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Teenreads.com
October 11, 2001
Dear Readers,
A funny thing happened last week. I had a ton of work so, you know, a good 2 or 3
hours of procrastination was needed. After I replaced the Power Puff Girls stickers around
my monitor with SpongeBob SquarePants scratch-n-sniffs (don't even ask what they smell
like), I decided to read some teen mail. See, recently the Talkback@teenreads.com mail was re-routed to my
mailbox --- no, not just because I have the attentions span of toddler and need
endless diversions, but because I care.
Anyway, when I opened the Talkback mailbox, I had over 2000 messages. At first I thought,
"They love me, the Teenreaders really love me!" I thought better about that and
decided I had a mailbox full of hate mail. Then I noticed that the dates on the messages
went back as far as September 2000. Hmmm, thought I, something is not quite right about
that.
As it turned out, something went terrible wrong with the routing of the Talkback@teenreads.com mailbox, and NONE of the
messages ever got to either Serena or myself over the past year. We tried our best to go
through all the messages and write back. (**Note, cruel and unjust as it may seem, we
really can't do your school assignments for you. Feel free to send us notes like "I
have a paper on Romeo and Juliet due in two days, can you tell me everything you know
about the book?" --- but be prepared to get as a reply something like, "Read the
book!!")
Most likely we won't have a chance to go through every single old message. However, we
promise to write back to you from now on. The mailbox fiasco has been straightened out. Talkback@teenreads.com is back in business!
Christen our new and improved mailbox and drop us a hello.
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Win A Free Copy of A BEND IN THE ROAD by Nicholas Sparks!!
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sharing with other readers what their next great read should be!
Sometimes Books Help...
Looking to books for answers and coping strategies after tragedy strikes might not be for
everyone. But just in case, here's a list of some good
books that might help get through all the craziness.
Cool New Books...
Too old or too hip to go out on Halloween? Treat yourself to one of these super-fresh,
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Coming Soon...
What we've got for you is a list of books that are not yet published but due out, well, soon.
This is top secret info. Guard it with your life.
Written In the Stars...
Wanna treat your sweet Libra pal right for her birthday? The Oracularly Fabulous Miss
Burns gives you the scoop on the perfect books for the sign of the scales.
Reviews...
TENDER by Valerie Hobbs
Meet Liv. She's a total New Yorker. But when she's forced to move to California and into
the life of her estranged father, she beings to soften. Not so much that she becomes,
like, Miss Popularity. But just enough.
TEARS (Fearless, #15) by Francine Pascal
Gaia's dad has returned and Sam Moon is into Gaia the way she's been into him all this
time! Could it be that Gaia has found happiness? Of course not! This is Fearless we're
talking about here.
BORN BLUE by Han Nolan
Abandoned by her drug-addict mom and shuffled from one foster home to the next, and
pregnant while still in her teens, all Janie wants is to be someone else, someone
completely new.
Question of the Week...
Curious to know what other teens have to say? Last time we asked:
What book on your English class reading list
are you dreading the most?
And while your checking out how many people can't sleep at night just knowing that THE
SCARLETT LETTER is out there waiting for them, go ahead and post an answer to our new
question:
In light of the current situation in The
Middle East, which books have you been reading to get information or help you take your
mind off things?
Send your replies to Question@teenreads.com.
5 Best Books For Understanding Global News...
Confused (not to mention scared, angry and sad) over the events in the Middle East? Well, we've put
together a list of books that might help you make more sense of of it all.
STILL GOING STRONG...
READING AND RIGHTS
Wanna be a REAL rebel? Read a Banned book!
NAVIGATING THE DARWIN STRAITS by Edith Forbes
A beautiful story of Jordy McNeil's unconventional childhood in small-town American.
THE SONGCATCHER: A Ballad Novel by Sharyn McCrumb
A teenage folksinger discovers her family legacy in the lyrics of a song.
SHATTERED MIRROR by Amelia Atwater Rhodes
Can a vampire hunter and her undead prey learn to love each other?
THE STONES OF MOURNING CREEK by Diane Les Becquets
Francie's courageous move exposes her town's long held secret and unlocks the mystery to
her mother's death.
WORD FREAK: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession
in the World of Competitive Scrabble by Stefan Fatsis
A simple account of an odd subculture of Scrabble freaks, turns into an all-out obsession.
KLEOPATRA by Karen Essex
A fascinating portrait of the Queen of Egypt as a savvy political player, shrewd
strategist and cunning diplomat.
MAKING WAVES Series by K.A. Applegate
Fans of Applegate's MAKING OUT series will not be disappointed with the new MAKING WAVES
series.
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Authors and School Reading Lists and to post Original
Poetry and Short Stories.
--- Sarah Brennan for Teenreads.com
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