The Truth about Forever (Teen's Top 10 (Awards))
by Sarah Dessen
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Author: Sarah DessenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-05-11
ISBN: 0670036390
Number of pages: 384
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
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- ISBN13: 9780670036394
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of The Truth about Forever (Teen's Top 10 (Awards))
Book Review: Love this book
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this book. It was sweet and very real. You can imagine yourself in that life and having those feelings. Its hard to lose someone you love and I think everyone deals with it differently and the way sarah dessen takes this young lady through the pain of lose and the discovery of who you are and what you want is real, its messy, but a lot of fun. She has a great sense of humor and sense of how people act and react to life. Not to mention the love story is very sweet!
Summary of The Truth about Forever (Teen's Top 10 (Awards))
Macy's summer stretches before her, carefully planned and outlined. She will spend her days sitting at the library information desk. She will spend her evenings studying for the SATs. Spare time will be used to help her obsessive mother prepare for the big opening of the townhouse section of her luxury development.But Macy's plans don't anticipate a surprising and chaotic job with Wish Catering, a motley crew of new friends, or . . . Wes. Tattooed, artistic, anything-but-expected Wes. He doesn't fit Macy's life at all&150so why does she feel so comfortable with him? So . . . happy? What is it about him that makes her let down her guard and finally talk about how much she misses her father, who died before her eyes the year before?
Sarah Dessen delivers a page-turning novel that carries readers on a roller coaster of denial, grief, comfort, and love as we watch a broken but resilient girl pick up the pieces of her life and fit them back together.
With her sixth novel, award-winning author Sarah Dessen offers up another generous helping of finely crafted storytelling about real teens dealing with real life. In The Truth About Forever, when asked how she is coping with her father's death, invariably seventeen year old Macy Queen's answer is "fine," when nothing could be further from the truth. In actuality, she is drowning in grief while maintaining a flawless fa?ade of good grades and unblemished behavior. Though she feels lost when her boyfriend heads to "Brain Camp" for the summer, she finds herself a job with the quirky Wish Catering crew, and meets "sa-woon"-worthy Wes, whose chaotic lifestyle is in direct opposition to her own. As the two share their stories over the summer, Macy realizes she can no longer keep her feelings on ice. Though it feels like her future endedwith her dad's death, Macy's learns that forever is all about beginnings. Dessen charts Macy's navigation of grief in such an honest way it will touch every reader who meets her. All of the Dessen trademarks are here: a girl in transition, a wonderfully fleshed out cast of secondary characters, and of course, the luminous, powerful writing itself. The Truth About Forever will more than satisfy Dessen's legion of fans, and will win her countless more as well. Highly recommended. (Ages 12 and up) --Jennifer Hubert
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