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A lightly angsty coming of age book

June 1, 2016 by Beth Ellen Leave a Comment

So when ModernLove recommends a new young adult novel, you better believe it’s going on the list. When she raved about this one, I immediately added it to my library holds list. I was super excited, and then I received it. The blurb on the cover was, “A Holden Caufield for a new generation”. There is no worse book boner-killer out there (sorry for the crudeness, but seriously…). Catcher in the Rye is on my serious SERIOUS hate list. As in if you like it, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: the great american whatever, tim federle, Young Adult

Beth Ellen's CBR8 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: the great american whatever, tim federle, Young Adult ·
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Maybe I’m the unreliable narrator of my own life.

May 9, 2016 by scootsa1000 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, ModernLove posted a very enthusiastic review for The Great American Whatever, and I added it to my TBR. And shockingly, my library didn’t have it. So I whined a little bit and got them to order it, I just knew I needed to read it. And now here we are. Quinn is about to turn 17. He’s a talented writer who dreams of becoming a Hollywood screenwriter, just like his next-door neighbor, who years ago introduced him to the world of classic film. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR8, modernlove, Scootsa1000, the great american whatever, tim federle, We Are the Ants

scootsa1000's CBR8 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR8, modernlove, Scootsa1000, the great american whatever, tim federle, We Are the Ants ·
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It’s So Boyish and Messy I Want to Eat It

April 5, 2016 by ModernLove 6 Comments

Y’all, this book. As soon as I got about a quarter done, I immediately hopped on the CBR Book Chat facebook page and commanded you all to read it. I hope some of you listened (*stern look*) because this book is adorable and sweet and funny and hits you right in the feels. I’ve been following Federle on twitter for awhile (and you should also do that) and I’m aware he’s written some middle-grade books, but this was his first YA novel. Last week was […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: lgbt lit, the great american whatever, tim federle, YA lit

ModernLove's CBR8 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: lgbt lit, the great american whatever, tim federle, YA lit ·
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