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Alex Flinn

    October 23, 1966

    This author crafts wish-fulfillment romance for young adults, infusing her stories with a playful spirit. Her writing often draws from her own life experiences and a desire to revisit adolescence with the wisdom of hindsight. She explores significant themes, such as dating violence, using her legal background to ground her narratives in reality. Ultimately, her work aims to connect with younger readers by reflecting the enduring spirit of their own teenage years.

    Alex Flinn
    Nothing to Lose
    Bewitching (Kendra Chronicles)
    Breathing Underwater
    Beheld
    Beastly. Includes Lindy's Diary
    Towering
    • 2020

      Love, Jacaranda

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.6(384)Add rating

      From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly, Alex Flinn, comes a new contemporary novel about one girl's journey to find her voice and let love in. "A delicious bonbon of a love story."--New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nancy Werlin Jacaranda Abbott has always tried to keep her mouth shut. As a foster kid, she's learned the hard way that the less she talks about her mother and why she's in jail, the better. But when a video of Jacaranda singing goes viral, a mysterious benefactor offers her a life-changing opportunity--a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school for performing arts. Eager to start over somewhere new, Jacaranda leaps at the chance, and she pours her heart out in emails to the benefactor she's never met. Suddenly she's swept up into a world of privilege where the competition is fierce and the talent is next level. As Jacaranda--Jackie to her new friends--tries to find her place, a charming boy from this world of wealth catches her eye. She begins to fall for him, but can he accept her for who she really is?

      Love, Jacaranda
    • 2019

      Girls of July

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      3.7(819)Add rating

      Set in a contemporary backdrop, this novel weaves a tale of friendship and romance, appealing to fans of beloved young adult stories. The narrative explores the dynamics between characters as they navigate their relationships and personal growth. With Alex Flinn's signature storytelling, readers can expect an engaging blend of heartfelt moments and relatable experiences.

      Girls of July
    • 2018

      Beheld

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.9(23)Add rating

      #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Flinn is back with magical twists on four fairy-tale favorites, each featuring a little help from Kendra, the witch from Beastly, as she searches through cities and centuries for her lost love. Now available in paperback and featuring retellings of favorite fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "Rumpelstiltskin," "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," and "The Ugly Duckling," Kendra’s adventures in Beheld are filled with fresh fairy-tale fun from beginning to end. Since she first beheld James over three hundred years ago, Kendra has tangled with witch hunters and wolves, helped a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, cowered in London as German bombs fell, and lived through who knows how many shipwrecks. But her powers have limits, and immortality can be lonely. Kendra isn’t ready to stop searching for the warlock she met centuries ago. With the help of her magic mirror, Kendra will travel the world to reconnect with her lost love—and, of course, she can’t help but play a hand in a few more stories along the way.

      Beheld
    • 2015

      Kendra Chronicles - Mirrored

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      3.7(2325)Add rating

      In #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Flinn’s modern and mysterious YA retelling of “Snow White,” beauty is in the eye of the beholder and true love doesn’t necessarily mean Prince Charming. Celine’s life is the stuff fairy tales are made of. She’s beautiful, talented, and brave. Unfortunately, her tale comes complete with a wicked stepmother! When Violet steps into Celine’s life, everything changes and weird things begin to happen to her—bizarre accidents, strange illnesses, and rabid animal attacks. Celine doesn’t feel safe anywhere. It’s almost as if some hateful witch is out to get her. And there is. Violet has been waiting all her life to have Celine’s father to herself. Getting rid of his gorgeous daughter is child’s play for a witch as powerful as she is. Happy-ever-after isn’t enough for Violet. She wants to be the fairest of them all, and Celine is in the way . . . but not for long. Forced to take refuge with her friend Goose and his family, Celine gives up everything she loves and goes deep undercover. But will it be enough to fool Violet or will Celine’s fate be decided by a reflection in a magic mirror? And where do you find Prince Charming in Miami anyway? Mirrored is a modern retelling of “Snow White”—told from the points of view of Violet, Celine, and Goose—with all the magic and mystery readers will love.

      Kendra Chronicles - Mirrored
    • 2014

      Towering

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      When Rachel was taken to live in a tower by a woman she calls Mama, she was excited. She felt like a princess in a castle. But many years later, Rachel knows her palace is really a prison, and begins to plan her escape. She is encouraged by the speed with which her golden hair has been growing. It's gotten long enough to reach the ground. And she's begun dreaming of a green-eyed man. Could he be out there in the world? Is he coming to save her? Or will she find a way to save herself?

      Towering
    • 2012

      Beastly. Includes Lindy's Diary

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.0(296)Add rating

      Kyle Kingsbury, once handsome and popular, was cursed for his arrogance and is now a hideous beast roaming the streets of New York. Only love can break the curse and restore his former self.

      Beastly. Includes Lindy's Diary
    • 2012

      Cloaked

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.5(320)Add rating

      I’m not your average hero. I actually wasn’t your average anything. Just a poor guy working an after-school job at a South Beach shoe repair shop to help his mom make ends meet. But a little magic changed it all. It all started with the curse. And the frognapping. And one hot-looking princess, who asked me to lead a rescue mission. There wasn’t a fairy godmother or any of that. And even though I fell in love along the way, what happened to me is unlike any fairy tale I’ve ever heard. Because before I knew it, I was spying with a flock of enchanted swans, talking (yes, talking!) to a fox named Todd, and nearly trampled by giants in the Keys. Don’t believe me? I didn’t believe it either. But you’ll see. Because I knew it all was true, the second I got cloaked.

      Cloaked
    • 2012

      Bewitching (Kendra Chronicles)

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.9(390)Add rating

      In this engaging tale, an immortal girl navigates her new school while grappling with her powers and past mistakes. Despite her vast knowledge, her well-intentioned attempts to help often lead to chaos, from a failed rescue of children to a disastrous matchmaking attempt with a French prince.

      Bewitching (Kendra Chronicles)
    • 2009

      Talia fell under a spell. . . . Jack broke the curse. I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . . I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind. I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss. I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn't know this would happen. Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner! Now I'm stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels. . . . The good news: My parents will freak! Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all—even time?

      A Kiss in Time
    • 2009

      Love is never ugly Now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer I am a beast. A beast! Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright. I am a monster. You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll,stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell. Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.

      Beastly