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{"id":2105,"date":"2020-06-07T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2021-06-20T05:08:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T05:08:10","slug":"ksr-2020-young-adult-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2105&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"KSR 2020 Young Adult Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Kids&#8217; Summer Reads 2020: Young Adult Books<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size:18px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/ksr-2020-childrens-books\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO CHILDREN&#8217;S<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;-|||-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/ksr-2020-middle-grade-books\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO MIDDLE GRADE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/ksr-2020-books-young-readers-texas-authors-color\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO BOOKS BY AUTHORS OF COLOR<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>*YOUNG ADULT* <\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>Click the covers to purchase.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>New books added daily through July 4, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>YOUNG ADULT \/ HISTORICAL \/ FANTASY&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Einsteins-Compass-Time-Traveler-Adventure-ebook\/dp\/B07KRMNPZK\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/einsteins_compass_cover.png\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:279px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a><em>Einstein\u2019s Compass: A YA Time Traveler Adventure<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By Grace Allison<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Modern Mystic Media, LLC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Einsteins-Compass-Time-Traveler-Adventure-ebook\/dp\/B07KRMNPZK\/\" target=\"_blank\">eBook ASIN: B07KRMNPZK;&nbsp;398 pages; $0.99<\/a>; also available in audio book and paperback<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/recently-tour-einstein%E2%80%99s-compass\" target=\"_blank\">Lone Star Lit Tour Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>What if young Albert Einstein had a magical compass that inspired his theories of relativity?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">In&nbsp;<em>Einstein&#8217;s Compass: A YA Time Traveler Adventure<\/em>,&nbsp;a young Albert is given a supernatural compass that allows him to travel through time and space, and find wisdom in other dimensions, including the lost city of Atlantis. But evil forces seek the power of the compass, including a monstrous, shape-shifting dragon from a different age. Can the compass protect Albert from such villainy?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&#8220;&#8230;a riveting fantasy about soul-searching and growth which will keep young adult readers engrossed to the end.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2014 D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, <em>Midwest Book Review<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>MAGICAL REALISM \/ HISTORICAL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781442421097?aff=LoneStarLit\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/Cover%20med-res%20Angel%20Thieves.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:261px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a>Angel Thieves<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>By Kathi Appelt<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Atheneum\/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781442339668?aff=LoneStarLit\" target=\"_blank\">Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1442339668; 336 Pages;&nbsp;$11.99<\/a>; also available in hardcover, audio book, and ebook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/angel-thieves-kathi-appelt\" target=\"_blank\">Lone Star Lit Tour Page<\/a>. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/lone-star-review-angel-thieves-kathi-appelt\" target=\"_blank\">Lone Star Lit Review.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>An ocelot. A slave. An angel thief.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Multiple perspectives spanning across time are united through themes of freedom, hope, and faith in a most unusual and epic novel from Newbery Honor\u2013winning author and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>FANTASY&nbsp;\/ ROMANTIC MYSTERY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Saints-Creator-Stonehaven-Academy-ebook\/dp\/B083D63F16\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/creator_ebook.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:263px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a>Warrior Saints \u2013 Creator: Stonehaven Academy Saints Book 1<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">By Carla Thorne<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Saints-Creator-Stonehaven-Academy-ebook\/dp\/B083D63F16\/\" target=\"_blank\">eBook ASIN: B083D63F16; 284 pages; $2.99<\/a>&nbsp;also available in paperback<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">In the supernatural battle of good vs. evil, whose side are you on?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Mary Hunter just discovered she\u2019s half angel. Now, all she has to do is figure out which demon is trying to destroy her in this supernatural superhero series.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">From brutal fights in the supernatural realm, to battling obstacles in the halls of Stonehaven Academy, Mary knows she\u2019s different.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">As her supernatural battles increase, she is drawn into friendships with others who are as confused about their bizarre abilities and encounters as she is. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Now that Mary, Deacon, Scout, and Ivy have found each other, what is their purpose and why? And how do they manage their powers and maneuver the confusing maze of school, family, romance\u2014and the occasional demonic force?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><em><span style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Saints-Destroyer-Stonehaven-Academy-ebook\/dp\/B08563NH85\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/destroyer_ebook.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:263px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><em><span style=\"color:#000000\">Warrior Saints \u2013 Destroyer: Stonehaven Academy Saints Book 2<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">By Carla Thorne<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Saints-Destroyer-Stonehaven-Academy-ebook\/dp\/B08563NH85\/\" target=\"_blank\">eBook ASIN:&nbsp;B08563NH85; 288 pages; $2.99<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;also available in paperback<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">In the growing supernatural battle between the Creator and the Destroyer, what does it cost to do the right thing?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Mary, Deacon, Scout, and Ivy have identified their abilities and understand their work for the Creator. But with every new burst of strength and skill they discover, the Destroyer grows more determined to terminate their efforts. Surrounded by potential enemies who are capable of vicious acts, the Warriors must learn to trust each other and their supernatural help. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">As evil is revealed and sneaks in to every area of their lives, how do the Warriors know who to trust\u2014especially when the sacrifice is too great? And can they stay the course and endure the aftermath when not everyone survives the fight?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Saints-Victor-Stonehaven-Academy-ebook\/dp\/B086BTM3TQ\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/victor_ebook.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:263px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a>Warrior Saints \u2013 Victor: Stonehaven Academy Saints Book 3<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">By Carla Thorne<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Saints-Victor-Stonehaven-Academy-ebook\/dp\/B086BTM3TQ\/\" target=\"_blank\">eBook ASIN: B086BTM3TQ;&nbsp;$2.99<\/a>; available for pre-order<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">In one final battle, can the Warriors defeat their sworn enemy and complete their ultimate assignment?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Destruction, heartache, and catastrophic loss have followed the Warriors back to the broken hallways of Stonehaven Academy. Challenges await around every turn, as unexpected assignments become difficult for the fractured group. When they develop relationships with new people, how do they decide who\u2019s an ally and who\u2019s another enemy?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">With the ultimate showdown on the horizon, can Mary, Deacon, Scout, and Ivy pull together to uncover the true threat and defeat it once and for all? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">MATURE YA \/ CONTEMPORARY \/ FRIENDSHIP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/We-Wildflowers-L-B-Simmons-ebook\/dp\/B07QQV5Y5B\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/we_the_wildflowers_cover.docx_.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:265px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a>We, the Wildflowers<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By L.B. Simmons<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Spencer Hill Press<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/We-Wildflowers-L-B-Simmons-ebook\/dp\/B07QQV5Y5B\/\" target=\"_blank\">eBook ASIN: B07QQV5Y5B; 391 pages; $4.49<\/a>; also available in paperback<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em>(suggested for mature teens due to subject matter-mental health, suicide, addiction, abuse, homosexuality, friendship, inspirational)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Read&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/lone-star-review-we-wildflowers\" target=\"_blank\">Lone Star Review<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Genesis&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Adam&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Chloe&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Lukas&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">No one loves them, no one cares about them, no one even sees them until they end up in Mary Rodriguez&#8217;s home, an outpost for Sacred Heart&#8217;s troubled youth program. It is within these walls that the four teens forge unlikely friendships. They experience the intensity of first loves, share secrets, and suffer losses, vowing to make the world a better place in spite of their personal battles with addiction, depression, loneliness, and abuse. But when the unthinkable happens, those friendships are tested in ways they never could have imagined.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Will they find strength enough to survive or will their bonds be too fractured to heal them yet again?&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em>We, the Wildflowers<\/em>&nbsp;is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">UPPER MIDDLE GRADE \/ YOUNG ADULT \/ REALISTIC FICTION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/the-inside-battle\/9781499809176\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/the_inside_battle.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:263px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a>THE INSIDE BATTLE <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By Melanie Sumrow<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Yellow Jacket<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/the-inside-battle\/9781499809176\" target=\"_blank\">Hardcover, ISBN: 9781499809176; 336 pages; $16.99; <\/a>also available in eBook<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Thirteen-year-old Rebel Mercer yearns for his father&#8217;s approval. His dad suffers from PTSD and spends time in their basement communicating with a racist, anti-government militia group called the Flag Bearers. He doesn&#8217;t agree with his dad&#8217;s ideology, but he isn&#8217;t speaking out against it either. Can Rebel find his voice when it&#8217;s needed most?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>COMING OF AGE \/ CONTEMPORARY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781948679824?aff=LoneStarLit\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/cover%20Yeah%2C%20But%20I%20Didn%27t.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; height:267px; margin:5px; width:175px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><em><strong>Yeah, But I Didn\u2019t<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By Ann Swann<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">WordCrafts Press<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781948679824?aff=LoneStarLit\" target=\"_blank\">Paperback ISBN-13:&nbsp;9781948679848; 320 pages; $16.99<\/a>; also available in eBook and hardcover<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/yeah-i-didnt-ann-swann\" target=\"_blank\">Lone Star Lit Tour Page<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>The first rung: the betrayal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>The second rung: the assault<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>The third rung: the rumors<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>The fourth rung: the painting<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>The final rung: the end of everything<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Benji Stevens is 14 years old when her world falls apart. 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