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Carmen’s in treble

November 10, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez cover story: Is this an iPod commercial? bff charm: maybe swoonworthy scale: 4 talky talk: bare bones bonus factors: child prodigy anti-bonus factor: The Patty Chase Awful Mom Award relationship status: polite applause

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last night a DJ saved my life

April 1, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Just Listen by Sarah Dessen cover story: body bag it bff charm: yay! swoonworthy scale: 7 talky talk: straight up dessen bonus factors: sisters, mysterious loner dude, music debates, anti-after school special, dessen easter eggs relationship status: fantasy engagement

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the world was moving, she was right there with it

March 28, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Where She Went by Gayle Forman cover story: brown bag it bff charm: eventually swoonworthy scale: 8 talky talk: let’s hear it for the boy bonus factors: before sunrise, NYC!, tasty business anti-bonus factor: emocore/song lyrics relationship status: I love you, I love you not

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If only Robespierre could have had a cupcake…

December 21, 2010
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BOOK REPORT for Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly Cover Story: Respectable Enough BFF Charm: Nay at first, but Yay later! (for both of them) Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Dan Brownish Bonus Factor: French Revolution, Paris, Music Relationship Status: Going Steady

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if you’ve lost your faith in love and music . . .

October 15, 2010
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BOOK REPORT for five flavors of dumb by antony john bff charm: yay! swoonworthy scale: 6 talky talk: sxsw journal bonus factors: bands, rock and roll, ASL, Cliff Huxtable award, makin’ me feel old relationship status: favorite gig buddy

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censorship is temporary, but i am infinite.

September 29, 2010
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BANNED BOOK REPORT for the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky drinks taken: 78 drinks, 11 shots, 20 chugs (RIP my liver) bff charm: yay! swoonworthy scale: 5 talky talk: benny & joon offenses to my ladylike sensibilities: anti-family, profane language, depictions of sexuality, drug use, obscene or child pornography, suicide, unsuited to [...]

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Faeries Wear Boots (and They’ll Kick Your Ass)

July 13, 2010
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Book Report for Lament, The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Stiefvater BFF Charm: Nah Swoonworthy Scale: 5 Talky Talk: Old Fashioned Fantasy Bonus Factors: Kick-Ass Gram, Mysterious Loner Dude, Duckie Relationship Status: I Don’t Think About You When You’re Not Here, You Know

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The Frankie Landau-Banks Badass Prankster Rebel Girl Mix

April 28, 2010
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In the land of teenager, there is no greater expression of love than a mixtape. With that in mind, we’ve decided to launch a new category in which we create musical tributes to our most adored and cherished YA characters. And who better to kick off the series than the most fearsome prankster in the [...]

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official schedule for the SXYA music festival!

March 17, 2010
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as some of you may know, the south by southwest (sxsw) festival is happening right now in austin, tx, home to such national treasures as queso, “friday night lights” and yr old pal poshdeluxe! in honor of the music portion, which kicks off today, i thought it might be fun to make a list of [...]

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let’s get ready to rrrrumble (or, yes, the book IS better than the movie)

January 24, 2010
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last week, i posted about 2010 teen movies and erin suggested we review movies every now and then. awesome. i love movies! and books! and movies based on books! and since FYA reader crezia e-mailed us about the michael cera overload effect, i’ve been asking myself, “what is it with this guy?” and seeing him [...]

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