SAINT ANYTHING by Sarah Dessen 417 pages | Viking | Buy it Peyton, Sydney’s charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion’s share of their parents’ attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton’s increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney is cast…
Editor’s Pick: “The Moon and More” by Sarah Dessen
“The Moon and More” by Sarah Dessen Publisher: Viking Juvenile | 384 pages | June 4, 2013 | Personally purchased | Buy it: Amazon | IndieBound Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But…
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List
There are so many books that we want to read this Fall and the list keeps getting longer and longer. So we decided to each narrow down our list to five books each. It was hard, but here are the Top Ten Books on our Fall 2013 TBR List: 1. “Allegiant” by Veronica Roth:…
Books We Adore: The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Whenever I tell people that I love YA books, more often than not, Sarah Dessen’s name comes up. Then they are surprised to find that the only one of her books that I’ve read is “What Happened to Goodbye,” even though I loved it. What about all the others, they seem to always say. So,…
Books We Adore: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Since her parents’ bitter divorce, Mclean and her dad, a restaurant consultant, have been on the move-four towns in two years. Estranged from her mother and her mother’s new family, Mclean has followed her dad in leaving the unhappy past behind. And each new place gives her a chance to try out a new persona:…
My Top Five: Author Margie Gelbwasser Picks Her Favorite Novels
I know I had to give my five favorite YA books, but that’s so hard! I feel like I am introduced to new books each day, and there are still so many out there that have the potential of becoming a favorite. But here are a few I love with the caveat that this list…