Emily Franklin

Ring in the holiday with eighteen writers who extol, excoriate, and expand our understanding of this most merry of Jewish festivals as they offer up funny, irreverent, and, yes, even nostalgic takes on a holiday that holds a special place in Jewish hearts . . . and stomachs. Pieces by Jonathan Tropper, Jennifer Gilmore, Steve Almond, Joanna Smith Rakoff, Adam Langer, and others address pressing issues: what is the weight gain associated with eating...

Being yourself should be simple-as plain as the nose on your face In this modern retelling of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac, seventeen-year-old Cyrie is a brilliant, athletic, and funny girl with a witty retort for each of the endless big-nose jokes she endures. But despite her talents and charm, she is convinced that all anyone sees is her nose. No guy-especially not Eddie "Rox" Roxanninoff-would ever find her appealing. When Rox shows interest...

Three girls find romance and friendship while working at the most exclusive ski resort in Europe At Le Trois Alpes, Harley, Melissa, and Lily (a.k.a. Dove) find a place to run away from their pasts. Small-town Colorado girl Harley scored the coveted hostess job-even though she's got attitude to spare. She hopes to start a new life with rich and famous friends-and perhaps a cute guy. Melissa just arrived from Australia and is ready to cook. But things...

Bertucci, Olivia and Codman-an impenetrable trio of friends-spend the night before graduation locked inside a condemned movie theater. Before sunrise, they must face the tragic events of the past year and examine what the future might bring.

The Girls' Almanac chronicles the lives of Jenna and Lucy-two thirty-something women who desperately long for a true friend-as well as the lives of the women and men who have touched them: friends, lovers, parents, and neighbors. Set across the Northeast-through suburban neighborhoods, preppy camps, island resorts, and Ivy League colleges-as well as far flung locales like Ecuador and Iceland, The Girls' Almanac traces the friendships of women willing...

Love finally connects with her mother-and finds her whole world turned upside down Big changes are afoot for Love Bukowski. Just when she meets her half-sister for the first time in Los Angeles, she gets a call from her long-lost mother and hops a plane back to Martha's Vineyard. Love is ready to embrace the new and exciting steps toward her senior year-but in Massachusetts, she finds more than she bargained for. Her mom is still not there, her boyfriend,...

Springtime blooms, but for Love Bukowski, life at home is chilly After an incredible semester at the London Academy of Drama and Music, Love Bukowski is back at Hadley Hall. Unfortunately, it feels as though her fabulous British life (and boyfriend) are on hold. Love wants only to be at Aunt Mable's side during her fight with breast cancer. But Love's English boyfriend, Asher, suddenly doesn't seem to want to talk to her, and her ex-boyfriend Jacob...

The Chalet Girls have left the icy mountains for hot beaches and sizzling surfer boys Melissa is ready to escape her job-and mismanaged love life-at Les Trois Alpes. On the West Indian island of Nevis, she finds new opportunities to cook things up at a high-end restaurant-and with a new crush. Harley has been a beach bum since she arrived-she can't hold a job and recklessly flirts with the one person who could ruin her friendship with Lily. And speaking...

Authors Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin, both known for their popular young adult novels, team up to pen this dishy tale of a celebrity fauxmance. Teen stars Fielding Withers and Charlie Tracker share an onscreen romance as Jenna and Jonah on their hit television show. Even better for fans, Fielding and Charlie are together in real life as well, or at least that's what everybody believes. When the paparazzi exposes the offscreen fling as nothing...