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What Happened to Goodbye

by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)

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Summer Hargett said: " Honesty and sincerity help Mclean break down some of the walls she’d built around herself and connect with people authentically. She realizes that while she can pretend she can go it alone, it’s through connecting with other people -- family and fri Honesty and sincerity help Mclean break down some of the walls she’d built around herself and connect with people authentically. She realizes that while she can pretend she can go it alone, it’s through connecting with other people -- family and friends -- that she feels at home in the world. As her relationships deepen, she realizes how people can be much more complex and surprising than they first seem.Mclean, though a bit of an emotional mess, is a very capable teen. She runs the household and handles much of the logistics during each move because her dad is so busy. She resists peer pressure and reaches out to Deb, introducing her to a growing circle of friends who appreciate her quirkiness and strengths.
Parents need to know that this story is about a family torn apart by an affair. The heroine’s parents divorced after her mother began an affair with a well-known basketball coach, resulting in a very public scandal. The teens have a very casual attitude toward drinking alcohol. One boy is under close supervision by his parents after getting arrested for drinking at a party, and his friends contend his parents’ response is draconian. The capable protagonist Mclean has problems but she realizes that connecting with other people -- family and friends -- makes her feel at home in the world. As her relationships deepen, she realizes how people can be much more complex and surprising than they first seem.
Mclean becomes friends with Dave's buddies — Ellis, Riley and Heather. She also befriends a sweet but quirky girl named Deb. When Opal, the Luna Blu manager, agrees to construct a model of the city in exchange for added parking spaces for the restaurant, Mclean and her friends take over the project, which becomes a bonding experience and a metaphor for fitting the pieces of their own lives together. Mclean's mother calls her constantly. She tries to make Mclean feel guilty for not visiting or communicating enough. She threatens to involve her lawyer unless Mclean will see her more. Mclean is angry that her mother refuses to take any responsibility or apologize for breaking up the family. ...more "

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