I am SO EXCITED to tell you guys about JESSE'S GIRL. I just finished reading it this past weekend and can I just say...
I've previously reviewed CATCHING JORDAN, STEALING PARKER, and THINGS I CAN'T FORGET, RACING SAVANNAH, and BREATHE, ANNIE, BREATHE, as well as interviewed Miranda when she debuted.
I'll be interviewing her again NEXT MONTH and then again in JULY!!!
Granted, if you stuck with me last fall during my A Week of Shooting Stars event, you'll know that I already have a soft spot for books featuring musicials or actors. I also love what a personal book this is for Miranda, and can't wait for you to read it in July! I'm seriously holding my tongue right now, bookworms. I want to give you all the details NOW and I CAN'T! But it is SO GOOD and you are going to want this book!
God, get ahold of yourself, Maya. Don’t be a horndog. Besides, he’s so not my type. I don’t do pretty boys.
It is my favorite of all of Miranda Kenneally's books to date.
And yes, I've read them ALL.
I've previously reviewed CATCHING JORDAN, STEALING PARKER, and THINGS I CAN'T FORGET, RACING SAVANNAH, and BREATHE, ANNIE, BREATHE, as well as interviewed Miranda when she debuted.
I'll be interviewing her again NEXT MONTH and then again in JULY!!!
You bookworms are lucky I love you -- and Miranda -- so much!
Granted, if you stuck with me last fall during my A Week of Shooting Stars event, you'll know that I already have a soft spot for books featuring musicials or actors. I also love what a personal book this is for Miranda, and can't wait for you to read it in July! I'm seriously holding my tongue right now, bookworms. I want to give you all the details NOW and I CAN'T! But it is SO GOOD and you are going to want this book!
Need more than my word? How about this excerpt to tide you over?
As
much as I love music, I am generally not a fan of country. I don’t like
banjos. I don’t like sappy lyrics about trucks and hauling hay. Dolly
Parton is my mortal enemy—my mom plays “Jolene” over and over and over
and over, and it makes me want to chop my ears off like van Gogh. Yeah,
yeah, I’m from Tennessee, where it’s a crime if you don’t love country,
but I like deep, rumbling beats and singing loud and fast and hard. I do
not like closing my eyes and crooning to a cow in the pasture. Yet here
I am at a Jesse Scott concert, getting ready to meet him and to see if
he’ll let me shadow him next Friday.
My
school requires every senior to “shadow” a professional for a day. It’s
their way of helping us figure out what kind of career we want. Like,
if you want to be president when you grow up, you might get to shadow
the mayor. Want to be a chef? Have fun kneading dough at the Donut
Palace. When I said “I want to be a musician,” I figured they’d send me
to work in the electronics section at Walmart.
I certainly never expected to shadow the king of country music.
It
turns out that Jesse Scott is my principal’s nephew. Jesse won TV’s
Wannabe Rocker when he was ten and has gone on to become very
successful. In sixth grade, every girl in class—myself included—took the
Teen Beat quiz: “Would Jesse Scott Like Your Kissing Style?” (Obviously
the answer was yes.) In middle school, I had a Jesse Scott poster on my
ceiling. It’s hard to believe he’s only eighteen, because he’s already
won three Grammys. When he was younger, his songs were about family,
fishing, and playing baseball, but lately they’re about love and making
love and all things sexy.
I
wouldn’t say I’m a fan anymore, but I would never give up an
opportunity to learn from a professional with such a gorgeous, pure
voice. I want to learn what it’s like to perform day in and day out.
Despite what everyone and their mom says—that I’ll struggle as a
musician—all I want is to play guitar in front of a crowd and hear
people cheer for me.
I
can’t believe I’m backstage at the Grand Ole Opry! I bounce on my toes.
Jesus, is that an archtop Super 4, the model Elvis played? I’ve never
seen one in real life. It probably cost more than my house. I’m ogling
the guitar when Jesse Scott comes out of the bathroom, drying his hair
with a towel. He pads across the room to the couch, wearing nothing but a
pair of rugged jeans with more holes than Swiss cheese. The lighting is
dim, and he doesn’t seem to notice I’m here, which is good, because
I’ve moved from ogling the guitar to ogling him.
Who wouldn’t? He was one of People
magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People,” and it is a truth universally
acknowledged that you should stare at people who’ve made that list. The
guy’s gorgeous. Like in the boy-next-door way. His wet, wavy, brown hair
curls around his ears and nearly hits his shoulders, and while he
doesn’t have a six-pack or anything, his body is fit. I wish he’d look
my way so I can see his famous brown eyes. They always remind me of
those caramel chews Poppy gives me when I visit. Jesse has some sort of
Gaelic symbol tattooed on his left shoulder blade. I want to reach out
and trace the design.
And since I already know that you're going to want it, you might as well pre-order and get some cool goodies, right!?
The following information is from
Sourcebooks!
In celebration of Miranda’s new book, Sourcebooks Fire is offering some really cool stuff for readers, fans, etc.
Everyone who emails teenfire@sourcebooks.com will automatically receive an email of the EXCLUSIVE Jesse’s Girl Playlist, and will be invited to attend a LIVE online author event on July 6, the day before Jesse’s Girl goes on-sale!
In addition, if you pre-order the book and send your proof of purchase (and mailing address) to teenfire@sourcebooks.com, you’ll not only get the exclusive playlist and event invite, but you’ll also receive a signed/personalized bookplate, a super-cute custom guitar pick, and entered to win a $300 gift card to TicketMaster so you can go to a concert or musical or some other fun event.
Everyone who emails teenfire@sourcebooks.com will automatically receive an email of the EXCLUSIVE Jesse’s Girl Playlist, and will be invited to attend a LIVE online author event on July 6, the day before Jesse’s Girl goes on-sale!
In addition, if you pre-order the book and send your proof of purchase (and mailing address) to teenfire@sourcebooks.com, you’ll not only get the exclusive playlist and event invite, but you’ll also receive a signed/personalized bookplate, a super-cute custom guitar pick, and entered to win a $300 gift card to TicketMaster so you can go to a concert or musical or some other fun event.
So hurry up and send your information to teenfire@sourcebooks.com
(Subject: Jesse’s Girl),
including your mailing address if you’re sending in proof of pre-order,
and how you would like your bookplate signed.
Here are links to order
a copy of Jesse’s Girl:
O F F I C I A L I N F O:
Title: JESSE'S GIRL
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
SUMMARY:
Everyone at Hundred Oaks High knows that career mentoring day is a joke. So when Maya Henry said she wanted to be a rock star, she never imagined she’d get to shadow *the* Jesse Scott, Nashville’s teen idol.But spending the day with Jesse is far from a dream come true. He’s as gorgeous as his music, but seeing all that he’s accomplished is just a reminder of everything Maya’s lost: her trust, her boyfriend, their band, and any chance to play the music she craves.
Not to mention that Jesse’s pushy and opinionated. He made it on his own, and he thinks Maya’s playing back up to other people’s dreams. Does she have what it takes to follow her heart—and go solo?
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