Willa by Heart (The Wedding Planner's Daughter #3) - Hardcover

Paratore, Coleen Murtagh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416940766 ISBN 13: 9781416940760

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008

Synopsis

It's almost summer on Cape Cod, where Willa Havisham and Joey Kennelly are finally enjoying their status as the most compatible couple at Bramble Academy. When the community theater advertises auditions for Our Town, Willa and Joey seem fated to play the romantic leads. But when Marielle, the dazzling new girl, offers up some dramatic competition, Willa turns greener than the lawn at her parents' inn.

With two inn weddings the same weekend in June, Willa, who is now the official assistant wedding planner, has enough to do just helping Chef Rosie bake the wedding cakes of the century, and keeping sixteen beauty pageant bridesmaids in check. When a dance with a Southern gentleman sends her spinning under the stars, there's no telling what is destined for Willa and Joey.

About this title

About the Author:

Coleen Murtagh Paratore is the author of the acclaimed The Wedding Planner's Daughter and its brand-new sequel The Cupid Chronicles. For younger readers, she has also written How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales. She's a believer in community rent, Cupid, and the magic of Cape Cod. Look for Mack McGinn's Big Win -- in which two all-American sports-star brothers battle to be the best -- in Summer 2007. Learn more about Coleen at http://www.coleenparatore.com/

From Booklist:

Summer isn’t going as expected for 14-year-old Willa. Her mom’s pregnant; her beloved church minister is moving away; and she doesn’t get the part she wanted in a theater production. Set in idyllic Cape Cod with colorful, though sometimes stock characters, this third title in the Wedding Planner’s Daughter series explores realistic issues of friendship and family, including Willa’s growing appreciation for her stepfather Sam and a sympathetic portrayal of her mother’s grief after a miscarriage. Willa’s spirited, engaging first person narrative is abundantly sprinkled with literary allusions and quotes from titles collected in an appended booklist. Grades 6-9. --Shelle Rosenfeld

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1416940766
• ISBN 13: 9781416940760
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240