Gayle Forman has written another book with memorable characters. Her book, If I Stay, has been made into a movie, and I wouldn't be surprised if this book also became a movie. Allyson Healy is on a summer tour arranged by her mother. Her mother arranges everything in Allyson's life, and this is one of the conflicts in this book, but it is a conflict that Allyson successfully deals with. This is a gift from her mom and dad who arrange it with her best friend's parents so that Allyson has company! Melanie and Allyson have done everything together since kindergarten, but as this book progresses into their freshman year in college, they begin to drift apart- physically and as friends. Conflict # 2.
While in England, Allyson meets Willem, Willem is a free spirited young man and he invites her to forsake her plans and come with him to Paris- for Just One Day! The plot takes us to college with her as she struggles with her academics- for the first time in her life. What is going on with this straight A student? She is exhausted all of the time, she can't get along with her roommates, she lives college life as a hermit. This book is a coming of age book and includes love, loss, the role accidents can have in one's life, and how fate can matter to all of us. It's a winner!
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