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Given how tight his schedule seemed to get during this time of the year, Edward had not managed to make it into the office until it was mid-day. With his annual fundraiser being a success, he had spent his morning with a handful of journalists while he had visited his constituents. Some might consider it a publicity stunt, which it was, as he could not exactly deny it. But there was something about visiting his childhood neighbourhood after becoming an elected official that he had found to be a humbling experience. It kept him grounded, while also ensuring him a his much needed votes for the next election. After all, these people were bound to vote for one of their own. In spite of how charming Edward might have seemed that morning, it was safe to say that he had been in a desperate need of caffeine. With a fundraiser that had lasted well into the night, an early morning interview with the press, and a constituency visit that had lasted several hours, the first thing he had done when he had arrived at the office was make his way to the break room to brew himself his usual dark roast. But it certainly seemed to have worked in his favour, considering that he had found Imogen all alone in the room, which in itself had become a rarity these days with how busy they both were. "It was." Edward stated, his tone quite casual as he stepped towards her. "I wish you had been there. I spent the whole night charming some of the richest women in the city, dancing with each, and every one of them until they were convinced to write their checks." He smirked, leaning closer towards her to whisper in her ear, his hand gently resting at the small of their back before trailing lower. "You know, I would have saved you the last dance."

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linus-wickworth · 1 year

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August 2022 Reading Wrap-Up!

1. Beside Myself by Ann Morgan. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

6-year-old twins Ellie and Helen switch identities for a day -- but when Ellie refuses to change back, Helen loses her self-confidence and her identity. 25 years later, Helen risks being pulled into her sister's dangerous orbit once more.

2. A Very, Very Bad Thing by Jeffrey Self. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Marley doesn't just want to be labeled the gay kid, but he doesn't have much else going on. He doesn't have any hobbies. He's the only kid he knows without a passion. A new kid comes to town who has the potential to finally make life interesting in Marley's small town. One problem: he's the son of the country's most famous, most bigoted television evangelist.

3. If We Were Us by K. L. Walther. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael prove to everyone at Bexley School that their close friendship does not hide a romance when new student Nick Morrissey and Charlie's twin brother, Nick, stir things up.

4. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.

5. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Mary is a lonely orphaned girl sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first, she is frightened by this gloomy place until she meets a local boy, Dickon, who's earned the trust of the moor's wild animals; the invalid Colin, an unhappy boy terrified of life; and a mysterious, abandoned garden.

6. Looking for Alaska by John Green. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

Miles is fascinated by famous last words - and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the 'Great Perhaps'. Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.

7. Mallee Boys by Charlie Archbold. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

Sandy knows that life at 15 is hard, but it's even harder when your mum died a year ago and nothing's gone right since. His brother Red is 18 and working the farm. As Sandy and Red deal with girls, dirt biking, footy and friendship, both have to work out who they want to be, without their mum. It turns out this is going to be one hell of a year.

8. Punching Bag by Rex Ogle. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

Rex Ogle describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor that act as beacons of light in the darkness.

9. Bloom by Kevin Panetta. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

After graduation, Ari is desperate to move to the big city with his band, but he has to find someone who can replace him at his parent's struggling bakery, so when he meets Hector he thinks his prayers have been answered.

10. A List Of Cages by Robin Roe. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When Adam lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he's got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn't easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can't complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends. Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian - the foster brother he hasn't seen in five years...

11. Sleepless by Thomas Fahy. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Terrified by the gruesome nightmares and unexplained bouts of sleepwalking that seem to be affecting her and many other students at Saint Opportuna High, Emma and her friends become even more unnerved when, after several deaths, they begin to suspect that something is causing them to kill in their sleep.

12. Colin Fischer by Edward Miller. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

Colin Fischer is 14 and he has Asperberger's syndrome. Much of the world is a mystery - he can't read his classmates' expressions without looking at a chart, the colour blue is really off-putting and he has no idea why his parents like to hug him. But when a gun goes off in the school cafeteria, Colin knows he can work out who did it.

13. Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

Meet Luis. He's out, he's proud ... and, although he doesn't know it yet, he's about to travel back in time to save a closeted student called Chaz from a tragic end.

14. Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Late on a hot summer night in the tail end of 1965, Charlie, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleepout. His visitor is Jasper, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie. So when Jasper begs for his help, Charlie eagerly steals into the night by his side, terribly afraid but desperate to impress.

15. Plague by Michael Grant. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

A deadly, flu-like epidemic and a plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties.

16. Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

After his best friend, Hayden, commits, suicide, fifteen-year-old Sam is determined to find out why--using the clues in the playlist Hayden left for him.

17. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Today is Leonard Peacock's birthday. This birthday, he has decided, will be different. Alone, as ever, in his house, he wraps five presents: four are for the people who matter most to him, and one is for himself - a gun. He plans to kill his former best friend, and then himself, but first he will say goodbye four times, in his own unique and special way.

18. 96 Miles by J. L. Esplin. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

The Lockwood brothers are supposed to be able to survive anything. Their dad, a hardcore believer in self-reliance, has stockpiled enough food and water at their isolated Nevada home to last for months. But when they are robbed at gunpoint during a massive blackout while their dad is out of town, John and Stew must walk many miles in the stark desert sun to get help, and they have only three days before their time runs out.

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