Weekend Pick for January 19, 2024

Weekend Pick for January 19, 2024

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If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin 

Taylor Husser, teacher candidate

Today's Weekend Pick is brought to you by my student. 
​Meet Taylor Husser, an undergraduate teacher candidate from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA. Taylor is preparing for her residency in a local public high school. She reads voraciously and generously shares her favorite books. Today Taylor presents to you If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin. 
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​I like to read about the author of the novel a little. It helps me understand the story and its characters better. Laura Nowlin has a B.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. She has published two books: This Song is (Not) for You and If He Had Been With Me. Her third book, If Only I Had Told Her, is a companion novel to If He Had Been with Me, and it is expected to be released February 6, 2024. From her Goodreads profile, readers learn that, when Nowlin “isn’t at home agonizing over her own novels, Laura works at the public library where the patrons give her plenty of inspiration for her writing.”

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin introduces a young adult romance novel. It tells the story of Autumn and Finny who are childhood best friends. They begin to drift apart during their high school years due to some misunderstandings and different social circles to which they belong. As they start dating other people, Autumn wonders about the “what ifs.” They are pulled back together the summer following their graduation and reveal their feelings for one another. All seems well…until it isn’t. 
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​Read the novel to find out more,
Taylor