So Much Closer
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From the author of Something Like Fate comes a story about a spirited teenager who makes a tough decision when her heart leads her to the Big Apple.
“For fans of Sarah Dessen looking for an atypical romance and an authentic teen voice.”—VOYA
Girl loves boy.
Boy moves away.
Girl follows boy.
Brooke would do anything to capture the heart of Scott, the boy she believes is her soul mate. So when Scott moves to New York City, Brooke uproots her life and goes to live with her dad in an apartment she’s never even been to. As if dealing with that—and a new school—isn’t hard enough, Brooke soon discovers that Scott already has a girlfriend. But thanks to the big city and some awesome new friends, Brooke finally learns to live up to her potential. And on the way, she realizes that true love has been right there all along. . . .
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Brooke doesn't really know Scott Abrams, but she knows that they are "supposed to be together." When she finds out he is moving to New York City, she follows him there, moving in with her estranged father and finishing out high school in the city. Readers may be swept up in this romantic, farfetched premise (hey, it worked in Felicity), but Brooke herself feels like a cipher; she is described as "angry" and an underachieving genius, but the reasons for her poor performance are unclear, and her narration doesn't exactly betray genius-level insights. But even if Brooke is somewhat underdeveloped, she is easy to root for as she begins to realize, "No one can be everything you want them to be.... It's up to me to create the life I want." Mostly, readers will fall in love with Brooke's New York City and appreciate Colasanti's (Something Like Fate) up-to-the-minute details (the High Line park, the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck) and descriptions, such as "how crowded the streets are at two in the morning," as Brooke falls asleep to the sounds of her new city. Ages 12 up.
