false 5664985 4 It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live. A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend. 5836517 11 6 2009 Along for the Ride total:2376|5:1025|4:900|3:360|2:70|1:21| 2376 9966 5638 560 5 11 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 11:41:22 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 01:05:21 -0800 2009 blog review.

Auden is your classic overachiever: she’s studious and entirely too serious. What’s more, she deprived herself of a normal high school experience—one with friends and fun—opting instead for the academic route. Which did indeed work, because she g...more...]]> 2 43 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 21:03:15 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 21:34:42 -0800 2009
1. ONE SUMMER,
2. AN OLDER TEENAGE GIRL WHO IS REPRESSED IN SOME WAY -- family secrets, personal secrets, others' expectations, her own cynicism or need for control
3. MEETS A WACKY GROU...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 07 13:28:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 26 11:42:51 -0700 2009 Sarah Dessen . It's a comfort to read her work, because you know you are going to come away with something to think about.

I'm afraid I didn't like this one as much as the others. It's because well... it feels a little like I'm reading the same story. Tons of others have men...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 15:14:38 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 09:18:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 15:07:15 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 15:07:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:17:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 10:47:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false true Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 15:28:42 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 22:36:47 -0700 2009
Despite my issues with Sarah Dessen (and they are numerous), I really enjoyed Lock & Key so I hoped that meant she was moving away from the crap that annoys me so much about her writing. Alas, it is not to be.
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* A girl whose rather atypical name is: (Auden)
* working through her insecurities because she's highly intelligent, introverted, awkward, and un...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 06:58:12 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 06:59:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 16:51:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 16:56:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 14:13:56 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 14:13:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 15:26:34 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 15:27:10 -0700 2009

Auden is a very unique character, for me at least. She's extremely academic, with two academic-driven parents who have been divorced f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 15:07:03 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 08:36:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 09:55:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:39:13 -0700 2009 It's the summer before Auden heads off to college, and out of sheer boredom she decides to visit her father, his new wife, and their new baby daughter for the summer in Colby, a little beach front town. Her dad's new wife, Heidi, who owns a trendy clothing boutique and surrounds herself in eve...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 12:13:55 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 12:14:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 05:46:18 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 05:56:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 19:03:27 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 19:04:39 -0700 2009
Another brilliant classic from Sarah Dessen. This was just such a great book!! It was cliche and sweet, like most of her books, and everything comes just to a screeching, happy ending.

All the characters have points that make them loveable, and then ther...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 18:04:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 18:04:37 -0700 2009 http://yannabe.com/2009/08/06/review-alo...

Summary: Auden will start college in the fall, but she can’t stand to be around her mom for another summer. She escapes to her dad’s house, where she has to find her place among his new wife, their newborn baby, girls like she�...more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:48:04 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:48:34 -0700 2009 1 more...]]>