The Student Edge Book Club: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

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Are you a voracious reader? Or, perhaps you like the idea of reading, but are never quite sure what to read? Maybe you have a hard time finishing books once you've begun them.

We're here to help.

We've partnered up with Booktopia and Simon & Schuster to share some of the best writing in the world with Student Edge members.

Each month, we'll let you know which book is on offer - especially curated for your reading pleasure - and you'll be able to save 10% when buying it through Booktopia.

Over the course of that month, you can submit a review of that particular book and go in the running to win a $200 Simon & Schuster bundle featuring the very latest releases. Read last month's winner here!

Now, the review will have to be pretty good to take such an awesome prize. We expect them to follow the same guidelines as our Writing Challenge entries. (Basically, they should be around three minutes reading time in length; no "25 words or less" answers, please!) Here are some dos and don'ts to live by.

Over the next few weeks, we're reading the funny and heartwarming new YA novel Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson.

Synopsis: Before Sloane, Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, and she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend-someone who yanks you out of your shell. But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just...disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There's just a random to-do list with thirteen bizarre tasks that Emily would never try. But what if they can lead her to Sloane? Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough. Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a stranger? Wait...what? Getting through Sloane's list will mean a lot of firsts, and with a whole summer ahead of her-and with the unexpected help of the handsome Frank Porter-who knows what she'll find. Go Skinny Dipping? Um...

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