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Karl Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger

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Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica

Matthew Parker

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The top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller. "Completely fascinating, authoritative and intriguing." (William...

Vegetarian Cooking of India: Traditions, Ingredients, Tastes, Techniques and 80 Classic Recipes

Mridula Baljekar

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India offers one of the world's most popular and distinctive vegetarian cuisines. From the lush,...

How to be a Hip Mama Without Losing Your Cool

Jenny Scott

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When Jenny Scott had her son she thought she was prepared, but in reality she had no idea of the...

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Mar 25, 2021

Since You've Been Gone

Morgan Matson | 2014 | Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult (YA)

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A fun, summery YA read

This is the nineteenth book in my #atozchallenge! I'm challenging myself to read a book from my shelves that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Let's clear those shelves and delve into that backlist!

When Emily's best friend Sloane disappears, right on the cusp of the epic summer they have planned, she feels adrift. Sloane is outgoing while Emily is shy, and she doesn't know what to do without her friend. But then a letter arrives from Sloane, with a list of things Emily should do over the summer, such as "kiss a stranger," "dance until dawn," "hug a Jamie," and more. Very little on the list are things Emily feels comfortable with--they are more Sloane-esque--but she embarks on them anyway, hoping they will bring her friend back. Soon she has the unexpected help of Frank Porter, an upstanding fellow classmate and not normally a friend of hers, and her summer is off to an interesting start.

This is a fun and fluffy book, with a small but lovable cast of characters. I really liked Emily and adored Frank. I especially identified with Emily due to her shyness and her intense dislike of horses. Somehow the crossing items off a list concept was fresh and intriguing here. It's a very summery book, filled with all those fun summery things: ice cream, road trips, pizza parlors, falling in love, and more.

It is a little concerning that no one seems to worry that Sloane and her family has been kidnapped, when she just disappears, but maybe kidnapped people don't have access to stamps?

Overall, this is a sweet book focused on teen friendship. It's cute and romantic and will make you long for warm summer nights and falling in love for the first time.