![]() Only problem: Linus, her emo-rocker boyfriend 2,000 miles away. D., a boy who is an irresistible cross between Prince Harry (his hair) and David Beckham (his abs). After her father leaves her mother for a 27-year-old man, Marcie and her depressed mom move from Idaho to a family summer home in New Hampshire. This debut novel in verse effectively captures the angsty life of 16-year-old Marcie Foster, according to Booklist. As Marcie starts at a new school, without her ragtag group of friends called the Leftovers, a new romance heats up, but she struggles to understand what love really means. Read more children's book reviews at ĭragged to New Hampshire for the summer, Marcie soon realizes that her mom has no plans for them to return to Marcie's father in Idaho. Romantic and bittersweet, Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay captures one girl's experience with family, friends, and love. Anyone interested in the world generally can't help being interested in young adult culture - in the music, the bands, the books, the fashions, and the way in which the young adult community develops its own language. ![]()
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