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Courtesy of  http://rainbowrowell.com/blog/about/ Are you looking for an author to make you laugh, cry, and most importantly, self-reflect?  Try Rainbow Rowell.  Winner of the  International Reading Association Award for Young Adult Fiction for  Eleanor and Park,  Rowell has thus far managed to capture the angst, joy, and overall adventure of life throughout our lives.  All four of her novels mainly focus on a female protagonist; however, Rowell's gift for witty and thought provoking dialogue make every character intriguing.  Rowell's strong women are not your typical literary women.  Rowell writes women who are quirky, smart, and attempting to navigate the choppy waters of life; all readers can relate to the feelings of insecurity or sexiness that the characters experience.  There is a constant theme of trying to fit in.  The novels explore the pressure to be cool, the want to be noticed for your personality, or the fear...

What cost 10 cents in 1938 and cost $3.2 million in 2014? Answer: Action Comic No 1, the comic that launched the superhero genre. Photo Credit:Encyclopædia  Britannica ImageQuest Action Comic No 1 was released June 1938 and it featured Superman, the superhero creation of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The near-perfect copy, sold on Ebay.com on August 24, 2014, is one of 50-100 copies assumed to be in existence and has the highest quality rating ever give to an AC No1 by the Certified Guaranty Company at a 9.0.  This comic, considered to be the "Holy Grail" of comics, with its pristine white pages and its historical significance, was sold by Washington collector, Darren Adams. "If anyone has ever been curious what an 'Action Comics' 1 looked like the day it came off of the newsstand 76 years ago, this is the answer," he wrote. The comic holds significance as being the first time Superman was introduced to the public. Siegel and Shuster, two t...