Last Chance
No. of pages 256
Published: 2011
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This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2011 by Hachette Children's Group .
Sarah Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with highest honors in creative writing. She lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, Jay, and their daughter, Sasha Clementine.
'Dessen is an absolutely wonderful writer - stylish, smart and funny.' * Booklist *
'Readers are shown that ya-ya type friendships are a balm to protect young women while they're kissing toads they thought were princes. Teens will just want to cheer when Colie realises that she has always had within what people were looking for externally.' * School Library Journal *
Dessen reveals herself as the real thing: a sharp, warm and funny writer who shapes her world from the stuff of real life. Highly recommended for -- well, everyone. * Times Educational Supplement *
'Dessen has done it again with this charming novel...A wonderful coming-of-age love story will be enthusiastically shared by many high school teens.' * Voya *
'Young American writer Dessen has a wit, humour and love of human eccentricity reminiscent of Anne Tyler. 'Last Chance' is too rich and varied to be labelled an issues novel. Dessen reveals herself as the real thing: a sharp, warm and funny writer who shapes her world from the stuff of real life. Highly recommended for - well - everyone.' * TES *
'A story heaped with crackling dialogue and sharp humour.' * School Library Journal *