Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Paper Thin – The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 3
Coming January 26, 2010
APOOO Rating: 5 stars
Amazon Rating: 5 stars
In Paper Thin by Shelia M. Goss, Sierra, Britney and Jasmine are back. They are now sophomores and ready for new experiences. Especially Sierra, the narrator, as she has lost 25 pounds and is convinced that her new size will change things. Of course, she is right but not in the way she thinks. These 15-year olds are going to grow up in ways they never thought.
Ms. Goss does a wonderful job with this book of showing young women as they really are. She allows them to be selfish and loving, impatient and supportive and mostly, realistic. The reader is allowed to see how young people act when their lives change and how they deal with the economic struggles that hit their families. One of the more poignant messages deals with weight and self-esteem issues. We also get to see the young ladies deal with the timely and disturbing problem of violence among girlfriends and boyfriends. Paper Thin is an entertaining and enlightening book geared towards young people, but I recommend it to all readers. It made this reader, who has lived a long time, think, feel and relate.
Angelia Vernon Menchan
APOOO BookClub
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 12:01 am
IN STORES NOW
SPLITSVILLE – The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 2
The divas are back. Jasmine, Britney and Sierra’s world is filled with drama at Plano High.
DJ Johnson has been spreading nasty rumors that threaten to ruin Jasmine’s reputation. Jasmine’s home life is in turmoil too. Her parents are in the midst of a divorce, and she’s taking it hard. As if all that weren’t bad enough, Jasmine soon finds herself involved in drama that makes the situations with DJ and her parents seem like child’s play.
Splitsville: The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 2 is available at the following stores and online (if you don’t see it on the shelf–ask for it):
Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 10:59 am
SPLITSVILLE – The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 2
The divas are back. Jasmine, Britney and Sierra’s world is filled with drama at Plano High.
DJ Johnson has been spreading nasty rumors that threaten to ruin Jasmine’s reputation. Jasmine’s home life is in turmoil too. Her parents are in the midst of a divorce, and she’s taking it hard. As if all that weren’t bad enough, Jasmine soon finds herself involved in drama that makes the situations with DJ and her parents seem like child’s play.
Splitsville: The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 2 will be in stores on September 29, 2009 or you can order your copy now Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com or any of the other online retailers.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Stop by Shades of Romance Magazine Online Conference again today. I’ll be discussing my young adult books. CLICK HERE to leave your questions and comments and also meet other YA authors.
For tips on encouraging teens to read, visit my guest blog post over on The Author’s Hideaway Blog.
The Ultimate Test: The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 1 was mentioned on Color Online’s blog - recommended YA books featuring groups of friends. See the rest of their recommendations by clicking here.
The Lip Gloss Chronicles store is official open. Click on image below to access.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Words can’t express the joy I feel whenever I hear from a teen who has read The Ultimate Test. I am currently working on the edits for Paper Thin, the third book in the series, and I hope teens will get the message I’m trying to relay in it as well.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I was recently interviewed on The Brown Bookshelf.
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 9:51 am
I’m trying to beat another writing deadline so I won’t be blogging much this week. My main focus will be on completing my next manuscript. (Once I type “the end”, I’ll be making my weekly visits to some of my favorite blogs–I miss you all already 
).
Be sure to check me out tonight (Monday, June 22) on the Dr. Maxine Thompson Radio Show at 8 p.m. cst/ 9 p.m. est on ArtistFirst
P.S. – I would like to thank Cheré Coen for mentioning me in her article that was published this past weekend.
