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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

New Sarah Dessen Book

       Over the weekend I read Sarah Dessen's new book What Happened to Goodbye.  If you are a fan of Sarah Dessen, this book will not be a disappointment.  As usual, she creates a realistic high school experience with a well-developed character that teenagers can relate to. 

       Mclean is a high school senior who, after her parents very public and embarrassing divorce scandal, decides to live with her dad who has moved 4 places in the last two years.  Each town she moves to she reinvents herself with a new name and persona, knowing that she will soon be moving.  However, when she moves to Lakeview things are different.  She is making friends she cares about, seems to be connecting with Dave her next door neighbor, and is being herself.  Mclean needs to find out who she is and resolve the complicated issues with her mom, before it is time for her to move again.