Nerd Blast: What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume (Spotlight + Giveaway!)

Item: What I Like About Me
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Posted April 3, 2020 by Kaity in Book Blitz, Book Tours, Giveaways, Spotlight / 0 Comments

Happy Friday and welcome to my stop on the What I Like About Me nerd blast!! I am so excited to be shining the spotlight on this wonderful book and author, and I’m also excited to offer you a chance to win one of FIVE print copies of What I Like About Me!

What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume
Published on April 1, 2020 by Peachtree Publishing
Genres: YA, Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 304
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You know all those movies where teenagers have, like, THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES? This vacation is probably not going to be that.
The last thing sixteen-year-old Maisie Martin thought she’d be doing over vacation is entering a beauty pageant. Not when she’s spent most of her life hiding her body from everyone. Not when her Dad is AWOL and her gorgeous older sister has returned to rock Maisie’s already shaky confidence. And especially not when her best friend starts flirting with the boy she’s always loved. But Maisie’s got something to prove.
As she writes down all the ways this vacation is going from bad to worse in her school-assignment journal, what starts as a homework torture-device might just end up being an account of how Maisie didn’t let anything, or anyone, hold her back.
Jenna Guillame’s American debut features a plus-size protagonist with a compelling, funny, and authentic narrative voice. This relatable and charming novel about friendship, confidence, and self-love will draw readers in as Maisie’s realistic emotional journey unveils the importance of embracing one’s body and celebrating one’s self.

Jenna Guillaume was editor-at-large for BuzzFeed Australia, where she wrote about very important things like pop culture, identity, feminism, social media, and Chris Hemsworth’s biceps. Previously, she spent more than half a decade in the features department of Girlfriend magazine, editing the sealed section (yes, all those questions are real), and writing about everything from bullying and body image to bad kisses and boy bands. She was also a contributor to Girlfriend Life Hacks, an essential guide to navigating a girl’s completely-awkward-but-totally-awesome teen years.