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I've been on a bit of a reading binge lately. According to my husband, I've been ignoring him. Book-widow. So sad. Anywho...here are a few of the books I've had in my hands lately... Notes From The Dog by Gary Paulson ...It's a super short read. Something like 150 pages. I read it in two days. It is super sweet and funny and touching and definitely worth the read. Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead ...The most recent book from a favorite author of mine. Her book When You Reach Me is one of my favorites of all time and I adored her book First Light (and enjoyed Liar and Spy ). They're all middle grade novels, but worth the read for adults too. And this one was good as well. A touching story that expertly captures some of the perils of early adolescence with main characters you'll root for. Landline by Rainbow Rowell ...It's no secret that Rainbow Rowell has written one of my all time favorite books, Eleanor and Park , plus another fave,

I love this book so much that I want to eat it so that I can keep its words forever with me. (Is that weird?) I love this book so much I oscillate between it making me want to be a better writer and it making me want to admit defeat, for I will never write characters that come alive on the page the way Noah and Jude do. I love this book so much that I want to share it with you. So, here we go... I put I'll Give You The Sun on my list of absolute favorite character-driven YA & MG books. It's right up there with Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor and Park and David Arnold's Mosquitoland , and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Wonder by RJ Palacio. (All amazing books...if you haven't read them yet, go do it now!) These are books that sucked me in from page one, with characters that captured my heart, and held me until the sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet, end. These are