Looking for some light holiday reading? Maybe you’ve heard about this series on Netflix. Before you watch the show, how about trying the book which begins with: “I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” Lily has left a red moleskin notebook full of challenges on her favorite shelf in Strand, a popular New York City bookstore. She is looking for just the right person to take the bait. Along comes Dash, looking for a particular book, when the red notebook catches his eye. He decides to accept the challenge and writes one of his own for Lily to find and accept. And so the two spend the Christmas holiday, hiding the notebook in various locations around the city, exchanging dares for the other to solve. But when they “discuss” whether to meet, Lily begins to wonder if the right stranger found her notebook. Cohn and Levithan have added two more Dash and Lily titles since this series opener was first published.
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What can Jocelyn do to save her family’s restaurant business and avoid returning to New York City? She has finally made some friends in Utica, NY, hopes to be accepted into the university’s high school business program on scholarship, and can’t stand the thought of giving up on the Wu family’s A-Plus Chinese Garden restaurant. Jocelyn knows she needs to come up with a plan and advertises for marketing help. Will Domenici, needing a summer internship and proof that he has what it takes to be the school newspaper editor, answers the ad with plans to bring the restaurant into the social media world of the 21st century. While business begins to pick up through Will’s efforts, the two teens find themselves attracted to each other. But Mr. Wu’s stipulations, along with Jocelyn’s moods and Will’s panic attacks threaten to keep the budding romance cool. When the teens discover the lease on the restaurant building may not be renewed, their determination to succeed, despite their issues, is thrown into overdrive. First in a series, this book probably doesn’t need much introduction since it has been made into a movie that aired on Netflix. But just in case… Lara Jean, the middle of three sisters, has had some crushes - five, to be exact. She wrote love letters to all five, pouring out her heart, but never mailed them. When the letters mysteriously get mailed, suddenly Lara Jean’s life gets complicated, especially with neighbor Josh, her sister Margot’s boyfriend, and Peter, the popular jock. This is a fun, romantic comedy that will leave you wanting to read the remaining two novels in the series. Sepetys writes about those little-known periods of history that really should be brought to light. Her latest book is set in Madrid, Spain in 1957 under the rule of ruthless dictator Francisco Franco. The wealthy flood to this seemingly sunny land in search of a good time while life is anything but for most Spaniards. Eighteen-year-old Daniel has traveled from Texas with his parents, his father - an oil tycoon and his mother who is anxious to visit the country of her birth. Daniel’s father expects him to enter the family business, but Daniel’s passion is photography and he sets out to capture the heart of Spain in photos and win a college art scholarship. Ana is a maid at the Hilton Hotel where Daniel’s family is staying and is assigned to “serve” his family. Her father was killed and her mother imprisoned by Franco for working with the resistance movement. Trying to keep her head down, she needs this job to support her siblings, but she finds herself trying to help Daniel with his photography and eventually getting drawn into dangerous activities, losing her job. Mystery, the dark side of this period of Spain’s history, and forbidden romance all make this novel a delicious read for high school students. Ink and Ashes – Valynne E Maetani – Mystery, Realistic, Romance Sixteen-year-old Claire Takata barely remembers her father, who passed away ten years ago. She adores her stepfather, but when Claire discovers an old letter written by her father to her stepfather, she wonders why her mother and stepfather have kept this “friendship” secret. Claire and her brothers gradually piece together clues that lead to discovering their father was involved with the yakuza, a Japanese organized crime organization. This knowledge puts Claire and her family in danger as she is stalked by a black SUV and receives coded messages understood only by someone knowledgeable in Japanese culture. As her friendship with best friend, Forrest, begins to turn romantic, the mystery and danger intrude upon her life at school when she becomes the target of a teacher’s anger. But Claire is determined to solve this mystery on her own terms. |
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