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Publisher: Dutton Books (April, 2010) Page count: 304 Reading Level: YA SUMMARY: One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teensaboth named Will Graysonaare about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of historyas most fabulous high school musical. MY REVIEW: I have not read a book so thought provoking, touching, and downright funny like WILL GRAYSON before. The story is narrated by the two Wills, one written in regular diction, the other all in lower case. Each author did an excellent job at getting to the heart of their characters. By the time I closed the book I felt I knew these people they had become so real and endearing to me. This book is not easy to forget. Will is best friends with Tiny who is nothing like his name being 6”6’ and huge. Tiny is gay and falls in love easily and frequently. Will k...

**2010 Debut Author Challenge List** Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Greenwillow Books (March, 2010)  SUMMARY: Something--some power--is blooming inside Laurel. She can use flowers to do things. Like bringing back lost memories. Or helping her friends ace tests. Or making people fall in love. Laurel suspects her newfound ability has something to do with an ancient family secret, one that her mother meant to share with Laurel when the time was right. But then time ran out. Clues and signs and secret messages seem to be all around Laurel at Avondale School, where her mother had also boarded as a student. Can Laurel piece everything together quickly enough to control her power, which is growing more potent every day? Or will she set the stage for the most lovestruck, infamous prom in the history of the school? MY REVIEW: I went into reading this book without knowing anything about it. The librarian at my local library remarked about the flower ...