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Every month in our Grab Bag of Books contest, five readers are awarded a Teenreads.com signature tote bag filled with some of the hottest books --- and may even include a sneak peek at titles that haven’t been released yet!
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This contest period’s winners will each receive a copy of THE LIFE OF GLASS by Jillian Cantor, the paperback edition of NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL by Justina Chen Headley, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS #7: HEARTLESS by Sara Shepard, and SWEET LITTLE LIES: An L.A. Candy Novel by Lauren Conrad. All you have to do to enter is fill out this form by Thursday, March 18th at noon ET.
THE LIFE OF GLASS
Jillian Cantor
HarperTeen
Fiction
ISBN: 9780061686511
352 pages
Before he died, Melissa's father told her about stars. He told her that the brightest stars weren't always the most beautiful --- that if people took the time to look at the smaller stars, if they looked with a telescope at the true essence of the star, they would find real beauty. But even though Melissa knows that beauty isn't only skin deep, the people around her don't seem to feel that way. There's her gorgeous sister, Ashley, who will barely acknowledge Melissa at school; there's her best friend, Ryan, who may be falling in love with the sophisticated Courtney; and there's Melissa's mother, who's dating someone new, someone Melissa knows will never be able to replace her father.
To make sure she doesn't lose her father completely, Melissa spends her time trying to piece together the last of his secrets and finishing a journal he began --- one about love and relationships and the remarkable ways people find one another. But when tragedy strikes, Melissa has to start living and loving in the present as she realizes that being beautiful on the outside doesn't mean you can't be beautiful on the inside.
This is a lyrical tale of love, loss and self-discovery from the author of THE SEPTEMBER SISTERS.
NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL
Justina Chen Headley
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Fiction
ISBN: 9780316025065
384 pages
It’s hard not to notice Terra Cooper. She’s tall, blond, and has an awesome body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably “flawed” face. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob’s path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy challenges her assumptions about herself, life, and the true meaning of beauty.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS #7: HEARTLESS
Sara Shepard
HarperTeen
Fiction
ISBN: 9780061566141
288 pages
In picturesque Rosewood, Pennsylvania, neighbors gossip over picket fences, and gleaming SUVs sit in every crushed-granite driveway. But recently, friendly smiles have been replaced with suspicious glares and accusatory whispers --- and it's all because Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer just can't keep their mouths shut…
First they claimed they found a dead body in the woods behind Spencer's house, only to have it vanish without a trace. Then when the same woods went up in flames, they swore they saw someone who's supposed to be dead rise from the ashes. And even after all that, the pretty little liars are still playing with fire.
Hanna's trading in her Dior trench for a straitjacket. Aria's trying to contact the dead. Emily's dumped her boyfriend and is skipping town…again. And Spencer thinks someone in her family has gotten away with murder.
The friends insist they're telling the truth about what they saw, but all of Rosewood thinks they're simply out for attention --- and nobody likes a girl who cries wolf. So when the big bad killer comes after the girls, will anyone believe them…or will they be the next to disappear?
SWEET LITTLE LIES: An L.A. Candy Novel
Lauren Conrad
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Fiction
ISBN: 9780061767609
320 pages
How Sweet it is?
Jane Roberts was the average girl next door until she and her best friend, Scarlett Harp, landed their own reality show, “L.A. Candy.” Now the girls have an all-access pass to Hollywood's hottest everything. But there's more to life on camera than just parties and shopping….
When racy photos of Jane are leaked to the press, she finds herself at the center of a tabloid scandal. She turns to her co-star Madison Parker for help, unaware that Madison is scheming behind the scenes. She might be Jane's shoulder to cry on, but does Madison really have Jane's back?
Scarlett's working on a scandal of her own. She's fallen for someone who's strictly off-limits --- which means Scarlett has a big secret to keep…from the “L.A. Candy” cameras, the paparazzi staking out her apartment, even from her best friend.
Of course, nothing stays secret for long for the stars of the newest hit TV series, and all this drama couldn't be better for ratings. But can Jane survive another season in the spotlight?
In television star Lauren Conrad's dishy, entertaining novel about young Hollywood, the lies are only as sweet as the people telling them.
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