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Saturday, September 19, 2009

In My Mailbox: Week of September 14th -19th

The following books made their way to my house this week-

1 ARC Tour Stop- (Hurray!!)

The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Publication Date: April 13th 2010 by Egmont USA

When the Prom Queen becomes your fairy godmother… Sixteen year old outsider, Jess Parker, gets the chance of a lifetime: an invitation to join a secret society of popular girls dedicated to defeating the mean girls of the world. The Cinderella Society guides all new recruits through its top secret ultimate life makeover. It’s all part of preparing them to face down the Wickeds and win. Determined not to let the Cindys down, Jess dives in with a passion. Finally, a chance to belong and show the world what she’s made of. … be careful what you wish for. Jess’s transformation wins her the heart of her dream crush and a shot at uber-popularity. Until the Wickeds–led by Jess’s arch enemy–begin targeting innocent girls in their war against the Cindys, and Jess discovers the real force behind her exclusive society. It’s a high stakes battle of good vs. evil, and the Cindys in power need Jess on special assignment. When the mission threatens to destroy her dream life come true, Jess is forced to choose between living a fairy tale and honoring the Sisterhood… and herself. What’s a girl to do when the glass slipper fits, but she doesn’t want to wear it anymore?

For Review-

The September Sisters by Jillian Cantor
Publication Date: March 1st 2009

Abigail Reed and her younger sister, Becky, are always at each other's throats. Their mother calls them the September Sisters, because their birthdays are only a day apart, and pretends that they're best friends. But really, they delight in making each other miserable. Then Becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is the only clue to the mystery of her kidnapping. Abby struggles to cope with her own feelings of guilt and loss as she tries to keep her family together. When her world is at its bleakest, Abby meets a new neighbor, Tommy, who is dealing with his own loss, and the two of them discover that love can bloom, even when it's surrounded by thorns.

This exquisitely written first novel illustrates life as it truly is—filled with fear and danger, hope and love, comfort and uncertainty.

The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor
Publication Date: March 1st 2010
Abigail Reed and her younger sister, Becky, are always at each other's throats. Their mother calls them the September Sisters, because their birthdays are only a day apart, and pretends that they're best friends. But really, they delight in making each other miserable. Then Becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is the only clue to the mystery of her kidnapping. Abby struggles to cope with her own feelings of guilt and loss as she tries to keep her family together. When her world is at its bleakest, Abby meets a new neighbor, Tommy, who is dealing with his own loss, and the two of them discover that love can bloom, even when it's surrounded by thorns.

This exquisitely written first novel illustrates life as it truly is—filled with fear and danger, hope and love, comfort and uncertainty.


Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani Already read, reviewed and raved about :)

Publication Date: September 1st 2009 (Harper Teen)

Shipped off to boarding school in South Bend, Indianna, city girl and aspiring filmmaker Viola Chesterton feels out of place with her three new roommates. Missing her life back home, Viola is tempted to hide behind her video camera all year. But first impressions are often wrong, and soon Viola realizes she’s in for the most incredible year of her life—if only she can put the camera down and let the world in.

USA Today calls powerhouse adult author Adriana Trigiani “one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction.” Viola in Reel Life follows on the heels of Adriana's debut on the Harper list, the instant New York Times bestselling adult novel Very Valentine, and she has now brought to life—with a spot-on teen voice—a new series about four friends finding their place at boarding school and the world at large.

Publication Date: September 29th 2009 (Just finished- it's a riot!)

With Roz and Eva everything becomes a contest—who can snag the best role in the school play, have the cutest boyfriend, pull off the craziest prank. Still, they’re as close as sisters can be. Until Eva deletes Roz from her life like so much junk e-mail for no reason that Roz understands. Now Eva hangs out with the annoyingly petite cheerleaders, and Roz fantasizes about slipping bovine growth hormone into their Gatorade.

Roz has a suspicion about Eva. In turn, Eva taunts Roz with a dare, which leads to an act of total insanity. Drama geeks clamor for attention, Shakespearean insults fly, and Roz steals the show in Lauren Bjorkman’s hilarious debut novel.

In My Mailbox is a weekly event hosted by The Story Siren, where we talk about what books we got over the past week (store purchases/mailbox deliveries/library, etc)



20 comments:

Cindy said...

Yay! Life Of Glass, I really want to read that one! Let us know how it is!

Katie said...

Ooh Life Of Glass and My Invented Life are both on my wishlist. I can't wait for your reviews. Enjoy!

Sarah said...

They all sound like great books. Happy reading to you! :)

A Passion For Books said...

Great books. Can't wait to read The Cinderella Society and Life of Glass. Enjoy and Happy reading!

Anonymous said...

Jealous you got The Life of Glass. That sounds like such a good book! Happy reading.

Adele said...

Just seeing My Invented Life excites me, it's a book I can't wait to get my hands on.

Great haul.

Orchid said...

The Cinderella Society sounds good. :)

Happy reading.

Sab H. said...

Oh, So jealous abt the Cinderella Society! Enjoy!!

Thao said...

Yay for The Life Of Glass!

Rebecca said...

Great books you got this week. They all look really good. Hope you enjoy reading all your books.

~The Book Pixie said...

Oooooo! I really want to read those first four. Great week in books! :D

~Briana

Lauren said...

Great week, I'd be happy with any of those! I especially want to read My Invented Life.

Shalonda said...

Oh wow, you got some really great titles! While I can't wait to read them all, The Cinderella Society and The Life of Glass both sound amazing!

Jess (The Cozy Reader) said...

Great loot! :)

Looking forward to the reviews!

gautami tripathy said...

You got a lot of books. Happy reading!

Musing/Mailbox Mondays

Jennifer said...

Fantastic mail week. I probably should start doing tis. I have my Sunday Salon up. http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/09/sunday-salon.html

Allison said...

Awesome books! I'm looking forward to a bunch of those.

the story siren said...

oh wow! what a fantastic bunch of books! hope you enjoy them all! happy reading!

Anonymous said...

I've heard some great things about The September Sisters.

Shauna Leigh Atkinson said...

Wow, great books! I haven't read any of them, will add to my list, lol. Let us know how they are. I love your pic of the dog in the mailbox, too cute! I only got a few this week and posted late at http://slkcivilrwr.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-rusty-mailbox-5.html. Take care, Shauna