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Rose By Any Other Name
Rose by Any Other Name
Rose By Any Other Name
Maureen McCarthy
Don'tcha just hate the way you get caught up in stuff without really wanting to? Then it goes a bit further, and suddenly you're one of those jerks you hate because . . . you can't be trusted.  ROSE WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO GET AWAY. Last year she'd had it all: pre-law in the fall, a budding romance, and her best friend, Zoe. Now Zoe will never forgive her, her family is crumbling, and the secret that's been boiling up inside her is bubbling a little too close to the surface. All Rose needs to escape are an old van, her surfboard, the road, the ocean, and . . . mom? When Rose's mother jumps in the passenger seat right as Rose is about to set off, her trip takes an unexpected turn, filled with nagging memories of last year, and the looming scandal that refuses to be ignored. A twisting plot that keeps you guessing, told from the viewpoint of a realistically flawed yet snarky main character, makes this a book that just can't be put down. 

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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The only thing Rose has on her mind is a long road trip - with her mom? She is all geared up and ready for the drive, when her mother climbs into the car, obviously wanting to go along. Rose doesn't want anything else but to get away form her messed up life. Her mom, her weird, overly emotional sisters, and her parent's divorce; so when her mother asks to go along for the ride, Rose is utterly confused. But after seeing her mother staring intently at her, she just couldn't say no.

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