Emma Saylor doesnтАЩt remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever.
Now itтАЩs just Emma and her dad, and life is good, if a little predictable . . . until Emma is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her motherтАЩs family тАУ her grandmother and cousins she hasnтАЩt seen since she was a little girl.
When Emma arrives at the Lake, and spends more time with her motherтАЩs side of the family, she starts to feel like she is two different people . To her father, she is Emma. But to her new family, she is Saylor, the name her mother always called her.
Then thereтАЩs Roo, the boy who was her very best friend when she was little. Roo holds the key to her familyтАЩs history, and slowly, he helps her put the pieces together about her past. ItтАЩs hard not to get caught up in the magic of the Lake тАУ and Saylor finds herself falling under RooтАЩs spell as well.
But when itтАЩs finally time to go back home, which side of Emma Saylor will win?
Sarah Dessen is the number one New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens, which have received numerous awards and rave reviews. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. She currently lives in North Carolina with her family.