SuitabookFamily change and expectations
Auden moves towards a summer with her father and his new family after her parents’ divorce, having tried to be the perfect daughter for her mother.
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Sarah Dessen - Author
This is a relationship-focused story about a teenager finding room for friendship and ordinary teenage experiences while navigating divorce, family expectations, sleeplessness and another young person’s grief-related guilt.
It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.In her signature pitch-perfect style, Sarah Dessen explores the hearts of two lonely people learning to connect.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a relationship-focused story about a teenager finding room for friendship and ordinary teenage experiences while navigating divorce, family expectations, sleeplessness and another young person’s grief-related guilt.
Auden moves towards a summer with her father and his new family after her parents’ divorce, having tried to be the perfect daughter for her mother.
Auden meets Eli, an intriguing loner and fellow insomniac, and the two begin a shared exploration of the town at night.
Eli is trying to come to terms with guilt he feels for the death of a friend.
The main points to approach thoughtfully are parental divorce and fighting, prolonged difficulty sleeping, guilt connected with a friend’s death, loneliness, and a strong sense of missed teenage experiences.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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