Mcleans life in pictures...

Her family was broken apart when her mom left her father and her for another man. McLean has so much resentment for her mother because she doesnt comprehend the reasoning for why her mother left their family.

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McLean and her father try to leave behind their old life and run away to escape the past. Because of her fathers job, they get to move around the country while he renovates old restaurants and they are provided with a new home and fresh start very frequently. Both love the lifestyle that they are given.

McLean somehow finds it more interesting if she changes her name along with life story and personality each time she is given a fresh start. She changes from cheerleader to party animal. This time is different though, her 'real' name gets spread around faster than she has time to fix the problem. Mclean finds it very unfortunate to stick with her real name and face the fact that her past will come out sooner than she thinks. What kind of effect with this have on her life, no more fresh start? For now atleast...


On top of tryting to figure out who the real Mclean is, she eventually becomes very drawn to her neighbor and classmate, Dave. He is a very mysterious person which is one of the reason Mclean is drawn to him because she is determined to figure out him. He shows more interest in her than she shows him because she is afraid. She isnt sure how to act to him towards him because she knows getting involved with him and getting close to him means he has to be brought into her past. Mclean is scared to let herself fall for Dave and is very resistant...


Who will Mclean choose to be this time?
Will she change it up and become someone new again, or will she finally stick with who she really is?

Introoooooooooooo

     We have now come to the time to begin third quarter blogs. Last quarter I recieved a much better grade than I did first quarter and I was very happy with that. I believe I put more effort into my blog and tried harder to get a better grade. This quarter I want to do the same and recieve a good grade again. Our very first time blogging we recieved a very structured prompt with specific instruction on what to put into our blog. For our second blog we were given more freedom and other options to put into our blog. Now for this thrid quarter blog we were given very little instruction and entry specifications for our blogs. We are allowed to take our blog into a personal direction and be very creative and expressive about our book. I am very excited to begin blogging for the third time and also without a very structured prompt!
 
   The title of the book I choose for this semester is "what happened to goodbye" by Sarah Dessen. I choose this book because I have read many other of Dessens books before and I really like them. I dont read often but I would have to say I am into teen love storys which are what alot of her books are about. I havent gotten very far in the book but from what I read so far I really like it! It has a very interesting story line. In the book a girl and her father were abandoned when the mother left them for another man and they just keep continuing to move around and start new lives. They are running away from their problems and creating new identitys for themselves. Eventually you will come to learn that the teenage girl falls in love and shockingly is tired of leaving behind her problems. From what I have read so far I really am enjoying this book and I can tell it's going to be one of those books I pick up and cant put down.


This is the book cover for my third quarter book!