

(2024) This is a YA novel-in-verse about a Sudanese-American teenager who dreams of becoming a poet, and attracts the attention of an older male poet who steals her work and has even worse intentions. I picked it up after reading that it had been dropped from a reading bowl list in Georgia for ... idk, for suggesting 25-yo men hit on teenagers? (I think teen girls already know this.) Happily, it was reinstated and happily, it's also pretty good.

Heaps of dialogue, not very interesting. Two teenagers - an obnoxious nerd boy. A girl driven by emotions. Could feel somewhat realistic in a way but it‘s too much. Oddly they (she really) cooks dinner for a near retiree grumpy teacher every evening and then goes home to do the same. Why?! The writing could suit 10 year olds but the guy always joking that she should have sex with him feels older. Doubt I‘d have liked it at 12,14,16… bailed pg55.

My #naughtylistholidayswap is being mailed tomorrow. I had a little too much fun with this one! I mean really, I think we need to better define “naughty.” 😂😂😂 For the recipient, everything is wrapped, so open the package when you get it and let the contents spill forth. There will be no spoilers unless you read the card. Don‘t read the card!! @TieDyeDude @WildAlaskaBibliophile Thanks for hosting!

Pic to come when litsy lets me