Finalist, lambda literary awards, 2009 finalist, ferrogrumley award from the publishing triangle, 2009 ala 2009 rainbow list cybils nomination, 2008. She has graduated from high school and deferred stanford for a year so she can pursue her newest dream, writing a. Marisol guzman returns in this companion novel to hard love, a 2000 lambda literary award winner and a michael l. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Written by ellen wittlinger, narrated by anne marie lee. She has a bachelors degree from millikin university in decatur, illinois, and an mfa from the. She gets her very own apartment with her high school best friend as roommate and a waitressing job at a classic harvard square coffeehouse.
People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so theyd resemble their favorite movie stars. She has a bachelors degree from millikin university in decatur, illinois. Ellen wittlingers hard love was one of the books that inspired me to write young adult novels. Marisol guzman has deferred college for a year to accomplish two things.
Ellen wittlinger born in belleville, illinois on october 21, 1948 is an author for young adults, including gracies girl and the printz honor book hard love. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. Marisols story, razzle, whats in a name, and hard love an american library association michael l. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. The followup to the printz honor book hard love finds marisol guzman older and wiser. Ellen wittlinger is the critically acclaimed author of the teen novels parrotfish, blind faith, sandpiper, heart on my sleeve, zigzag, and hard love an american library association michael l. In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love, which critics called a bittersweet tale of selfexpression and the struggle to achieve self love, ellen wittlinger offers a novel just as emotionally honest and deeply felt marisol guzman has deferred college for a year to accomplish two things. Marisols story 2008 a rich and solid representation of a girl on the cusp. Marisol guzman has deferred college for a year to accomplish two thing. Click on a book cover to read more about that book. Synopsis in this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love, which critics called a bittersweet tale of selfexpression and the struggle to achieve self love, ellen wittlinger offers a novel just as emotionally honest and deeply felt. Marisols story is a companion book to wittlinger s hard love 2001. Printz honor book and a lambda literary award winner, so we certainly welcome this sequel, which takes place a. You can spend hours reading a book to be completely crestfallen by its wasted potential and nauseously disgusted by the endingbut surprisingly, this does not describe ellen wittlinger s.
Printz honor book, a lambda literary award winner, and a. Wittlinger is a former childrens librarian with an mfa from the university of iowa. In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love. Bulletin for the center for childrens books blue ribbon book, 1999. Eighteenyearold marisol guzman knows what she wants out of life and how to. In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love, which critics called a bittersweet tale of selfexpression and the struggle to achieve self love, ellen wittlinger offers a novel just as emotionally honest and deeply felt. Ellen wittlinger went to college at millikin university in decatur, illinois. In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love, which critics called a bittersweet tale of selfexpression and the.
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