![]() ![]() After reading that story, I wondered why I haven’t heard of Maureen Johnson before, why I haven’t read her stories before, why she is not as famous as John Green or Rainbow Rowell. That story was wonderful and exceptional and I didn’t want it to end. The narrator is a cool and nerdy girl with an interesting sense of humour and we are totally in her team. The prose in that story is cool and stylish and makes us smile. Especially, the first story in the book, ‘ The Jubilee Express‘ by Maureen Johnson. ‘ Let it Snow‘ made me remember why we all love YA books so much. That is how I discovered the wonderful ‘ Tschick ‘ by Wolfgang Herrndorf, this year. I occasionally read a YA book that someone highly recommends. I don’t know when her next book is coming out. My second YA writer friend last published a book six years back. One of them publishes a new book every two years. These days I just read books by two of my friends who are YA writers. But then that phase passed and I didn’t read as many YA books as before. I used to ask friends for recommendations and discover new YA writers. There was a time I went through a YA phase, when I read a lot of YA books. You should read the book to find out more. They are all interlinked though, and a minor character or a character who is just inside the edges of the frame in one story is the main character or the narrator in the other. The three romances can be read as three different stories, but they all happen in and around the same town. It has three romances set during Christmas-time. ‘ Let it Snow‘ is subtitled ‘ Three Holiday Romances‘. But I hadn’t read it yet, and now I felt that the time has arrived. ![]() I have had it for years – after I read John Green’s ‘ The Fault in Our Stars‘, I went and got every book that had John Green’s name on it. He lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana.I was looking for a book to read during Christmas Eve and I thought I’ll read a Christmas-y book. With his brother, Hank, John has co-created many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers and the educational channel Crash Course. John has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and was selected by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. His books have received many accolades, including a Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and an Edgar Award. John Green is the author of Looking for Alaska An Abundance of Katherines Paper Towns Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan) The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. You can join the millions who follow him on Twitter and Instagram lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers and co-created the online educational series CrashCourse. He has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and was selected by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. John's many accolades include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. ![]() John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan), The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.
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