August 2011
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Carolyn's top 5 #summerescapes #summerbooks
1. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
2. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty
3. A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry
4. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
5. Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
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Suzanne Young's literary #summerescapes
When I’m looking for danger and fantastic dialogue, I pick up THE DEMON’S LEXICON series by Sarah Rees Brennan. And when I’m feeling romantic, I like to read (and reread) ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins. My favorite summer escape book is THE DAY BEFORE by Lisa Schroeder;which takes place on the Oregon coast, and is the perfect length for a day at the beach!
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PHOTO CONTEST!
Have you visited your own #summerescapes location or have one you’ve been endlessly dreaming of? Share it with us!
Submit a #summerescapes photo, via Facebook, for a chance to win 13 escape-worthy HarperTeen books!
Viva la summer!
@suzanne_young's Portland!
A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL is set in Portland, Oregon, and the Northwest is the perfect summer escape. If you get a chance to visit, you’ll have to stop by VooDoo Doughnuts and try Charlotte’s favorite: the bacon maple bar.
Another fantastic place to check out is the famous Powell’s Books, which has an extensive collection of new and used books; not to mention awesome author events.
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Tara Hudson's Summer Escape Reads
Sometimes, you’ve just got to get away. Maybe the sun is shining too temptingly outside your office window, or maybe it’s just too hot outside to move more than your index finger. On those days you need an escape.
This summer, I’ve found my escape in the following, incredible books (and I didn’t even need a plane ticket!):
DIE FOR ME by Amy Plum
When the summer doldrums hit, you can get any LESS...
Carolyn's top 5 #summerescapes #summermovies
1. Dirty Dancing
2. A Walk on the Moon
3. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
4. The Parent Trap
5. Little Manhattan
- @carolynmackler
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Watch@iHeartRevenants (aka Amy Plum) introduces one of the locations from DIE FOR ME, and attempts to read from a romantic scene until her cousin who is filming makes her laugh.
(Asking a teenage boy to film when you’re reading a kissing scene = Reading Fail.)
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Claire LaZebnik’s Favorite Books to Escape With
(#summerescapes in no particular order—a total mishmash, in fact):
THE ALCHEMIST’S DAUGHTER by Katharine McMahon
THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy, by Susanne Collins
EMMA by Jane Austen
SOME GIRLS, by Jillian Lauren
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, etc. by Stieg Larsson
WHITE SWAN, BLACK SWAN, stories by Adrienne Sharp
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND by Charles Dickens
SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa...
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PHOTO CONTEST! Sumbit your own #summerescapes... →
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Welcome to #summerescapes
Did you escape to an exciting, faraway place this summer? Have you had your summer romance? Don’t worry! There’s still time this summer to fall in love… with these Summer Escapes;a collection of some of the hottest, most romantic and fun summer books out there.
Authors you love will be posting photos from their own summer escapes, and from the escapes that take place in their...
