Author (last name first):
Smith, Emily Wing
Publisher, Date of Publication:
Sutton Books/2011
Grade Level/ or Age Level:
8th and Up
Classification:
Joy loves Zan and she is sure Zan loves her. They live in a small Mormon community called Haven. Joy recently moved to town. Zan has secrets that he doesn't want Joy to know or be a part of so as soon as he can, he leaves Haven and Joy behind.
This leaves Joy utterly heartbroken and depressed. She decides to use her Fall Break to travel back to California, where she used to live, where she knows Zan is now, to get some closure and remind Zan what she means to him. Zan's best friend Nick goes along with her.
When they finally meet Zan, he is no longer the person they knew, and no longer wants anything to do with them. Joy is forced to acknowledge what she already knew and what she has come to realize. She can be Joy without having to emerge herself into someone else and their life. She can be herself solo and she can be herself with Nick.
Reviewed By: Nicola Clement (Midwestern State University Student)
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