So Much Closer
Publisher
Viking
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780670012244
Pages
241 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Brooke discovers that the love of her life, Scott Abrams, is moving from their New Jersey suburb to New York City for senior year, she decides to follow hime there. Living with her estranged father and adjusting to a whole new school are challenging--and things get even worse when she finds out that Scott already has a girlfriend. But as she learns to navigate the big city, she starts to discover a whole new side of herself, and realizes that sometimes love can find you even when you're not looking for it.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; divorced parents; separate homes
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Keywords
New York City; love interest; transferring schools; city life
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Colasanti, Susane, "So Much Closer" (2011). Diverse Families. 1150.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1150