I picked this up at the bookstore a few times to look at, and when I saw it at the library, I decided to go ahead and grab it.I really enjoyed reading it, even if it did results in tears. Sometimes a person needs a good cry.I can't say I was really surprised by what happened, but it's nto always about how it ends, but about how you get to the ending, and I enjoyed the ride.These teenagers didn't talk like regular teenagers, but I was OK with that, even though I can tell it bothered some of the other reviewers. I don't expect book people to talk like real people, because that would be, like, um, really annoying. You know?