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Underrated Books Part 19

  I haven't made one of these in several months! But here's part 19. You can look for previous parts in the Navigation page.  1. Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour -Emi, an aspiring movie set designer, and her best friend Charlotte, track down and find the grandaughter of a famous Hollywood actor named Ava. After they meet and work together on Emi's movie, they fall in love. 2. A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard -Steffi has selective mutism and communicates mostly in sign language. She falls in love with the new boy in her school, named Rhys, who is deaf. Steffi is then able to feel more comfortable with who she is and find her place in the world. 3. Ferris by Kate DiCamillo - Our main character named Ferris has an unforgettable summer with her friends and family, mostly involving a supernatural mystery with her grandmother. 4. The Very Last of the Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews --yes, another book by the famous actress (the first one I shared was Mandy ). Thi...

Everything Leads to You Review

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  I think Nina Lacour is becoming a new favorite author of mine! I don't know why it took me so long to read another book from her, because her writing is awesome. The first Nina Lacour book I read was We Are Okay back in 2022. You can read the review here . Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour is about Emi, an 18 year old young woman who got a summer internship in movie set designing thanks to her older brother Toby. One day she and her best friend Charlotte are invited to look through the estate of a really famous movie star that just died, named Clyde Jones. While looking though there to see what they can use for the set of an upcoming movie, they come across a record player with a hidden letter inside. In the letter, they learned that Clyde Jones actually left some money for his daughter Caroline to inherit. The girls find out that Caroline died a long time ago, but she had a daughter named Ava who is still alive and is around their age. After several roadblocks, they reac...