Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, Hamlet...they're all great books--classics, in fact--that became totally boring once they were assigned to you in English class. Which is too bad, because there are a ton of amazing books out there.
So here's a way that we can all read the soon-to-be-classics without feeling like total dorks: the ELLEgirl Book Club. Every week, one of the ELLEgirl editors or interns will talk about a book that just came out. We'll let you know if it's worth reading afterschool, bringing along to the beach, or ditching entirely. The best part? Youll know the books that we're going to be talking about two weeks in advance, so you can pick it up, read it, and chime in the very same day we blog about it. Oh, and did I mention that we'll be giving away our book club picks to five lucky winners every month? Score!
Our first book club read is Pretty Face, a book about SoCal girl Hayley who stands out in a sea of skinny girls at her high school, by Mary Hogan. We're giving you the heads up so you can pick it up (here, or at your local indie bookstore) and check back on April 2 for our first book club chat. Get smart--book smart, that is!
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