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Hallmark Read-alikes

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Do you: Binge Hallmark movies from Thanksgiving to Christmas? Love a great meet-cute? Root for true love? Ship? Then check out these books at your Sentinel library!

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This book has it all.  A heroine with a broken heart who will never love again?  Check! Gal pals who don’t give up on our broken hearted heroine?  Check!  A cute, flirty coworker who seems too good to be true?  Check!  And, did we mention they work at a cinema?!!

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The best Hallmark movies take you to a sleepy, small town that feels like it is in a different country, populated with funny, charming characters.  This book takes place in a “small, sleepy Southern town….brimming with uproarious characters, and deeply immersed in the romantic allure of the south.” (And no, we are not making this up, it’s printed on the book jacket!)

Could this BE any more Hallmark-y?

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Lou, a well-to-do work-aholic, has no time for holiday cheer.  One day he impulsively buys a cup of coffee for Gabe, a homeless man huddled outside his office, and decides to give him a job in the company mailroom.  There’s more to Gabe than meets the eye (of course there is!) and he sets out to fix Lou’s life.  Will our modern day Scrooge open his heart and receive the gift?  Read to find out!

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What’s better than a sleepy, small town?  New York City! It’s the opposite of sleepy- it’s alive and full of unique, quirky places, like coffee shops and bookstores.  Lily leaves a red notebook full of clues on an obscure bookshelf in her favorite bookstore. She is hoping  for an adventurous soul to find the book and complete the dare, leaving her one in return.  Dash finds the book and accepts the challenge.  As they trade the notebook back and forth and explore the city and the clues, they get to know each other through Christmas and finally meeting on New Year’s Eve.  AND, it’s been adapted into a series by Netflix, streaming now!

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And what’s better than New York City?  Why, Paris, of course! The city of  romance! Our heroine, Anna is rudely pulled from her life in Atlanta and sent to Paris to complete her senior year of high school at the School of America. She is angry to be leaving behind best friends, a great job and a serious crush.  But wait! She soon makes new friends and finds a new crush.  Only problem, he has a girlfriend. (Oh no!) Will Anna find true love in the City of Light? Read it to find out….

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About the Contributor
Tessa Macklin, Editor
Tessa is a senior this year and is an enthusiastic member of the band program at Sentinel. She plays the flute, and she also enjoys reading books for fun throughout the year.