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1. Two Book Birthdays and a BIG CONTEST

Two new books OUT TODAY! Woooo!
AMPLIFIED by Tara Kelly

Short description: Jasmine lies her way into a band, then has to prove herself. Hot story, hot guy, hot music - LOVE IT.

Long description: When privileged 17-year-old Jasmine gets kicked out of her house, she takes what is left of her savings and flees to Santa Cruz to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. Jasmine finds the ideal room in an oceanfront house, but she needs to convince the three guys living there that she's the perfect roommate and lead guitarist for their band, C-Side. Too bad she has major stage fright and the cute bassist doesn't think a spoiled girl from over the hill can hack it. . . . In this fresh new novel by critically acclaimed author Tara Kelly, Jasmine finds out what happens when her life gets "Amplified."

"Kelly's background in music is evident in her electric descriptions of Jasmine's evolution as a performer." --Publishers Weekly

This book is great for: 
* Music lovers - especially girls who rock!
*Those who like smexy guys 
* Fans of fun-to-read contemp YA

Buy the book at your local store or on Powells.com BN Amazon 


BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY by Jaclyn Dolamore


Short description:
 Mermaid + Winged Dude = Problematic Relationship. If Jane Austen wrote mermaid books... charming and swoony!

Long description: For as long as Esmerine can remember, she has longed to join her older sister, Dosinia, as a siren--the highest calling a mermaid can have. When Dosinia runs away to the mainland, Esmerine is sent to retrieve her. Using magic to transform her tail into legs, she makes her way unsteadily to the capital city. There she comes upon a friend she hasn't seen since childhood--a dashing young man named Alandare, who belongs to a winged race of people (and is a MAGICAL WINGED BOOKSELLER!!!). As Esmerine and Alandare band together to search for Dosinia, they rekindle a friendship . . . and ignite the emotions for a love so great, it cannot be bound by sea, land, or air.

This book is great for:
* Upper middle grade and young YA fantasy enthusiasts
* Fans of adorable fantasy, such as might be found in Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli films 
* Fans of MAGICAL WINGED BOOKSELLERS.

Buy the book at your local store or at Powells.com BN  0 Comments on Two Book Birthdays and a BIG CONTEST as of 1/1/1900
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2. Featured Title: HARMONIC FEEDBACK, by Tara Kelly

Hello and Happy Monday, readergirlz! 
Today, we're featuring Tara Kelly's pitch-perfect (pun fully intended) Harmonic Feedback





"Since early childhood, Drea has received diagnoses that vary from ADHD to mild Asperger's syndrome. “All I know is I make sense to me—it's other people who seem complicated,” she says. Yet after she and her single mom move from San Francisco to Bellingham, Washington, to live with Drea's cranky grandmother, Drea, a talented musician and aspiring “sound designer” who “had never even felt what could be considered a crush,” forms a band with wild, purple-haired Naomi and fellow new kid Justin, with whom she begins her first romance. Without overexplanation, debut novelist Kelly offers readers a strong, authentic sense of Drea's inner life and daily struggles."
--Booklist


I loved this book, and how authentically and sensitively Drea's character is portrayed. Despite her "condition" (which is never fully clarified, which I suspect is deliberate), she's relatable to all readers, and her willingness to open herself up despite fear of rejection is very inspiring. This month's theme is Risk-taking, and it seems to me, as a writer, that writing about a character with any form of disability is inherently risky; one fears that the book will become "about" the disability rather than the character. 


Can you think of another book that takes risks with a physically or emotionally challenged protagonist, successfully?