An original, thought-provoking teenage read about loner, Colie, who finds that spending the summer with her eccentric aunt and working in local cafe, The Last Chance, offers her unexpected opportunities to make friends, start a romance and finally find acceptance.
Never in one place long enough to make friends or put down roots, Colie doesn't expect her trip to the North Carolina coast to change a thing. Always the outcast, she's resigned to a holiday with only her eccentric aunt Mira for company. But when she finds a job waitressing at the Last Chance cafe, she also finds acceptance, new friends, and the beginnings of romance...
Sarah Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina with highest honours in creative writing, and she now teaches there. She has written eight books to date, published both by Viking in the US and UK as well as with Hachette UK. Her books have all been chosen as ALA Best Books for Young Adults.