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Susane Colasanti

Author of When It Happens

16+ Works 3,544 Members 199 Reviews 3 Favorited

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Works by Susane Colasanti

When It Happens (2006) 952 copies
Waiting For You (2009) 541 copies
Something Like Fate (2010) 516 copies
Take Me There (2008) 497 copies
So Much Closer (2011) 332 copies
Keep Holding On (2012) 291 copies
All I Need (2014) 186 copies
Now and Forever (2014) 95 copies
Falling in love (2013) 3 copies
Something like love (2012) 2 copies

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Who Done It? (2013) — Contributor — 136 copies

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young adult romance book in Name that Book (January 2012)

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I really wanted to like this book more. But I didn't.
In my opinion Ethan was a jerk from the bginning. Sterling was an idiot defending him to everyone. I felt bad for Gabe. The "melting. In. My -insert place here- things was so annoying. The ending made the book better so it got a four star rating.
 
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CaitlinDaugherty | Aug 28, 2023 |
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Noelle's life isn't like the rest of her peers at school. She lives in a town where most people are well off, Noelle's mother works retail and uses food stamps. They live in a small apartment and her mother has stopped doing anything for her years ago. There's never any food in the house, forcing Noelle to make Mayo and Mustard sandwiches. Because of this she is teased and bullied relentlessly. Her life basically revolves around going to school and hoping not to be noticed. It takes something tragic to happen before she realizes that she has more control over her life than she thought... and that maybe she is good enough for that boy who likes her.

I loved this book!!! For the entire first half of it I was on the brink of tears... I felt so bad for Noelle that I just wanted to adopt her! Even though it was pretty short in length, I think this is an incredibly powerful book. Definitely a must read for all types of high school kids.

I wasn't bullied in high school, but growing up I had my moments. I could definitely relate to some of what Noelle was going through (I think most people that survived HS can). In some ways though Noelle was really lucky. She had Sherae, who was like a rock for her, and Simon, and Julian, and even a teacher and a social worker. Not everyone has all that support. I know the one person she really needed (her mother) wasn't there for her, but at least she wasn't alone. Most people who are bullied and outcasted don't get the man of their dreams to ask them out... it just doesn't happen like that. In the end I was glad that Noelle got a promising ending. I was happy that read this book and I hope it gets into the hands of the people who are going through the stuff Noelle did(and the people like Warner and Carly).
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Michelle_PPDB | 33 other reviews | Mar 18, 2023 |
So I borrowed this from the library last week and didn't realize that I had already read this until I consulted my spreadsheet. Whoops. I reread it because why not? I gave it three stars on the first read so it can't have been that bad.

The verdict is: sweet and cute, and about as deep as a rain puddle (a shallow rain puddle, in case you miss my meaning). No wonder I forgot it.
 
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wonderlande | 29 other reviews | Jan 1, 2023 |
It was a good read like a 3.5. I really enjoy Susane Colasanti books.
 
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christiestar | 29 other reviews | Jul 17, 2022 |

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