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"I know I&amp;#039;m not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but with Sara Zarr&amp;#039;s second novel, Sweethearts, I couldn&amp;#039;t help myself. What&amp;#039;s not to love about a frosted sugar cookie? However, more important than the cute, hunger-inducing cover is that the intricate story Zarr weaves is honest and compelling. Sweethearts tells a story of love, loss, rediscovery, and how just one person can change your whole life. Jennifer Harris spent her childhood as a social outcast and her only friend was another outsider, Cameron Quick. Jennifer knows Cameron&amp;#039;s secret, a secret that they never talk about but ultimately further intensifies their friendship. When Cameron mysteriously disappears at the beginning of the fifth grade without saying good-bye, Jennifer is left to believe he has died, and is completely devastated. Fast-forward to high school, and a 17-year-old Jennifer has managed to reinvent herself. She now goes by the name Jenna Vaughn; she is at a new school, has made several close friends, and even has a good-looking boyfriend who adores her. So why is it that when Cameron suddenly reappears her whole carefully constructed life seems at risk of falling apart? Once I started reading Sweethearts, I couldn&amp;#039;t put it down. I found that I was still thinking about Jenna and her story long after I had finished. Sweethearts is a definite must-read, one that you&amp;#039;ll want to make all your friends read and then reread again yourself. Let me know what you thought of the novel and if anyone has ever left a similar mark on your life. Enjoy! XOXO Kaila CG! Beauty Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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