A self-proclaimed “indoor girl,” not even Ash’s habit of leaving breadcrumb quotes-inspirational sayings she scribbles everywhere-can help her cope. The cherry on top? Ashlyn’s father sends her to work with a cousin she doesn’t even know at a rustic team-building retreat center in the middle of nowhere. depression, her life is turned upside down. But when Ashlyn’s father is arrested for tax evasion and her mother enters a rehab facility for “exhaustion,” a.k.a.

She’s just spent a year at boarding school and can’t wait to get home. We loved Dawson’s Creek, Friends, The Wonder Years, My So-Called Life, and my all-time favorite, Felicity.Īshlyn Zanotti has big plans for the summer. I also loved V.C Andrews and was even in an online fan club for her books, and later on, Maeve Binchy and Jodi Picoult.Īs for movies and TV, my friends and I were constantly watching John Hughes films, which I watch with caution these days. Stine were super popular and I was rarely without one of their books in my backpack at school. I’ve always liked friendship and family-centered novels.Īs I got into high school, I definitely read up, usually choosing between contemporary and gothic or horror. I read a lot of contemporary stories when I was upper elementary school, like Sweet Valley Twins and the Babysitter’ Club, as well as those by Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume.

I will receive a small amount from any purchases made through Book Depository at no extra cost to you. Head over to a previous post to read my full review and make sure you stick around because there’s a giveaway at the end of this one! I’m so excited to be welcoming Christina June to my blog today to discuss what movies and books played an influential role in her life growing up! Her third YA novel, No Place Like Here, released on May 21 and is the perfect summer read.

Meet the Sky by McCall Hoyle