The Moon and More

Dessen, Sarah. The Moon and More. 2013, 435p. ISBN 978-0-670-78560-5. FIC DES  on the library shelves.

It’s after graduation, and Emaline is making big plans. She’s heading to East U. with Luke, her boyfriend of three years. But she has one more summer to spend in Colby before making the big move. But in this too short of a time, her life changes completely. Her father, who has not been present in her life, returns to Colby to sell his aunt’s house and bring with him her half brother, Benji. She meets a new guy, Theo, at the same time as her relationship with Luke crashes. Her friends Daisy and Morris are also slowly floating away, getting ready to move beyond high school. Her work is busy and her step-sister Margo drives her insane. And, in the middle, is Clyde, the Colby artist Theo and his employer award-winning documentary director Ivy are here to film. The upheavals in Emaline’s life will make her a stronger person, and she may in the end find the moon and more, but only if she can survive the intense summer drama! 

For more Sarah Dessen, read my reviews of Lock and Key, and Saint Anything.