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Patty Blount

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Patty Blount grew up quiet and a bit invisible in Queens, NY, but found her voice in books. Today, she writes smart and strong characters willing to fight for what’s right. She’s the award-winning author of edgy, realistic, gut-wrenching contemporary and young adult romance. Still a bit introverted, she gets lost often, eats way too much chocolate, and tends to develop mad, passionate crushes on fictional characters. Let’s be real; Patty’s not nearly as cool as her characters, but she is a solid supporter of women’s rights and loves delivering school presentations.

Patty is best known for her internet issues novels, SEND, a 2012 Junior Library Guild Fall Pick and TMI, a 2014 Watty winner, and her #MeToo novels, including SOME BOYS, a 2015 C ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 12,611 ratings · 2,087 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Some Boys 4.11 avg rating — 7,154 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Send 3.84 avg rating — 2,101 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Someone I Used to Know 4.31 avg rating — 830 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	His Touch (Heroes of New York, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	TMI 3.36 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Match Made at Christmas (Christmas in New York, #4) 4.02 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Nothing Left to Burn 3.87 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Way It Hurts 3.65 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Nobody Said It'd Be Easy 4.06 avg rating — 152 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	One Girl 3.98 avg rating — 47 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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It’s YA SCAVENGER HUNT TIME!! Spring, 2020

Hello, YA Scavengers! Welcome to the Spring 2020 edition of our Scavenger Hunt. This is my favorite event in YA publishing. I’ve been participating now for years. In fact, this is my 10th time!

This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome

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Patty Blount is now friends with Dreamscape Media
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Patty Blount rated a book it was amazing Mouthful by C.R. Grissom (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
Amazing This book has it all. Compelling characters, emotional impact, subtext. I adored it! Can't wait for the next from this author!
Mar 31, 2020 08:51PM · 1 like · like · see review
Patty Blount rated a book it was amazing Crossroad: A Novel by W.H. Cameron	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Patty Blount made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — add anthology to my list topic " Hi, Is there a way to add You Too? to my dashboard? I am one of the contributing authors to this anthology. "
Oct 30, 2019 09:45AM
Patty Blount entered a giveaway The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
Oct 04, 2019 10:03AM · like · see giveaway · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Patty Blount rated a book it was amazing All of Me (Compass Cove, #3) by Jeannie Moon (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Patty Blount rated a book it was amazing Long Shot (Hoops #1) by Kennedy Ryan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
This novel should get all the stars. It completely deserved its 2019 Rita Award. Raw. Emotional. Hot. Romantic and ultimately....hopeful. That's what romance should be. Hopeful. I can't go into detail except to say the novel covers a lot about what's ...more
Aug 01, 2019 08:55AM · 1 like · like · see review
Patty Blount rated a book it was amazing Preserving Peaches (Jane Delaney Mysteries #5) by Pamela Burford (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
This novel is just plain fun! Sexy Beast, a poodle with a rather inflated sense of worth, is a scene-stealer! Schnook Beer's logo makes an unfortunate appearance and oh! I almost forgot the love triangle! Or quadrangle. Or...something. But the best pa ...more
Jul 31, 2019 06:58AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Patty Blount rated a book it was amazing Six Goodbyes We Never Said by Candace Ganger (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
Oh my heart, this book! I can't even find the words -- enough words, good words -- that adequately convey how impactful, how emotional, how amazing this book is. Naima and Dew are teens forced to endure unspeakable losses. Both are orphans now living ...more
Jul 09, 2019 11:36AM · 5 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Six Goodbyes We Never Said by Candace Ganger. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Six Goodbyes We Never Said by Candace Ganger <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Patty Blount wants to read Take Me Down (The Knight Brothers, #2) by Carly Phillips (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Quotes by Patty Blount

“I strongly believe if God had intended man - or woman - to jog, he'd have scaled way back on breast size and sent some of that padding to the soles of our feet. Just sayin'.”
― Patty Blount, Some Boys

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“Hold your head up, Grace. Even when you’re dying inside—especially then—hold it up.”
― Patty Blount, Some Boys

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“Do the laws against sexual assault not apply to strippers? To girlfriends?”
― Patty Blount, Some Boys

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Which Book Should We Read for the June Standalone Read?

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

35 votes 28.2%

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

24 votes 19.4%

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

17 votes 13.7%

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

16 votes 12.9%

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

15 votes 12.1%

Survivor by Lesley Pearse

7 votes 5.6%

The Schooldays of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee

5 votes 4.0%

Some Boys by Patty Blount

3 votes 2.4%

The Do-Right by Lisa Sandlin

2 votes 1.6%

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