Ernessa Carter

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32 Candles

July 1, 2010

I blogged about a book entitled, 32 Candles, by Ernessa T. Carter. Ernessa's book, 32 Candles is the story of a self-proclaimed ugly duckling who finds her voice and finds herself. Check out my article.

We received a great review from Lisa Steckhahn, Reference Librarian for the West Allis Public Library. Here is what Lisa thought of 32 Candles:

"32 Candles is a look at the life of a very unique girl who moves to Los Angeles after enduring abuse from her mom and high school classmates. Davie enjoys Molly Ringwald movies and wants her own “Molly Ringwald Ending”, a sentiment shared by many girls of her generation. When she arrives in LA she transforms herself into another person and becomes a nightclub singer. After establishing a life there, she encounters her high school crush who makes her relive all of the memories she ran away from. It was a very entertaining read and I couldn’t help but root for Davie even though she is flawed. The flaws are what makes her interesting and cause the reader to hope that she finally finds her “Molly Ringwald Ending”.

-Lisa Steckhahn, Reference Librarian
West Allis Public Library

Many thanks to Lisa and everyone at the West Allis Public Library! I hope you add 32 Candles to your reading list.

Enjoy!

-Bobby

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Monday Madness…32 Candles

May 17, 2010

So if you are anything like me, you are probably sitting in front of your computer reading this and wondering to yourself "where on EARTH did the weekend go?"

I know one great way to get over the "Monday Blues"…talk about and give away good books!

I am very excited about an upcoming book entitled, 32 Candles, by Ernessa T. Carter. 32 Candles, on sale in June tells the story of Davie Jones, a self-proclaimed ugly duckling from Mississippi, who feels her life couldn't be any worse than it already is. She's teased at school, and doesn't have the greatest relationship with her mother. On top of all this, she's in love with a handsome football player, who doesn't know she's alive. After watching the movie Sixteen Candles,she believes that in spite of it all, if Molly Ringwald can have a happy ending, so can she!

After she realizes she can't take the drama anymore, Davie decides to try her luck at fame and fortune in the big city of Los Angeles, where she reinvents herself and becomes a successful nightclub singer. As if life couldn't get any better, the handsome football player walks into the club one night. He doesn't recognize her and her dreams of love become reality. By all accounts, everything is just perfect, until something from Davie's past threatens to haunt her and tarnish her bright future.

I presented 32 Candles at the ALA Midwinter Conference during our Title Presentation. To hear my "buzz" on the book, click here!

I am SO excited about this book and would love to hear your comments. I will send free copies of 32 Candles to the 11 lucky people who send us a comment or an email at librarylovefest at harpercollins dot com. If you would be so kind as to send a brief review of the book, I would greatly appreciate it!

Please be sure to check out Ernessa's blogs (32candles.com and fierceandnerdy.com) I hope you find 32 Candles fun and heart-warming as I have.

Enjoy!

-Bobby