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(4) Base Camp
As always, Sarah Dessen's writing is crisp, simple, and easy-to-read, which makes What Happened to Goodbye a pretty straightforward read for teenage readers. The subject matter, however, makes the book a little bit tougher—we're dealing with divorce, the search for identity, and a whole lot of inner turmoil from Mclean. This stuff is pretty relatable, though, so it never gets too hard to make your way through the pages of this book.