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The WAR Series: Writers as Readers, with Suri Rosen
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Kicked out of school, on the outs with her sister and sent to live with her strict aunt — so far, sixteen hasn't been a great year for Raina Resnick. But in her tight-knit Jewish community, Raina discovers she possesses an unexpected skill — matchmaking! Soon, Raina is anonymously playing cupid for lonely hearts to the point where she's barely able to stay awake through the days at her new school. With the threat of a second expulsion and her identity being revealed, Raina races to find a new Mr. Right for her sister, who blames Raina for her broken engagement — all without letting anyone finding out that the hottest new matchmaker in town is a teenager. Suri Rosen has crafted a witty, warm, unputdownable debut novel and a memorable heroine in Raina, the star of Playing With Matches (ECW Press). Today Suri joins us to take on the The WAR Series: Writers As Readers questionnaire, which gives writers an opportunity to talk about the books that shaped them, from first loves to new favourites. She tells Open Book about the literary classic that makes her swoon, a book that can break your heart and make you laugh at the same time and the young adult novel that set her on her own literary path. The WAR Series, Writers as ReadersThe first book I remember reading on my own: A book that made me cry: The first adult book I read: A book that made me laugh out loud: The book I have re-read many times: A book I feel like I should have read, but haven't: The book I would give my seventeen year old self, if I could: A book I feel strongly influenced me as a writer and why: The best book I read in the past six months: The book I plan on reading next: A possible title for my autobiography: Related item from our archives |
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