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Kind of a Big Deal
Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale
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From bestselling author Shannon Hale comes Kind of a Big Deal: a hilarious, deliciously readable YA novel that will suck you inliterally. There's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie. She was kind of a big dealshe dropped out of high school to be a star! But the bigger you are, the harder you fall. And Josie fell. Hard. Ouch. Broadway dream: dead. Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading. Literally. She reads a book and suddenly she's inside it. And with each book, shes a different character: a post-apocalyptic heroine, the lead in a YA rom-com, a 17th century wench in a corset. Its alarming. But also . . . kind of amazing? Its the perfect way to live out her fantasies. Book after book, Josie the failed star finds a new way to shine. But the longer she stays in a story, the harder it becomes to escape. Will Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?
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BookishGirl06
Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale
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Just started today

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Sharpeipup
Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale
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Love this author photo! It looks like my weekend plans. 😉

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saresmoore
Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale
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I didn‘t have time to grab a book for myself at the library before Lucy‘s violin lesson, so I‘ll be reading one of her picks for the next half hour. Needs must! 😄 (Why don‘t I keep books in the car?! Dammit, Marie Kondo, you‘ve ruined me...)

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Meghan1
Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale

This book is adorable!!

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bibliobard
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The library at the school I teach had a selfie scavenger hunt and one of the challenges was to take a picture looking like a book cover — I had to share this here because who would appreciate this more than my friends on Litsy?

Bits So meta 🤣 3y
rather_be_reading great job!! 🤩 3y
Lindy 👏👏👏 3y
LiteraryinLawrence Awesome picture! 3y
mcipher Love it!! 3y
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megnews
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Pickpick

This was not what I thought it would be at all but I liked it. Teen girl doesn‘t cut it for her Broadway dream and ends up pulled into (literally) the books that she reads. Pretty fun.

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KimmyM
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Mehso-so

3⭐ The dialogue and writing were clunky, awkward, and stilted, but the story was inventive enough, and Josie's character development/growth felt insightful enough for me, that I had fun reading this one. #arc #ya

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rjsthumbelina
Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale
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This book wasn't perfect, but it was a lot of fun. The main character is a hot mess teen who dropped out of high school to try to make it on Broadway, didn't succeed, and gets a nannying job and moves to Montana with the family. She picks up a book and gets literally sucked into it- becomes a character, and some of the characters have the faces of people she knows. I wish the author wouldn't have tried to explain what was going on towards the end.

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rjsthumbelina
Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale
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1. At work: 2 treatment progress reviews, 2 treatment checklists, and 2 assessments, plus delivering 2 of my reviews and checklists for the month to my clients. At home: try to keep the dishes/laundry to a minimal level, participate in #buzzwordathon and #winterween, catch up on #sundaybuddyread, and start one book for #authoramonth
2. Having yesterday to read and play with my 5 month old son

@Cupcake12 #motivationalmonday

Cupcake12 Hope work goes well this week and you manage to get in some reading. Thank you for playing x 3y
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Moonprismpower
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I‘m liking this book so far. Josie seems to be trying to relive her high school romance through books.
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While listening I finished my DIY gingerbread house box calendar for my bf. Now I‘ve got to wrap the gifts and throw them in! I may throw chocolate in there too.
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Are you getting crafty for the holidays?

Julsmarshall So cute! I‘m working on several cross stitch gifts for the holidays 😀 3y
Moonprismpower @Julsmarshall oh I‘m jealous! I bought a cross stitch kit at tjmaxx, it has templates. I‘m going to try it for next Christmas though since I have absolutely no cross stitch experience. Do you make your own patterns? Tag me if you post them! 3y
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lowellette
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Pickpick

She falls into the books she‘s reading to figure out her real life issues. This is how I want to deal with all my problems.

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IhoardBOOKS
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Mehso-so

What I liked: it addresses that awkward stage of teenage to adult where everything is scary. Some people seem to make it work and others have dreams that don‘t work the way we thought they would and it‘s terrifying because that was the dream. Now what do you do? While Josie isn‘t exactly likable her characterization made sense and the things she went through are certainly things I could relate to.
Pretty meh story overall though.

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BookDragonNotWorm
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I was a little worried at first with this one. The writing was good, but the main character was shallow & while the premise was interesting, I was afraid it was going to be stupid rather than silly – but the story grew depth & direction & ended up being fun - I found myself laughing out loud several times. It has a good message & the MC grew and matured over the course of the pages.
Probably appeals most to traditional aged YA readers. 3.5/5 ⭐

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