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Sarah Ockler

    Sarah Ockler es una autora cuyas obras se centran en las profundas experiencias emocionales y las complejas relaciones de los jóvenes. En sus narrativas, explora magistralmente temas sobre el paso a la edad adulta, la búsqueda de la identidad propia y el poder de la amistad y el amor. Su estilo es descrito como poético y sensible, capturando los matices de las emociones adolescentes con notable precisión. Los lectores aprecian su habilidad para crear personajes creíbles y tramas cautivadoras que resuenan con sus propias experiencias.

    #scandale
    Fixing Delilah
    Twenty Boy Summer
    The Book of Broken Hearts
    • #scandale

      • 407 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      L'enfer c'est les autres… et Facebook. Le soir du bal d'automne, Lucy se retrouve au bras de Cole, le petit-copain de sa meilleure amie, cette dernière étant malade. Emportée par l'euphorie et son amour secret pour le jeune homme, Lucy finit par commettre l'irréparable : l'embrasser. Mais bientôt, une photo de son baiser avec Cole est postée sur son propre compte Facebook, ainsi qu'une série de photos présentant ses amis dans des situations compromettantes. En quelques heures, le lycée entier la déteste et pour elle, l'enfer commence…

      #scandale2015
      3,3
    • The Book of Broken Hearts

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      When all signs point to heartbreak, can love still be a rule of the road? A “touching father-daughter story” (Kirkus Reviews) from the author of Bittersweet and Twenty Boy Summer. Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath—with candles and a contract and everything—to never have anything to do with one. Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his vintage motorcycle—which means hiring a mechanic to help out. Is it Jude’s fault he happens to be cute? And surprisingly sweet? And a Vargas? Jude tells herself it’s strictly bike business with Emilio. Her sisters will never find out, and Jude can spot those flirty little Vargas tricks a mile away—no way would she fall for them. But Jude’s defenses are crumbling, and if history is destined to repeat itself, she’s speeding toward some serious heartbreak…unless her sisters were wrong? Jude may have taken an oath, but she’s beginning to think that when it comes to love, some promises might be worth breaking.

      The Book of Broken Hearts2013
      3,9
    • Things in Delilah Hannaford's life have a tendency to fall apart. She used to be a good student, but she can't seem to keep it together anymore. Her "boyfriend" isn't much of a boyfriend. And her mother refuses to discuss the fight that divided their family eight years ago. Falling apart, it seems, is a Hannaford tradition. Over a summer of new friendships, unexpected romance, and moments that test the complex bonds between mothers and daughters, Delilah must face her family's painful past. Can even her most shattered relationships be pieced back together again? Sarah Ockler delivers a powerful story, rich with emotion and filled with family, love, and self-discovery.

      Fixing Delilah2011
      3,7
    • "Don't worry, Anna. I'll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it." "Okay." "Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?" "Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?" According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago. Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.

      Twenty Boy Summer2010
      3,8