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Justina Chen
Justina Chen is an award-winning novelist for young adults whose most recent book, A Blind Spot for Boys, is a Booklist Top 10 Romances for Youth. Her other novels include North of Beautiful (Best Books of the Year list, Kirkus Reviews and Barnes & Noble), Return to Me, Girl Overboard (a Junior... show more
Justina Chen is an award-winning novelist for young adults whose most recent book, A Blind Spot for Boys, is a Booklist Top 10 Romances for Youth. Her other novels include North of Beautiful (Best Books of the Year list, Kirkus Reviews and Barnes & Noble), Return to Me, Girl Overboard (a Junior Library Guild premiere selection) and Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies), which won the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature. She co-founded readergirlz, a cutting-edge literacy and social media project for teens, which won the National Book Foundation's Prize for Innovations in Reading.When she isn't writing for teens, Justina is a story strategist who helps good executives become great leaders through the power of storytelling. Previously, she was the speechwriter for the president of Microsoft Entertainment. She can feel at home anywhere, so long as she has her journal and a cup of coconut black tea.
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J. Haney Author
J. Haney Author rated it 8 years ago
Honestly I was hoping for better. The blurb grabbed my attention but then I just couldn't get into it. This is my first by Justina Chen and just because I didn't like this one doesn't mean I won't give her another try.
Word Revel
Word Revel rated it 10 years ago
Initial thoughts: This book has a cover that is such a deterrent for me, the saving grace was the author's name. I had previously read a book from Justina Chen that I loved, so I pushed aside all misgivings. I am so glad I did because I loved A Blind Spot for Boys even more! It's not some sappy roma...
Musings of the Book-a-holic Fairies, inc. -> RockChickFairy
This is one emotional hike for me. DISCLAIMER #1: My dad was diagnosed with MILD GLAUCOMA just a month ago. He was told that he's lucky that the doctors diagnosed it early because it could lead to permanent blindness. My dad's a pastry chef. He doesn't only need his hands, he needs his eyes, so you ...
purplewolf91212
purplewolf91212 rated it 11 years ago
review Characters: Terra, jacob, Terra's parents, Jacob's mom. These are the characters you question is they are real or if this is fiction. Terra is unlike any YA heroin in any book this reviewer has come across. She is a control freak, a trouble magnet and for once not a drop dead beautiful on the...
Reading Teen
Reading Teen rated it 12 years ago
Not really my type of book. I thought the psychicness would come more into play, but it was basically just a side note. I think my problem was I didn't realize this was a book about basically nothing. Just a girl dealing with life, and her parents divorce and finding herself, which is fine, just not...
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