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Author Spotlight with the Authors of Hot Mess

Teens @ Random: How did a Maryland chick and an OC babe come together in Manhattan?

Julie: We got our start the same way all great relationships do–the Internet!

Shallon: It’s only slightly less sleazy than it sounds; we were the only girls writing for CollegeHumor.com in 2004. I loved her sense of humor and she admired my use of puns. And the rest is history!

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Hot Mess: Summer in the City
Written by Julie Kraut and Shallon Lester
Hardcover Library Binding

EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you’re 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy... Read More
 




Hot Mess: Summer in the City
Written by Julie Kraut and Shallon Lester
Trade Paperback

EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you’re 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy... Read More
 




Hot Mess: Summer in the City
Written by Julie Kraut and Shallon Lester
eBook

EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you’re 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy... Read More
 




Slept Away
Written by Julie Kraut
Trade Paperback

Laney Parker is a city girl through and through. For her, summertime means stepping out of her itchy gray school uniform and into a season of tanning at rooftop swimming pools, brunching at sidewalk cafes, and—as soon as the parents leave for the Hamptons—partying at her classmates’ apartments.
But this summer Laney’s... Read More
 




Slept Away
Written by Julie Kraut
eBook

Laney Parker is a city girl through and through. For her, summertime means stepping out of her itchy gray school uniform and into a season of tanning at rooftop swimming pools, brunching at sidewalk cafes, and—as soon as the parents leave for the Hamptons—partying at her classmates’ apartments.
But this summer Laney’s... Read More
 
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