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Dracolibris
Apr 15, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya-lit, 2011
Caitlin's older sister runs away on her 16th birthday. Caitlin's birthday that is. Needless to say, her birthday is pretty much ruined, and from then on it seems that all of her parents' attention is focused on Cass. But then again, hasn't it always been that way? But when Caitlin begins dating a boy with a rumored "dangerous" past, she feels like the attention is finally focused all on her. And she loves it. Perhaps a bit too much.

Dessen's novel is a fine cautionary tale about the right girl d ...more
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Kate
Aug 26, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: psychological, age-ya, realistic, 2006
This is a departure from most of Sarah Dessen's books. While most of the time they do revolve around teenage relationships, they do not go into that dark place of abusive relationships. I felt that this was realistic, and I liked how there was an older couple that illustrated an abusive relationship gone further. I also thought it was good to show how drugs, even marijuana, can be a factor in abuse (a drug which might be used by someone to mask an anger problem, or used by a victim to dull the p ...more
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Rachel Piper
Jul 29, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: girls-coming-of-age, contemporary-teen, own
It’s been years since I last read this, the book that made me a full-blown Dessen fan. While aspects are certainly dated (there are a lot of people described solely by their weight, which I hadn’t noticed before) this is still a powerful story about dating violence, with Dessen’s signature voice and humor.
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Daniel
Jan 25, 2008 rated it liked it
OK (I guess)
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Julie
Apr 28, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya-literature
Ashley
Jul 24, 2007 rated it liked it
Nicole
Jul 25, 2007 rated it it was ok
Angela
Mar 06, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-2008, young-adult
Pam
Mar 14, 2008 marked it as to-read
katie
Mar 26, 2008 marked it as to-read
Shelves: chick-lit
katayoun Masoodi
Jul 05, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya, don-t-own
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CLM
Aug 20, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya, 20th-century
Chicklit
Dec 30, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ya_lit, 2009, 2010
Kelly
Aug 11, 2009 rated it liked it
Lainey
Oct 23, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya, finished-in-2009
Liz
Apr 11, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: contemporary-and-realistic, 3-star
Debbie Barr
May 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
Jennifer
May 17, 2011 marked it as nook
Kate
Aug 27, 2012 marked it as to-read
Lisa
Oct 25, 2012 marked it as to-read
Jennifer
Oct 02, 2014 marked it as dnf
Zack
Nov 14, 2016 marked it as to-read
Hannah
Nov 30, 2016 added it
Shelves: ya, 2016
Lori
Jul 31, 2018 marked it as paper-to-read
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