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HALO U.S. Book Tour Alexandra Adornetto Comes to a City Near You! September / October 2010 September 24, 2010: Next Chapter Bookshop, 10976 North Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092 September 27, 2010: Indigo, Toronto, Canada September 29, 2010: Davis-Kidd Books, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, TN 37215 September 30, 2010: Fashion Show and Book Signing at Sachi, 397 N Perkins Rd Ext Memphis, TN 38117 October 1, 2010: Davis-Kidd Books, 387 Perkins Extended, Memphis TN 38117 October 2, 2010: Austin Teen Lit Festival, Austin, Texas.  Click here to register!   October 4, 2010, 7:00pm: Blue Willow Bookshop: 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079 October 7, 2010, 7:00pm: Barnes & Noble at the Galleria, 3225 West 69th Street, Edina, MN 55435 October 8, 2010, 7:00pm: Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105 October 9, 2010, 2:00pm: Carle Place Barnes & Noble, 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place, NY 11514 October 10, 2010: Allykatzz Tween Summit,...

Our Pick -- September's Book of the Month  Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Poppy (September 7, 2010) Book summary: Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone. My review: Two conte...