Justina griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going t. It goes something like this the book alternates between the present in. By the middle of the book, i realized that the book was written almost like a john hughes movie and i love john hughes and all his movies. A love story, a teen romantic comedy, as well as the classroom. Meet robin mellom, and a chance to win the classroom. I know robin personally we actually went to high school together, can you believe it and shes as sweet as she is talented. Heres a little more info about the first book in the classroom series. Jan 09, 2012 today, we kick off our first weeklong book feature of 2012, and we are delighted that that book is ditched by robin mellom, a john hughesesque prom night romp that will delight readers young and old alike. A love story, a teen romantic comedy, both from disneyhyperion. A love story tells the story of justina, a girl who was ditched at prom. Get to know robin robin mellom is the author of ditched. Robin mellom has 17 books on goodreads with 15337 ratings.
A story of prom, 7eleven conversations, tragic luck and ultimately, love, ditched had me smiling. Justina griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Her middle grade series, the classroom, launched in june 2012. I didnt recognize her married name, and went i finally put two and two togetherthat robin mellom was the same robin i grew up with her maiden name is a valentine sekrit.
The classroom the epic documentary of a notyetepic kid by robin mellom, 9781423150633, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Jul 20, 2012 ditched by robin mellom and catching jordan by miranda kenneally lost in translation. Robin mellom books, author biography, and reading level. A quote collection inspired by kara king to remind you that you have more power over men than you realize. July 20, 2012 september 5, 2014 lunas little library how did i get these books. Ditched by robin mellom and catching jordan by miranda.
Understandably discouraged, she was considering selfpublishing it as an ebook. Jan 10, 2012 but to get the whole story, justina will have to face the boy who ditched her. Robin mellom really was a principals kid, and many of the events in confessions from the principals kid happened to her. When justina literally finds herself lying in a ditch beside the road at the end of prom night, she hobbles to a nearby convenience store to get help. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. This documentary set out to show the real story of trevor, along with his normal, everyday, average classmates westside is their middle school. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to. Robin is excited to give away a free copy of her book to a. One of the books that has really captivated us is the break up artist by philip siegel.
See all books authored by robin mellom, including confessions from the principals kid, and the pages. A love story by robin mellom the book lovers report. Her agent showed the book to other publishers, but none were willing to move forward with it. But cooler still is the fact that i read ditched and totally loved it. If youre looking to start the new year off with a light, fastpaced read that will make you laugh, this book is definitely it. She is also the author of the forthcoming three book picture book series, hannah sparkles, from harpercollins as well as the pages between us, a middle grade series told in letters, cowritten with lindsey leavitt, which releases from harpercollins in early 2016. Robin melloms debut novel is bound to leave readers laughing out loud and thoroughly entertained. Corrine jackson touched and if i lie, robin mellom ditched. Ditched by robin mellom overdrive rakuten overdrive. Reading ditched by robin mellom makes me feel like a teenage girl once again. Robin mellom is the author of several middle grade novels, including the classroom series, confessions from the principals kid, and the pages between us, which was coauthored with lindsey leavitt. Robin mellom books list of books by author robin mellom. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the. So she never expected her best friend, ian clark, to ask her.
It was that whole maidennamechangedtomarriedname thing that threw me off. High school senior justina griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Robin mellom s writing pulled me in and kept me so intrigued in the story that i had to find out what happen with justina, the dress, and ian. Mellom brought back all my memories of excessive behavior as a teenage girl as i was reading, and yes, my own eye rolls at myself. Her new middle grade series, the classroom, launches in june 2012.
It is not only refreshing, but its also highly entertaining. If youre looking to start the new year off with a light, fastpaced read that will make you laugh, this book is. To my dismay, the book i long to read was languishing on her computer hard drive. Early phase 29780062377715, ditched9780062322340, the classroom the epic documentary of a notyetepic kid9780062377746, ne votez pas pour moi.
A love story, veronica rossi under the never sky, cynthia omololu transcendence, tamara ireland stone time between us. Robin mellom takes the idea of cliche prom night events and warps it into something exciting and hard to stop reading. Dont pull up your trousers before you see the sea97805448793, welsh rhubarb9781508563204, book bus. Im thrilled to welcome robin mellom to the mixedup files. Jan 04, 2012 being ditched by your prom date, what a premise. The epic documentary of a notyet epic kid, as well as the young adult novel ditched. A love story was published in 2012 and distributed by disney hyperion and makes you hope your prom night doesnt have as many unexpected events as justinas or maybe you do afterall, its all about. She is also the author of the forthcoming threebook picture book series, hannah sparkles, from harpercollins as well as the pages between us, a middle grade series told in letters, cowritten with lindsey leavitt, which releases from harpercollins in early 2016. She is the author of two middle grade series, the classroom and the pages between us, has taught middle school, and has a ma. Jan 26, 2012 robin mellom is the author of ditched. Ditched by robin mellom and catching jordan by miranda kenneally lost in translation. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Theres the hideous prom dress, apropos of a hideous prom. It goes something like this the book alternates between the present in the and the events of the night before.
Has ian really ditched justina, or is he caught in a similar comedy of errors. Robin has taught grades five through eight and has a masters degree in education. Prom isnt justinas scene, until ian her best friend, the guy she was starting to fall for, the guy who never in a. Ditched by robin mellom published by hyperion book ch published. Were thrilled to be featuring her fun debut novel all this week and we had even more fun asking robin all about prom night hijinks and whats next for her. A love story tells the story of justina, a girl who. But to get the whole story, justina will have to face the boy who ditched her. She indulges in a bit of temporary amnesia, for the audiences benefit, not hers. Robin mellom is the author of the pages between us middle grade book cowritten with lindsey leavitt, the classroom, a middle grade series disneyhyperion and a new picture book series, hannah sparkles, both from harpercollins. She lives with her husband and son on the central coast of california.
The epic documentary of a notyet epic kid, the first book in her series for middle grade readers, and ditched. Robin melloms writing pulled me in and kept me so intrigued in the story that i had to find out what happen with justina, the dress, and ian. Ditched by robin mellom book cover, description, publication history. Robin mellom author of ditched goodreads share book. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Would it be terrible to say i wish the girl didnt have a head. A love story by debut novelist robin mellom will have readers dreaming of love on their own prom nights. Jan 19, 2014 ditched by robin mellom published by hyperion book ch published. Robin mellom is the bestselling author of the classroom, a middle grade series from disneyhyperion. Ditched a love story by robin mellom pdf high school senior justina griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Today were delighted to bring you an exclusive interview with ditched author, robin mellom. Today, we kick off our first weeklong book feature of 2012, and we are delighted that that book is ditched by robin mellom, a john hughesesque prom night romp that will delight readers young and old alike.
Jan 11, 2012 today were delighted to bring you an exclusive interview with ditched author, robin mellom. She is bruised, scratched, filthy in her royal blue iridescent dress and ruined matching shoes, and in desperate need of a phone. Robin mellom has taught grades five through eight and has a masters degree in education. This book is like a combination of the pretty in pink and sixteen candles with its own originality. And discover if losing out at prom can ultimately lead to true love.
If theres one way to my heart, its by being fun and adorable. Its definitely an easy read and its that sort of book that youd like to pick up whenever you had a bad day in school or thinks that you had just screwed up your math test. Robin mellom build her story around the probably worst thing that can happen to a teenager girl, dressed in a ball gown, highheels and in tow with a bunch of day dreams about the perfect kiss with her prom date. The epic documentary of a notyet epic kid, the first book in her series for middle grade readers, both from disneyhyperion.
Young adult debut author robin mellom ditched explains how she. Debut author challenge, completely contemp challenge source. Kick off valentines day with five young adult authors. High school senior justina griffith finds herself, at 6. Robin mellom when high school student justina ends up in a ditch in the middle of the night after prom, she stumbles to a nearby 7eleven where she tries to recall exactly how she got there.
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