The Moon and More ( 435 Pages)

This is another winner from Sarah Dessen. Emaline and Luke had been "going together" for all of high school. They live in a small beach town where Emaline's family owned an upscale beach house rental business. She worked there for much of her free time, as did her sister. Emaline lives with her mother, her sisters and her step father whom she adores. Her father has been absent for years, shortly after Emaline's mother became pregnant in high school.  Enter Theo, a slick New Yorker working for a well known documentary producer. AND, enter Emaline's father and young step brother who she has never met.  Emaline and her step brother become fast friends as her relationship with Luke is tested with Theo putting on a full court press to snag her. Theo knows how to provide romantic events and Emaline becomes smitten by his attention. Girls who have read other books by Sarah Dessen will enjoy this one as well. Even if a girl has never read a Dessen book, she will enjoy reading this one.