8 BFF Reads: Characters' friendships you won't want to miss

Whether you’ve had one best friend your whole life or a crazy, mix-matched group of buds, there’s always that one person you can fall back on. A few of our fave authors are bringing these same personalities to their novel’s pages. Check out these...

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Beach Blanket Book Club 2013

Welcome to GL's Beach Blanket Book Club! We've got 18 fab books and we're giving them away every day in June. Plus, one book-lovin' babe will score big with the Beach Blanket Book Club grand prize! She'll be set for...

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Head back to the Civil War era with Sugar

Summer is a time for relaxation and running free with friends. But Jewell Parker Rhodes reveals it wasn’t always so easy for girls like Sugar. Rhodes’ new novel Sugar is the story of a girl growing up on a sugar plantation in Civil...

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7 fresh books you've gotta read this summer

Need a book to dive into this summer on the beach? Choose one of our freshest picks! Make sure you’ve slapped on the sunscreen, though, because once you start reading one of these, you’ll be in your chair all day long. ...

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Music lovers unite with The Lucy Variations

Sara Zarr’s new novel, The Lucy Variations, offers a balance of drama, music and self-discovery. Regardless of her prodigy status, 16-year-old Lucy Beck-Moreau is unable to save her elderly piano teacher from a stroke. And then her own grandmother isn’t doing too well, and Lucy’s friend...

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8 books we'd totally read with Mom

You are never too old to snuggle up with Mom and read one of your faves. Whether you read aloud to each other or flip through the pages quietly, it’s always fun to get wrapped up in a convo about the best part...

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