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Meet Annabel Greene. On the surface, it looks like Annabel has the perfect life - a girl with everything. In truth, however, Annabel is the girl who has nothing: no best friend, malicious rumors flying through school about her, no peace at home, and no ability to tell anyone what's going on.
Meet Owen Armstrong. A son of divorced parents, Owen is an intense, music-obsessed loner who always tells the truth (no matter what the consequences are). And, he's the only person at school who will talk to Annabel.
How is it that these two polar opposites can meet in the middle and form a tentative friendship? Can Owen's friendship help Annabel to find the courage to finally face (and talk about) what happened on the night she lost everything?
Sarah Dessen is one of my favorite teen authors. I have never been disappointed in any book I've read of hers, and this is no exception. The great thing about Sarah Dessen's novels are the details found within. You can easily see what Annabel is seeing and feeling. In all of the characters, there is an emotional complexity that simply draws you in. Even though there's not a whole lot of action in this book, it is truly a page turner. Though all of Dessen's novels are stand-alones, characters from one of her earlier novels, This Lullaby, do appear briefly in this book.
Reviewed by Sara
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