After all, paul is too popular to even be speaking to holly. Three holiday romances by maureen johnson, john green, and lauren myracle. It was an rwa romance writers of america rita award finalist in two categories. Nothing like you is a solid book, with an interesting, if not innovative story, and a main character that i really liked. Buy nothing like you by lauren strasnick online at alibris.
Nothing like you when holly loses her virginity to paul, a guy she barely knows, she assumes their encounter is a onenight stand. Nothing like you book by lauren strasnick official. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick overdrive rakuten. Nothing like you ebook by lauren strasnick rakuten kobo. Nothing like you is a heavy, but fantastic read that tackles the tough topic of loss and what it can do to a person. We were parked at point dume, paul and i, the two of us tangled together, half dressed, half not. Buy the paperback book nothing like you by lauren strasnick at indigo. Download or read nothing like you 2009 in pdf, epub formats. Two years ago, adriennes best friend walked out of her life. Paperback edition came out the following fall, 2010. I read nothing like you really quickly in one night. Fred, who is a dashingly goodlooking charmer, and adina, who is cold and flippantly standoffish.
Holly lost her mother six months ago to cancer, but shes not stuck in her mind about it. But more like a magic spell, because you dont really know what youll have when all the ingredients are combined. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick when holly loses her virginity to paul. In the tradition of reasons why, a suspenseful and heartwrenching novel from the author of nothing like you and her and me and you. Aug 03, 2010 buy the paperback book nothing like you by lauren strasnick at indigo. Use search by author, title or series to find more. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick, paperback barnes. Read nothing like you by lauren strasnick available from rakuten kobo. When holly loses her virginity to paul, a guy she barely knows, she assumes their encounter is a. Nothing like you ebook by lauren strasnick official. One week ago, she left adrienne a desperate, muffled voicemail. Story of a girl 2007, jo knowless jumping off swings 2009, and lauren strasnicks nothing like you 2009. Buy nothing like you book online at low prices in india.
Rita award finalist, best first book book awards librarything. It opens with holly losing her virginity to paul, a boy she hardly knows and mostly doesn. Holly is very obviously in a different state of mind during the book than her usual self. Nothing like you book by lauren strasnick official publisher. Strangely, this is both its strongest, and weakest, element. Lauren strasnick s succinctness with words is still a relatively rare gift in ya lit. I dont say that about many books usually the qualms i have are that the book is too long, but i think an extra hundred pages would have done wonders for nothing like you. Hiding her biggest secret from her best friend, and trying her hardest to figure everything out on her own, hollys characterization is. Suite scarlett by maureen johnson nothing like you lauren strasnick. Pauls car smelled like sea air and stale smoke, and from his rearview hung a yellow and pink plastic lanyard that swayed with the breeze drifting in through the open car window. When holly loses her virginity to paul, a guy she barely knows, she assumes their encounter is a onenight stand.
To make matters worse, she and holly are becoming friends. Im lauren and ive written four books about deranged teenagers. Aug 02, 2017 lauren strasnick, author of 16 ways to break a heart out now. She is the author of then you were gone, nothing like you, and her and me and you. Their unemotional affair is kept secret because paul is already dating willowy beauty saskia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oct 20, 2009 buy the kobo ebook book nothing like you by lauren strasnick at indigo. Buy a cheap copy of nothing like you book by lauren strasnick. Nothing like you ebook by lauren strasnick kobo edition. Then you were gone by lauren strasnick booksamillion. Review nothing like you, lauren strasnick s debut novel, is relatively short, but packs one heck of a punch between its covers.
Nothing like you, by lauren strasnick, is more of a novella than a novel, clocking in at 38k words. Review nothing like you, lauren strasnicks debut novel, is relatively short, but packs one heck of a punch between its covers. Lauren strasnick author of nothing like you goodreads. In the tradition of reasons why, a suspenseful and heart wrenching novel from the author of nothing like you and her. But ever since hollys mom died six months ago, holly has been numb to the world, and shes getting desperate to feel something, anything so when paul keeps. Even though its on the shorter side in length, strasnick packed a lot of valuable words and meaning into these pages. Nothing like you is in fact the story of how holly attempts, and largely fails, to deal with her mother. She is the author of then you were gone, nothing like you, and her and me and. Pauls real girlfriend is willowy and perfect and nothing like holly. Jul 29, 2010 yesterday the authors nominated in rwas best first book category discussed their debut books. Buy nothing like you book online at best prices in india on.
Lauren strasnick is a graduate of the california institute of the arts mfa writing program. Nothing like you chapter 1 we were parked at point dume, paul and i, the two of us tangled together, half dressed, half not. Nothing like you is candid and quickpaced, with characters you cant help but want the best for. A chilly night with just a wedge of moon, mist brewing on the water and congealing in gullies. Jul 28, 2010 nothing like you, by lauren strasnick young adult. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick when holly loses her virginity to paul, a guy she barely knows, she assumes their encounter is a onenight stand. While somewhat underwritten, yet rather repetitive, nothing like you is not a bad book. Deb caletti, national book award finalist for honey, baby, sweetheart the fastpaced story will appeal to fans of meg cabot and sarah dessen. Read books for free from anywhere and from any device. Review of nothing like you by lauren strasnick posted on 03292011 by rhapsodyinbooks sixteenyearold holly lost her mother six months previously to breast cancer, and never really dealt with the pain of having done so. In the tradition of reasons why, a suspenseful and heartwrenching novel from the author of nothing like you and her. I really liked the idea, but i couldnt connect to the writing style.
Sex, alcohol and grief mix with gentle humor to drive strasnick s first novel. Buy ebook nothing like you by lauren strasnick, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Shes lucky to have a loving father, jeff, and her best friend nils is her next door neighbor with whom she spends most days in the backyard tool shed together, talking. Dont get me wrong, i really liked it and was able to read. Her and me and you by lauren strasnick nook book ebook. Still, i gave then you were gone a try because the story sounded so good.
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It is a powerful read that will wreck your nerves, put them back together, and wreck them all over again. She wrote her first short story, yours truly, the girls from bunk six, in a clothbound 5x4 journal, in the fifth grade. Then you were gone by lauren strasnick in the tradition of reasons why, a suspenseful and heartwrenching novel from the author of nothing like you and her. The pacing is a little off and i didnt necessarily think there was enough driving the story, but it was still an enjoyable read. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Then you were gone book by lauren strasnick official. The book was short and sweet, but it was almost too short. After all, paul is too popular to even be speaking. Then you were gone by lauren strasnick overview in the tradition of reasons why, a suspenseful and heartwrenching novel from the author of nothing like you and her and me and you. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
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Her and me and you simon pulse a launch party for local young adult author lauren strasnick and her second ya novel, her and me and you. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lauren strasnick books online. After her dads affair with a younger woman, alex moves with her mom to her dead grandmothers house in smalltown connecticut. Then you were gone ebook by lauren strasnick rakuten kobo. I read lauren strasnick s nothing like you a while ago and had conflicting feelings about it. She left behind a string of broken hearts, a flurry of rumors, and a suicide note. How you reacted to or celebrated your rita nomination. Holly hirsh, a senior, has not cried since her mother died six months ago. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick fantastic fiction. Lauren strasnick, author of 16 ways to break a heart out now. Common knowledge book awards rita award finalist, best first book. Holly feels nothing except a slight physical pain when she loses her virginity to classmate paul bennett in his car. Conjuring, contemplating, ponderingwriting is sort of like gathering the ingredients for a magic spell. Nothing like you book by lauren strasnick 2 available.