This Lullaby
When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn't mess around. After all, she's learned all there is to know from her mother, who's currently working on husband number five. But there's something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy's rules. He certainly doesn't seem like Mr. Right. For some reason, however, Remy just can't seem to shake him. Could it be that Remy's starting to understand what those love songs are all about? From acclaimed author Sarah Dessen, this is a captivating novel about a tough-as-nails girl and the unexpectedly charming boy who's determined to soften her up.
"I had no illusions about love... It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say." Remy doesn't believe in love. And why should she? Her romance novelist mother is working on her fifth marriage, and her father, a '70s hippie singer, left her with only a one-hit wonder song to remember him by. Every time Remy hears "This Lullaby," it feels like "a bruise that never quite healed right." "Wherever you may go / I will let you down / But this lullaby plays on..." Never without a boyfriend, Remy is a compulsive dater, but before a guy can go all "Ken" on her (as in "ultra boyfriend behavior") she cuts him off, without ever getting close or getting hurt. That's why she's stunned when klutzy, quirky, alterna-band boy Dexter inserts himself into her life and refuses to leave. Remy's been accepted to Stanford, and she plans on having her usual summer fling before tying up the loose ends of her pre-college life and heading for the coast. Except Dexter's not following Remy's tried-and-true rules of break-up protocol. And for the first time, Remy's questioning whether or not she wants him to.
Author Sarah Dessen's ability to write novels that are both crowd pleasers and literary masterpieces of YA fiction is showcased beautifully in This Lullaby. Subtle yet completely absorbing, Lullaby is peopled with breathtakingly believable, three-dimensional characters, the very best of which is the bitter, broken Remy herself. An original love story about learning to love yourself first. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
At Smarter.com, we aim to ensure we give you the most sound buying advice possible. With our 'Cumulative Product Rating' system, in order for a product to receive a rating score, it must have a minimum number of ratings to qualify.
This system is not intended to diminish the value of products with a low number of ratings and reviews, they're great, and hopefully very helpful, but if you want our advice, we want to make sure that the product you're thinking of buying has been rated and reviewed by enough shoppers like you to be a valuable indicator of product quality.
|
deepdiscount.com
|
 DeepDiscount.com coupon info
5.85 DeepDiscount.com 761 reviews |
|
5.85
|
|
|
barnes & noble
|
Barnes & Noble coupon info
8.99 Barnes & Noble783 reviews |
8.99
|
||
|
hotbooksale.com
|
HotBookSale.com coupon info
0.94 HotBookSale.com 4 reviews |
|
0.94
|
|
|
amazon
|
Amazon coupon info
8.99 Amazon 9,713 reviews |
|
8.99
|
|
Similar Products:
-
New Moon
From: $8.20 at 3 Stores
-
The Giving Tree
From: $6.22 at 5 Stores
-
The House on Mango Street
From: $2.23 at 4 Stores
-
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From: $0.25 at 4 Stores
-
The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, ... Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside)
From: $24.04 at 4 Stores
-
Go Ask Alice
From: $1.60 at 3 Stores
-
Cut
From: $0.28 at 4 Stores
-
Brian's Winter
From: $0.25 at 4 Stores
-
A Christmas Memory
From: $6.85 at 4 Stores
-
The Education of Little Tree
From: $4.87 at 5 Stores
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 20, 2008 Type: User Review |
i was disappointed
the synopsis of the story at first spiked my interest. however, my opinion of it got slowly lower, and lower, first with all the drinking, smoking and sex mentioned in the book. but that didn't bother me as much as how BORING it was. the story...
|
 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
Fantastic!!
Sarah Dessen just keeps getting better and better with each novel I read by her. The characters are so gripping and wonderful that you want to find out what happens to them, but you never want the book to end. It was no different with This...
|
 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 01, 2008 Type: User Review |
Payton's Book Reveiw
Payton's Book Reveiw
|
4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 01, 2008 Type: User Review |
Yes, yes, and yes!
This Lullaby falls under the rejoicible book category. (That is, I rejoice its truth and poignancy.) This was the fourth Dessen book I picked up, the one I really got caught in. The plot itself isn't all that mesmerizing, I'll admit. I mean,...
|
5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
Love doesn't always tie its shoes...
Remy has seen a lot in her young life: a father who proclaimed he'd let her down in his only hit song (and lived up to it); a mother whose fifth wedding she has to plan knowing it probably won't last; a pothead brother who's turning into a...
|
4.00/5 |
*Shipping costs are based on an estimate of the lowest shipping rate available within the contiguous US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Only merchants with this product in stock are listed (Merchants with this product back ordered have been removed from this list).
Do you see a pricing error? Please let us know by filling out a simple form: Click here