Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen


Book Recommendation by Rosemary S.

Buford Branch

Macy Queen is cool and calm but on the inside she is broken. After losing her dad when she was younger, her life never was the same. Now it’s summer and her boyfriend, Jason, is leaving to Brain Camp leaving behind his voluntary job at the library to her. She immediately hates the job because two of the other coworkers are perfectionists, make her feel like dirt.

Her mom throws a party for her company and hires a catering company, Wish, to make food and serve guests. Macy gets bored and ends up in the kitchen helping Delia, the owner, and Delia offers Macy the job for the summer. Macy was not going to take it but she does. She meets Wes and they both start playing a game they call ‘Truth’, where they reveal secrets. Macy talks and reveals feelings she never knew she had and Wes listens. Her mom does not approve of her new friends and makes Macy stay away from them. Will she keep seeing her new friends or listen to her mom and keep them?

This is a book that teaches the reader how to open up to a person you feel comfortable with and help you with your past. Sarah Dessen is a good author and can keep the reader interested in the book. I highly recommend this book. If you like this book, you should consider My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult or How to Be Good by Nick Hornby. Happy Reading!

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