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Title: All I Need Author: Susane Colasanti  Pages: 240 Publisher: Viking Juvenile Release Date: May 21, 2013 Summary: (Goodreads) The last night of summer is only the beginning. Skye wants to meet the boy who will change her life forever. Seth feels their instant connection the second he sees her. When Seth starts talking to Skye at the last beach party of the summer, it’s obvious to both of them that this is something real. But when Seth leaves for college before they exchange contact info, Skye wonders if he felt the same way she did—and if she will ever see him again. Even if they find their way back to each other, can they make a long-distance relationship work despite trust issues, ex drama, and some serious background differences? Teen favorite Susane Colasanti returns to the alternating-voice style of her beloved debut When It Happens in this Serendipity -inspired story about summer, soul mates, and the moments that change our lives foreve...

Title: Keep Holding On Author: Susane Colasanti Pages: 202 Publisher: Viking Juvenile Expected Release Date: May 31, 2012 Buy: Amazon | Barns & Noble | Chapters Indigo | Book Depository  Summary: ( Goodreads ) Between Noelle’s difficult home life and the bullying she endures at school, all she wants is to get out of her small town. Noelle would give anything to be with Julian Porter. But staying with her emotionally distant boyfriend is safer. When things heat up between Noelle and Julian, she has to decide whether she can be her true self with him.                                  * Received for review from Penguin Canada Young Readers* Review:  In Susane Colasanti's new release Keep Holding on, she creates Noelle who has a difficult home life with her "mother" and she is being bullied at school c...

A feature exclusively titled by Kristi from The Story Siren that is used by several blogs to display their received reads for the week.  This week In My Mailbox I received: Bought: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi-  My Review Review: The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze (Thanks to Hatchette Canada) A Million Suns by Beth Revis (Across the Universe 2) (Thanks to Penguin Canada) Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti (Thanks to Penguin Canada) *Read and Loved* The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg (Thanks to Penguin Canada) Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (Thanks to Source books and Netgalley) In Light of Burning by K.W. McCabe (author) Tales from Frewyn by Michelle Franklin (author) The Commander and the Den Asaan Rautu by Michelle Franklin (author) Young Murder Love by April Brookshire (author) Unlovable (Book 1 in the Port Fare Series) by Sherry Gammon (author) Titan Magic by Jodi Lamm (author)

There is no description of the book yet, but the cover looks AMAZING. I love Susane Colasanti books, and I look forward to reading her new upcoming novel which comes out June 14, 2012 ADD TO YOUR TBR LISTS : GOODREADS

Summary:  It's sophomore year, and Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, hopefully, her first real boyfriend. But after popular Derek asks her out, things get complicated. Not only do her parents unexpectedly separate, but Marisa has a fight with her best friend, and Derek?the love of her life?delivers a shocking disappointment. The only things keeping Marisa together are the podcasts from the anonymous DJ, who seems to totally understand Marisa. But she doesn't know who he is ... or maybe she does. Review: I really enjoyed this book. It had good elements of how friendship can really develop into love. Colasanti writing was precise on describing how two teenagers can fall in love. The whole story develops around Marisa. You can relate to Marisa as a teenager. I felt it during my whole teenage years. I wish I was 17 again and want to re-do high school. High school has its ups and downs but, there is always a boy to save the day. Even if he is nerdy and sort of cute jus...