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Rebels Like Us
Rebels Like Us | Liz Reinhardt
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"It's not like I never thought about being mixed race. I guess it was just that, in Brooklyn, everyone was competing to be unique or surprising. By comparison, I was boring, seriously. Really boring." Culture shock knocks city girl Agnes "Nes" Murphy-Pujols off-kilter when she's transplanted midsenior year from Brooklyn to a small Southern town after her mother's relationship with a coworker self-destructs. On top of the move, Nes is nursing a broken heart and severe homesickness, so her plan is simple: keep her head down, graduate and get out. Too bad that flies out the window on day one, when she opens her smart mouth and pits herself against the school's reigning belle and the principal. Her rebellious streak attracts the attention of local golden boy Doyle Rahn, who teaches Nes the ropes at Ebenezer. As her friendship with Doyle sizzles into something more, Nes discovers the town she's learning to like has an insidious undercurrent of racism. The color of her skin was never something she thought about in Brooklyn, but after a frightening traffic stop on an isolated road, Nes starts to see signs everywhereincluding at her own high school where, she learns, they hold proms. Two of them. One black, one white. Nes and Doyle band together with a ragtag team of classmates to plan an alternate prom. But when a lit cross is left burning in Nes's yard, the alterna-prommers realize that bucking tradition comes at a price. Maybe, though, that makes taking a stand more important than anything.
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nadine_swartz
Rebels Like Us | Liz Reinhardt
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Show up to book club, walk away with free croissants! Best book club yet! #bookclubhaul #eshaverbooksellers

asiriusreader Nice!! Love it when a book club has good food!! 8y
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nadine_swartz
Rebels Like Us | Liz Reinhardt
Mehso-so

Ok, I have to edit because I just met the author, and she is my FAVORITE new person! A sharper editor would have put the book over the top! The basis was sooo good! The protagonist is a feminist! Cons: the first quarter of the book takes place over three days, the rest over weeks; and certain passages are repetitive. Hearing Liz's process, though, gave me a new appreciation for the piece. Plus, she is a hoot!

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nadine_swartz
Rebels Like Us | Liz Reinhardt
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Maybe the best line in the book. #linguisticoutlaw

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Rebels Like Us | Liz Reinhardt
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Enter to win a copy 📚 of #RebelsLikeUs by @liz.reinhardt.writes in our #SpringFling 🌺 ☀️ #giveaway that ends on May 1st along with 4 other new #YA books 📖 and an awesome tote bag

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nadine_swartz
Rebels Like Us | Liz Reinhardt
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For days when you can't adult, YA lit and strawberries and whipped cream for dinner. Creeper #littenkitten photobomb bonus. #catsoflitsy #yalit

asiriusreader 👍🏻yum! Love the kitty photobomb! 8y
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TheLibrarian
Rebels Like Us | Liz Reinhardt
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Finally won a giveaway on Goodreads and it's an advanced copy! Can't wait to dig into this book when it finally arrives. 😀

Lacythebookworm Yay! 🙌 8y
PurpleyPumpkin Exciting!👍🏽 8y
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Bookzombie Yay!!! 8y
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