Half past nine a.m. in the residual haze of my junior prom, I ducked into a powder room off the kitchen at the swanky lake house where the after-party took place. [opening of Hearts Unbroken]
I pulled the letter out. It was short and to the point.Berkley, 2018"There is no place like home"Go back to where you came from.I dropped it to the countertop and backed away, reach for the phone to text Mama. [excerpt from page 101 Hearts Unbroken]
Fiction/Romance/Young Adult; 304 pgs
Source: Own TBR
New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school -- and first love.
When Louise Wolfe's first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It's her senior year, anyway, and she'd rather spend her time with her family and friends and working on the school newspaper. The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, the ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper's staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director's inclusive approach to casting The Wizard of Oz has been provoking backlash in their mostly white, middle-class Kansas town. From the newly formed Parents Against Revisionist Theater to anonymous threats, long-held prejudices are being laid bare and hostilities are spreading against teachers, parents, and students -- especially the cast members at the center of the controversy, including Lou's little brother, who's playing the Tin Man. As tensions mount at school, so does a romance between Lou and Joey -- but as she's learned, "dating while Native" can be difficult. In trying to protect her own heart, will Lou break Joey's? [From the Publisher]
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Just in time for Valentine's Day! These types of questions always get me into trouble because I don't know where to stop once I start making a list of books to recommend. At least this time there's a specified genre. That makes it slightly easier to narrow down. Kind of. Okay, not really. I noticed I have no historical romance listed here. I must remedy that (please share your recommendations with me!). But here are some of the romances I have enjoyed and would highly recommend.
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