by TPS reader ruppj18
In The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen, a girl named Emaline lives in a small beach town named Colby. Colby’s a tourist town, full of people who come and go. Emaline lives with her mother and stepfather, along with her sisters. Her father has been absent most of her life, but corresponds with her occasionally through email, mostly about colleges. Emaline has lived in Colby all her life and plans to go to college with her boyfriend, Luke. Luke is pretty much perfect. Emaline has been dating him all through high school, and it does not seem like they will be breaking up anytime soon. But with college coming up, Emaline wonders if this is what she really wants. Her father wants her to go to an Ivy league school, and to a certain extent, Emaline wants to as well. But she knows that her family cannot afford it, and she is not sure about going so far away from everything she has known.
One day while working her job, Emaline meets a guy named, Theo, who is an assistant director who just got to town. He is working on a documentary film about a local, reclusive artist who Emaline knows of but does not speak to very often. Theo is new and exciting and believes that Emaline should get out of Colby and that she is too smart to stay in the small town. With the new guy in town, family drama, and Emaline’s personal dreams, this story is a very exciting read. While a little slow at times, this book is overall very interesting and a must-read.
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