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Zusatztext "Bloom's writing style is unique! blending traditional flowery verbiage with irreverent contemporary dialogue. The plot is also a pleasing blend of friendship! romance! and action with a paranormal twist." Informationen zum Autor M. Beth Bloom is a novelist and a screenwriter. Her fiction has appeared in StoryQuarterly and Dave Eggers's Best American Nonrequired Reading series. She is also the author of Drain You . M. Beth lives in Los Angeles. Klappentext "There's a difference between writing that's fictional and writing that's false." These were not the parting words Eva Kramer wanted to hear from her senior year English teacher. But simple truths have an annoying habit of being right. As an aspiring writer, Eva makes a decision: to finally live a life worth writing about. But identity revisions are hardly easy, and she's not alone. There's her sister's endless supply of self-help mantras and meditation exercises; her best friends, who are wading through their own cruel minimum-wage jobs; and a series of flawed romances ranging from rockers to writers to older guys with motorcycles. Sticking to her motto of "Walk Through Every Open Door" involves awkward jobs, bad parties, relationship disasters, and a thousand shades of heartache and confusion. How else can she write what she knows, and have that mean anything? Zusammenfassung Eva has always wanted to write a modern classic—one that actually appeals to her generation. The only problem is that she has realized she can't "write what she knows" because she hasn't yet begun to live. So before heading off to college! Eva is determined to get a life worth writing about. Soon Eva's life encounters a few unexpected plot twists. She becomes a counselor at a nearby summer camp—a job she is completely unqualified for. She starts growing apart from her best friends before they've even left for school. And most surprising of all! she begins to fall for the last guy she would have ever imagined. But no matter the roadblocks! or writer's blocks! it is all up to Eva to figure out how she wants this chapter in her story to end. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart! David Levithan! and Rainbow Rowell! Don't Ever Change is a witty! snarky! and thought-provoking coming-of-age young adult novel about a teen who sets out to write better fiction and! ultimately! discovers the truth about herself. ...
