ALICE BLISS, by Laura Harrington
Alice Bliss is the novel for our generation. Like Tom Sawyer, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Ann Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl, are classics from past centuries, Alice Bliss is destined to be a classic of the twenty-first century.
“If a novel could have a heartbeat, Alice Bliss would have one. If an author could capture a slice of America’s soul, Laura Harrington succeeded in doing so!” Liza Wiemer
But don’t just take my word for it. Others are raving about Alice Bliss:
“This may be the Our Town of the 21st Century.” Anne Roiphe, author of Epilogue, a Memoir

Laura Harrington, Author of the acclaimed ALICE BLISS
ALICE BLISS is a People Magazine “People Pick” with 4 out of 4 stars.
ALICE BLISS: “The Best Books of the Summer” Entertainment Weekly.
ALICE BLISS has been selected for the Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” program.
ALICE BLISS: School Library Journal‘s “Best Books of 2011” in the category “Adult Books for Teens.”
ALICE BLISS Listeners’ Top Book Picks for Books of Summer on NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook.
ALICE BLISS chosen “Book of the Week” by Stylist Magazine in the UK.
A Massachusetts Library Association “Must Read” for 2012
Nominated for the 2012 Alex Award
ALICE BLISS is a Richard and Judy Summer Book Club Pick in the UK
From Goodreads: Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations–the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy-next-door. These characters’ struggles amidst uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and poignancy that is both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime, and a teenage girl bravely facing the future.
Full summary here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9816578-alice-bliss
For more information about Alice Bliss and Laura Harrington:
http://www.lauraharringtonbooks.com/
https://twitter.com/LaurHarrington
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2101135.Laura_Harrington
http://www.facebook.com/LauraHarringtonLH
Laura Harrington is an award-winning playwright, lyricist, and MIT professor. Her debut novel, ALICE BLISS, was published by Pamela Dorman Books, Viking/Penguin.
GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:
I am thrilled to announce that Penguin agreed to one giveaway for each blog. United States ONLY. Bloggers will post the giveaway on their tour day.
THE TOUR:
1. Liza at WhoRuBlog August 16
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2. Briana at The Book Pixie August 23
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3. Jeremy and Jeffrey at Novel Thoughts August 28
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4. Janeth at Reading Teen September 4
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5. Courtney at Stiletto Storytime September 11
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6. Melissa at YA Book Shelf September 13
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7. Erica at The Book Cellar September 20
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8. Stacy at Girls in the Stacks September 27
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9. Heidi at YA Bibliophile October 2
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10. Sara at The Hidden Spot October 4
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11. Jen and Kellee at Mentor Texts October 11
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12. Jen at A Book and A Latte October 16
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13. Kelsey at Reading or Breathing October 18
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14. April at Good Books and Good Wine October 23
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