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by Sarah Dessen (Author) "My name is Nicole Sparks. Welcome to the first day of the worst summer of my life ..." (more)
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A plot description of this contemporary problem novel may make it sound like a kind of Cinderella story, but Dessen's (Someone Like You) ironic sense of humor and her knack for creating characters with both quirky personalities and universal emotions set her book apart. Colie's fitness-celebrity mom (a female version of Richard Simmons) long ago motivated her to lose 45.5 pounds, but Colie feels just as insecure as she did when she was overweight, and she is a pariah at school. During Colie's 15th summer, her mother goes on an extended tour of Europe, and Colie is sent to outlandish Aunt Mira in Colby, N.C. There Colie is influenced by a singular group of mentors: the young women next door, Isabel and Morgan, who give Colie a makeover as well as a waitressing job; Mira's young boarder, Norman, who has moved out of his bullying auto-dealer dad's house so he can pursue a career in art; and Mira herself, a greeting-card illustrator who is as enormous and eccentric as she is immune to the ostracism of the locals. As readers will anticipate, Colie begins a happy metamorphosis; unexpectedly, her transformation is interrupted by the arrival of a mean-mouthed schoolmate who is all too eager to cut Colie down. Readers will lap up the snappy dialogue, colorful episodes and unexpected pearls of wisdom. The lessons Colie learns about beauty, none of them new, come across with freshness and vitality. Ages 12-up. (Sept.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Grade 7 Up-Formerly fat Colie cannot shed her poor self image until she spends the summer with her eccentric aunt and develops a friendship with two worldly waitresses. A story heaped with crackling dialogue and sharp humor.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping this Book, Mar 3 2007
By M. Orillion "Emma M" (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeping The Moon (Paperback)
Keeping the Moon is by far my favorite Sarah Dessen book. A recurring theme in this book is change. It has a wonderful message and is interesting throughout the book. This is a must read for any young teenage girl, especially going through change in their life. :]
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3.0 out of 5 stars [..], Feb 2 2007
This review is from: Keeping The Moon (Paperback)
I thought this book was ok. I found some of it a little predicatable. Non of the characters really stood out for me. Isobel was good but just a little too always preaching. I didn't like Norman either. Definately check out This Lullaby, Just Listen and the Truth about forever though. I really enjoyed those ones.
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2.0 out of 5 stars I'm Throwing Away the Moon, Nov 10 2003
This review is from: Keeping The Moon A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen had the potential to be a great book. The characters were creative and there was a good setting, but the plot was not very original. There are a million books with the same plot; "Former overweight girl with low esteem learns to love herself." It's so worn out. I picked this book up thinking it would be better than that. Unfortunately, it wasn't.
It starts out where Colie Sparks proclaims that her summer is going to be horrible because she is being sent to stay with her aunt Mira while her mom tours Europe. When Colie gets to her aunt's house, she finds index cards next to everything saying things like, "RIGHT FAUCET DRIPS. TIGHTEN WITH WRENCH AFTER USING." Colie feels like she's in Oz, except with no one to help her find her way.
That is, until she meets Isabelle and Morgan at the Last Chance Grill. They're waitresses there, and they hire Colie as well. Now she has friends, but her summer still looks like it's going to be horrible.
I guess the main reason I didn't like this book was because it contained too much drama. It was also too predictable. This book might've been decent, but the author had to go and write the ending the same way many young adult novels end...with an overly romantic happy ending. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, with the exception of those individuals who enjoy books with the same, worn out plot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
I have never read a book so amazing! Sarah Dessen has really done it again! This is in my top ten favourite books list, and is one of my faves from this amazing author... Read more
Published on May 22 2005 by basketcasenimrod

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping the Moon.
On her website, Sarah Dessen claims that this book is her favorite of hers because it describes how she was when she was a waitress. Read more
Published on July 18 2004 by Karen

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping The Moon
This is a really great book for many reasons. the first reason is that everyone can relate to the main character because everyone goes through the same things that she does. Read more
Published on July 11 2004 by Maggie Wilson

3.0 out of 5 stars Colie fumbles with her confidence
Colie Sparks is now a skinny girl, thanks to help from her internationally renown mom who is fitness guru Kiki Sparks. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2004 by QUEEN_OF_EVERYTHING

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn, This Was Good
This book had a realy nice light-hearted feeling to it. It was written so realisticly (well, except for the part where Colie's mom is an international super-star). Read more
Published on Jan 21 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Colie is a former fat girl that doesn't quite feel good in her skin yet. During this summer she is sent to Colby to stay with her crazy aunt Mira, while her mother's tours Europe... Read more
Published on Jan 18 2004 by Alex Matias

3.0 out of 5 stars average
this is a really light-hearted book..which finds simple solutions for tough issues..i felt that it tended to gloss over the darker stuff.... Read more
Published on Dec 8 2003 by fk101

5.0 out of 5 stars dont know wut 2 call it
it was definitly one of my top 10 favorites. sarah dessen is the BEST!!!!!
Published on Nov 18 2003 by Katie

4.0 out of 5 stars Dessen lover
I absolutely love Sarah Dessen! Her books are amazing, and really get the point of view of a teenage girl across. Read more
Published on Oct 9 2003 by ktalexis14

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm keeping this moon
"Keeping the Moon" is simple yet it stirs some serious thinking about how we live our lives.
Colie Sparks, former fat girl, fifteen years old, has no friends and is ridiculed... Read more
Published on Sep 10 2003 by Ei

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