For one thing, my father doesn’t approve of Leo because he is so very Russian. Leo and I have a bit of the Romeo and Juliet thing going on. I was infatuated, and have been ever since.

reading the first twenty chapters of Anna Karenina. Isn’t that perfect? Leo knows just what to say to sweep a girl off her feet. In case you’re curious, here is what that line was: “All happy families are alike each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” You might say it was Anna Arkadyevna Karenina who introduced us. The first on the list was Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. So I googled a list of famous novels, and I made a short list of the books I would read that year. After two weeks, I was already bored senseless. It was the beginning of the school year, and I had ambitious goals for myself. I met Leo in a bookstore when I was fourteen years old. That is his official name, but since he and I are so close, I get to call him Leo. Here is the first thing you should know about me: I, Tash Zelenka, am in love with Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Tash wants to enjoy her newfound fame, but will she lose her friends in her rise to the top? What would Tolstoy do? Excerpt

Not so much the pressure to deliver the best web series ever.Īnd when Unhappy Families is nominated for a Golden Tuba award, Tash’s cyber-flirtation with a fellow award nominee suddenly has the potential to become something IRL-if she can figure out how to tell said crush that she’s romantic asexual. Tash is a fan of the 40,000 new subscribers, their gushing tweets, and flashy Tumblr gifs. Her show is a modern adaptation of Anna Karenina-written by Tash’s literary love Count Lev Nikolayevich “Leo” Tolstoy. From the author of Lucky Few comes a “refreshing” ( Booklist, starred review) teen novel about Internet fame, peer pressure, and remembering not to step on the little people on your way to the top!Īfter a shout-out from one of the internet’s superstar vloggers, Natasha “Tash” Zelenka suddenly finds herself and her obscure, amateur web series, Unhappy Families, thrust in the limelight: She’s gone viral.

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee