Love, Sara

by Mary Beth Lundgren

"From the computer files of Sara J. Reichert: My life, from the last day of summer vacation, to almost spring of my Junior year. No matter what you might have heard, this is the real story." Love, Sara is the story of two teenage best friends, Sara and Dulcie. Sara, the narrator, comes from a troubled family and has been sexually abused by her father. After a string of false starts she finally lands in a foster home where people genuinely care about her . Dulcie, who had been adopted as a baby by a close-knit, middle-class family, finds her own life spinning out of control when she and a popular football player fall in love. When his wealthy, bigoted parents learn that Dulcie is pregnant, they throw him out of the house. Without resources, the two come up with a desperate plan. And it is Sara, with the help of her foster mother, who must race against time to try to prevent her friends' impending suicide. This fast-paced and powerful novel is told through e-mail exchanges between the two friends, through Sara's journal entries, her school essays, newspaper clippings, poems, and quotations. With vivid characters, Love, Sara is unique in its narrative form and honest and forthright in the themes it presents.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805067973
• ISBN13: 9780805067972
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Wow

I just finished it, it was amazing. Doesn't stick to a couple conflicts, realistic pacing, and hell, it accually made me cry at the end. The last quote relates directly to my own life "As long as you're alive, you've got a shot at life getting better." couldn't have felt more like what I'm going through

Love, Sara--absolutely beautiful

I absolutely loved the way this book was written. Mary Beth Lundgren pieced together peices of Sara's life so beautifully. I enjoyed reading her diary to a famous artist and her IM conversations and her creative writtings. I thouroughly enjoyed the way that Lundgren usedd other author's writting styles for Sara's english assignements. And I LOVED all of the poems and quotes. I ached for Sara and her friend as they progressed into the pain of life. And I couldn't help but cry at the end....it's a must read!

Poignant and powerful

Oh, my gosh. I read this book a few days ago, and the pages are tearstained. It is such an amazing book, and EVERYONE should read it. It's unbelievably realistic--all of the book is Sara's computer entries (e-mails, journal entries, etc). Yet it still gets its point across powerfully. I was nearing the end and just HAD to write a song about its message, called "Aqua Pain Drops." It's so sad. I love this book.

please read this book

this story was told through poems, quotes, creative writing projects and journal entries. never does the author directly tell you the story. you basically rifle through this girls writing and learn her life. its not a page turner at the begining but knowing that the girls friend gets pregnant and a conflict ensues makes it worth reading. by the end, you cant stop reading for anything. the first book thats made me cry in years. you can totally relate to the girl if youve ever been through hardships like these ones, and if you havent, you can definitely sympathize. too good for words, and if i told you any of the rest of the story, id tell you the whole story, but you have to read it without a biased oppinion. this book is so much more than worth while.

A stormy friendship supported by email communications

Two teen best friends who come from foster homes form an uncertain, often stormy friendship supported by email communications in this unusual story, told in the form of emails exchanged by the two. One finds romance, pregnancy, and rejection and the other friend lands in a good foster home and tries to help her pal in this story of changes.