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Gr 9 Up—"We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in just one day." Allyson's life has been carefully planned out by her well-intentioned, but overbearing parents, even her graduation present of an educational tour of Europe. Everything that makes Allyson "Allyson"-from choosing her hobby of vintage-clock collecting to selecting what her college major will be-has been orchestrated by her mother. So when, after a chance encounter with a young man named Willem, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

An engrossing and thoroughly charming story of serendipity, heartbreak, and self-discovery. Allyson, a recent high school graduate on a summer tour of Europe, is an endearing narrator with a palpable sense of angst about her perceived shortcomings and a knack for candid emotional expression. For example, following a brilliant performance of Twelfth Night by a group of “guerrilla” Shakespeare actors, Allyson describes a feeling of familiar bittersweetness: “I clap because I know what will happen when I stop. It’s the same thing that happens when I turn ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More