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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

GIVEAWAY & REVIEW: Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham @HilaryGraham @SimonTeen



Book Description

June 12, 2012
1 concert. 2000 miles. 3 ex-best friends.Alice, Summer, and Tiernan used to be best friends—as well as the self-proclaimed biggest fans of the band Level3. But when the band broke up, so did their friendship.
     Now, four years later, they’ve just graduated from high school. When Level3 announces a one-time reunion show in Texas, Alice impulsively buys tickets and invites her two former friends along for the trip. Reluctant at first, both girls agree to go, each with her own ulterior motive. But old resentments and other roadblocks—from unintended detours to lost concert tickets—keep getting in the girls’ way. Will their friendship get an encore, or is the show really over?


About the Author
Hilary Weisman Graham is an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter. Reunited is her first novel. She lives in rural New Hampshire with her husband and son, roughly thirty minutes away from the nearest grocery store. Visit her at HilaryGraham.com.

 Details

  • Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (June 12, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 144243984X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1442439849

SOURCE: AROUND THE WORLD ARC TOURS - Publisher

MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT



Take three best friends from junior high with one giant misunderstanding that causes them to hate each other, mix in some musical love and give them four years to marinated and grow up and you will get this wonderful debut, Reunited.   Alice, the brainy one, hears an advertisement for a reunion concert for the band Level3 and buys tickets thinking they could all reunite as well and road trip to the show.  The trio of girls had seriously bonded over the group when they were in middle school but after a major fallout in their freshman year, stopped speaking to each other.  Summer, had grown extremely popular, while Tiernan was shuttled off to boarding school after rebelling from her parents divorce.

The three have little in common anymore and each has their own reasons for agreeing to go with Alice in the Pea Pod, a now-restored green VW camper that they had used as a club house while growing up. Summer has a boyfriend that turns out to be a cheater while Tiernan is escaping from another grounding from a  run in with her mother.  Alice just wants to relive the friendship and bond that they once had.  Of course, the trip is anything but smooth and each character shows strength and resources that help explain why they were once so close.  They don't realize until the end that this has been the trip of a lifetime and when it is almost too late discover that their friendship is really true.

I just adored this sweet story. No guys, no sex, just wonderful female self discovery and girl power that keep everything real while being fanciful at the same time.  It is full of adventure with each twist and turn of the road they travel in their last big hurrah after high school.  I enjoyed how each made a major self discovery and remembered why they were once friends.  This is well suited for older teens since there is once mention of alcohol which doesn't end well and some hooking up but nothing too graphic.  This is chick lit for the younger set but one that adult should love as well.



Visit her website

Visit her author page at Simon & Schuster HERE

REUNITED Book Trailer: HERE

Level3’s website: www.level3theband.com


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Contest ends on 6.20.12 Winner will be chosen by Random.org on 6.21.12
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3 comments:

  1. Thanks Mary, this sounds like a good book.

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  2. WINNER

    REUNITED BY HILARY GRAHAM
    Harpreet Singh
    Be sure to stop by A Spark of Interest - Books for Teens here

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