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This Lullaby

By Dessen, Sarah

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"I had no illusions about love... It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say." Remy doesn't believe in love. And why should she? Her romance novelist mother is working on her fifth marriage, and her father, a '70s hippie singer, left her with only a one-hit wonder song to remember him by. Every time Remy hears "This Lullaby," it feels like "a bruise that never quite healed right." "Wherever you may go / I will let you down / But this lullaby plays on..." Never without a boyfriend, Remy is a compulsive dater, but before a guy can go all "Ken" on her (as in "ultra boyfriend behavior") she cuts him off, without ever getting close or getting hurt. That's why she's stunned when klutzy, quirky, alterna-band boy Dexter inserts himself into her life and refuses to leave. Remy's been accepted to Stanford, and she plans on having her usual summer fling before tying up the loose ends of her pre-college life and heading for the coast. Except Dexter's not following Remy's tried-and-true rules of break-up protocol. And for the first time, Remy's questioning whether or not she wants him to. Author Sarah Dessen's ability to write novels that are both crowd pleasers and literary masterpieces of YA fiction is showcased beautifully in This Lullaby. Subtle yet completely absorbing, Lullaby is peopled with breathtakingly believable, three-dimensional characters, the very best of which is the bitter, broken Remy herself. An original love story about learning to love yourself first. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

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ISBN
978-0-14250-155-9
Publisher
Puffin


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Reviewed on March 2, 2009

Remy has two relationship rules: get out before you get attached, and never fall in love with a musician. She has good reason to lock her heart-she never knew her dad, though he wrote a famous song about her, and she's supposed to be planning her mother's fourth wedding. Then comes Dexter, who embodies everything she hates, so he's the only boy who can thaw her icy facade. For fans of Say Anything (starring John Cusack and Ione Skye, 1989). Why It Is for Us: Legions of teen girls have made Dessen a serial best-selling author with her stories of troubled girls and the boys who love them. Reading them is like watching a Saturday afternoon teen movie marathon. This is my personal favorite. [The hardcover was published in 2002.] Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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