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Along For The Ride - Sarah Dessen review

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What’s it about?
Auden is the kind of girl who keeps herself to herself and studies hard for school. With no friends, or social life, two parents who are constantly vying for the bright lights of academic recognition and a brother who is off travelling the world, changing girlfriends every five minutes and constantly sponging off his parents, she easily disappears into the background.

That is until one summer when she decides to go visit her dad, his new wife and baby down by the sea. She expects a quiet break where she can plough ahead with her first year university texts and get a head start on the curriculum but instead finds herself making more waves than she ever imagined she could.

First she finds herself in the middle of her dad and Heidi’s rocky relationship, then she makes out with a local guy called Jake, whose girlfriend she ends up working with over the summer. Then she catches the eye of the local golden boy, Eli, who has isolated himself and given up biking, ever since his best friend died in a car accident.

As the summer draws on Auden learns how to make friends, keep friends and most of all learn that it is never too late to try again.

Sarah Dessen interview

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Continuing this week’s theme of all things Along For The Ride - including our £300 Topshop voucher give away and totally-free first chapter excerpt, we present to you an exclusive interview with the book’s author and Glee fan Sarah Dessen. Hit “see more”.

Read chapter 1 of Sarah Dessen’s Along for the Ride FREE on TT!

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After generously donating a £300 Topshop voucher to the teentoday.co.uk prize pot, the lovely peeps at Penguin - who are fast becoming our new best friends - have proven how much they love us… and you, by giving us Chapter 1 of Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen to give away absolutely free*.

Signed Georgia Nicolson books to win!

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*Please note: this competition is now closed, thank you for all your entries. You can see the winners after the jump and here.*

Whilst you lot patiently await our interview with genius creator of the Georgia Nicolson series - Louise Rennison - we present a chance to win a copy of the latest and final book in the series Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? SIGNED by Louise herself. Now that’s vair vair cool. Hit “see more” for your chance to win.

Catherine Forde interview

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teentoday.co.uk meets teen author Catherine Forde.

After the jump we speak to prolific teen lit author Catherine Forde about her influences and inspiration. You can also read teentoday.co.uk’s review of Catherine’s Sugarcoated. Click “see more”.

Catherine Forde - Sugarcoated review

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Although it’s been out for over a year, Sugarcoated by Catherine Forde was one of our favourite books of last year. After the jump, teentoday.co.uk, and a loyal visitor, review Sugarcoated. We’ve also got an interview with the book’s author Catherine Forde. We do spoil you! Hit “see more”.