{"product_id":"the-rest-of-the-story-isbn-9780062933621","title":"The Rest of the Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a big-hearted, sweeping novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl—and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when Emma was twelve. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow it’s just Emma and her dad, and life is good, if a little predictable…until Emma is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her mother’s family that she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Emma arrives at North Lake, she realizes there are actually two very different communities there. Her mother grew up in working class North Lake, while her dad spent summers in the wealthier Lake North resort. The more time Emma spends there, the more it starts to feel like she is also divided into two people. To her father, she is Emma. But to her new family, she is Saylor, the name her mother always called her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there’s Roo, the boy who was her very best friend when she was little. Roo holds the key to her family’s history, and slowly, he helps her put the pieces together about her past. It’s hard not to get caught up in the magic of North Lake—and Saylor finds herself falling under Roo’s spell as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Saylor, it’s like a whole new world is opening up to her. But when it’s time to go back home, which side of her—Emma or Saylor—will win out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChildhood Friends to Lovers:\u003c\/b\u003e Roo was her best friend when they were little, and now he holds the key to her mother’s past. As they piece together her family history, Saylor finds herself falling for him all over again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Coming of Age Story:\u003c\/b\u003e At home, she’s Emma. At the lake, she’s Saylor. Torn between two worlds and two names, she must decide who she truly is before the summer ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReconnecting with Family:\u003c\/b\u003e Sent to spend the summer with her estranged mother’s family, Emma—now Saylor—discovers a whole new side of herself and the working-class world her mother came from.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrief and Healing:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma doesn’t remember much about the mother she lost. This summer at North Lake offers a chance to not only uncover her mother’s story but also to find peace with her own past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A rich, patient story about a teen girl who craves family and an understanding of her roots after suffering a tragic loss.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful addition to Dessen’s repertoire, and an examination of conflicting social classes, strained familial relationships, and delightfully evolving romance that is unforgettable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s no magic that lets us actually live in books yet, but plunging into the cold, clear waters of Dessen’s slowly winding summer-spell, a tale of family lost and found, is pretty darn close.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dessen’s latest novel is largely about the ups and downs of family… [with] heartwarming reminders of the inherent connections, despite time and separation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889016238309,"sku":"NP9780062933621","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062933621.jpg?v=1730230310","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-rest-of-the-story-isbn-9780062933621","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}