false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172885796m/228335.jpg 228335 10 Arley Mowbray is a drop-dead gorgeous 14-year-old, who, with her long, muscular frame and mature, collected manner could easily pass for 18. And pass she does. On a dare from her outspoken best friend, Elena Gutierrez, Arley writes to convict Dillon LeGrande in prison and convinces him she's a college student (though she hasn't made it out of junior high). Therein begins an ill-fated love story that myths are made of and men die for--except that's not what Dillon has in mind. Living in south Texas in a poor Tex-Mex community, Arley dreams of a less provincial life and secretly begins a love affair with Dillon via correspondence, which produces a flurry of poetry and achy-breaky love songs. Against the wishes of family and friends, Arley weds her <I>amour</I>, who promptly fathers her child, breaks out of prison, and mysteriously disappears. Fortunately for Arley, she has found a guardian angel in the form of Annie Singer, a straight-talking public defender from New York. Annie becomes the mother Arley never had, protecting her from Dillon and a love-starved home. Despite the strength of their bond, both underestimate Dillon's determination to get his child, no matter the cost. Jacquelyn Mitchard's first novel, <I>The Deep End of the Ocean</I>, was the first to receive Oprah's benediction, instantly making it a bestseller and thrusting Mitchard into the halls of literary stardom. Oprah's picks tend to stay within the thematic boundaries of overcoming dysfunction, harping on the nitty-gritty details of abuse. However, <I>The Most Wanted</I> boldly strides away from this and examines the many dimensions of motherhood, realistically depicting the ties that bind women, while supporting beyond debate that, yes, good girls <I>do</I> fall for bad boys. <I>--Rebekah Warren</I> 1207022 1337 The Most Wanted total:405|5:67|4:131|3:160|2:40|1:7| 405 1426 555 33 3 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 13:37:21 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 08:53:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 13:45:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 20:11:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 04:12:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 15:46:27 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 04 07:33:49 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 07:35:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 07:25:44 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 07:26:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 07:19:09 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 07:19:55 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 17:00:11 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 17:00:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 22 20:58:57 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 20:58:57 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 07:09:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 11:41:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jul 16 07:59:17 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 07:59:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 17:29:44 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 20:36:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Apr 14 22:25:06 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 22:32:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 13:36:59 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 13:39:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jan 10 12:49:15 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 12:49:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 15:58:50 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 09:34:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Mar 29 16:50:03 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 16:52:50 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Aug 23 12:59:55 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 13:02:33 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jul 15 12:46:55 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 12:47:49 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Apr 17 09:09:15 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 09:09:15 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sat Jun 28 10:28:46 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 10:30:58 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=228335