Book Blast + $50 Amazon GC Giveaway: Reunited (June 5-12)
by Leah@WSP
Today, we’re featuring a great book about 3 ex-best friends and the concert of a lifetime. Giveaway details at the end of this post!
Author: Hilary Weisman Graham Book: Reunited Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pub Date: June 12, 2012 Description of book: 1 Concert. 2,000 Miles. 3 Ex-Best Friends. Award: Winner of the 2011 SCBWI Book Launch Award Website: www.hilarygraham.com
Book Summary: Alice, Summer, and Tiernan are ex-best friends. Back in middle school, the three girls were inseparable. They were also the number one fans of the rock band Level3. But when the band broke up, so did their friendship. Summer ran with the popular crowd, Tiernan was a rebellious wild-child, and Alice spent high school with her nose buried in books. Now, just as the girls are about to graduate, Level3 announces a one-time-only reunion show. Even though the concert’s 2000 miles away, Alice buys three tickets on impulse. And as it turns out, Summer and Tiernan have their own reasons for wanting to get out of town. But on the long drive cross-country, the girls hit more than a few bumps in the road. Will their friendship get an encore or is the show really over?
Hilary Weisman Graham’s debut is a fun, bubbly and heartwarming coming-of-age story of friendship, love, and ultimately, finding yourself and being true to who you are — no matter what. It’s one of those books that has a little bit of everything, for everyone… one of my favorite YA Contemporary reads of 2012 so far! ~ The Teen Book Guru
What an amazingly written book! Graham has done the very difficult job of capturing the distinct voices of three very different girls. ~Author Katie McGarry
This book has it all: wit, great prose, lots of true-to-life teenage angst, rock stars, and a terrific plot. I can’t wait to see the movie version! ~Author Lee Harrington
The ultimate road-trip, friendship ride! Made me want to hop into the car with some of my friends and head cross-country. Alice, Summer, and Tiernan are unique, well-developed, and likable characters. I enjoy this book a lot. ~Author Colleen Clayton
About the author: Hilary Weisman Graham is a screenwriter, Emmy-nominated TV producer, filmmaker, and the author of Reunited (Simon & Schuster – June 12, 2012), her debut young adult novel.
In 2007, Hilary was selected as a contestant on the Mark Burnett/Steven Spielberg-produced reality series On the Lot: The Search for America’s Next Great Director. Out of a pool of 12,000 submissions, Hilary made it onto the show as one of the eighteen finalists and stayed in the competition until only nine contestants remained, making her the longest-standing female director.Among Hilary’s many film-related honors, her personal favorite happened on On the Lot, when Carrie Fisher (best-selling author/screenwriter/Princess Leia) watched one of Hilary’s short films, looked her in the eye, and said, “I am jealous of your writing.”
Hilary lives in rural New Hampshire with her husband and son, but still manages to do business Hollywood and is currently at work on a screenplay for The Disney Channel.
Giveaway Details: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card Ends 6/12/12
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