Willa by Heart

by Coleen Murtagh Paratore

Book Overview

It's almost summer on Cape Cod, where Willa Havisham and Joey Kennelly are finally enjoying their status as the most compatible couple at Bramble Academy. When the community theater advertises auditions for Our Town, Willa and Joey seem fated to play the romantic leads. But when Marielle, the dazzling new girl, offers up some dramatic competition, Willa turns greener than the lawn at her parents' inn.

With two inn weddings the same...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416974709
• ISBN13: 9781416974703
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8

Customer Reviews

great read

My 11 year old loves this 3 book series, she finished this book in 1 day!

Willa by Heart best book ever!

The book "Willa By Heart" is really amazing i just love the events happening in this book.I can't even stop reading because this book is so interesting. I really really recommend this book to everyone you wont regret it!

Another Story Sweet As Willa's Favorite cherry Cordials

This book is amazing! I ate it up in three hours, sitting in the bathroom till midnight till my tense-from-reading fingers flipped to the last page, my tired eyes relished the last sentence, and my exhausted hands closed the book. This ah-mazing book picks up where The Cupid Chronicles left off. Willa Havisham, with new boyfriend Joey Kenelly/JFK have been crowned "most compatible couple" at Bramble Academy. Just as they begin to enjoy their status, Willa's eye catches a sign advertising auditions for a community play, Our Town. She heads off the pick up a copy of the book, and convinces JFK to audition with her. She figures if he gets the male leading role, and she gets the female leading role, it will be incredibly romantic. Once at the auditions the new girl in town, who by the way is gorgeous, swoops in and steals the lead role from Willa! What could be worse??? Oh, maybe that JFK ended up with the male lead role!!! Or that the two kiss onstage!!! With enough to deal with, Willa's life gets chaotic when they begin to flirt, plus with a new sibling on the way, things get out of control. With heartbreak, laughter, smiles, and more, you will be just like me, flipping rapidly to get to the end of this fabulous, amazing, moving, book. I recommend it 100%

Another Sweet Story

This is the continuing story of Willa Havisham, a high school freshman from Cape Cod. She is a wonderful girl, very reminiscent of Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables; she's a dreamer, reader, fantasizer, and all-around decent girl with a loving home and spirit. In this book Willa is helping to plan two weddings on the same weekend, and she is looking for a new community project (her last one was helping the local library raise funds). Her boyfriend, JFK/Joey, also plays a key role in the story; he forms a relationship with a new girl in town that Willa has mixed feelings about. Willa's feelings towards her stepfather Sam also come to the forefront in this story. Overall, this is an excellent series and this 3rd book is much better than the 2nd one was (Cupid Chronicles) because it gets back to exploring the character of Willa and her fanciful musings about love and life. It's a really great story for tween girls. I'm giving it five stars because of the quality of writing for this age group and the decent character and storyline it offers.

Willa by heart ( the wedding Planner's daughter)

Wonderful! My 15 year old neice introduced this series to my 12 year old, who does not like to read. She could not put them down. It was delightful for my husband and I to find her reading every chance she had. I have noticed that now all my daughters friends, who have very different tastes, are reading them as well. So the books seem to appeal to a wide "tween" audience. A definite purchase!