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The Truth About Forever


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 400

Published: 2008

Great for age 6-17 years

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The Truth About Forever is a captivating young adult novel about moving on from New York Times Number One bestseller Sarah Dessen, author of What Happened to Goodbye and Lock and Key, Sarah Dessen.On the outside, Macy Queen is cool and calm. On the inside, she's breaking.Silently struggling with her dad's death, and spending the summer apart from her oh-so-perfect boyfriend, Macy is smiling her way through - she's 'fine'. It's only when she meets a group of new friends - and artistic, sexy Wes catches her eye - that she realizes she can wear her heart on her sleeve sometimes. Because life doesn't stop when someone disappears - and even though she's lost so much, can Macy see what she has to gain?'A compelling story beautifully written' - Time Out 'A poignant coming-of-age story' - Big IssueSarah Dessen is the author of six stunning teen novels: Just Listen, Along for the Ride, Lock and Key, That Summer and What Happened to Goodbye. She lives in the countryside in North Carolina with her daughter, husband, some lizards and two very spoilt dogs - read her once and fall in love.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.

There are 400 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Sarah Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with highest honors in creative writing. She lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, Jay, and their daughter, Sasha Clementine.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award
This book was recognised in the Blue Spruce Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards.

Iowa Teen Award - Grades 8-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 8-12 category of the Iowa Teen Award.

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
This book was recognised by the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers.

Iowa Teen Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa Teen Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Green Mountain Book Award
This book was recognised by the Green Mountain Book Award.

Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Buckeye Children's Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award.

South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

A compelling story and beautifully written. Give this to a teenage girl and don't expect to see her until the last page has turned -- (on Just Listen) * Time Out *

 

A poignant coming-of-age story . . . this is perceptive and powerful storytelling -- (on Just Listen) * Big Issue *

 

Dessen gracefully balances comedy with tragedy, and introduces a complex heroine worth getting to know -- (on The Truth About Forever) * Publishers Weekly *

 

Sarah! I love all of your books, you've inspired me so much * MySpace user *

 

I don't know how to explain how amazing your books are * MySpace user *

 

A poignant coming-of-age story . . . this is perceptive and powerful storytelling -- (on Just Listen) * Big Issue *