{"id":20789,"date":"2022-11-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=20789"},"modified":"2022-11-08T21:28:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T02:28:24","slug":"blog-tour-briarcliff-prep-by-brianna-peppins-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-briarcliff-prep-by-brianna-peppins-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Briarcliff Prep by Brianna Peppins (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstarbooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/briarcliff-prep-tour-banner.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Briarcliff Prep by Brianna Peppins (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Tuesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for BRIARCLIFF PREP by Brianna Peppins! I&#8217;m so excited because today I have an excerpt of the book to share with you! This book is truly amazing and I&#8217;m so excited to for you to find out more about it, PLUS enter for a chance to win a print copy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/briarcliff-prep-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Briarcliff Prep by Brianna Peppins (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Briarcliff Prep by Brianna Peppins (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Briarcliff Prep<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/brianna-peppins\/\">Brianna Peppins<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  November 15, 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/disney-hyperion-2\/\">Disney-Hyperion<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 400 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60568372-briarcliff-prep\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/briannapeppins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lexi_Pep\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/21674553.Brianna_Peppins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fnenPG\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lexi_pep\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lexi_pepp\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">TikTok<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>It's fourteen-year-old Avielle \"Avi\" LeBeau's turn to do what everyone in her family has done: leave home to attend Briarcliff Prep\u2014a Historically Black Boarding School (HBBS). And as scared as she is to say goodbye to her parents and move to Georgia, she knows her fearless big sister Belle will be there to show her the ropes.<br \/>\nBefore long, Avi settles into life at Briarcliff. New friends (and foes), challenging classes (at times too challenging), and maybe a cute tutor-turned-something-more (if her brothers don't get in the way). Meanwhile, Belle does what she always does: she runs the campus's social scene, especially now that she's dating Logan, the pride and joy of Briarcliff's sibling school Preston Academy.<br \/>\nBut something about Logan doesn't sit well with Avi, no matter how many times Belle reassures her Logan is a good guy. And when Avi stumbles across the truth, her relationship with Belle is put to the test. If Avi reveals what she knows, their sisterhood might never recover. But if she doesn't, she might lose Belle forever.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-11-01T10:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Tuesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for BRIARCLIFF PREP by Brianna Peppins! I'm so excited because today I have an excerpt of the book to share with you! 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They followed closely behind an SUV carrying her father and brothers. Avi wanted her words on the laptop in front of her to be all-consuming, but a new distraction popped up every two seconds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it wasn\u2019t her little sister\u2019s loud crunching of white cheddar popcorn beside her or the nonstop tapping of her big sister\u2019s acrylic nails on her phone screen in the passenger seat, then it was their mom belting off-key to another song on the radio, tearing away any semblance of Avi\u2019s focus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi peeled her sweaty thighs from the leather seat, leaning forward to aim the air vent directly at her face, but the August sun beaming through the window, and her combined anxiety, rendered it useless.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a huff, Avi sat back again, staring at the words, trying to stop her eyes from darting to the GPS screen on the dashboard. She had, maybe, two minutes before they reached the tail end of South Carolina and crossed the state line into Georgia. Avi steadied her hands on the keyboard, instead pulling up the Briarcliff Prep website. Weirdly enough, the same thing that had her ready to pull her hair out doubled as a calming force.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow morning, Avi would be joining the ranks as a young Black woman of prestige, honor, and distinction at Briarcliff Preparatory School for Girls. For years, she\u2019d dreamed of starting her freshman year of high school in Georgia, being back with her older siblings and joining the <em>Cliff News <\/em>as a creative writing columnist. Her dreams remained steady, but for the last week or so, a creeping fear of homesickness . . . failure . . . or maybe just general unease lay constant in her chest. She ran an anxious hand up and down her chestnut brown arms before remembering to triple check that her inhaler was in the pocket of the blue duffel bag lying at her feet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Briarcliff home page read \u201cNumber 1 HBBS\u201d and featured a slideshow of smiling students playing instruments in class, dressed in costumes on Halloween, lounging in dorms, and playing volleyball. For a moment, Avi paused, seeing a picture of her big sister, Belle, and her dance team, the Cheetahnaires, posing in sequin lavender and gold unitards at a basketball game. Dancing wasn\u2019t Avi\u2019s thing like it was Belle\u2019s, but maybe she\u2019d make friends just as quickly by joining the school\u2019s paper\u2014if they\u2019d have her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe made it,\u201d their mom, Toni, beamed as Avi pulled her AirPods out of her ears. Belle aimed her camera out the window, catching the peach on the giant blue \u201cWelcome to Georgia\u201d sign for her vlog.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi saw her mother\u2019s chin jut up and felt her piercing upturned eyes (eyes they\u2019d all inherited) staring at her in the rearview mirror. She fixed her face just a second too late. \u201cIs your writing not going well?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Absentmindedly, Avi pulled at an escaped brown coil from her high puff. \u201cIt\u2019s fine; I just can\u2019t concentrate.\u201d \u201cConcentrate on what?\u201d Belle squinted, and her left dimple deepened in her mahogany skin. \u201cI thought you said you finished your sample for the <em>Cliff News <\/em>a week ago?\u201d \u201cI mean, I did, but it still needs to be\u2014\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought it was really good, personally,\u201d Paisli interrupted, leaning forward in the back seat. As she moved, the Target bags full of new twin XL mattress pads, shower caddies, and velvet hangers crowding her crinkled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi faced her in wide-eyed outrage. Her twelve-year-old sister had the face of an angel\u2014the nosiest little angel walking on earth. \u201cAnd who said you could read it in the first place?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was printed and sitting on your bed like a nice present,\u201d she said, smirking. \u201cFelt like an invitation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi cut her eyes at Paisli but suppressed a retort, knowing her little sister\u2019s snippy attitude was a result of being \u201cleft behind.\u201d She remembered feeling like that when Belle left for her freshman year at Briarcliff Prep three years ago. And again, last year, when the twins, Moe and EJ, prepped to leave for Preston Academy, Briarcliff\u2019s brother school. Maryland had seemed dull in comparison, and Avi desperately wanted to be in Georgia with her older siblings then. She\u2019d yearned to experience the sisterhood and embrace experiences her mother bragged about at her alma mater. More than anything, Avi wanted to step foot on Briarcliff\u2019s campus and see what all the hype was about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But her fairy tale was beginning to fade. The immediacy of it all, the idea of her parents leaving her there tomorrow . . . it had her feet freezing, while she simultaneously broke out in sweats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pushed the edge of her clear-rimmed frames up the bridge of her nose with one hand and fanned her pits with the other. \u201cI\u2014 Can we all just roll our windows down and be quiet for like ten minutes?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, honey.\u201d Mom shook her head, and the pressed curls shaping her face flowed. Though she did lower her window. \u201cYou get nervous. That\u2019s okay. Happens to the best of us, but this is exciting! You\u2019re about to start your freshman year of high school at a Historically Black Boarding School.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe best one,\u201d Belle added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd there aren\u2019t too many people who can say that. You\u2019ll be surrounded by young intellectuals that not only look like you but have similar experiences, too!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlus, you have nothing to worry about with your essay. I read it, too, and it was . . . compelling. You got a gift, doll.\u201d Avi felt the corner of her lips twitch. But that was easy for Belle to say. She didn\u2019t have an insecure bone in her body. \u201cYou even convinced Auntie Char to send Kai,\u201d Paisli said. \u201cI did not,\u201d Avi said, glaring back at the little brat this time. \u201cKai talked to Moe and EJ about Preston and convinced Godmommy Char himself. Preston was his choice.\u201d \u201cAnd Briarcliff was yours,\u201d her mom said pointedly. Avi was sick of being the topic of discussion, so she did what she always did to evade unwanted attention\u2014allow her sister to talk about herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBelle, what was your top school other than Spelman and Southern U?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belle\u2019s soft brown eyes lit. \u201cEither NCAT or Hampton. I haven\u2019t really narrowed it to three, but Spelman\u2019s my priority.\u201d At the sound of her collegiate alma mater, their mom reached over to give Belle\u2019s full cheek a stroke. \u201cAnd the double major is in Dance and what?\u201d she asked, picking up Avi\u2019s slack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDance Performance and Choreography and Comparative Women\u2019s Studies with a minor in Communications or . . .\u201d Belle launched into the different major and minor combinations she\u2019d been contemplating, her sister\u2019s first-day jitters forgotten.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi stuffed her AirPods back in her ear, thankful old reliable still worked. She already knew of Belle\u2019s plans to be in a position similar to Ashley Everett, Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s dance captain, and eventually start a business specializing in entertainment event planning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She swiped her finger across the touchpad on her laptop and the screen lit. This time, she didn\u2019t hesitate to click the <em>Cliff News <\/em>link. For the past few months, her secret pastime had been to stalk old articles, poems, and short stories posted in the creative writing section of Briarcliff\u2019s newspaper. Egypt Mack, the second term president of the paper, stared back at Avi from the screen. Her smile felt like a welcome, and Avi was ready. It was fun to imagine her writing one day posted on this very website. To have someone looking at her story or poem and finding the inspiration to create. According to Belle, they only picked the best writers, and there was one opening available for the freshman\/sophomore creative writing column.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In no time, she found her favorite article, titled \u201cThe Transition.\u201d It was from last May\u2019s edition of the <em>Cliff News <\/em>by now-graduated senior, Rochelle Harris. The journey it took Avi on in only 1,500 words was awe-inspiring. She closed Briarcliff\u2019s site and enlarged her own essay once again. Belle and Pai liked it, but Avi wasn\u2019t in love with her words yet. She would stick this ending if it was the last thing she did.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi and her family filled two tables in the outside sitting area of a rest stop about two hours out from Grandma Sugah\u2019s. Kai, Avi\u2019s lanky godbrother, sat beside her on the bench. Their moms had been roommates back in college and ran Truehart Publishing together today. It was fate handing Avi her first friend when they were born a month apart. While it was true Avi didn\u2019t convince him to attend Preston, there was no denying she\u2019d planted the idea in his head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He brushed the sides of his hair, careful to avoid disturbing the short curls atop his head. Antonio, the youngest of the six LeBeau siblings and Paisli\u2019s twin, sat on the other side of him emulating the action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou didn\u2019t even reach out to Jasiri?\u201d Avi asked about Kai\u2019s soon-to-be roommate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know all I need to from his bio. He\u2019s from Atlanta, makes beats, and listed \u2018music producer\u2019 as his career aspiration. What else is there to know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou wanna be a court justice,\u201d Avi said, smirking. \u201cWhat if you have nothing in common?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd you\u2019d want to know if he\u2019s a night or morning person. Also, if he\u2019s the showering type,\u201d Mom said, unwrapping a piece of chocolate from her purse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOr things like if he\u2019ll think he can just use your stuff \u2019cause it\u2019s in the same room. Like your toothbrush, for example,\u201d Belle said, camera out, snapping off-guards of everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kai looked sick at the thought but shook his head. \u201cAs long as dude doesn\u2019t watch me in my sleep or mess with my food, I\u2019m good. We can figure out the details later.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAye, you\u2019re just lucky they didn\u2019t try to put you in a triple like they did us freshman year,\u201d EJ said from across the bench. His twin Moe didn\u2019t bother to take his eyes off the screen. He was playing with the lighting on a frame he\u2019d shot for his and EJ\u2019s newest short film. \u201cYeah,\u201d he said stroking the peach fuzz on his chin. \u201cI was pissed when I found out they gave us a triple last year.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDidn\u2019t you guys get a triple in Newton again?\u201d Antonio asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrue. But Q\u2019s tough. We asked to keep it the same.\u201d The twins\u2019 physical similarities were startling, from the strong jaws they\u2019d inherited from their dad to the tone of their vibrant, dark skin. Getting their braces off earlier this summer only added an unneeded boost to their egos. The only real physical tell for those who didn\u2019t know them was the short fade Moe kept and EJ\u2019s ever-growing high-top fade. \u201cNewton\u2019s the livest dorm on campus,\u201d EJ said. \u201cIf you\u2019re cool with the RBs, you can pretty much do what you want.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, the emergency exit door on the ground floor is faulty, so it\u2019s easy to . . .\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EJ\u2019s voice faded as their mom\u2019s head snapped away from Belle\u2019s camera with raised brows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c. . . to come back to the dorm before curfew.\u201d EJ\u2019s phone rang then, and a photo of his girlfriend, Noemie, crossed the screen. He gladly answered, leaving the table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAvi, you\u2019re lucky, too,\u201d Paisli said from Belle\u2019s lap. She was way too big to be sitting there, but Belle wrapped her arms around her baby sister\u2019s waist. \u201cYou get to be in Hollingsworth like Mommy and Belle were,\u201d she pouted. \u201cZazie seems really nice, too. And I <em>love <\/em>her TikTok.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwo more years and we\u2019ll be there with them,\u201d Antonio said cheerfully.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWait. How did you find Zazie\u2019s TikTok?\u201d Avi asked. Zazie was a Chicagoan with an affinity for photography and dreams of being an astronaut. But Avi only received her new roomie\u2019s IG handle yesterday. How would Paisli know that she seemed nice?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI found it after I found her Instagram. If I look hard enough, I can find anything. Ooh,\u201d she said, grabbing her phone from the table, \u201csomebody just delivered a package to the front door.\u201d She zoomed in further. \u201cHe has a blue mohawk and tattoos on his scalp. Look, Tony!\u201d she said facing the phone toward her twin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But their father, Ellis, snatched it out her hand, appearing out of nowhere. He\u2019d been across the lot, chatting it up with some man he just met from Minnesota who saw the blue crabs on their Maryland license plates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI already told you, Pai. The new security system is just that. A security system,\u201d he said sternly. \u201cIf you use it to people-watch, the app comes off your phone.\u201d He pretended to hand it back to her, only to snatch it away again with a broad smile plastered on his bearded face. The left dimple each of his kids inherited shone bright. He dropped the phone in her lap, and placed his large hands on Avi\u2019s shoulders, whispering, \u201cCome talk to me,\u201d in her ear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi sighed, annoyed, but she saw this coming. When they first parked, Dad had strode to their car to open Mom\u2019s door. As she stood on her toes to kiss him, Avi heard her name slip from her mother\u2019s lips.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo you wanna start?\u201d he asked when they were feet away from their chattering family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi\u2019s brow arched. \u201cI would, but I\u2019d hate to admit to something you have no idea about.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFine.\u201d He chuckled. \u201cThe first is good news. Your Uncle Jovahn is coming to help us move you guys in tomorrow.\u201d That was one of the positives about this move to Georgia. Living this close to Sugah, maybe visiting Auntie Naima\u2019s bridal boutique, and seeing Uncle Jovahn, too. He was her father\u2019s youngest brother and in his last year at Morehouse. Growing up, Jovahn spent holidays and most summers in Maryland with them. Over time, he\u2019d come to be much more like a big brother than an uncle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSecondly,\u201d Dad said in a serious tone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi fought the urge to roll her eyes. \u201cHere we go.\u201d \u201cYeah, here we go,\u201d he nodded. \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for you to say something to me, but tomorrow\u2019s the day. Your mama, Belle, and even Moe\u2014who literally pretends not to care about anything\u2014have been tellin\u2019 me you\u2019re stressed about Briarcliff? Not that I haven\u2019t noticed you hiding in your room.\u201d He leaned on the bench in front of her, and the cologne on his skin lingered. \u201cTell me what that\u2019s about? I thought I was the only one falling to pieces about you leaving me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avi took a moment to think, wanting to answer honestly. Her feelings were a jumbled, conflicting mess. The idea of starting her first year of high school tomorrow filled her to the brim with excitement. Avi knew it would be no <em>Glee <\/em>or <em>High School Musical <\/em>experience, though she couldn\u2019t deny the two weeks she\u2019d spent binging <em>The Facts of Life<\/em>, hoping to somehow prepare herself. No matter how unprepared she felt, the urge to follow in her family\u2019s footsteps was . . . compelling. Still, another part of her\u2014the louder, aggressive part\u2014 wanted to road trip back to Maryland with her parents, Antonio, and Paisli tomorrow and leave all the worrying behind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI dunno.\u201d Avi shrugged. \u201cYou and Mommy let me decide if I wanted to go to Briarcliff or not. I\u2019ve never made a big decision like this before. What if I picked wrong? There\u2019s nothing wrong with a regular high school in Maryland, and I didn\u2019t even consider them. What if I end up hating Zazie? She seems nice enough now, but that could be fake. What if I don\u2019t even get past the first-round picks for the <em>Cliff News<\/em>? What if I get homesick? What if\u2014\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhoa, Avi.\u201d He chuckled, though his eyes filled with concern. \u201cHave you ever considered a positive \u2018what if\u2019? What if you love it? What if you find your best friends? What if you become an even better writer? That\u2019s what I\u2019ve been thinking.\u201d He touched a finger to her chin. \u201cListen, Belle came back even smarter and more business savvy with her YouTube page, that a <em>professor <\/em>helped her start.\u201d Freshman year, Belle\u2019s music professor encouraged her to post her solo violin mashup performance at the Winter Orchestra Showcase. What started as a series of violin covers had branched into choreography videos and vlogs that gained a decent following.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd your brothers have matured profoundly in one year at Preston. I\u2019m still shocked,\u201d he said with a hand to his chest. \u201cEJ studies under that vocal coach and earned his spot as the scarecrow in their production of <em>The Wiz <\/em>last year. And Moe\u2019s always talking about how much that film club professor is teaching them. Even encouraged him to send in his short film to that festival last year. And he got third place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs much as I\u2019d like for your mama and me to take all the credit,\u201d her dad continued, \u201cI can\u2019t. It takes a community, and you\u2019re entering a new one tomorrow. Look, I see your storyboards. I see you practicing and honing your craft. The regret and guilt you\u2019ll feel for not trusting yourself, your talent, and your instincts will overpower any comfort you\u2019d get by us loading up the car and driving home right now. Tell me,\u201d he said, crossing his arms over his chest, \u201cif we go to those schools tomorrow and drop off Belle, EJ, Moe, and Kai, and tell you it\u2019s okay for you to come home with us, would you hop in?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She shook her head. \u201cNo.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He smiled again. \u201cYou didn\u2019t even hesitate, baby. This is going to be good for you. You\u2019re gonna find your place, and everything will fall in line.\u201d He leaned down to kiss her forehead. When he pulled back, Avi saw her cedar brown eyes mirrored in his. \u201cYou can go back,\u201d he said, nodding toward their table, pulling his vibrating phone out of his pocket. When she was feet away, he called to her with the phone to his ear, \u201cAvielle, your tuition is already paid. So, take what I said to heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/About-the-Author-Fall-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/About-the-Author-Fall-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/About-the-Author-Fall-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/About-the-Author-Fall-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About Brianna Peppins<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brianna-Peppins-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>Brianna Peppins is the author of young adult contemporary novels, including Briarcliff Prep and As Long as We're Together. She was raised in PG County, Maryland and graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in Psychology. When not writing, Brianna takes special interest in spending time with her loved ones, social justice issues and is a self-proclaimed movie aficionado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/briannapeppins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lexi_Pep\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/21674553.Brianna_Peppins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fnenPG\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lexi_pep\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lexi_pepp\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">TikTok<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Fall-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Fall-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Fall-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Fall-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week One<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>11\/1\/2022<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/books\"><strong>Kait Plus Books<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/2\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/authorzknight.com\/blog\">Author Z. Knight<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/3\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladyhawkeye.com\/\">Lady Hawkeye<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/4\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/allyluvsbooksalatte\/\">@allyluvsbooksalatte&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/5\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jennareadstuff\/\">@jennareadstuff<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review\/TikTok Post<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week Two<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>11\/6\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzybookreviews.com\/\">A Dream Within A Dream<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/7\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/fireandicereads.com\/\">Fire and Ice<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/8\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twochicksonbooks.com\/\">Two Chicks on Books<\/a><\/td><td>Excerpt\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/9\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pluvioreads.blogspot.com\/\">pluvioreads<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/TikTok Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/10\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/themommaspot.home.blog\/\">The Momma Spot<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/11\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brandidanielledavis\/\">Brandi Danielle Davis&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review\/TikTok Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/12\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/jeff_of_allmedia\">Jeff_of_allmedia<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week Three<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>11\/13\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaineylaney.com\/\">zaineylaney<\/a><\/td><td>IG Post\/TikTok Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/14\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/am2cents.blogspot.com\/\">Two Points of 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href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/froggyreadteach\/\">@froggyreadteach<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/21\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/onemused\">onemused<\/a><\/td><td>IG Spotlight<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/22\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therealworldaccordingtosam.blogspot.com\/\">The Real World According To Sam&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/23\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/ReadsReaders\">@ReadsReaders&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>YouTube Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/24\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/thebookview.com\/\">The Book View<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/25\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fallbetweenthepages\">Fall Between the Pages&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>TikTok Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/26\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/confessionsofayareader.wordpress.com\/\">Confessions of a YA Reader&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>Review&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Week Five<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>11\/27\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/ZTdgLHV78\/\">@thechattybookworm<\/a><\/td><td>TikTok Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/28\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/momfluenster\/\">Momfluenster<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/29\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drew_ambitious_reading\/\">@drew_ambitious_reading<\/a><\/td><td>IG Review\/TikTok Post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/30\/2022<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/popthebutterfly.wordpress.com\/\">popthebutterfly<\/a><\/td><td>Review\/IG Post<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Fall-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Fall-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Fall-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Fall-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enter here for a chance to win a print copy of <em>BRIARCLIFF PREP<\/em> by Brianna Peppins!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(US Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fall-2022-Dividers-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Questions-for-You-Fall-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Questions-for-You-Fall-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Questions-for-You-Fall-2022-300x59.png 300w, 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Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Happy-Reading-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Fall-2022-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Happy-Reading-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Fall-2022-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Happy-Reading-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Fall-2022-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Happy-Reading-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Fall-2022-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Happy-Reading-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Fall-2022.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Tuesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for BRIARCLIFF PREP by Brianna Peppins! 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