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Beach Blanket Book Club!
Ready to lounge away your vacay with a good book? Not sure which sizzlin’ summer read to pick up first? Here are our top 12 favorite new page-turners to get you started.
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WIN! GL is giving away these fabulous titles and tons more in our June Beach Books giveaway. Our grand prize? One lucky lady will sink her teeth into the ultimate Twilight gift pack: The Twilight box set, Twilight soundtrack, posters, bookmarks, trading cards and a Stardust Elite guitar from Daisy Rock Guitars!
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BONUS PRIZE! Another lucky girl will win 10 signed copies of Mackenzie Blue by Tina Wells (Harper, $11) for her and her friends. Plus, a gift set from Teens Turning Green ($119 value).
Ready to Get Caught Reading this summer? CLICK HERE for more summer reading fun.
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113 Things To Do By 13
by Brittany MacLeod & Terri MacLeod
Harlequin®
The ultimate source for all things tween! Covering everything from fashion musts to DIY crafts to smart-girl advice on gossip, cyber-bullying, crushes and body issues as well as tips from teen stars like Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift. Its message is simple—be yourself, love yourself and live your tween years to their fullest!
Genre: Nonfiction
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Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls:
Best Friends and Drama Queens
by Meg Cabot
Scholastic Inc.
The New York Times best-selling series!
Allie Finkle is excited that there’s a new girl in school—until she starts telling everyone what to do! Soon Cheyenne has the whole class believing they have to listen to her, but does that mean Allie has to listen, too?
Genre: Fiction
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Bad Girls Don’t Die
by Katie Alender
Hyperion Teen
Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. But when her little sister, Kasey, becomes obsessed with an antique doll, things move quickly from dysfunction into danger. Alexis wants to think that it’s all in her head—after all, there’s no such thing as possession, is there?
Genre: Horror
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Geek Charming
by Robin Palmer
Penguin Young Readers Group
A modern day fairy tale from the author of Cindy Ella. It girl meets film nerd when this L.A. princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog. Can Dylan pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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Ghost Huntress: The Awakening
by Marley Gibson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Kendall is a seemingly typical teen—until her psychic abilities awaken. She’s hearing, feeling and seeing things that are unbelievable. Soon, she forms a ghost-hunting team to clean up her small town of its less savory spirits.
Genre: Fiction/Ghost Story
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Girlfriend Material
by Melissa Kantor
Hyperion Teen
Girl meets boy. Girl kisses boy. Girl and boy are...just friends? Boyfriend and girlfriend? Summer romance gets complicated in the latest hot read from the best-selling author of Confessions of a Not It Girl and The Breakup Bible.
Genre: Romance
See more at hyperionteens.com and melissakantor.com!
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Just One Wish
by Janette Rallison
Penguin Young Readers Group
With a little brother who has cancer, Annika knows the power of positive thinking. She will go as far as Hollywood to help Jeremy believe he can survive surgery. Annika convinces Jeremy that a magic genie will grant him any wish—but it backfires big-time. When he wishes that his television idol would visit him, Annika finds herself trying to persuade a hunky actor to come home with her.
Genre: Young adult/Fiction
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Mackenzie Blue
By Tina Wells
An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Mackenzie Blue has it all—smarts, talent, style, and a crew of amazing friends. But when someone steals her diary and reveals her secrets to the entire class, her world is turned upside down! Now that her secrets are spilled, how can Mackenzie survive the seventh grade without knowing who to trust?
Genre: Tween fiction
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Princess Ben
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Benevolence is not your typical princess. While locked away in the castle’s highest tower, she begins a secret education in the magical arts. Soon, her skills are put to the test. Can Princess Ben save the country and herself from foul tyranny?
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The Reformed Vampire Support Group
by Catherine Jinks
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Catherine Jinks, author of Evil Genius and Genius Squad, brings readers a new vampire mystery. When one of the members of the Reformed Vampire Support Group is turned to ashes, Nina and her misfit vampire friends must band together to track down the hunter, save a werewolf and keep the world safe from the likes of themselves.
Genre: Fiction/Mystery
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Thirteen
by Lauren Myracle
Penguin Young Readers Group
Winnie Perry is a teenager—at last! And it’s a really big deal, which brings really big problems along with it. Winnie’s BFF is growing up too fast, leaving Winnie behind. Her boyfriend, Lars, is fabulous—except when he’s not. And as for Winnie’s family, well, big changes are in the air!Genre: Middle grade/Fiction
See more at penguin.com/teens and laurenmyracle.com!
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Paisley Hanover Acts Out
by Cameron Tuttle
Penguin Young Readers GroupPaisley Hanover thinks popularity is the most important part of high school. Or at least she did last year. This year, she's starting to realize that maybe unpopular is the way to go. In the new book, Paisley Hanover Acts Out, the once oh-so-popular Paisley gets booted from Yearbook class and decides that someone has to bring down the Pleasant Hill High pecking order. And she's just the girl for the job.Genre: Fiction
See more at paisleyhanover.com!
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