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Ashley Hope Pérez

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March 05

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When I’m not reading, writing, or teaching, I am hanging out with our little boy, Liam Miguel. He keeps me very, very busy. In the scraps of time that remain, I also like to run (I did the Houston Marathon in 2007 and the Chicago Marathon in 2009), bake (but let’s don’t revive the “Cookie Girl” nickname, please), watch movies, work in my garden, and destroy my mom in long-distance games of Scrabble. My husband is a hard-core Metallica fan who’s also addicted to Vicente Fernández’s soulful ballads, which means I also get plenty of exposure to an eclectic mix of music.

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All Hail the Persuasively Male Protagonist: SPLIT by Swati Avasthi

In the female-dominated world of YA, it's crucial to recognize awesome books featuring male protagonists--especially when female authors have pulled off the work of imaginatively entering the inner world of the teen male.

I grabbed Split(by Swati Avasthi) on an impulse and didn't have many specific expectations, but halfway through, I was reading the author's bio. Avasthi, a woman, writes persua...

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Average rating: 3.89 · 666 ratings · 284 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	What Can(t) Wait 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Knife and the Butterfly 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ashley Hope Pérez wrote a new blog post All Hail the Persuasively Male Protagonist: SPLIT by Swati Avasthi In the female-dominated world of YA, it's crucial to recognize awesome books featuring male protagonists--especially when female authors have pulle... Read more of this blog post »
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Ashley rated a book 5 of 5 stars Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 03, 2013 11:34am
Ashley made a comment on Forget required reading; think viral reading "Hey, thanks!"
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Ashley rated a book 5 of 5 stars The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 18, 2012 08:39am
Ashley rated a book 5 of 5 stars Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Funny, tragic, beautiful. A book that makes you feel new things about Holocaust experiences. Superior to Foer's more recent novel, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE.
Dec 18, 2012 08:36am · see review
Ashley rated a book 5 of 5 stars A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A beautiful book that shows an odd mix of characters becoming a family--for a brief spell--and ultimately having that joy systematically dismantled by the vagaries of life under a highly corrupt Indian government.
Dec 18, 2012 08:32am · see review
Ashley made a comment in the group The Next Best Book Club — LITTLE CENTURY Author/Reader Discussion topic "I love getting to hear about other authors' writing inspirations and influences! Now that LITTLE CENTURY is finished, what other titles would you shel...more "
Sep 20, 2012 06:53pm
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Ashley made a comment on Finishing a draft: the moment before the drop "Thanks, Mary! I'm pretty excited about digging into the revision soon. More about the book when it has a title and is closer to being reader ready."
Aug 16, 2012 09:31am · see blog post
Ashley rated a book 4 of 5 stars Gingerbread (Cyd Charisse, #1) by Rachel Cohn	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 09, 2012 07:41pm