Playing With Matches

by Suri Rosen

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Pub Date Sep 09 2014 | Archive Date Oct 31 2014

Description

When 16-year-old Raina Resnick is expelled from her Manhattan private school, she’s sent to live with her strict aunt — but Raina feels like she’s persona non grata no matter where she goes. Her sister, Leah, blames her for her broken engagement, and she’s a social pariah at her new school. In the tight-knit Jewish community, Raina finds she is good at one thing: matchmaking! As the anonymous “MatchMaven,” Raina sets up hopeless singles desperate to find the One. A cross between Jane Austen’s Emma, Dear Abby, and Yenta the matchmaker, Raina’s double life soon has her barely staying awake in class. Can she find the perfect match for her sister and get back on her good side, or will her tanking grades mean a second expulsion? In her debut novel, Suri Rosen creates a comic and heartwarming story of one girl trying to find happiness for others, and redemption for herself.

Advance Praise

"Fizzy, funny and ultimately redemptive." — Kirkus Reviews

"Playing with Matches is compulsively readable. It is absolute fun, and Rain is the best kind of narrator." — CM: Canadian Review of Materials

"This charming story of growing up and owning up, will ring true with readers, particularly those who share her cultural traditions." —School Library Journal

"Surprisingly, it also revealed an admirably strong central female character, and it was this, above all else, which won my heart, because characters like this one are rare in YA literature, to be avidly sought after, and treasured when found." —Novellum

"Fizzy, funny and ultimately redemptive." — Kirkus Reviews

"Playing with Matches is compulsively readable. It is absolute fun, and Rain is the best kind of narrator." — CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9781770411821
PRICE	CA$12.95 (CAD)

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Featured Reviews

Tina A, Librarian

Okay, I will admit it, I loved the cover of this book - which is why I was drawn to this story line.

At first, I thought this book would be a serious take on YA social issues, considering the title, but then I started to read it and started to laugh out loud - definitely NOT a serious book.

The main character Raina is cute, smart and a go getther, especially if it comes to focusing on her life skill - matchmaking. Of course, once you hear the word matchmaking you just know that funny and weird things are going to happen and they do.

This is a funny and feel good read and I loved it.