The Last Forever

Marc Notes: After her mother's death, it's all Tessa can do to keep her friends, her boyfriend, her happiness from slipping away. Even the rare plant her mother entrusted to her care starts to wilt. Then she meets Henry. Though secrets stand between them, each has a chance at healing...if first, Tessa can find the courage to believe in forever--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: Beginnings and endings overlap in this soaring novel of love and loss from bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti. Nothing lasts forever, and no one gets that more than Tessa. After her mother died, it's all she can do to keep her friends, her boyfriend, her happiness from slipping away. And then there's her dad. He's stuck in his own daze, and it's hard to feel like a family when their house no longer seems like a home. Her father's solution? An impromptu road trip that lands them in a small coastal town. Despite all the beauty there, Tessa can't help but feel even more lost. Her most cherished possession--a rare plant of her mother's--is starting to wither, and with it, Tessa's heart and her hope. Enter Henry Lark. He understands the relationships that matter. And more important, he understands her. Though secrets stand between them, each has a chance at healing...if first, Tessa can find the courage to believe in forever. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/27/2014 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 56 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 152 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2014 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2014 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 81 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) - *Starred Review PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 90 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781442450004, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2014 (EAN 9781442450011, Open Ebook) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 81 (EAN 9781442450011, Open Ebook) Contributor Bio:  Caletti, Deb Deb Caletti, a National Book Award finalist, is the author of "The Story of Us"; "Stay"; "Honey, Baby, Sweetheart"; and "Wild Roses".