The Moon and More, Sarah Dessen
The Moon and More, Sarah Dessen
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The Moon and More

Author: Sarah Dessen

Narrator: Allie Gallerani

Unabridged: 11 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2013


Synopsis

Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough.

Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby.

Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?

Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?

Sarah Dessen's devoted fans will welcome this story of romance, yearning, and, finally, empowerment. It could only happen in the summer.

About The Author

Sarah Dessen is the author of thirteen novels, which include the New York Times bestsellers The Moon and MoreWhat Happened to GoodbyeAlong for the RideLock and KeyJust ListenThe Truth About Forever, and This Lullaby. Her first two books, That Summer and Someone Like You, were made into the movie How to Deal.  Dessen’s books are frequently chosen for the Teens’ Top Ten list and the list of Best Fiction for Young Adults. They have been translated into twenty-five languages. Sarah Dessen is the recipient of the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards Award from the Young Adult division of the American Library Association. 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. Visit Sarah at sarahdessen.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling on September 09, 2016

Ever since I succumbed to peer pressure and read The Truth About Forever, I've been a fan of Sarah Dessen's. I know there are readers who dismiss her books as being too boring or too girly, and it's true that it's hard to pinpoint anything hugely dramatic that happens in her books plot-wise. But tha......more

Goodreads review by "That's All" Ash on June 10, 2013

Sarah Dessen \Sa-rah Des-sen\ ; noun : the reason why I failed Algebra II in high school. No hard feelings or anything. ♦ She’s just that badass. ♦ What’s so kickass about this Sarah Dessen is that she doesn’t put her heroines on this high pedestal for us to read about and want to be like. Instea......more

Goodreads review by emma on August 02, 2018

WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY IS THIS. The literal synopsis of this book is "Girl dates intolerable boy for 400 pages before realizing boy is intolerable. Book ends." IT IS SO PAINFUL TO READ AHHHHH. Sarah Dessen why would you do this to me. Also later on in the book, said intolerable bo......more

Goodreads review by Giselle on June 05, 2013

As my first Sarah Dessen novel I was a little worried as it seems people either love her books or don't, so it's a relief that I fall in with her fans. The Moon and More is an especially perfect beach read. It's lighthearted, it's fun, with a great summery atmosphere, and it has enough emotion to ke......more

Goodreads review by Jane on June 20, 2013

ARGH I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS BUT SCREW IT I'M GIVING THIS TWO STARS. Before all you loyal Sarah Dessen fanatics fans hurl me out of the fan club and toss my "SARAH FOREVER" badge into the garbage bin, hear me out, okay? "Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have b......more


Quotes

"Dessen is as skilled as ever at turning out steady, satisfying stories about teens that are easy to fall for." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Completely engaging, infused with moments of sweetness, humor and major epiphanies."Kirkus Reviews

“Quintessential Dessen”—The Horn Book

Many of Dessen’s books have been selected as Best Books for Young Adults, and they have appeared on numerous state award lists.