Books

  1. Mica

    Mica edited the description of This Is What Happy Looks Like Tuesday, August 14, 2012.

    • If fate sent you an email, would you answer? When teenage movie starIn This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith's new YA novel, perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O'Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends small town girlEllie O'Neillan email about his pet pig, Wilbur. In the tradition of romantic movies like "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle," the two seventeen-year-olds17-year-olds strike up an email relationship, even though they live on opposite sides of the country and don't even know each other's first names.

      Through a wittyseries of funny and poignant messages, Graham and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except forEllie make a true connection, sharing intimate details about their names or backgrounds. Thenlives, hopes and fears. But they don't tell each other everything; Graham finds outdoesn't know the major secret hidden in Ellie's family tree, and Ellie is innocently unaware that Ellie's Maine hometownGraham is actually a world-famous teen actor living in Los Angeles.

      When the perfectlocation for his latest film, andthe shoot of Graham's new film falls through, he decidessees an opportunity to take their relationship from online to in-person.in-person, managing to get the production relocated to picturesque Henley, Maine, where Ellie lives. But can a star as famous as Graham really starthave a real relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does EllieEllie's mom want her to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?

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  2. Shelfari

    Shelfari edited the description of This Is What Happy Looks Like Tuesday, August 14, 2012.

    • If fate sent you an email, would you answer? When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds. Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?

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