{"id":4262,"date":"2019-10-05T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2019-10-06T19:45:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T23:45:24","slug":"nerd-blast-the-other-better-me-by-antony-john-spotlight-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/nerd-blast-the-other-better-me-by-antony-john-spotlight-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerd Blast: The Other, Better Me by Antony John (Spotlight + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeanbooknerd.com\/2019\/09\/nerd-blast-other-better-me-by-antony.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/00.jpg\" alt=\"Nerd Blast: The Other, Better Me by Antony John (Spotlight + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Saturday and welcome to my stop on <em>The Other, Better Me<\/em> nerd blast!!\u00a0 Read on to find out more about the book and author, plus follow along with the rest of the tour and enter a giveaway for a print copy of <em>The Other, Better Me<\/em>!!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/other-better-me.png\" alt=\"Nerd Blast: The Other, Better Me by Antony John (Spotlight + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Nerd Blast: The Other, Better Me by Antony John (Spotlight + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Other, Better Me<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/antony-john\/\">Antony John<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  October 1, 2019 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harpercollins\/\">HarperCollins<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/middle-grade\/\">Middle Grade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 272 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43453706-the-other-better-me\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><strong>From the critically acclaimed author of <em>Mascot <\/em>comes this heartfelt novel, perfect for fans of John David Anderson and Cammie McGovern, about a girl searching for the meaning of family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lola and Momma have always been a team of two. It hasn\u2019t always been easy for Lola, being one of the only kids she knows with just one parent around. And lately she\u2019s been feeling incomplete, like there\u2019s a part of herself that she can\u2019t know until she knows her dad.<\/p>\n<p>But what will happen\u2014to Lola, to Momma, to their team of two\u2014if she finds him?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-10-05T10:00:35+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Saturday and welcome to my stop on The Other, Better Me nerd blast!!\\u00a0 Read on to find out more about the book and author, plus follow along with the rest of the tour and enter a giveaway f\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/nerd-blast-the-other-better-me-by-antony-john-spotlight-giveaway\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"The Other, Better Me\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Antony John\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"0062835653\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider.png 775w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/diamond-divider-768x35.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/all-about-the-author-002-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4271 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Antony-John-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Antony John\u00a0<\/b>was born in England and raised on a balanced diet of fish and chips, obscure British comedies, and ABBA&#8217;s Greatest Hits. In a fit of teenage rebellion, he decided to pursue a career in classical music, culminating in a BA from Oxford University and a PhD from Duke University. Along the way, he worked as an ice cream seller on a freezing English beach, a tour guide in the Netherlands, a chauffeur in Switzerland, a barista in Seattle, and a university professor. 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