Review Of The Book Love, Sara By Mary Beth Lundgren

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The Book Love, Sara by Mary Beth Lundgren is a book that is placed in Sara’s life from her last day she had of her summer vacation through her Junior year of high school. Sara is the main character through the book whose life is told through the story. Delucie is her best friend who changes throughout the story to different friend groups and who is forever in love with her boyfriend. Jon is Delucies boyfriend who is also forever hooked on Delucie and follows her around everywhere. In Love, Sara Sara was placed with a foster family after a troubled childhood. She was raped by her father and other men but she is now trying to put her past behind her witch isn’t very easy because of the struggles she has faced. She is trying to reconnect with

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