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Tara Altebrando
Hello there! My latest young adult novel, THE BEST NIGHT OF YOUR (PATHETIC) LIFE is on sale now. This follows on the heels of DREAMLAND SOCIAL CLUB, which was picked by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Teen Books of 2012. In addition, you can find adorable repackaged Kindle versions of my first... show more

Hello there! My latest young adult novel, THE BEST NIGHT OF YOUR (PATHETIC) LIFE is on sale now. This follows on the heels of DREAMLAND SOCIAL CLUB, which was picked by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Teen Books of 2012. In addition, you can find adorable repackaged Kindle versions of my first two young adult novels, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS and WHAT HAPPENS HERE, in the Kindle Store.Up next, a collaborative YA novel that I wrote with Sara Zarr. ROOMIES (Little Brown) will hit shelves in December! After that, my middle-grade novel debut, THE BATTLE OF DARCY LANE, comes out in May (from Running Press Kids).I'm right now writing the book that will follow that! (Or I am supposed to be!)I grew up on Staten Island, NY, and currently live in Astoria, Queens, with my husband and two young daughters. For more about me visit www.taraaltebrando.com.
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The Reading Perusals of Rose Summers
Quick review for quite a strenuous read. I think "The Leaving" had good ideas and intentions, but in the end, none of it worked for me. I'll admit I really had to push myself in a marathon just to get through this book. It was very sluggishly paced (for little to no reason at all), the characters we...
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YA Fanatic rated it 8 years ago
For a book about a kidnapping and missing children, The Leaving was so boring. The ending is anticlimactic and the characters are bland. The third person writing style really drags the book down as well. If you're looking for an exciting thriller, this is not it. Six kids went missing and five hav...
Jolene
Jolene rated it 10 years ago
Elizabeth (Eb) and Lauren(Lo)have been paired up to be roommates at Berkeley Lo isn't too happy. She lives with her parents and five siblings. She hasn't had any personal space since the younger children came along. She had requested a single room, but that was obviously denied. Eb is thrilled. ...
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xxsquigglesxx rated it 11 years ago
OVERALL IMPRESSION: This book brings back some memories for me. I remember getting the information about who my college roommate was going to be and contacting her to figure out who would bring the fridge and who would bring the microwave. That was about all of our communication until we met on movi...
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VeganCleopatra rated it 11 years ago
1.5 starsGoing into Roomies I expected a book along the lines of [b:Sloppy Firsts|138202|Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1)|Megan McCafferty|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320531275s/138202.jpg|2975988] or [b:The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me,...
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