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Jul 22, 2011

Speakercoret rated it:

3,5*

Apa rasanya tiba-tiba saja kehilangan ayah dan adikmu dalam kecelakaan mobil..
Apa rasanya tiba-tiba saja ibu kandungmu sendiri meninggalkanmu di suatu pagi...

itu yang terjadi pada aubrey, dia berumur sebelas tahun ketika dunia indahnya terenggut oleh tangan2 takdir..
Dia harus menguatkan dirinya untuk hidup sendiri, setelah ibunya tiba2 pergi pada suatu pagi.. Tidak sedikitpun terlintas di pikirannya utk menghubungi gram atau uncle david, sampai akhirnya g More...

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Jan 03, 2012

Renee rated it:

Love, Aubrey focuses on eleven year old Aubrey, who lost her father and younger sister, Savannah, in a car accident earlier in the year. Aubrey's mom unable to function or deal with her grief left Aubrey. Aubrey is left to fend for herself until her grandma shows up at the door one day. Love, Aubrey is about getting unstuck from the terrible moments in your life and moving forward even if it's really really hard and painful. Even though Aubrey is resistant to leave her home in Virginia and mov More...

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Dec 19, 2009

Maureen rated it:

Life can’t get any worse for eleven year old Aubrey, or can it? After a devastating car accident claims the lives of Aubrey’s dad and seven year old sister, Savannah, Aubrey and her mom, overwhelmed with guilt and sorrow, struggle to deal with the tragedy. Imagine Aubrey’s surprise one evening when she realizes her mother, unable to cope with the enormity of her loss, has abandoned her. Finally cognizant of her daughter’s neglect and Aubrey’s fragile emotional state, Aubrey’s grandmother takes More...

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Nov 22, 2011

Akika rated it:

I picked this up on the the strength of the title font along the spine. I glanced at the cover, flipped it over and read the back. I opened it up, read the first few pages and decided I was taking it home with me. Surprisingly, this doesn't usually happen. I frequently pick up books because of the way they look. Reading the back usually induces me to put them back on the shelf. If the book passes that test, I read the first couple of sentences and, usually, a few random passages through the book More...

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Aug 30, 2009

Adele rated it:

Love, Aubrey is another book to add to my pile of children left behind novels...and yet I enjoyed it. I had heard a lot of very complimentary things about this novel before I read it and so I was expecting a lot. I really wasn't all that sure what to think about it as I started reading. I was piecing together the story well before elements were confirmed and yet I was in the present with Aubrey. This could just be a story about grief, instead it's about being left behind, and all that that means More...

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Dec 12, 2011

Kristin rated it:

Sadly, this book got lost at school. I paid the cost to the library, but now I want to finish it!

Update on May 18, 2010.
Just finished the copy that I borrowed from another library. A great, sad story that I really loved. I'm so glad I found another copy...most bookstores don't seem to carry it, but I highly recommend it if you find a copy somewhere!

PS: If you find the one I left at school (Ilene/Christine/Stephanie :), please let me know! :)

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Jan 31, 2012

707elinor rated it:

This was a touching and sad story. I really liked the main chararcter, Aubrey, because she was very relatable. She had flaws, but she was a likable, kind, and definetely very relatable.
Throughout the story,I though that the relationship between Aubrey and her garndmother was very interesting. At some parts, I thought that Aubrey did not want to be living with her grandmother because she often seemed upset and bored living with her. It was very surprising at the end when Aubrey decided More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Jamie rated it:

Love: Audrey
When I read this book I felt I actually was the character. I felt her emotions, her pain; I heard her thoughts and saw what she saw. As I was reading I heard Bridget talking to me, and her little sister laughing as she ran around the yard. I even smelled the Virginia air and how she said it smelled of cows. I pictured the scene of the crash and felt how she must have felt when she found out her father and sister had died. It was a very visual story.
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Oct 26, 2011

Nielam rated it:

Fiuuuh, that was a hard long ride, reading this book.

No, not because this is not a good book, but because it's so heart wrenching, yet so beautifully written, even after it got translated.

Ceritanya tentang seorang gadis cilik berusia 11 tahun. Di awal buku diceritakan kalau pada suatu pagi Ibu gadis ini tiba-tiba menghilang dan meninggalkan dia begitu saja. Hal itu ternyata karena keluarga mereka baru saja kehilangan Ayah dan seorang anak, Savannah, adik Aubrey.

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Sep 24, 2011

Hayley rated it:

I loved "Love, Aubrey."
Aubrey's been through tough times, but manages to overcome it all. Her story is heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time, and the ending is bittersweet. It's worth the read just for the good cry it gives you--because you'll feel sorry for Aubrey, and question why any person would have to go through what she had been through.
I read a few reviews where parents decided to let their children skip this book. While this is their decision, I feel that More...

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Sep 03, 2011

Liza rated it:

I love this book. I mean, I love a lot of books, but this is one that really stands out for me--I've had this amazing memory of it since I read it two years ago. I love how this book takes the quirkiness and innocence and stuff that comes with being eleven years old, like first crushes, and making friends, and the foreign-ness of middle school, and subtly combines it with a tragedy that no one should have to deal with. The writing is really understated, and the characters are very real, as is More...

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Sep 01, 2011

Sarah-Greenbeanteenqueen rated it:

About the Book: Eleven-year-old Aubrey is barely surviving. Her younger sister and her father were killed in a car accident and her mother has left Aubrey-and hasn't come back. When Gram discovers that Aubrey is by herself, she brings Aubrey with her to Vermont. Aubrey writes letters to help deal with everything that is going on around her. Aubrey slowly makes friends and talks to the school counselor, but healing is a long process.

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Jul 09, 2011

Judi rated it:

Aubrey's been through an awful experience, and when the book begins, she is living on her own, as her mother has apparently abandoned her. Through a series of letters that Aubrey writes in journal style we come to find out that she has survived a horrific accident and has no support. Aubrey's grandmother finally appears and helps her get her life back together while coping with her own sense of grief and loss. The story is realistically conveyed, and heartfelt. I found the main character com More...

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Jan 06, 2011

Olivia rated it:

Bisakah hidup jadi lebih buruk bagi seorang anak sebelas tahun ? Aubrey, seorang anak sebelas tahun bangun di pagi hari menemukan bahwa ia ditinggal ibunya. Ia pun mencoba hidup sendiri, tak memberitahu siapa pun tetapi pada akhirnya pasti ada yang tahu bukan ? Aubrey, ditinggal seorang ibu, sebelumnya kehilangan ayah dan adik kecilnya dalam kecelakaan mobil, mengalami hal yang hampir tidak mungkin untuk anak seumurannya. Sedih, tetapi novel ini memuat bagaimana persahabatan dan cinta bisa menye More...

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Nov 05, 2010

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Have you ever read a book that is, in every way, perfect? Have you ever read a book conveying a character so well that you feel as if you know them? That’s how I felt after that first delicious read of Love, Aubrey. Yes, my first time. But not my last.
I live with my mom, dad, and brother. I can’t count how many times I have rolled my eyes at my dad, stuck out my tongue at my brother, or given my mom the silent treatment. But after I read Love, Aubrey, I remembered how wonderf More...

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Feb 05, 2010

Eva rated it:

I don't cry very often. I don't like it - my throat closes up, my jaws ache, my eyes sting, and my sinuses turn to cement. Luckily, books almost never move me to tears. Love, Aubrey was a notable exception.

Just to warn you, this is One of Those Hideous Books Where a Sibling Dies. (I've been reading a lot of these lately, for some reason). Eleven-year-old Aubrey's dad and seven-year-old sister Savannah died in a car crash several months ago, and now Aubrey's mother has simply va More...

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Dec 14, 2009

babyhippoface rated it:

Sick in bed for 4 days, I made my way through 4 books. This one was the shining star, without a doubt.

Eleven-year-old Aubrey has experienced more loss in her short life than many adults: both her loving father and her little sister were killed in a car wreck that left Aubrey with a scar on her forehead and a hole in her heart.

Her mother, who was driving at the time of the accident, is having an even more difficult time dealing with their deaths than Aubrey. She has, in More...

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Oct 31, 2009

Sandra rated it:

It took me a couple of days to read this book because I kept crying. After my first crying spell I knew I would not be able to read this book while I was at school. This is the story of a young girl who loses her father and younger sister in a car crash. She and her mother survive. She is left with a scar. She wakes up one morning and hears her mother’s car leaving. She tells herself that her mother is just going for a drive to clear her head. Her mother doesn’t return. After several days her gr More...

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Aug 24, 2009

Rachel rated it:

A heartbreaking book about an 11-year-old girl whose world falls apart. Aubrey's mother, consumed with grief stemming from a car accident that kills both Aubrey's father and little sister, abandons Aubrey. Gram finds Aubrey living all by herself and decides to take her back to her home in Vermont. With the help of Gram and a new friend, Aubrey slowly begins trying to put the pieces of her life back together. Writing letters, at first to her sister's imaginary friend, and eventually to her si More...

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Jul 16, 2009

Talia rated it:

Eleven year old Aubrey is dealing with the loss of her father and little sister when her mother abandons her, overcome with grief. Aubrey is grieving too, and copes with her losses through writing letters, mostly to people who will never read them. Aubrey’s grandmother finds her and takes her to live with her in Vermont, where she meets some new friends and begins to have a normal life. But when Aubrey’s mother is found, Aubrey’s healing process falters, and Aubrey wonders if she can ever have a More...

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Jul 07, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Aubrey Priestly has eaten the last of the cheese and crackers and finished the juice in the refrigerator. There is nothing left to eat so she takes the birthday money Gram sent and heads to the store. She knows she can buy groceries and take care of herself, but she's worried about what might happen if someone finds out she is eleven and living alone.

Tragedy struck and took Aubrey's sister and fathe More...

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Feb 16, 2010

Josiah rated it:

"Sometimes I wonder if life is all about one moment. Everything before and everything after is about that one moment, and we are all stuck there."

—Love, Aubrey, P. 198

Score another major hit for Wendy Lamb Books.

New to the world of writing juvenile fiction, Suzanne Lafleur's first novel is filled to brimming with rewarding, close-knit relationships and the kind of sharply poignant real emotion that is only drawn forth in a select few boo More...

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Aug 28, 2011

Kelly rated it:

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Oct 22, 2009

Lisa rated it:

I became friends with Suzanne's dad in college (and fondly remember holding Suzanne within the first week after she was born) and was excited to learn that she had her first book published! I bought the book right away but set it aside, due to other things going on. But I decided yesterday to squeeze in reading it, because I really want to, and so I can decide if I think the kids are ready for it. (The subject matter is pretty heavy.)

Excellent book, but tough emotionally. Not re More...

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Jul 18, 2011

Rosalyn rated it:

This was another powerful middle-grade novel, told from the first-person perspective of Aubrey, an 11 year old who has just lost her father and sister to a car accident, and her mother to grief. (Literally, her mother up and walks out of the house and doesn't come back). Aubrey manages on her own for a couple of weeks, until her grandmother comes to find out why no one is answering her phone calls, and drags Aubrey back to Vermont with her.

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Nov 11, 2011

Musicrox526 rated it:

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Jul 28, 2011

Sheelagh added it

Aubrey is 11 years old when her family is ripped apart by a car crash that kills her father and her little sister. Unable to cope with her own grief and her feelings of guilt from surviving the crash, Aubrey's mother abandons her home alone. When Aubrey is found alone, her grandmother takes her in. Love, Aubrey is the story of how Gram helps Aubrey to recover from the tragedy in her life and we watch her grow and heal through a series of letters written to her little sister's imaginary friend..

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Jul 27, 2011

Sherrie rated it:

Have you ever picked up a book, read a few pages, and think your not going to like this? This was one of those books. But kept on reading and got so into the story and the characters that I couldn't put it down for long. It is beautifully written and all flows together. Aubrey's family is in a car accident and her father and sister are killed. Her mother kind of looses it and can't seem to cope. She just disappears one day and Aubrey is left alone. Aubrey's grandmother comes to get her and takes More...

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Dec 22, 2010

Rebecca- rated it:

I'm writing this while listening to the music on Spotify - to be exact Blood Brothers at the moment. So I might suddenly exclaim what I'm listening to. Anyway, I found this book in my school library when I wandered into there when there was a German exam on and practically no-one was in my Maths class. And those that were, were playing some death game on the computer. Yeah. Nice.

Eleven year-old Aubrey has lost everything. Her family, friends and now, it seems like her future. She liv More...

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Aug 09, 2009

Lora rated it:

This is the story of an eleven year old girl who has just lost everything. Her little sister and her father were killed in a car accident and her mother has just disappeared because she is sick with guilt, for she was the one driving the car. Now Aubrey moves from Virginia to Vermont to live with her grandmother.

What follows is Aubrey's journey of healing. She writes letters to her little sister's imaginary friend as her way of coping with the grief of losing her father and sister More...

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