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Speed of Life
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
12 posts | 6 read | 9 to read
Praise for The Speed of Life: "The Speed of Life is the kind of book that you want to read speedily, all at once, because the characters are so engaging, the voice of the narrator pitch perfect, the situations convincingly real and raw, the humor and liveliness of the prose such fun to follow, and the feelings of that time in a teenager's life when everything can go from awful to awesome in a heartbeat are so vividly captured. You won't want to put it down. But my advice is slow down and savor this delightful book, full of carino, funny and heartfelt, and (spoiler alert) not just for teens." -Julia Alvarez, award-winning, bestselling author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies"Carol Weston's Sofia moves beyond sorrow to all the possibilities of teen life in this wonderful book that takes us from loss to laughter."--Richard Peck, Newbery Gold Medalist for A Year Down Yonder "
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Peddler410
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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YES to all of that! ☝️
My daughter has a friend over and I am tackling the messy corner of my bedroom. I uncovered this gem from a large pile of books that need shelving and sorting. I‘m bumping this WAY up my TBR list.

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Librarylady
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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I love Weston's tween novels. This is her newest and I'm loving it. Sofia is fourteen, which is hard enough, but she's dealing with the unexpected death of her mother along with the usual fourteen year old stuff. Tween readers will be rooting for Sofia and may have some of their own questions answered as she navigates first kisses, boy drama and other teen drama.

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Sourcebooks
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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"A wonderful book that takes us from loss to laughter." --Richard Peck.
Speed of Life is both heartbreaking and heartwarming and it's written by the Dear Carol columnist from Girls' Life!

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Eggs
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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The setting is New York from one Christmas to the next-life after losing your Mom at age 14

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Jilljemmett
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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The best book I read was Speed of Life! It‘s a great middle grade / young adult read!


#maybookflowers (Best of May) - Speed of Life


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Jilljemmett
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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The Speed of Life by @carol_weston @Sourcebook is a great new middle grade / young adult story! Link for my review in bio!


#bookblogger #bookstagram #bibliophile #middlegrade #childrenslit #youngadult #review

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atleastimwellread
Speed of Life | Carol Weston

...how crazy it is that life just speeds along, sunrise after sunrise, season after season. Whether you're totally miserable or insanely happy, the months keep coming, crashing like waves. There are no do-overs, no backsides and bad stuff happens. But then I thought, Wait. Good stuff happens too. And sometimes, even a kiss can slow time down.

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atleastimwellread
Speed of Life | Carol Weston

I hoped I wasn't making too much of one stone-skipping lesson. The stones had all ended up at the bottom of the lake after all.
But a few had slipped. A few had defied gravity.

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atleastimwellread
Speed of Life | Carol Weston

I still love you as much as ever! I have your picture in my wallet and your love in my heart and your genes in my blood.

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atleastimwellread
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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It was so handy having Dear Kate just a click away! She was friendly, free and full of answers. And so many subjects were easier to type about than talk about! It felt good to be able to confide in her online about anything. It was better than in person could ever be. After all, I could never in a million years ask a question like that to someone I'd have to face in real life.

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BethFishReads
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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What happens when a teen opens up to a stranger only to discover she may become her stepmother. Issues of LGBTQ, blended families, & grief.

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LiteraryinPA
Speed of Life | Carol Weston
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I got to read this before its March 2017 release thanks to #NetGalley and it was a slam dunk for me. I'd say it's good for middle school through adult. The premise feels very fresh: a girl whose mom has died turns to a magazine columnist ("Ask Kate") for advice, but then her dad starts dating her. It weaves in blended families, bilingualism, LGBT topics, public versus private schools, and dealing with loss. Just a lovely book!

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