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At the close of a recent interview, an author shared something personal with me about one of her novels. I asked if I could relate the story here at Bildungsroman, and she granted me permission. Here now, in her own (italicized) words, is Melissa Lion.
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To date, Melissa Lion has released two novels, Swollen and Upstream. Each is narrated by a teenage girl with a boyish nickname who is troubled by a recent loss. In Swollen, Samantha (Sam) feels as thought she's a middle girl in everything that she does - middle of the pack during cross-country meets, not the best nor the worst student in school, ( Read more... )

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It was a beautiful day to grow up.
Body Bags, a mystery written by Christopher Golden, opens with a killer line: Amanda Green died for a cigarette. Within a matter of pages, Amanda is a goner, having been at the wrong place at the wrong time. It just goes to prove what I've been saying all of my life: Smoking kills. Don't smoke.

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