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Jo Knowles
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This weekend, my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
This is my mom with her dear friends, kicking up their heels at the party. I grew up with these women and their children. They showed us how to have fun. How to be adventurous. And how to stay connected. I am very grateful to these ladies for standing by my parents through all their ups and downs, happy and sad times. And for s... Read more of this blog post »
This is my mom with her dear friends, kicking up their heels at the party. I grew up with these women and their children. They showed us how to have fun. How to be adventurous. And how to stay connected. I am very grateful to these ladies for standing by my parents through all their ups and downs, happy and sad times. And for s... Read more of this blog post »
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Lessons from a Dead Girl
— published 2007 — 5 editions |
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Jumping Off Swings
— published 2009 — 4 editions |
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See You at Harry's
— published 2012 — 11 editions |
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Pearl
— published 2011 — 3 editions |
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Living with Jackie Chan
— expected publication 2013 |
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Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories
by Megan Kelley Hall (Goodreads Author) , Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author) , Claudia Gabel — published 2011 — 4 editions |
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I read this in manuscript form. An exciting throwback to popular, epic horror novels of the past thirty years. Intelligent and literary and scary as hell.
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Wow. This was an amazing book! It was sort of Da Vinci Code-esque but for a YA market. It had a fantastic mythology and a very detailed, well-crafted plot. There were lots of plot twists, betrayals and 'oh no!' moments. I loved it! I wanted even m...
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I have my hands on this manuscript, and it is gooooood!
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“I have this friend, Jake," Mr. Mitchell says, sitting on the edge of his desk. "One day, I needed a favor. It wasn't a big favor, but I called him and told him I needed something. Know what he said?"
We shake our heads.
"He said, 'Sure.' Before he eve knew what i was going to ask him. You know why?"
We shake our heads again.
"Because he trusted me not to ask him to do something he couldn't or wouldn't want to do. He knew that whatever i asked for, he would help me simply because he was my friend and I needed help. That's true friendship.”
― Jo Knowles, Lessons from a Dead Girl
We shake our heads.
"He said, 'Sure.' Before he eve knew what i was going to ask him. You know why?"
We shake our heads again.
"Because he trusted me not to ask him to do something he couldn't or wouldn't want to do. He knew that whatever i asked for, he would help me simply because he was my friend and I needed help. That's true friendship.”
― Jo Knowles, Lessons from a Dead Girl
“I stretch my fingers across my belly and glide my hand back and forth, waving softly. Sometimes I think I feel a hand reaching out for mine. Or it could be a foot, kicking my hand away. I wish I could tell the difference.”
― Jo Knowles, Jumping Off Swings
― Jo Knowles, Jumping Off Swings
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Jun 12, 2013 12:33am
Thanks for friending me! You're awesome!! :)
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Thanks for the add and great web page:)Going to have to visit that again sometime soon:)
Hoping this finds you and yours well and thanks for the connect:)
Sincerely,
Chase Von:)
Hi Jo,Thanks for adding me. I'm finally getting a chance to read your book. (I had to return the copy I took out at the library last month because I didn't have time to read it.) I just ordered myself a copy from amazon.com. ;)
Vivian
After seeing Morgan's review I knew I had to read your book Lessons from a Dead Girl. I also loved it! - Looking forward to Jumping Off Swings.
