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Showing posts with label Hilary Weisman Graham. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Check out these FREEBIES from REUNITED author 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


You can order her book from Amazon here:









Oh, and here is a documentary on the band, Level 3





LOVE, LOVE LOVED THIS BOOK!

This trailer really captures the feeling of the book as well! YAY!

Read my review HERE

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

BOOK TRAILER TUESDAY Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham @hilarygraham @simonteen










Oh, and here is a documentary on the band, Level 3





LOVE, LOVE LOVED THIS BOOK!

This trailer really captures the feeling of the book as well! YAY!

Read my review HERE

BOOK TRAILER TUESDAY Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham @hilarygraham @simonteen








  LOVE, LOVE LOVED THIS BOOK!

This trailer really captures the feeling of the book as well! YAY!

Read my review HERE

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

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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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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

GIVEAWAY Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham WIN $50 to Amazon @HilaryGraham @simonteen #bookblast


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 a screenwriter, Emmy-nominated TV producer, filmmaker, and the author of Reunited (Simon & Schuster – June 12, 2012), her debut young adult novel.


In 2007, Hilary was selected as a contestant on the Mark Burnett/Steven Spielberg-produced reality series On the Lot: The Search for America’s Next Great Director. Out of a pool of 12,000 submissions, Hilary made it onto the show as one of the eighteen finalists and stayed in the competition until only nine contestants remained, making her the longest-standing female director.

Among Hilary’s many film-related honors, her personal favorite happened on On the Lot, when Carrie Fisher (best-selling author/screenwriter/Princess Leia) watched one of Hilary’s short films, looked her in the eye, and said, “I am jealous of your writing.”

Hilary lives in rural New Hampshire with her husband and son, but still manages to do business Hollywood and is currently at work on a screenplay for The Disney Channel.


 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



Praise:
Hilary Weisman Graham's debut is a fun, bubbly and heartwarming coming-of-age story of friendship, love, and ultimately, finding yourself and being true to who you are --- no matter what. It's one of those books that has a little bit of everything, for everyone... one of my favorite YA Contemporary reads of 2012 so far! ~The Teen Book Guru

What an amazingly written book! Graham has done the very difficult job of capturing the distinct voices of three very different girls. ~Author Katie McGarry

This book has it all: wit, great prose, lots of true-to-life teenage angst, rock stars, and a terrific plot. I can't wait to see the movie version! ~Author Lee Harrington

The ultimate road-trip, friendship ride! Made me want to hop into the car with some of my friends and head cross-country. Alice, Summer, and Tiernan are unique, well-developed, and likable characters. I enjoy this book a lot. ~Author Colleen Clayton


LINKS:


Website: http://www.hilarygraham.com

Blog: http://hilarywgraham.wordpress.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HilaryWeismanGraham

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12988064-reunited

Twitter: @HilaryGraham

REUNITED Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTuA9xbhE9I&context=C4c50a60ADvjVQa1PpcFPbab6XSgAMjivdrQyLM0sJ5_dvcF8pDRo=

Author Page (Simon & Schuster): http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Hilary-Weisman-Graham/70282925

Level3’s website: www.level3theband.com


You can order REUNITED here:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reunited-hilary-weisman-graham/1101900403?ean=9781442439849

http://www.amazon.com/Reunited-Hilary-Weisman-Graham/dp/144243984X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321630047&sr=8-1

http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781442439849







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