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Rush Hour: Face
Never take anything at face value again with Rush Hour, a literary journal edited by Michael Cart featuring original stories, essays, art, and poems. Bold, innovative, and eclectic - that's Rush Hour, the place for thought-provoking work from today's most distinguished voices, both established and new. "Face" is the captivating theme of Volume Three, and it goes far beyond skin deep to probe perceptions and reality, secrets and revelations. In Rush Hour: Face, 20 writers and articles peer beneath the masks we wear in public - and in private - with startling results. You'll find striking stories by Aidan Chambers and K.L. Going, poetry by Marc Talbert and Jen Bryant, a graphic story by Eric Shanower, art by Harry Bliss and William Steig, and several rising stars here you won't want to miss. The third issue pushes the boundaries of this unprecedented, pulsating journal, published twice a year and focused on themes today's readers care about most. Lara's short story “Me and the Bean,” which is set in the same Delaware community that all of the books published under her own name take place, appears in this issue. Praise for Rush Hour: Face: "The best volume in this series so far ... Aidan Chambers and Lara Zeises both examine the after effects of romantic relationships; Chambers with a sharp clinical eye in "The Scientific Approach," Zeises tracking the emotional residue of lingering tenderness and painful reckoning of truth. ... The range of style and approach offers good reading from cover to cover, or one entry at a time." - Horn Book "Fresh and innovative." - Kirkus Reviews "[P]rovocative and worth reading." - Teenreads.com
Whether laughing to tears reading Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great or clamoring for more unmistakable "me too!" moments in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, girls all over the world have been touched by Judy Blume’s poignant coming-of-age stories. Now, in this anthology of essays, twenty-four notable female authors write straight from the heart about the unforgettable novels that left an indelible mark on their childhoods and still influence them today. Drawing on their own experiences of feeling like a Fourth Grade Nothing before growing up to become Smart Women themselves, these writers pay tribute, through their reflections and most cherished memories, to one of the most beloved authors of all time. Edited by Jennifer O'Connell and featuring selections from acclaimed woman writers such as Meg Cabot, Megan McCafferty, and Melissa Senate, Everything I Needed to Know... includes Lara’s essay, "The M Word." Praise for Everything I Needed to Know... : "Wry pieces like Stacey Ballis' 'Forever...Again' and Lara M. Zeises' 'The M Word' make this more than a nostalgia trip." - Entertainment Weekly "Each writer is fearlessly honest.... It's emotional reading." - Chicago Sun-Times "By turns funny and poignant, this essay collection captures the essence of Judy Blume's appeal." - Library Journal "Funny, poignant, honest, and reverential, these stories will resonate strongly with the legions of readers who, like the authors, are grateful and lifelong Blume devotees." – Booklist Purchase the book
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"I wonder if Judy Blume really knows how many girls' lives she affected. I wonder if she knows that at least one of her books made a grown woman finally feel like she'd been a normal girl all along. . . ."
