Yes, this is another young adult book. I happen to like them. This book is set during the summer between high school and college when Auden (named after W. H. Auden because her parents are both professors) goes to live with her dad, her step-mother and her new half-sister. During this summer, Auden learns what it is like to allow yourself to have friends and to be friends, both with other girls, and a boy. But this is so much more than a teen romance book. Dessen always has her characters learn something about themselves. This book is no exception. There is no explicit sex, no foul language–just a girl, who happens to be a teenager, learning about who she really is.
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen