📖Recommend for Grades 8 and up📖
by
Sarah Dessen
As the result of her parent’s
divorce, Auden missed childhood and grew up quickly. Now in the summer after
her senior year, Auden decides to spend the summer at her father’s house in the
beach town of Colby with him, her stepmother Heidi, and new baby half-sister.
While there, she finds herself helping Heidi out in her store where she eventually
starts spending time with the three girls her age who work there that she
doesn’t quite understand. Then there is the mysterious bike riding Eli who,
like Auden, finds himself up at all hours of the night. While the rest of Colby
sleeps, Auden and Eli spend time together driving around and drinking coffee.
As the summer goes on, Auden finds this summer may have been just what she
needed.
A positively wonderful read. Auden
is a delightful character and her story is filled with other appealing
characters, especially Eli. Readers will find themselves wishing that Colby was
a real place so they could hang out at The Bike Shop, shop at Clementine’s, and
take part in Auden and Eli’s nighttime adventures.
📖Recommend for Grades 9 and up📖
by
Sarah Dessen
When Sydney’s brother Peyton gets
sent to jail it affects not only his life, but hers as well. Despite his
absence, their mother’s world still seems to revolve around Peyton, and
Peyton’s friend Ames still hangs around giving Sydney the creeps. Her way of
coping with everything was to close in on herself and leave behind the private
school she always attended to attend the local public school. One day after
school she goes to a nearby pizza shop where she meets siblings Layla and Mac.
In them she finds much needed friends in her new school who also don’t know her
family’s history the way her old friends do, as Layla and Mac have their own family
problems. As Sydney and Layla become better friends, it complicates things with
Mac whom she is also growing closer to and falling for.
While still having the delightful
feel of a Sarah Dessen novel, this novel has a bit of an older feel to it than
some of her other novels. The cast of characters is a mix readers will love
(like Layla), hate (like Ames), and have mixed feelings about (like Sydney’s
mother). While the relationship between Sydney and Mac is important to the
story, family and friendship is more centric, as is Sydney’s growth over the
course of the book.
📖Recommend for Grades 9 and up📖
by
Sarah Dessen
Louna has spent many years helping her mother
with her wedding planning business, which has affected her views on love and
romance. When her mother hires Ambrose,
Louna isn't happy but she finds herself involved in a friendly wager with him.
Louna, who hasn’t exactly dated since her previous relationship ended. has to
casually date, while casual dating Ambrose has to hold a relationship. Working
together, Louna's opinion of Ambrose starts to change.
A fun and enjoyable read despite Louna’s
heartbreaking previous relationship backstory. The dynamic between Louna and
Ambrose is delightfully entertaining and readers will enjoy when they are
together. The supporting characters are equally enjoyable, with some especially
so. While the story is told in present time, Louna also reflects on her relationship
with her last boyfriend which will end in a tissue needing moment.
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