The Jelly Bean Crisis
*** Winner *** 2012 Readers Favorite Five Star Review. A contemporary YA fiction, The Jelly Bean Crisis is a coming of age story set to change the way readers live their lives - and eat their jelly beans!Overview of The Jelly Bean CrisisA total meltdown. The whole school watching. Now Poppy's...
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*** Winner *** 2012 Readers Favorite Five Star Review. A contemporary YA fiction, The Jelly Bean Crisis is a coming of age story set to change the way readers live their lives - and eat their jelly beans!Overview of The Jelly Bean CrisisA total meltdown. The whole school watching. Now Poppy's an ex-straight-A with no Plan B. When Poppy Johnson throws away a full scholarship to Columbia, she can only blame the jelly beans. The yucky green ones? Midnight cram sessions and Saturday's spent studying. The delicious red? The family legacy: Columbia, and a future in finance. Except now it's starting to look like Poppy's jelly bean theory is wrong. School has been her life until, but maybe it's time to start living now. Poppy has thirty days to try a new life. No school, no studying. Just jumping into every possible world. Thirty days to find her passion, her path, and maybe even love. The Jelly Bean Crisis is officially on. Praise for The Jelly Bean Crisis "The Jelly Bean Crisis is a heart warming and thought provoking story, especially if you're in the process of figuring out your life!" - AJOOP On Books! "This book had me riveted. Completely riveted the entire time. The Jelly Bean Crisis was instant love for me." - Book Briefs "It's a beautifully told story that you'll be thinking about long after you finish reading." - A Pocket Full of Books If you're looking for a smart contemporary YA read, then The Jelly Bean Crisis is for you!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781477448953 (1477448950)
Publish date: August 1st 2012
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 308
Edition language: English
A total meltdown. The whole school watching. Now Poppy’s an ex-straight-A with no Plan B.When Poppy Johnson throws away a full scholarship to Columbia, she can only blame the jelly beans. The yucky green ones? Midnight cram sessions and Saturday’s spent studying. The delicious red? The family legacy...
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*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review*AuthorJolene Stockman is an award winning writer, speaker, and an expert for Girlfriend Magazine Australia. She is a Master of Neuro Linguistic Programming, and one of the youngest in the world to achieve...
I thought that the premise of this novel sounded great. A straight-A student, who doesn't want to be perfect anymore and who doesn't want to go to Columbia all of a sudden.I also thought that the Jelly Bean Theory was interesting.But the execution was not so well done. I would have expected Poppy to...
I should point out that I normally don’t read young adult fiction. It’s just not a genre that totally grasps my interest; however, I will admit to wanting to read Jolene Stockman’s The Jellybean Crisis based on the cover alone. I mean, look at it! It’s gorgeous! In the end Stockman’s writing had me ...