Dawn Deselms
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Ben Philippe:
I'm reading, The field guide to the North American Teenager, and am enjoying it very much. Since the story is set in Austin, Texas I was wondering, have you ever lived in Austin?
Ben Philippe
Hi, Dawn. Thanks for the kind words!
I lived in Austin for 3 years and produced roughly 200 gallons of sweat in that time. My apartment's AC was kept at 68 degrees the entire time. There are many things I've learned to love about the 512 (the comedy scene, Chicken $#*! Bingo, Alamo Drafthouses) but the weather isn't one of them. :)
I lived in Austin for 3 years and produced roughly 200 gallons of sweat in that time. My apartment's AC was kept at 68 degrees the entire time. There are many things I've learned to love about the 512 (the comedy scene, Chicken $#*! Bingo, Alamo Drafthouses) but the weather isn't one of them. :)
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Are you planning to write a sequel to The Field Guide...Teenager? This book was so delightfully witty and revelatory, and since it was left open-ended... I thought that in the final chapters, Norris might remove all the previous notebook pages and list all Maddie's wonderful qualities, then those he'd finally come to realize about Liam, Patrick, etc. saying this is the real truth. And perhaps a love triangle too...
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Hannah
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Hello! So I just finished Charming as a Verb and promptly went on a Googling rampage about you, which took me to your website and bunch of other stuff. Every time I came across something new, I felt more and more silly and theatrical, (laughing at all the hilarious things on your website, etc) which is just what happened while I was reading your novel. And I HAVE to ask: Where do you get your wonderful humor?
Matthew Gobea
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Ben Philippe:
I ab-soo-loot-ley LOVED this book! I can honestly relate to Norris as being a witty, "comical" person. And the friends he met along the way, Liam (my favorite), Maddie (also my favorite) and Aarti (whichhhh im kinda mixed with her). But at the ending, it was left off a cliffhanger. I was just wondering if you were planning on making a sequel to this friggin' awesome YA book? Seriously though, I think you should!
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Feb 22, 2019 12:54PM · flag