Book Club - Now Reading: What Happened to Goodbye

I love Sarah Dessen. Her novels are so well written. As an adult reader, I wish I had had books like Sarah Dessen's when I was a part of the target age demographic. Being from a divorced family, I can completely relate to Mclean. Her parents' divorce was tumultuous, and she is just coming through to the other side of that storm when this novel begins.  Read more >

I was very excited when I found out the book club would be reading a Sarah Dessen book. My teenage daughter, Camille, and I have read several of her book in the past and enjoyed them. What I like about Sarah Dessen’s books is they are always thought provoking and there is always a lesson you can take away from the books, it’s like a bonus.  Read more >

While I am 30 years old and know almost nothing about basketball, I really related to the main character -- Mclean -- in Sarah Dessen's new young adult novel, What Happened to Goodbye. One other big difference is that my parents aren't divorced -- though they've threatened and even tried a few times over the years. Still, Mclean and I would have been fast friends back in high school.  Read more >

Sarah Dessen's latest romp in the YA Lit world, What Happened to Goodbye, is an unaffected study of loyalty and self-identity. The novel is told exclusively from the point of view of Mclean, a young woman focused on choosing her own path after her world is rocked by the unexpected divorce of her parents.  Read more >