What if your devastating breakup became this summers hit single? In this rock-and-roll retelling of Jane Austens Persuasion, music can either bring you together or tear you apart. At her dying mothers request, Claire dumps Jared, the only boy shes ever loved. Left with a broken family and a broken heart, Claire is furious when she discovers that her biggest regret became Jareds big break. While Jared is catapulted into rock-star status, another piece of Claires heart crumbles every time his song plays on the radio. The summer after her senior year, its been months since the big breakup, and Claire is just trying to keep her head down and make it through a tense trip to the beach with her family. But when Jared shows up, and old feelings reignite, can Claire and Jared let go of the past? Or will they be stuck singing the same old refrain.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 11 years.

There are 266 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers .