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Get Happy

October 3, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Get Happy by Mary Amato

Publisher’s Description:In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family she grew up with. A hip high school girl who loves music, writes songs, and is desperate […]

September 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Video reveal for Mary Amato’s GET HAPPY

Mary Amato (author of Guitar Notes) has a new YA coming out on October 28 – Get Happy – about a 16-year-old singer-songwriter named Minerva who is desperate for a ukulele. The story also chronicles Minerva’s painful journey to decide whether or not to reconnect with a father who left her when she was a […]

April 2, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: New Titles Coming from EgmontUSA

Get Happy by Mary Amato Publisher’s Description: In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family she grew up with. A hip high school girl who loves […]

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