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At the beginning of her sophomore year, Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, more importantly, a boyfriend. So when the handsome and popular Derek asks her out, Marisa thinks her long wait for happiness is over. But several bumps in the road—including her parents’ unexpected separation, a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Marisa: Main Character.
- Nash: The boy next door. Maria's lab partner who has a crush on her since childhood.
- Derek: Marisa's "ideal" boyfriend. She end up dating him eventually, but as it turns out, he isn't who she believed he was.
- Sandra: Marisa's little sister. obsessed with health, loves to debates with people,PETA member.
- Dirk: Video Blogger-kinda.
- Katie: Maria's aunt. They share a lot, more like sisters.
- Jack: works with Marisa's mother
- Andrea: Maria's friend from orchestra
- Chris: Sterling's online "boyfriend"
- Darius: overacheiver, used to be friend with Nash but gets caught up in some group of slackers and start flunking out everything in the middle of school year. He eventually comes around and goes back to his older who-it-all self.
- Kelvin: New kid at school. Know-it-all, very engaged in politic it seems, and causes in general. Is rumoured to be Dirk.
- Rachel: Nash's girlfriend.
- Sterling: Marisa's best friend. Is into older guys, loves to cook and is alone most of the time because of her mother works for the UN and is rarely at home.
- Birgitte: one of the "populars", Nash has a crush on her at the begining of the book.
- Tabitha: on of the populars, Brigitte's best friend
- Evan: Derek's bestfriend. Boyfriend of Julia. Is in a band
- Mr. Silverstein: Orchestra teacher
- Ms. Maynard: Teacher
- Mrs. Hunter: Teacher, chemistry
- Julia: Marisa's classmate
- John Mayer: Singer/songwriter
- Mr. Wilson: Math teacher
Quotes edit
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“We get together before school starts, when all of the electric energy of possibility is zinging around, and make a pact on how we want our lives to change”
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“There's only so much waiting a person can endure until they start thinking that maybe nothing exciting will ever happen to them”
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“Nash is clearly wrong for Marisa, but he's crushing on her”
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“Connections are permanent, how if you drift apart from someone there's always a chance you can be part of their life again. How everything comes back around again.”
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“It's weird how time can change something you thought would always stay the same.”
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“It's one thing to imagine how your life would be if you had the boyfriend you've always wanted. It's a whole other thing to actually have him.”
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“When i'm with Derek it's like we're the only ones who exist. Everything else just fades into the background.”
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“I want everyone to know that we're this solid couple and nothing can destroy us.”
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“I always assumed that heartache meant missing someone you love when they're far away.”
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“It's like once i get those obsessive thoughts out of my head, once they're written down, they're somehow set free and i can move on.”
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“Still holding and afraid to let go. Waiting for you to find me, uncover me and show me the way.”
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“How something you're looking forward to seems awesome when you imagine the way you want it to be. But then once that thing happens for real, it sucks so freaking bad.”
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“When someone rips your heart out, there's nothing you can do to change how you feel about them. You just have to keep feeling that way until it goes awya. Unless it never does.”
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“How can it feel so perfect with someone one second, but then the next second everything's suddenly all wrong?”
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“when your falling in love, no one can stop you. No matter what.”
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“But waiting for time to heal you can be the hardest thing ever.”
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First Sentence edit
The best thing about summer camp is the last day.
Table of Contents edit
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
August-October
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
November-January
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
February-April
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
May-June
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Acknowledgements
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- Susane Colasanti (Author)
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Publication Date: May 14, 2009
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Page Count: 336
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