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FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  Unfiltered Author:  Lily Collins Publisher:  Harper Price: $18.99   Pages: 221 Genre:  Memoir Year:  2017 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT IS IT ABOUT? Opening up can be scary. We worry that no one can relate to us or understand our problems. We worry that our struggles define us and that our quirks make us weird. But believe me: if you open up and let go, the only thing you'll feel is free. Using our voices allows us to connect with one another and realize we're never alone. We are encouraged, inspired, and supported. The sooner we accept our stories for all that they are and the sooner we let go of the shame, regrets, and fear surrounding our experiences - the sooner we can live, love, and be loved. The time to be unfiltered is now. - In this groundbreaking debut essay collection, featuring never-before-seen photos, actress Lily Collins—star of  Mortal Instruments  ...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  Billy and Me Author:  Giovanna Fletcher Publisher: Penguin Price:  £ 7. 99  Pages:  432 Genre: Love Story Year:  2013 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT IS IT ABOUT? Sophie May has a secret. One that she's successfully kept for years. It's meant that she's had to give up her dreams of going to university and travelling the world to stay in her little village, living with her mum and working in the local teashop. But then Sophie unexpectedly meets the gorgeous Billy Buskin - a famous actor with ambitions to make it to the top. As they begin to grow closer, Sophie finds herself whisked away from the comfort of her life into Billy's glamorous - but ruthless - world. Their relationship throws Sophie right into the spotlight after years of shying away from attention. Can she handle the constant scrutiny that comes with being with Billy? How much is she prepared to give up along the way? And is their lo...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title: It Only Happens In The Movies Author:  Holly Bourne Publisher:  Usborne Publishing Price:  7, 99€ (Amazon) Pages:  411 Genre:  Movies, Love Story, Feminism Year:  2017 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT IS IT ABOUT? Bad boys turned good, kisses in the rain, climbing through bedroom windows ... IT ONLY HAPPENS IN THE MOVIES. When Audrey meets Harry, it's the start of a truly cinematic romance - or is it? Audrey knows that Harry is every movie cliché rolled into one. But she still chooses to let him into her heart ... - Audrey is over romance. Since her parents' relationship imploded her mother's been catatonic, so she takes a cinema job to get out of the house. But there she meets wannabe film-maker Harry. Nobody expects Audrey and Harry to fall in love as hard and fast as they do. But that doesn't mean things are easy. Because real love isn't like the movies... The greatest lov...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  CAROL (The Price of Salt) Author:  Patricia Highsmith Publisher:  Norton & Company; Movie Tie-In Price:  11 ,99 € (Amazon) Pages:  304 Genre: LGBTQ*  Year:  2015 (first published 1952) BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Patricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1952 and touted as "the novel of a love that society forbids," the book soon became a cult classic. Based on a true story plucked from Highsmith's own life,  Carol  tells the riveting drama of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department-store day job, whose routine is forever shattered by a gorgeous epiphany—the appearance of Carol Aird, a customer who comes in to buy her daughter a Christmas toy. Therese begins to gravitate toward the alluring suburban housewife, who is tr...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title: MOXIE Author: Jennifer Mathieu Publisher:  Hodder Children's Books Price: 8 ,53 € (Amazon) Pages: 340 Genre: Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Girl Power, High School, Contemporary Year:  2017 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? 'I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!' Zoella '... this is my new favorite book. I'm proud to be a Moxie girl!' Jennifer Niven, author of  All the Bright Places  and  Holding Up the Universe Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her high school teachers who think the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment and gross comments from guys during class. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules. Viv's mum was a tough-as-nails, punk rock Riot Grrrl in the '90s, and now Viv takes a page from her mother's past and creates  Moxie , a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates. She'...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  RAMONA BLUE Author:  Julie Murphy Publisher:  Balzer + Bray Price: 4,05 € (Amazon) Pages: 432 Genre: Young Adult, Romance, LGBTQ* aspects Year:  2017 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT IS IT ABOUT? Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family against the world. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things: she likes girls, she’s fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows she’s destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi. But juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning but ineffectual dad forces her to be the adult of the family. Now, with her sister, Hattie, pregnant, responsibility weighs more heavily than ever. The return of her childhood friend Freddie brings a welcome distraction. Ramona’s friendship with the former c...