Leah Rae Miller – The Summer I Became a Nerd Guest Post

Leah Rae Miller – The Summer I Became a Nerd Guest Post

 

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6 Nerdy Things To Do This Summer

1.      Reread your favorite book series – Be it Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Goosebumps, put some time aside to delve back into the fictional worlds you love and remember why you loved them so much in the first place.

 2.      Make a costume – Do you have a favorite superhero/heroine you wish you could be? Put some time and effort into creating the best costume you can. Then post the pictures so we can all marvel at your awesomeness. P.S. This will also mean you’ll have the best Halloween costume!

3.      Watch a new genre of film – Are there some cult classics you’ve never seen like The Rocky Horror Picture Show or the Evil Dead movies? Maybe you’re interested in foreign films but don’t know where to start? I highly recommend a French film called Amelie which is a sweet, magical romance, or Night Watch and its sequel Day Watch, two Russian films that are intense paranormal thrillers. How about some Japanese animation? Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke are all amazing movies!

4.      Have game nights – Invite friends over for a rousing game of Monopoly! Or try something new. Check out Wil Wheaton’s Table Top Youtube series on GeekandSundry (http://www.youtube.com/user/geekandsundry) for lots of games you’ve never heard of!

5.      Start a blog/vlog – Maybe you want it to be about something specific or maybe you just want a place to ramble. Either way, a blog or vlog is a great way to meet new people with similar interests. Plus, it’s free!

6.      Learn something new – Need a creative outlet? Learn to crochet, knit, sew, draw, make origami, or whittle. Buy a book on the basics of a new language. Write some short stories, poetry, or a whole novel. You know all those things you wish you could do? Well, you’ll never be able to do them unless you learn!

 

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leah rae miller

 

Mother, wife, and YA author living on a windy hill in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Leah Rae Miller loves fuzzy socks, comic books, cherry coke, and brand new office supplies. THE SUMMER I BECAME A NERD releases May 7, 2013 from Entangled Teen. Stay cool!

 

Author Website: http://www.leahraemiller.com/
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The Summer I Became a Nerd
By Leah Rae Miller

Entangled Publishing – May 7, 2013

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On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl’s body isn’t just unknown, it’s anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.

Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.

Title: The Summer I Became a Nerd
Author: Leah Rae Miller
Genre: Contemporary YA
Length: 352 pages
ISBN: 978-1620612385
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Imprint: Entangled Teen

 

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The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller – a Review

The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller – a Review

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The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller is not another YA story, let me clarify that right from the beginning.  When it’s this well written, forget the genre and submit to the story like I did.  Madelyne Jean Summers is a closet comic book/superhero junkie who buried her inner nerd after suffering a junior high school Halloween costume humiliation.  Five years later, Maddie is popular, dating the equally popular quarterback…and hating herself in the meantime.

I’m in a constant state of “no one can know,” and it sucks.

Desperate for the latest edition of The Super Ones #400, which was oversold (and currently on back order), Maddie dons her best “incognito ensemble” and ventures out to The Phoenix, aka nerd nirvana, to obtain her copy (it’s not like she can wait!), but is recognized by Logan Scott…her geek idol.  BUSTED!  In a panic that she will be “outed”, Maddie takes all kinds of measures to ensure Logan’s silence.  While “honesty is the best policy” and other lines of that ilk apply, let me remind you that this IS a YA story.  But it’s these experiences that help us to mature and to learn from the hurt that is inevitably caused when the “stacking” takes place:  Lie upon lie upon lie.  I found Maddie to be very relatable with a good head on her shoulders.  Yes, she allowed situations to override her common sense, but as a reader (and a mother) I was relieved when she let her conscience be her guide; before things spun out of control.         

Not only did Ms. Miller mention Robert Pattinson 2% into the dang book, of course I screamed and swooned, but the passion Maddie displayed for the pop culture was genuine and called to my own inner nerd.  I was Maddie’s sister of the heart and champion from the onset.  Purposeful choice of verbs, “dash”, “super-run” or achieving the second floor of her home by “leaps and bounds” were just spot-on and not at all cheesy, I swear!  There was a hypothetical battle scenario involving Darth Vader and Lord Voldemort that was clearly wrong, but that’s for you to decide…I guess?!  It was this enthusiasm, this contagious spirit of hers that made me cheerfully accept her “nuances”.

I twist my blond hair into a messy bun on the top of my head.  Can’t have any tendrils escaping while I’m reading and blocking my view.

You laugh…I high-five!!! 

I just looooooved this book.  Not only did it appeal to my eternal teenager, but it has a sweet, true love story (“He smiles a real smile.  This one is so honest and bright it’s almost blinding in its cuteness.”), a supporting cast of characters so endearing you wished they had more lines (I read the exchange between Dan and the burp scene to my husband and daughters!), an explanation to LARP of Ages (live-action role playing…it’s so popular!), but also of life’s lessons. 

From the FlyLeaf Review:
“An extremely adorkable read about being comfortable in your own skin.”

Awwwww….I couldn’t have said it any better. 

Reviewed by Carmen

Copy provided by Publisher

 

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