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Make the Fireflies Dance

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Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman is a charming Young Adult novel that explores themes of self-discovery and romance. It follows a teenage girl as she navigates a summer filled with unexpected challenges, personal growth, and the magical feeling of first love. The story beautifully captures the essence of adolescence and the transformative power of new experiences.
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You might enjoy this Young Adult novel if you appreciate heartfelt stories about love, friendship, and self-discovery. It offers a charming and reflective look at summer romance and personal growth, perfect for those who enjoy emotionally evocative narratives with a touch of nostalgia.

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For fans of Morgan Matson and Ashley Elston comes a contemporary YA rom-com about blind dates, first kisses, and a surprise romance by the author of Someone Else's Summer.

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In this rom-com from the author of Someone Else's Summer, a hopeless romantic juggles senior year stress, family problems, and faulty friendships around the end of senior year and prom.

Quincy Walker is a hopeless romantic, so when she's kissed by a stranger in a dark theatre, her rom-com obsessed imagination begins plotting the perfect movie-version ending to her senior year (which ends, like all great high school rom-coms, with the prom).

With the help of her friends, Operation Mystery Kisser is born: a plan to set Quin up on dates with all the guys who were at the theatre that night so she can discover who kissed her. The only problem? Her friends insist on blind dates, and Quin hates letting go of controlβ€”just ask the members of her group for her final project for film class.

As prom draws nearer, Quin is no closer to finding who her mystery kisser was, and she's not sure she wants to continue looking. Maybe it's her dad's failing health and her brother's absence; maybe it's the fact that she's fighting with her best friend; or maybeβ€”just maybeβ€”it's that she's falling for a guy who definitely isn't the one she's been looking for.

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Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman is praised for its thoughtful depiction of a teen navigating change. The book is described as having a fresh, flirtatious love story with classic rom-com vibes and southern charm, while also addressing themes of love, friendship, and grief. Bateman's engaging writing style vividly brings characters to life, resulting in an enchanting and genuine narrative that evokes both laughter and tears.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762478910

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 June 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Kids

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Rachel Bateman grew up with an abundance of sisters, but an unfortunate lack of boys next door. Now she lives with her geek husband and young sons in the middle of Montana, entirely too far from the ocean. When she's not writing, you can find Rachel sewing, wrangling chickens, or secretly planning her next road trip. She is the author of Someone Else's Summer.

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