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J.M. Reep writes and teaches writing in Texas. He is the author of two young adult novels: Leah (2009) and The Spring (2008), and he is currently working on a third novel, Juvenilia. He writes stories that aspire more to Salinger than Rowling; they’re more in line with Joan of Arcadia than Gossip Girls, more in tune with The Smiths than The Jonas Brothers. They are stories that deal with those questions that are universal to young people (and all people): "Who am I?" "Why am I here?" "What is my place in the world?" "What does the future hold for me?" The characters of these stories grapple with these questions, and each character finds his or her own answers -- just as we all must.


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I notice that I only made 5 posts in 2012, and I’m ashamed about that. I’ve already explained, many times in previous posts, why sometimes I disappear for months at a time. Simply put, there doesn’t seem to be any point in updating the blog if I’m not working on Juvenilia. But while progress is painfully slow, I have not given up on the novel nor this blog.


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Average rating: 3.36 · 53 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
Leah
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
The Spring
3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions

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Leah - Chapter One (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated May 08, 2009 04:45pm
Description: This is the first chapter from my novel, Leah.

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“Stacey muttered, "But I hate this school, and this city, and the sooner I leave, the better. I want to start over in a new place. I haven't . . ." her voice trailed off and she looked away from Jason, hoping instead to find her words among the falling raindrops. "Do you ever feel like you aren't the person you're supposed to be? That you could be a different person - and have a better life - if things had been just a little different?”
J.M. Reep, The Spring

“Leah looked at her parents, lost in their own fantasies, and decided that the three of them were a pretty pathetic family - but she wasn't sure who was more pathetic: the dateless girl spending the night of the big dance by herself in her bedroom, or the parents who foolishly believed a boy would arrive on their doorstep with flowers, a limo, and a promise to rescue their daughter from her solitude.”
J.M. Reep, Leah

“Stacey muttered, "But I hate this school, and this city, and the sooner I leave, the better. I want to start over in a new place. I haven't . . ." her voice trailed off and she looked away from Jason, hoping instead to find her words among the falling raindrops. "Do you ever feel like you aren't the person you're supposed to be? That you could be a different person - and have a better life - if things had been just a little different?”
J.M. Reep, The Spring

“Leah looked at her parents, lost in their own fantasies, and decided that the three of them were a pretty pathetic family - but she wasn't sure who was more pathetic: the dateless girl spending the night of the big dance by herself in her bedroom, or the parents who foolishly believed a boy would arrive on their doorstep with flowers, a limo, and a promise to rescue their daughter from her solitude.”
J.M. Reep, Leah




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