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Jennifer Castle received her B.A. in Creative Writing at Brown University and worked as a celebrity publicist’s assistant, an advertising copywriter, and a struggling screenwriter (yes, that’s an actual job) before falling into a niche producing websites for kids and teens. Her first novel, THE BEGINNING OF AFTER, was a 2012 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection as well as a Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" book. Her next novel, YOU LOOK DIFFERENT IN REAL LIFE, is forthcoming from HarperTeen in June 2013. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and daughters.


“You Look Different in Real Life” is out. In the world. That’s cool. (I’m masking how utterly verklempt and grateful I am.) On Release Day you’re supposed to, you know, talk up your book in a whole lot of different places in a professionally sanctioned me-a-thon. I’ve done some of that. It feels unterrible. I’ll [...]
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Published on June 04, 2013 10:42 • 7 views
Average rating: 3.74 · 3,704 ratings · 534 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
The Beginning of After
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 3,595 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
You Look Different in Real ...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
Playing Keira
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013

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Hudson Valley YA Society
Author appearance, June 23, 2013 04:00PM
Oblong Books, Montgomery Row, Rhinebeck, NY, US

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You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle
" You Look Different in Real Life is pretty much the definition of high-concept contemporary, clearly based on the infamous Up series of documentaries. In this fictional spin, sixteen-year-old Justine faces becoming the subject of the third document... " Read more of this review »
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“It seemed like the only way to keep breathing was to focus on the here and now, moment by moment, keeping my mind frozen cold to anything else.”
Jennifer Castle, The Beginning of After

“That's the whole thing about grieving... It's part of the deal: You get to be alive and to love, but in exchange you also have to put in some serious hurt time.”
Jennifer Castle, The Beginning of After

i've found that letting something stay broken for a little while helps me understand it.
Jennifer Castle, The Beginning of After

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“It seemed like the only way to keep breathing was to focus on the here and now, moment by moment, keeping my mind frozen cold to anything else.”
Jennifer Castle, The Beginning of After

“That's the whole thing about grieving... It's part of the deal: You get to be alive and to love, but in exchange you also have to put in some serious hurt time.”
Jennifer Castle, The Beginning of After

i've found that letting something stay broken for a little while helps me understand it.
Jennifer Castle, The Beginning of After

59844 Writing on the Wall — 369 members — last activity Jun 17, 2013 08:42pm
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Jennifer Castle My pleasure. So glad you're enjoying the read! ;-)


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Diana hi Jennifer thank you for being my friend can't wait to see what happens


Jennifer Castle Thanks for connecting! I'm so glad you enjoyed the book.


message 2: by ♥Rachel♥ (last edited Aug 11, 2011 04:33pm)

♥Rachel♥ Hi Jennifer, thanks for accepting my friends request. Loved The Beginning of After! It was an amazing debut!


Pamela Hey Jennifer...Thanks for accepting my friend request.


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