What is Flashback Friday you ask?
I know… I know… As if you don’t have a million and one memes to follow! BUT we’re hoping that you might want to participate in just one more!
If you’re like us, you read a lot… you add a ton to your ‘to be read’ lists and you sometimes forget about some amazing things because they get pushed down either your favorites list or that pile of books you need to read. That doesn’t mean those books are no less amazing!
This is a way for us to highlight books that are older that maybe don’t get as much recognition now because they have been out for a while. Books that we read and loved or books that have been on our To Be Read lists for ages, but we just haven’t gotten around to them yet.
On to the details – Pick a book… any book that meets the following criteria:
1. Must have been published at least 2 years ago or
2. Preferably is still in print or available to read
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Jaime’s Pick
BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS I’LL BE DEAD
By: Julie Ann Peters
Publication Date: January 5, 2010
WARNING: Do not read this book if you are already a bit sad. This book was an interesting read for me. Sad and depressing aren’t usually my thing, but the premise of this one had me intrigued and I wanted to see what the author could do with this topic. Julie Ann Peters writes a poignant story that deals with heavy stuff in a way that isn’t preachy or condescending. It is most definitely worth a read if you have the heart to get through it!
Lisa McMann lives and writes in the Phoenix area. Her books include the NYT bestselling paranormal WAKE trilogy, CRYER’S CROSS, DEAD TO YOU, and the dystopian fantasy series beginning with THE UNWANTEDS. (Book 2, Unwanteds: ISLAND OF SILENCE, comes out Sept 4, 2012).
BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS I’LL BE DEAD
By: Julie Ann Peters
Publication Date: January 5, 2010
WARNING: Do not read this book if you are already a bit sad. This book was an interesting read for me. Sad and depressing aren’t usually my thing, but the premise of this one had me intrigued and I wanted to see what the author could do with this topic. Julie Ann Peters writes a poignant story that deals with heavy stuff in a way that isn’t preachy or condescending. It is most definitely worth a read if you have the heart to get through it!
Daelyn Rice is broken beyond repair, and after a string of botched suicide attempts, she’s determined to get her death right. She starts visiting a website for “completers”— www. through-the-light.com.
While she’s on the site, Daelyn blogs about her life, uncovering a history of bullying that goes back to kindergarten. When she’s not on the Web, Daelyn’s at her private school, where she’s known as the freak who doesn’t talk.
Then, a boy named Santana begins to sit with her after school while she’s waiting to for her parents to pick her up. Even though she’s made it clear that she wants to be left alone, Santana won’t give up. And it’s too late for Daelyn to be letting people into her life… isn’t it?
National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters shines a light on how bullying can push young people to the very edge
ABOUT JULIE ANN
Julie Anne Peters was born in Jamestown, New York. When she was five, her family moved to the Denver suburbs in Colorado. Her parents divorced when she was in high school. She has three siblings: a brother, John, and two younger sisters, Jeanne and Susan.
Her books for young adults include Define “Normal” (2000), Keeping You a Secret (2003), Luna (2004), Far from Xanadu (2005), Between Mom and Jo (2006), grl2grl (2007), Rage: A Love Story (2009), By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead (2010), She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not… (2011) and I Hope You Dance (2012). Her young adult fiction frequently deals with LGBT issues.
Erin’s Pick
DEAD TO YOU
By: Lisa McMann
Publication Date: February 7, 2012
This is one of those stories that when I finished I couldn’t stop thinking about it…and I wanted more! It is absolutely heartbreaking and I loved this book so much! If you are in the mood for an emotional story that won’t let you stop thinking about the characters, definitely check this one out.
Some memories are better left untouched.
Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family.
It’s a miracle… at first.
Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn’t going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he’d be able to put the pieces back together.
But there’s something that’s keeping his memory blocked.
Something unspeakable…
About Lisa
Lisa McMann lives and writes in the Phoenix area. Her books include the NYT bestselling paranormal WAKE trilogy, CRYER’S CROSS, DEAD TO YOU, and the dystopian fantasy series beginning with THE UNWANTEDS. (Book 2, Unwanteds: ISLAND OF SILENCE, comes out Sept 4, 2012).You can find more info at Lisa’a website, lisamcmann.com, interact with her on Facebook or Twitter, or ask questions and find answers on her VYou.com page.
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