Author: Sarah Dessen
Published: 9-1-99
Source: LBHS Library
Summary from Good Reads:
Colie expects the worst when she's sent to spend the summer with her eccentric aunt Mira while her mother, queen of the television infomercial, tours Europe. Always an outcast -- first for being fat and then for being "easy" -- Colie has no friends at home and doesn't expect to find any in Colby, North Carolina. But then she lands a job at the Last Chance Cafe and meets fellow waitresses Morgan and Isabel, best friends with a loving yet volatile relationship. Wacky yet wise, Morgan and Isabel help Colie see herself in a new way and realize the potential that has been there all along
My thoughts:
I have been on a Sarah Dessen kick this summer and I really love her books. Keeping the Moon was written in 1999 and there are a few references in the book that show its age but the story is just as appealing as a book written in 2011. Colie learns to like herself in this story and as a result she realizes that others like her too. I really enjoy how Sarah Dessen's books take realistic teenage experiences and scenerios and built empowering stories around them. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to talking it up at school.
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