Böcker av Tamara Girardi

A tender board book about a child's curiosity and a mother's love, with springtime illustrations by Olga SkomorokovaWhy are you so strong, Mommy? Why? So I can scoop you up into the biggest, best bear hugs. Why do you brush your teeth, Mommy? Why? So I can smile bright whenever you need it. It's every kid's favorite word, but what if instead of growing impatient, Mommy Bear uses each new question to show her love for her inquisitive cub. From Tamara Girardi, author of Why, Daddy? Why?, comes a new list of "whys" and new ways to say "Because I love you."

From the author of Above the Fold comes a charming romance in this dreamy contemporary novel.¿Budding artist Dinah Zimmerman is recovering from a relationship with the boy next door who happens to be hounding her to get back together. When she visits the famous Carnivalesque one night, she meets Harvey-a smooth talker who asks her to dance. But their dance is interrupted when several of his exes bathe him in milkshakes and douse him with water balloons.Dinah has little interest in dating yet another bad boy. Nonetheless, her plans are derailed when Harvey offers her exactly what she needs-space from her ex. Wanting to "fake date" Dinah to convince everyone he can be a serious, one-woman guy, Harvey offers to be Dinah's buffer so that she can focus on her art. He even sweetens the deal by offering her a chance to paint exhibits at the carnival.As the two work to sell their ruse, Dinah begins to confuse their fake relationship with reality, and when Harvey's ex-the one who got away-comes back into his life, Dinah has to risk telling Harvey the truth...or letting him go.

From author Tamara Girardi comes an emotionally engaging story in the fourth book of the Iron Valley series.Archery champion Elle Corwin spends her senior year focused on her romance with the friendly, football star Josh Brighton-until he moves away forcing them into a long distance relationship. As a distraction, Elle immerses herself in shooting and teaching archery lessons, biding her time until Josh returns to Iron Valley for college. Her perfect plan falls apart when Josh breaks up with her on prom night-by Express Mail-and she experiences the elusive but debilitating "target panic" at her first summer shoot.If she has any hope of saving the money she needs for college expenses, archery equipment, and a trip to the other side of the state to convince Josh he made a mistake, Elle needs the best summer job ever-one that doesn't interfere with her shooting schedule. Her only option is Camp Good Grief, a summer camp for kids struggling with loss. Elle is all set to teach the campers archery, all the while avoiding her own grief.Just as she accepts the breakup and creates a new vision for her life, Josh comes back into it in a way she never expected, leaving her at risk of missing her big shot-in more ways than one.

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