Last Chance

Dessen is an absolutely wonderful writer - stylish, smart and funny. - BooklistDessen has done it again with this charming novel...A wonderful coming-of-age love story will be enthusiastically shared by many high school teens. - VoyaA story heaped with crackling dialogue and sharp humour. - School Library JournalReaders are shown that ya-ya type friendships are a balm to protect young women while they're kissing toads they thought were princes. Teens will just want to cheer when Colie realises that she has always had within what people were looking for externally. - School Library JournalYoung American writer Dessen has a wit, humour and love of human eccentricity reminiscent of Anne Tyler. 'Last Chance' is too rich and varied to be labelled an issues novel. Dessen reveals herself as the real thing: a sharp, warm and funny writer who shapes her world from the stuff of real life. Highly recommended for - well - everyone. - TES