The Next Thing on My List - Hardcover

Smolinski, Jill

3.48

10,981 ratings by Goodreads

9780307351241: The Next Thing on My List

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307351246 ISBN 13: 9780307351241

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2007

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Following a car accident that claims the life of her passenger, Marissa, June Parker stumbles upon a list that Marissa had written entitled "20 Things to Do By My 25th Birthday" and is compelled by both guilt and a sense of setting things right to complete the list for Marissa, struggling to complete a variety of different goals before the deadline while learning more about her own life in the process. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Fresh and fun to read . . . The details of [June's] life are set out with a deft, light touch."
-Boston Globe

"Clever and winning, Smolinski's novel will have readers rooting for June as they eagerly turn the pages to keep up with her progress on the list."
-Booklist

"Smolinski crafts a believable heroine, and her chipper carpe-diem message may have readers devising their own Top 20s. . . . Sweet."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Cheers for Jill Smolinski, who has transcended the chick lit category by giving us a heroine who really tries to make a difference in this world. What a concept! I loved this book- its humor and its humanity. You will, too."
-Jane Heller, author of Some Nerve and Lucky Stars
"Instantly engaging, original, and funny, Jill Smolinski's new novel charmed me from the first page. Put this on your list: you won't be sorry!"
- Isabel Rose, author of The J.A.P. Chronicles

About the Author:

JILL SMOLINSKI is a transplanted Midwesterner who currently lives in Southern California with her son. She is the author of Flip-Flopped.
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