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Saving Zoë (novel)
''Saving Zoë'' is a 2007 fiction book written by Alyson Noël. The book's plot follows a fifteen-year-old girl named Echo who is coping with the murder of her older sister, Zoe. Everything changes when Zoe's boyfriend shows Zoe's diary to Echo. The book was adapted into a film in 2019. Reception Amy Alessio of ''Teenreads'' wrote, "Zoe’s diary will reach the emotions of readers of Alyson Noel’s moving and compelling novel while bringing peace and understanding to Echo." ''Books With Bite'' wrote, "Beautifully written and strongly proposed, this book will grab you at your heart." Zoë Byrne of ''Seven Ponds'' wrote, "In Saving Zoë, Noël poignantly blends twinkles of humor from more typical teen trysts, such as navigating through all of the confusing moments with first experiences of love and dealing with difficult parents, to heart-wrenching moments where an overwhelming amount grief, loneliness and sadness consume Echo’s daily functioning in the days right before and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Noël
Alyson Noël is an American author from Orange County, California. Biography Alyson Noël was born on December 3, 1966, raised in Orange County and attended Richard Nixon Elementary School for two years. She is the youngest of three girls born to her divorced parents. She lived in Mykonos, Greece after leaving her high school, Troy High School. Afterward, she moved to Manhattan, New York where she worked as a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines. She now lives in Laguna Beach, California. She has had a variety of jobs such as babysitter, department store sales clerk, administrative assistant, office manager, jewelry maker, T-shirt painter, and front desk hotel clerk, in addition to flight attendant and considers herself an author. She was inspired to become an author after reading '' Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret'' by Judy Blume, in the sixth grade. Her first book was the young-adult novel, '' Faking 19'', which explores the lifestyles of teens today. On March 28, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saving Zoë (film)
''Saving Zoë'' is a 2019 American crime drama film directed by Jeffrey Hunt from a screenplay by LeeAnne H. Adams and Brian J. Adams, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Alyson Noël. It stars Laura and Vanessa Marano in the lead roles alongside Chris Tavarez, Giorgia Whigham, Michael Provost, Nathaniel Buzolic, and Ken Jeong, and was released on July 12, 2019. Plot Echo, a freshman in high school, is attempting to come to terms with the loss of her older sister, Zoë, who was murdered a year ago. Echo's mother has been abusing antidepressants while her father works overtime. They regularly visit a family therapist, though Echo finds the sessions to be largely unhelpful. Zoë's boyfriend, Marc, was a prime suspect in her murder, and though the actual killer had confessed and was convicted, Echo remains suspicious of Marc. One day, Echo comes across Marc's new car, and sees Zoë's diary in the passenger seat. She shatters the window with a nearby rock to retrieve the diary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Marano
Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role in the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally'' as Ally Dawson. Marano was one of the five original classmates in '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?''. She starred in ''Without a Trace'' for three seasons and '' Back to You''. Marano starred in the indie film '' A Sort of Homecoming'', the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Bad Hair Day'', and the Netflix original movie ''The Perfect Date''. In 2015, she signed with Big Machine Records and released her debut single "Boombox" on March 11, 2016, and "La La" later that year. On October 5, 2018, Laura Marano released the single "Me" as an independent artist. Early life Marano was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the younger daughter of college professor Damiano Marano and former actress Ellen Marano, who owns the Agoura Children's Theatre. Her father is of Italian descent. Marano was first introduced to acting at her mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Marano
Vanessa Nicole Marano (born October 31, 1992) is an American actress. She has starred in television movies and had recurring roles in such series as ''Without a Trace'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', '' Scoundrels'', ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. From 2011 to 2017, she starred as Bay Kennish on the Freeform television series '' Switched at Birth''. Career Marano began acting professionally at the age of seven. According to an interview with her sister, her mother did not want either of her children to have careers in show business, and took the girls to an agent that she believed was most likely to turn kids down, only to find that Vanessa was accepted. Her sister Laura, who was on the scene with her, also impressed the agency. Since then, she has worked for productions at the Stage Door Theater. Marano's first major roles on television have been as Jack Malone's older daughter in ''Without a Trace'' (she and real life sister Laura play sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodreads
Goodreads is an American social cataloging website and a subsidiary of Amazon that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. They can also create their own groups of book suggestions, surveys, polls, blogs, and discussions. The website's offices are located in San Francisco. Goodreads was founded in December 2006 and launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Khuri Chandler. In December 2007, the site had 650,000 members and 10,000,000 books had been added. By July 2012, the site reported 10 million members, 20 million monthly visits, and thirty employees. On March 28, 2013, Amazon announced its acquisition of Goodreads, and by July 23, 2013, Goodreads announced their user base had grown to 20 million members. By July 2019, the site had 90 million members. History Founders Goodreads founders Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Khuri Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 American Novels
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American Young Adult Novels
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
