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	• The Truth About Forever Sarah Dessen, 2004 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 172 reviews view larger image
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Sarah Dessen Scores Again!

I love this book. I am a major fan of Sarah Dessen. She is my favorite author, and this is just another to her long list of amazing books. I wish it were part of a series so I could continue reading it every day.

From a 14 year old Girl....

Sarah Dessens "The Truth About Forever" Is by far one of the best books ever. Since I Happen to be a lot like Macy, I really enjoyed this book. And it has helped me over come some of my own fears. I know that sounds like a lot for a teen book to do, But some how Sarah Dessen can take real life problems + the joy of a good book and turn it in to a truly amazing read.

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A Pleasant Suprise!

I was at my local book store, looking for any book I could find, when I came across The Truth About Forever. I decided to buy it and give it read. I wasn't expecting much out of it, but page after page, I just became more and more intrigued by all of the characters. The characters were relatable as well as the themes of loss, love, and living your life to the fullest. When I finished the book, I lent it to a few of my friends and they really enjoyed it as well. Its definitely one of those books you can read again and again without getting tired of it.

after you read it, you will love it

this book is the kind of book that when i was reading it, i didnt really like it, as i read it i would of gave it two stars. but now, coming from someone is has finshed the book, it is a good well written book that looking back on it you will be glad you gave it the time to read.

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Forever is Never Long Enough

When Macy was little, her father used to drag her and her older sister Caroline out to local marathons with him and sign them up for the kids' track. By the time she was eight, Macy knew she was a good runner - fast, focused, flying. Caroline was no longer interested in running, so it became something that Macy shared just with her father. He'd help her prepare for meets, and they ran together in the mornings.

One morning, that all changed. Her ready-to-run father woke her up, but Macy told him to go ahead without her. She only stayed in bed for a few minutes before getting up and heading out on their normal route to meet him. Somewhere along the way, her father had collapsed. Just like that, he was gone.

A year after her father's death, Macy is determined to have a decent summer. She'll work at the library. She'll miss her boyfriend, who is going to an academic summer camp. More quietly, she'll miss her enthusiastic father. The house is quieter without him, especially late at night, when he used to order crazy contraptions from ridiculous television programs.

Despite her careful planning and without her consent, Macy's summer shimmers and reshapes itself after Macy's mother throws a party at their house and has it professionally catered. Wish Catering is run by the very pregnant Delia, whose little girl Lucy hangs out with her in the kitchen. Delia is assisted (to varying degrees) by Bert, Wes, Kristy, and Monica. Petite and constantly in motion, Kristy's personality is larger than she is, and the scars on her face are the only things that she doesn't immediately discuss with Macy. Bert is as anxious as his older brother Wes is steady, and Monica is bored and slothlike. Macy ends up helping the ragtag crew that night, not knowing that these people will become a part of her life - Wes, especially.

As Macy and Wes become friends, they ask each other questions, back and forth. This game, Macy says, is called Truth, and "there are no rules other than you have to tell the truth." As their conversations become more serious, Macy recalls the day that she lost her father and struggles to keep her secrets to herself, no matter how much it hurts her to do so.

The Truth About Forever is about grief, acceptance, and everything in-between. It's about running - running for fun, running out of fear, running from yourself, running from the truth. It's also about to-do lists, kitchen messes, and really good waffles. It's about long conversations and comfortable silences. It's about forever, which is yesterday, today, and tomorrow - and forever is never long enough.

Truly, I really can't praise The Truth About Forever enough. Read it, read it, read it.

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