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The Reece Malcolm List Paperback – February 5, 2013

by Amy Spalding (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars 79 ratings
Things I know about Reece Malcolm:

1. She graduated from New York University.
2. She lives in or near Los Angeles.
3. Since her first novel was released, she’s been on the New York Times bestseller list every week.
4. She likes strong coffee and bourbon.
5. She’s my mother.

Devan knows very little about Reece Malcolm, until the day her father dies and she’s shipped off to live with the mother she’s never met. All she has is a list of notebook entries that doesn’t add up to much.

L.A. offers a whole new world to Devan—a performing arts school allows her to pursue her passion for show choir and musicals, a new circle of friends helps to draw her out of her shell, and an intriguing boy opens up possibilities for her first love.

But then the Reece Malcolm list gets a surprising new entry. Now that Devan is so close to having it all, can she handle the possibility of losing everything?
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  1. Print length
    352 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Entangled Teen
  4. Publication date
    February 5, 2013
  5. Grade level
    8 - 9
  6. Reading age
    14 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    5.42 x 0.84 x 8.13 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1620612402
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1620612408
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Gr 8-10-When Devan Mitchell's dad dies, the 16-year-old goes to live with the woman who gave her up at birth. She discovers that her mother is a young, famous author who dresses like a concert roadie and has a British boyfriend who just moved in. While attempting to get to know her and saying good-bye to her distant father, Devan juggles friendships old and new, budding romances, and the opportunity to leave behind her shy shell and take the lead in her performing-arts school's spring production. Devan's emotional kaleidoscope of confusion, excitement, fear, and hope is well handled. Portrayed with humor and vulnerability, the teen is a character readers will identify with, care about, and root for.-Natasha Forrester, Multnomah County Library, ORα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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“Moving and funny—a terrifically satisfying read.”
—Sara Zarr, author of How to Save a Life

"Funny and poignant, this lively book totally charmed us."
—Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, authors of Spoiled and Messy

"Brilliant!…Unique, honest, and quite often flat-out hysterically funny. I laughed, I cried, it was way, WAY better than Cats!"
—Miriam Shor, star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast) and Merrily We Roll Along (Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration)

"Charming, heart-warming, and thoughtful…The Reece Malcolm List sings!"
—Courtney Summers, author of Cracked up to Be and Some Girls Are

"Just the right mix of humor and emotion…heartbreaking in the best way, The Reece Malcolm List is excellent YA contemporary."
—Miranda Kenneally, author of Catching Jordan and Stealing Parker

"This book has so much warmth and charm that you’ll find yourself wanting a second helping.”
—CK Kelly Martin, author of I Know It’s Over and The Lighter Side of Life and Death

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Entangled Teen (February 5, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620612402
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1620612408
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.42 x 0.84 x 8.13 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 79 ratings

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Amy Spalding is the author of several novels, including the bestselling For Her Consideration, We Used to Be Friends and The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles), which was named a best book of 2018 by NPR, the Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, and more. She is a recipient of the 2023 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for the authentic, funny, and diverse representation of the LGBTQ+ community in her books.

Amy grew up in St. Louis and now lives in Los Angeles. She has a B.A. in Advertising & Marketing Communications from Webster University and an M.A. in Media Studies from The New School. Amy studied longform improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

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Customers find this book to be a page-turning YA novel with well-developed characters, particularly appreciating the dynamic between Devan and Reece. Customers describe the book as witty and intelligent, with one customer noting its emotional depth.

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14 customers mention "Story quality"14 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story of this book, finding it fun to read about, with one customer describing it as a page-turning YA novel.

"...like this book works on so many levels- for a younger reader, it's a really fun and romantic read...." Read more

"...and smart and interesting and insecure in their own ways and worth reading about on their own terms, and that, more than anything, is why I was able..." Read more

"...It was very refreshing to read such a clean manuscript. I was able to stay in the story - which was a delightful one at that - instead of being..." Read more

"This was an excellent, page-turning YA novel, the kind where I almost didn't want it to end because I wanted to see what would happen next...." Read more

8 customers mention "Character development"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the well-developed characters in the book, with one customer particularly praising the dynamic between Devan and Reece.

"...The characters are all very likable, and seeing Devan's relationship with her mother, the elusive and difficult Reece Malcolm, grow and develop..." Read more

"...Here's why: 1. Each of Amy Spalding's heroines are so unique in personality that I never felt like they were blending together or making..." Read more

"...Narrator Devan's voice is engaging and funny right from the start; she's the type of YA heroine I like best...." Read more

"1. Devan! The heroine is smart and funny, but also a little lost and confused, and I loved watching her figure a few things out about herself and..." Read more

7 customers mention "Humor"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor, finding it witty, with one customer noting it includes both smart and dumb jokes.

"...(looking at you, Kellie Brooks), but each of Spalding's girls are funny and smart and interesting and insecure in their own ways and worth reading..." Read more

"...numerous times but I'd like to add one more thing - it is very well-written!..." Read more

"...Narrator Devan's voice is engaging and funny right from the start; she's the type of YA heroine I like best...." Read more

"1. Devan! The heroine is smart and funny, but also a little lost and confused, and I loved watching her figure a few things out about herself and..." Read more

4 customers mention "Empathy"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the empathy in the book, with one review noting how it provides a good way to describe Dev's feelings, while another mentions it's an emotional story from an interesting point of view.

"...it's nice to have adult characters that are well-rounded and easy to relate to...." Read more

"...while being written in such a way that readers will have empathy for all parties involved...." Read more

"...I loved the list, it was such a good way to describe Dev's feelings towards her mother, and a way to get to know bot Dev and Reece better...." Read more

"This is an emotional story from an interesting point of view...." Read more

4 customers mention "Romance"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as sweet and charming.

"...on so many levels- for a younger reader, it's a really fun and romantic read...." Read more

"...and the fact that she's a wonderful, lovely person shows in how she writes about teenagers and girls and families and..." Read more

"...6. Sai! Oh Sai. He is so talented and warm and cute and kind and confused and sad, and I just want to give him a hug and a kiss and a smack all at..." Read more

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3 customers mention "Intelligence"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book intelligent.

"...around how no matter what other drama is playing out, these are smart, passionate teenage girls who take pleasure in doing things, and doing them..." Read more

"...Spalding gives Devan a great voice—slightly insecure but smart and funny...." Read more

"...Spalding's style is light, witty and intelligent. Every character rings true and, ultimately, likable...." Read more

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  • Genevieve
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely charming from start to finish
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2013
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    This is one of the most fun books I've read in a long time. The characters are all very likable, and seeing Devan's relationship with her mother, the elusive and difficult Reece Malcolm, grow and develop throughout the story is really rewarding.

    I feel like this book works on so many levels- for a younger reader, it's a really fun and romantic read. For the older YA fan- it's nice to have adult characters that are well-rounded and easy to relate to. I loved Reece and Brad just as much as I loved Devan and Sai.

    And if you love musical theater? You will adore this book. It's right up there with E. Lockhart's Dramarama as far as that goes.

    Enthusiastically recommended!
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  • Anna Verity
    4.0 out of 5 stars Top 5 Reasons You Should Read Everything Amy Spalding Has Ever Written
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016
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    Normally, I don't read multiple books by the same author back-to-back unless they're in a series, and even then, I don't do it often, mostly because so many of the series I'm reading are still in-progress. That said, earlier this month I spent just ten days reading all three of Amy Spalding's books back to back to back, and IT WAS THE BEST DECISION EVER. Here's why:

    1. Each of Amy Spalding's heroines are so unique in personality that I never felt like they were blending together or making each other predictable. From Devan in THE REECE MALCOLM LIST to Kellie in INK IS THICKER THAN WATER to Riley in KISSING TED CALLAHAN (AND OTHER GUYS), they're all wonderfully distinct. Of course I have a favorite (looking at you, Kellie Brooks), but each of Spalding's girls are funny and smart and interesting and insecure in their own ways and worth reading about on their own terms, and that, more than anything, is why I was able to enjoy reading these books one after another.

    2. I already mentioned that Spalding writes funny girl characters but y'all, they're really, really funny. They're self-deprecating and sarcastic and witty, and they make smart jokes and dumb jokes (though truly, if a joke is actually funny, can we really say that it's dumb?), they joke about life and themselves and sex and their family and school. Sometimes they joke because it's that or cry. A lot of the time they joke because they're funny and they know it. So great.

    3. There are boys in these books, but while they're certainly well-developed characters, they're also there to showcase how empowering it is for a high school girl to decide what to do with a boy and when. There's kissing and undressing, and sometimes there's almost having sex, and sometimes there's having sex after really thinking about how this is what you want to do, and sometimes there's having sex because you realize right in the moment that yeah, this is what you want to do, and sometimes there's not having sex because nope, you're just not into this guy after all. And it's all good and confusing and revelatory and normal at the same time.

    4. In each book, these girls have specific THINGS that they do outside of school — musical theatre, writing, working for the family business, playing in a band — and a lot of their stories revolve around how no matter what other drama is playing out, these are smart, passionate teenage girls who take pleasure in doing things, and doing them well. I especially loved how unapologetic Devan and Riley are about how seriously they take musical theatre and playing in a band, respectively. And, going back to point number one and how each of these girls is unique, I also loved that so much of Kellie's development was focused on the dawning realization that yeah, it's actually fun to do things and be passionate and involved and smart.

    5. You should read these books because more than most contemporary YA authors I've read, Amy Spalding lets adults be present and realistic and meaningful in their children's lives. In THE REECE MALCOLM LIST, Devan's mother is a character right from the start — her name is right there in the title! And one of my absolute favorite aspects of INK IS THICKER THAN WATER is how complicated Kellie's family structure is — divorce, remarriage, adoption — while being written in such a way that readers will have empathy for all parties involved. If anything, the fact that Riley's family plays such a small role in KISSING TED CALLAHAN is probably one of the reasons I liked it just a little bit less, because by that point I had fallen head over heels for Spalding's families. However, at the same time, Riley's true to who her family is, and I totally laughed every time she referred to her parents as "the United Front."

    And finally, you should drop everything to binge read everything Amy Spalding has ever written because she's a wonderful, lovely person (who I know only via the Internet because I couldn't get my act together to meet her for a drink the last time I was in LA, something I've regretted ever since), and the fact that she's a wonderful, lovely person shows in how she writes about teenagers and girls and families and life. These are good books that will make you feel good.
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  • Beck Digs It
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Spelling! - A Different Kind of Review
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2013
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    This book has already been reviewed numerous times but I'd like to add one more thing - it is very well-written! Okay, call me a nerd or whatever, but anyone who can write "That's something about theatre, how it's its own world" - and get the apostrophes in the right places - gets an extra star from me. It seems nowadays people are cranking out books so fast, they forget about things like spelling and grammar, and even throw in a few extra words here and there for good measure (presumably forgotten remnants of Sentences Past). It was very refreshing to read such a clean manuscript. I was able to stay in the story - which was a delightful one at that - instead of being distracted by why the author just called someone the wrong name, or whether or not they mean a possessive personal pronoun or a contraction. So kudos to the author, or editor, or whoever was responsible. Great job! (Oh, I loved the story, too. I've always been into choir and musical theater and lived in LA and all that, so it was a lot of fun.)
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  • Rachel Kramer Bussel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Theater, A Long-Lost Mom, LA and Two Cute Boys
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013
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    This was an excellent, page-turning YA novel, the kind where I almost didn't want it to end because I wanted to see what would happen next. As someone who's a little sick of reading about death in YA, I liked that even though Devan's dad has died recently at the start of the book, that's a plot point to propel the action, not something that leaves Devan devastated. Instead, it's about her new life, post-St. Louis, in Los Angeles, trying to fit in at school, make friends, something pretty new to her, and get to know her prickly mother, the writer Reece Malcolm. Their relationship is one of the most interesting mother/daughter dynamics I've seen, with Devan often coming off as more mature than her 32-year-old mother. Devan is wide-eyed and somewhat innocent, but a good observer of other people, even if she can't always figure them out. While there were two events surrounding her discovering some key facts about her mom that seemed outlandish and unlikely to me, that didn't stop me from being utterly charmed by Devan, her devotion to musical theater nerddom, and her navigating her love life and all the newness around her. An excellent debut novel; I'm already looking forward to Spalding's next book.
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  • Vroni
    2.0 out of 5 stars Leider nicht zu empfehlen
    Reviewed in Germany on September 13, 2015
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    Das Buch war für meine Verhältnisse sehr langweilig und oft belanglos und nichtssagend. Es ist auf jeden Fall kein Buch, welches man gelesen haben muss.
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  • Trish
    4.0 out of 5 stars A fun, wonderful read.
    Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2014
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    I'm not a young adult, but I enjoyed every minute of The Reese Malcolm List. I was (ok, am) a huge musical theatre nerd in high school, and this brought back a lot of great memories. Devan is a very real, relatable character and I enjoyed her voice. Read this book!
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