Sweethearts by Sara Zarr The Skinny: Childhood friends Jennifer and Cameron were both outcasts, until one day when Cameron suddenly moved away without a word. Jennifer thinks he is dead, thanks to the teasing of her classmates and her mom’s ommission of truth. When Jennifer’s mom remarries and they move to a new town, Jennifer … Continue reading »
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter The Skinny: The matriarch of the Hale family, Hale’s grandmother, suddenly passes away, leaving the entire Hale company to the youngest Hale, W.W. Hale III – i.e. Kat Bishop’s now boyfriend. But when she discovers that Hale’s grandmother’s will might have been a fake and Hale is now the victim … Continue reading »
Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt The Skinny: After discovering that her boyfriend has been cheating on her with an online girlfriend, Mallory swears off all modern technology, her inspiration coming from a list of goals written by her grandmother in the 1960s. Mallory decides to accomplish all the things on the list, sans technology. But … Continue reading »
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen The Skinny: When Macy’s super genius boyfriend Jason goes off to Brain Camp, she takes over his (suuper boring) job at the library, despite the fact that her co-workers HATE her. But when she accidentally helps out with a catering job at one of her mom’s open houses, … Continue reading »
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi The Skinny: Picking up almost immediately where Shatter Me left off, Juliette is now in the secret underground compound Omega Point, living in secret among others like her – those with special abilities. Omega Point is also headquarters for the rebel movement. As Juliette begins to become adjusted to her … Continue reading »
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart The Skinny: After suffering a few panic attacks due to a rough few days, Ruby Oliver’s parents make her go see a shrink. At the advice of the shrink to help discover the reasons behind her attacks, Ruby creates a list of “boyfriends”: the boys she has been involved … Continue reading »
How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer The Skinny: A summer internship at Fairyland Kingdom, a fairy tale theme park, sounds like a dream summer for Zoe and her cousin Jess, spending the days with hot Prince Charmings and elaborate costumes. Not to mention being in the running for a $25,000 prize. … Continue reading »
Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols The Skinny: Leah is the girl from the trailer park, super easy, trashy. Except she’s not. Not at all. Leah has grown up moving around from trailer park to trailer park with her dead-beat mom, who follows men that offer the promise of a job (or other things). The … Continue reading »
