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Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten, but she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever, with cold, clear water and mossy trees at the edges . . .
The Rest of the Story is a big-hearted and sweeping novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl and falling in love, all over the course of a magical summer.
“With one foot in her father’s world and one in her mother’s, Emma Saylor tentatively navigates issues of class, addiction, and identity. Hers is a summertime journey of self-discovery, family secrets, and first love, and it’s exactly where Dessen shines brightest.” -- ALA Booklist