{"product_id":"life-by-committee-isbn-9780062294067","title":"Life by Committee","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecret: I kissed someone else's boyfriend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssignment: Do it again.\u003cp\u003eLike most who find Life by Committee, Tabitha is a little lost. Her best friend has ditched her, her Vermont town is feeling way too small, and she's falling head over heels for a guy named Joe—who already has a girlfriend. Just when Tab is afraid she'll burst from keeping the secret of Joe inside, she discovers Life by Committee. The rules of LBC are simple: tell a secret, receive an assignment. Complete the assignment to keep your secret safe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTab likes it that the assignments push her to her limits, empowering her to live boldly and go further than she'd ever go on her own. But in the name of truth and bravery, how far is too far to go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of E. Lockhart and Jennifer E. Smith, Life by Committee is a fresh, vibrant novel about the power of wanting, the messiness of friendship, and the truths we hide and share. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne secret gets Tabitha an assignment. But every assignment leads to another secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLove Triangle:\u003c\/b\u003e Tabitha wants Joe. The only problem? He already has a girlfriend, and Tab’s first assignment is to kiss him again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSecrets and Lies:\u003c\/b\u003e The rules of \u003ci\u003eLife by Committee\u003c\/i\u003e are simple: share a secret, get an assignment. But keeping her secrets safe means pushing every boundary she has.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmall Town Setting:\u003c\/b\u003e In a Vermont town that feels way too small, Tabitha is losing her best friend and her sense of self all at once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComing of Age Story:\u003c\/b\u003e For every dare she completes, Tabitha feels more alive—and more lost. How far is too far to go to find yourself?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eSome secrets are too good to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTabitha might be the only girl in the history of the world who actually gets less popular when she gets hot. But her so-called friends say she's changed, and they've dropped her flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Tab has no one to tell about the best and worst thing that has ever happened to her: Joe, who spills his most intimate secrets to her in their nightly online chats. Joe, whose touch is so electric, it makes Tab wonder if she could survive an actual kiss. Joe, who has Tabitha brimming with the restless energy of falling in love. Joe, who is someone else's boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust when Tab is afraid she'll burst from keeping the secret of Joe inside, she finds Life by Committee. The rules of LBC are simple: tell a secret, receive an assignment. Complete the assignment to keep your secret safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTab likes it that the assignments push her to her limits, empowering her to live boldly and go further than she'd ever go on her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in the name of truth and bravery, how far is too far to go?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Haydu is a masterful wordsmith…A raw and well-crafted alternative to run-of-the-mill teen romances that also addresses tough mental health issues head-on.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heartwarming, frequently funny, and wholly honest, this debut novel is, well, compulsively readable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Debut novelist Haydu doesn’t sugarcoat the difficulties of OCD or reduce her characters to a symptom list.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compelling portrait of teen behavioral disorders and the struggle to overcome or, at the very least, balance them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Warning: this book could cause obsessive compulsivereading. Funny, honest and real, OCD Love Story stars one of themost likeable narrators in recent YA fiction. Once you start this book, you will find that, like Bea, you just can’t help yourself.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia McCormick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bea is a completely endearing original, and the book manages to subtly steer her narration through denial of her condition to acceptance without ever losing her essential charisma...Bea remains witty, affecting, and ferociously individual throughout, and readers will delight to know her as they understand her—and possibly themselves—better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Haydu gets at the push-pull between wanting to keep and to divulge secrets, as well as the way that anatomy can feel like destiny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A well-crafted twist ushers the book to a satisfying, uplifting conclusion with a resonant message about secrets—how much weight we afford them, and how much lighter sharing them can make us feel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An authentic, heartfelt read about the power of truth and the beauty of self-discovery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Ockler, author of #scandal and Twenty Boy Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Life by Committee is a fun, smart, and moving read with every delicious ingredient-romance, secrets, and unexpected twists. Assignment: Read this one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist and author of Honey, Baby, Sweetheart and The Last Forever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“(Not so) Secret: I immediately fell in love with Corey Ann Haydu’s wonderful, fresh story about truth, love, and bravery. Your assignment: Read Life by Committee immediately!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Eulberg, author of The Lonely Hearts Club and Better off Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is brilliant, thrumming with honesty and surprising truths.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerra Elan McVoy, author of Pure and The Summer of Firsts and Lasts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Haydu captures the wild emotions of adolescence: the surging hormones, the power of getting people to pay attention because of your body, and the confusion over how that makes you feel….Readers who are avidly involved in social media communities will relate to the thrill of confessing secrets to strangers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Looking for a book to read and discuss? 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