“The Moon and More” by Sarah Dessen

Mostly, I felt stupid for falling for his big talk, the very thing my mother had warned me about. Even from a distance he'd taken me in, and I'd gone, gullibly and willingly.

—Sarah Dessen in The Moon and More

If June was the beginning of a hopeful summer, and July the juicy middle, August was suddenly feeling like the bitter end.

—Sarah Dessen in The Moon and More

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But down deeper, something I'd seen as solid—not perfect, but solid—was suddenly crumbling. I felt like I was falling to pieces right along with it.

—Sarah Dessen in The Moon and More

About Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen (born June 6, 1970) is an American novelist known for her contributions to young adult fiction. Her first book, That Summer, was published in 1996, and has since published more than a dozen other novels and novellas. In 2017, Dessen won the Margaret Edwards Award for some of her work, and two of her books were adapted into the 2003 film How to Deal.

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