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LEXA HILLYER WANTS YOU TO MAKE A SCRAPBOOK!

Hey readers, writers and livers of life!!!! (Ew, livers?) My book PROOF OF FOREVER deals with the sometimes liberating and sometimes difficult fact that we only get one chance--to be who we want to be, to make the best of things, to love fully and live fully. How can we savor the good? How can we pay more attention to what really matters? How can we find ourselves before it's too late? In my book, four best friends believe they have been given a second chance to find these answers. What they learn is that there isn't an answer to everything. Summers don't last forever . . . And neither do we.

Life is short but memories CAN last . . . Especially if you document them!

As a teen, I was super into collaging and journaling. So I decided to make a scrapbook of inspirational images, quotes and photos in honor of PROOF OF FOREVER. Now it's your turn! What are the truths, the discoveries, the friendships, the moments, that you want to remember forever? Use and share these pages, or feel free to make your own! Please tweet them with the hashtag #ProofOfForever--I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!

*****Download the templates here!*****

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Proof of Forever

Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer 

4/5 stars

352 pages 

On sale: June 2, 2015

Summary from Goodreads: “ Before: It was the perfect summer of first kisses, skinny-dipping, and bonfires by the lake. Joy, Tali, Luce, and Zoe knew their final summer at Camp Okahatchee would come to an end, but they swore they’d stay friends. After: Now, two years later, their bond has faded along with those memories. Then: That is, until the fateful flash of a photo booth camera transports the four of them back in time, to the summer they were fifteen—the summer everything changed. Now: The girls must recreate the past in order to return to the present. As they live through their second-chance summer, the mystery behind their lost friendship unravels, and a dark secret threatens to tear the girls apart all over again. Always: Summers end. But this one will change them forever “

My Thoughts:

I like the idea of second chances and being able to re-do something.. Proof of Forever is a coming of age story for these four girls who are best friends. Or at least were. But it is also about second chances and friendships. I think I was the only one but I confused/ got lost with the characters a bit, I’m not sure why. But each of the four girls Tali, Zoe, Joy, and Luce alternate chapters with their stories. Each of their stories are unique from each other and take different paths from what was originally set. When they are sent back in the past, they have to repeat their summer of 15 to get sent back into the present. However, they realize it is also their chance to do things differently. This book really reminds me of a summer read (well, it does take place during the summer). I love how all the girls begin to unravel their past and try to make things different, because, well, they can. If they hadn't taken different choices or chances in the book, I don’t think I would have liked this book as much. As they work together to get back to the present, they begin to slowly heal,realizing how their friendship has drifted apart, and how much they miss being the best of friends. They were at risk of losing their friendship again , but they handled it well, the ending was pretty good. The only things I didn't like were how some things between characters were a bit rushed..But this book was also very relatable! Definitely recommend if you like summer books, friendships, and a little bit of drama.

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Oooooh! Excellent prezzie came in the mail today! I freaking LOVE this concept (basically Back to the Future meets Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and can't wait to see how lovely @proofoflex kills it. This baby has totally skyrocketed to the tippy top of my To Read pile! #proofofforever