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After Hello Kindle Edition

by Lisa Mangum (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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What if the first day of your relationship was the only day you had?

Seventeen-year-old Sara is a seeker. She's always on the lookout for the perfect moment to capture with her ever-present, point-and-shoot camera, especially on her first trip to New York City.

Sam is a finder. He has a knack for finding what other people can't—a first-edition book or the last two tickets to a sold-out Broadway show. In New York, there is always something interesting to find.

When Sam and Sara's paths cross, neither one of them is prepared for what they will find out about each other—and about themselves when they form an unlikely partnership in search of an elusive work of art. They have one day to find the impossible. Fate brought their talents together, but what happens when time runs out? Will love be able to overcome fate? This new novel from award-winning author Lisa Mangum explores what happens after hello.

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Alone for one day in New York City while her dad is in meetings, Sara feels dejected and abandoned. Then she chances upon Sam, whose knack for “trading up” to get what he needs enchants her and pulls her into a quest for a piece of art to satisfy the tempestuous starlet who employs Sam’s brother. Sam exchanges item for item and in doing so makes people happy, along the way introducing Sara to people unlike anyone she knows back home in Arizona. Naturally, while all of this is going on, Sara and Sam trade bits of their stories, too. The New York backdrop for Sam and Sara’s 24-hour adventure is one full of art and energy and promise. But even in a city where anything can happen, Sam and Sara can’t escape the reality of their pasts, leaving their futures—and the book’s finish—open-ended. This emotional realism grounds the fantastical day and gives heft to the story. Fans of Maureen Johnson and the Cohn-Levithan collaborations will find this vibrant story satisfying. Grades 7-10. --Heather Booth

About the Author

Lisa Mangum attended the University of Utah, graduating with honors with a degree in English. Lisa has worked in a number of editorial roles within the publishing industry. She lives in Taylorsville, Utah, with her husband, Tracy. Lisa is also the author of the award-winning Hourglass Door trilogy.

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I shouldn’t have noticed him. I wasn’t even looking in his direction at first. I was dazzled by the sunlight reflecting off the glass buildings that lined the busy sidewalks of New York. It was only when I turned away that I saw him—though, to be fair, it wasn’t him I noticed first. It was his zip-up gray fleece hoodie with the black stripe that ran down the sleeve and around the collar and the faded, fuzzy letters that said Zebra Stripes across his chest.

I didn’t think anyone but me listened to their music, let alone spent money on swag.

The bookstore door stayed open behind him, though a small bell still rang when he stepped outside into the spring sunshine. He tucked a book wrapped in brown paper into the military green messenger bag hanging at his side, then shoved his hands into the pockets of his jeans. A rolling cart of bargain books hid most of his body, the tops of the titles hitting him hip-high. Tall, then. And lean.

Say what you want, but I’m a photographer so I get paid to notice details like that. Well, not yet. Amateur photographers don’t get paid, but the pros do, and someday I’m going pro.
Zebra Stripes twisted slightly, scanning the street, and I caught a glimpse of sandy brown hair cut short and darker brown eyes. Tall, lean,and cute.

He stepped back, letting an older woman walking a dog pass by, then fell into step behind her and headed into the crowd.

Almost on instinct, I powered up my point-and-shoot camera and snapped off a picture before he disappeared. I reviewed it on the screen, zooming in as much as I could on the small image, hoping to see more of his face. No luck. I’d missed his face, capturing only a shoulder, a sliver of his back, his leg extended mid-stride. Still, there was something interesting about the picture. Something that spoke of movement and purpose. And isolation. I thought he looked oddly solitary even as the crowd had pushed in around him.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0090NL8W2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shadow Mountain (August 21, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 21, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 726 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #5,193,041 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #18,309 in Christian Romance (Kindle Store)
- #26,829 in Religious Romance (Kindle Store)
- #69,946 in Christian Romance (Books)

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Lisa is also the author of four national best-selling YA novels (The Hourglass Door trilogy and After Hello) as well as several short stories and novellas. She has also edited multiple anthologies about magical creatures. She graduated with honors from the University of Utah, and currently lives in Taylorsville, Utah, with her husband, Tracy.
She has also worked in the publishing industry since 1997. She is currently the Managing Editor for Shadow Mountain Publishing and has worked with several New York Times best-selling authors, including Ally Condie, Brandon Mull, and Jason F. Wright. While fiction is her first love, she also has experience working with nonfiction projects (memoir, educational, cookbooks, etc.) and some children’s picture books.
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Evelyn

Delightful

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013

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Wow! I loved the 'Hourglass Trilogy', but for some reason I just didn't expect much from 'After Hello'. In fact, I have had it on my device for quite a while before beginning the book.

What a wonderful surprise. It is an adventure, it is a romance, it is inspirational, funny, sad, surprising, and most of all it is a very, very, good book!

I give it 5 stars and wish I could give it more.

Read it. You will be so happy you did.

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auntie em

Cute short romance/adventure

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2012

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This book was fun and the story held lots of twists. I liked the easy friendship that main characters form and how they venture off together to solve a problem. This shorter novel was more about discovery and finding ones place than the epic romance of Lisa's hour glass door but it works and leaves the possibilities open. Will there be a book 2? Hope so. Felt like hanging out with friends. Like to spend time again with the characters.

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2012

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This book about two equally damaged teenagers who meet in NYC for a one day quest to save a brother's job. The goal wasn't the real point of the story more the winding path of sharing secretes and self discovery. Love, pain, loss, blame, joy, and forgiveness being allot to feel in one day. This was an emotional roller coaster that left me wanting more. The book was quick to read and a bit short. So here is hoping for a sequel.

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014

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I love this book! The characters are real and you can't help loving them and rooting for them. It is a well written adventure with good flow. I would recommend any of Lisa Mangum's books. She is a magician with words.

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013

★★★½

When I picked up After Hello, I was crossing my fingers for a story that was both adorable and heartwarming. And all things considered, it succeeded. Consider my heart adorably warmed.

In New York for one day only, Sara's plans to spend the visit with her dad fall through giving her carte blanche to explore the Big Apple all on her own. When she snaps a quick pic of a boy leaving a bookstore, Sara's interest is piqued and on a whim, she follows him, finding herself swept up into what can only be described as a scavenger hunt... on steroids... but that has more serious consequences than your average game of scavenger hunt.

Sam has a reputation -- he can find anything for anyone, and he has a talent for knowing what people want and what they need. Little does he suspect that the quirky, pretty tourist he caught tailing him from the bookstore -- that this serendipitous meeting -- might just lead him to his more challenging job yet, but more importantly, might also be the key to finding what it is Sam needs (and wants) most.

Sara and Sam were fantastic protagonists, both getting to narrate their perspectives of their story. Which was notable in this particular case since Sara's POV happens in first person, and Sam's happens in third. I didn't really know what to think about that at first, and I'm not really sure why the mix of narration styles, but it actually ended up working for me. It's different, and I like it. And bonus? I never got confused by who was talking. Score.

Sara & Sam had a great rapport with each other. Both a little strange, both a little adventurous, both with unique views of the world, both struggling with their own deep-seated emotional issues. Both recognizing in each other a kindred spirit. I like Sara's gutsy, "fly-by-the-seat-of-her-adorable-jeans" attitude. I love how even though certain situations were scary and new, she pushes herself out of her comfort zone and tried anyway. I like her perspective, her normalcy, her groundedness, her friendliness, her genuine-feeling teenagery-ness. And though Sara is my favorite character in After Hello, I also like Sam's love of the how, his view of life as an adventure, his outward observations and inner monologue, his ability to read people and situations, his views on trading and value. Both Sara & Sam come to the trading table with something the other one needs, and it was interesting to watch those realizations come to light as their partnership/friendship blossoms. And, let me just say, the relationship Mangum establishes between them, while intense for such a short acquaintance, feels like an organic progression. It feels realistic and authentic.

Where I think this story faltered a bit for me was that it tried a little too hard to be deep and philosophical. In some instances it worked really well, but in other instances it felt a little much or too forced. Being that there was a deadline on Sam & Sara's search, I was expecting more of a fast-paced race around the city to locate this elusive item that they had promised to find. But some of these regular profundity pit stops, while aiding the character and relationship development, caused the story to lose it's gaining momentum.

However, while that may be...

Overall. In the mood to cuddle up with a book that's adorable, heartwarming, and sweetly romantic? Then check out After Hello.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013

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finally....a story where the main characters aren't some popular dude or person who "is invisible", just a normal funny, guy and girl with their own stories, involving NO MAGIC, yeah! lol
i also love how lisa mangum pulled off a romance between two teens that barely meet, but didn't make it all about sex and physical attraction
if you're up for a good romance full of humor and wit, i suggest picking up After Hello

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dearsarah06

Pretty good.

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2014

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I enjoyed reading this novel. It was an easy read and fun plot. It was n

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