Cici Reno is Top Pick

Cici Reno ‪#‎MiddleSchoolMatchmaker‬ is a "Top Pick" at Night Owl Reviews!

"Cici is the one with all the answers! When her friends have issues it’s her they go to. So when her friend Aggie comes back from a trip with two new friend’s boys won't leave her alone. So it’s Cici to the rescue. In this short very cute story readers will find that sometimes you fall for the wrong person and well you can't help who you fall for. It’s a very cute story to introduce readers to contemporary writing.

Go Into This One Knowing: This book is cute and contemporary."

Great Review of Cici Reno #MiddleSchoolMatchmaker

Here's a really nice review from Mom Read It:

"Cici Reno is a fun intro to crush and romantic fiction for tweens, and a sneaky/smart way to introduce the classic tale, Cyrano de Bergerac, to middle schoolers. It’s a classic tale of miscommunication that fits perfectly with today’s kids, who largely interact online. I also love the introduction and description to various yoga poses, and the mental/emotional benefits of each, that Cici Tweets out at the beginning of each chapter. Not only does it gives readers a clue as to what’s going to happen in the upcoming chapter, it offers a little bit of yoga instruction that I appreciate and hope tweens will take the bait and discover on their own.

Cici is a likable character. She’s not a mean girl; she’s not vapid; she’s a realistic tween who does a favor for her shy friend, with the best of intentions, and finds herself stuck in a situation she didn’t expect. Aggie is a surprisingly supportive best friend; I normally find myself irritated with the classic “best friend breakdown” formula that many books fall into, but Cici and Aggie avoided all that by simply talking things out. Thank you for that, Ms. Springer! It’s going to be a talking point when I booktalk this one, because I will be adding this to my shelves for summer reading. I think the use of social media and miscommunication will fit nicely with my tweens, and it gives me a great jumping off point for a discussion on how you can pretend to be someone else online – and, in classic devil’s advocate mode, how someone shy and/or introverted can use social media to interact more comfortably than he or she would feel in person."

2 Weeks Until Release!

Two Months Until Cici Reno Releases! Plus Booklist Review!

Two months from today Cici Reno #MiddleSchoolMatchmaker releases! Plus, another great review is in. This one from Booklist!

German Reviews Rock!

Oh, I did that thing. I googled myself. But for fun I googled the German version of the book-- Die Espressologin. Which brought me to the Amazon page and lots of cute reviews. Yay, they like me! They really like me! Well, most anyway. :-) This review below was especially cute because she (or he?) tells you that you must have a latte and cookies while you read. I totally agree. In fact, I think they should market it that way. One price, you get your book, coffee, and cookies. And hey, let's throw in a big comfy soft chair to sit in with just the right light and ambience in the room and no noise, well, maybe a little light music, and a big warm fire just off to your right. Perhaps some warm cozy jammies and a big fluffy blanket too. Ok, how do we package that up and sell it? :-)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read! January 12, 2010 By Of Happy-end buecher - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)

The book tells the story of Jane (as a Barista Coffee Artist "), works in a small coffee shop with her best friend Em" Emily. The pair, however, have far-reaching plans, but work there for ever. Jane wants to go to a fashion school and studying law Emily.

The Freudinnen go through thick and thin and stand together as one man, especially if the bitch Melissa once again enters the coffee shop. Their friendship, however, is challenged by the love to the test ....

The book is like a latte just the foam and then the coffee - First Light and Fluffy is seductive and then spirited, to be composed in the end all to a perfect mix.

The coffee book makes reading fun and easy it is advisable with the wonderful concoction when one makes up reading. The thirst for coffee is guaranteed. ;-)

The book tells the espresso log "of a different kind of single-reunification. This is one not to sign or something similar but with shared coffee preferences, and that's very amusing to read. Just a pity that the story is just too short. -- )

Kristina Springer, the author writes in a fluid and relaxed style that is very hard to make the book even for a moment put on the hand. I would like to take this opportunity therefore to book an absolute read-warning risk of addiction, especially for coffee lovers among us and all the easy and loose, but also emotional stories like it.

So you prepare a delicious vanilla latte and put a few delicious cookies to you, and you can with a book in hand to try to understand quickly into the small coffee shop, Jane and Emily. ;-)
(T) A review of Happy End Books.