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It's All in Your Mind
It's All in Your Mind
It's All in Your Mind
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It's All in Your Mind

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17-year-old Vija Skalbe wants to be an all-American girl—no matter how hard her parents try to impose their strict Latvian standards on her. She feels unsure of herself with one foot in each country.

Then Nolan, a folksinger, steals her heart at a coffeehouse. When Nolan stops at their table, it's Vija's friend, Caprice, who does all the talking. But it is Vija who gets his phone number—and later the back seat of his motorcycle. Soon she is cruising from one adventure to another, dizzy with joy, her new-found freedom and the excitement of being with the kind of guy who is a challenge.

However, when Vija's father has a heart attack, she must take over running the family lawn-care business. She feels overwhelmed until sweet brainiac Joel volunteers to help. He shares the workload and lifts her spirits with his humor. But it is Nolan who fills her heart.

It doesn't matter that Nolan wants everything his way. Or that he's constantly eyeing other girls. Or that he can be pouty and punitive. Or that he says she's seeing things all wrong. Until it does matter. But Vija's in so deep. Will she deal with Nolan's controlling tactics, or is she too far under his spell?

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Release dateAug 6, 2013
ISBN9781771451284
It's All in Your Mind
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Ann Herrick

Ann Herrick grew up in Connecticut, where she graduated from The Morgan School and Quinnipiac University. She now lives in Oregon with her husband, who was her high-school sweetheart. Their wonderful daughter is grown, married and gainfully employed, and has given Ann her only grand-dog, Puff, a bloodhound-rottweiller-beagle mix. While she misses the East Coast, especially houses built before 1900, she enjoys the green valleys, fresh air and low humidity in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Ann loves cats, walking, the Oregon Ducks and working in her back yard. In addition to stories and books for children and young adults, Ann also writes copy for humorous and conventional greeting cards. She loves to hear from her readers and can be contacted through her web site.

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    This story rang through to me, as a woman who survived those teenage years and also as a parent who has hoped I instilled enough confidence and direction in my children not to tolerate a lot of the things Veja put up with in the book. She thinks she knows what she wants - didn't we all- and the good looking, motorcycle riding, smoldering folk singer, Nolan, casts attention her way sending her head over heels. There is a lesson to be learned here - and it is a good one for any young adult no matter what year it is - about valuing yourself and discerning which relationships are solid, true, and worth cultivating versus those that are superficial, manipulative, and stifling. I found the setting very interesting and the history and culture of Veja's family was a very positive point. Thoroughly entertaining. I recommend it!I was given a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

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