<p><p>for Fifteen-year-old Haven, Life Is Changing Too Quickly. She's Nearly Six Feet Tall, Her Father Is Getting Remarried, And Her Sister&150the Always Perfect Ashley&150is Planning A Wedding Of Her Own. Haven Wishes Things Could Just Go Back To The Way They Were. Then An Old Boyfriend Of Ashley's Reenters The Picture, And Through Him, Haven Sees The Past For What It Really Was, And Comes To Grips With The Future.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>at Five-foot-eleven (and Counting), Haven Is All Bony Elbows And Acute Angles, Like A Jigsaw Puzzle Piece That Can Only Go In The Middle, Waiting For The Others To Fit Around It To Make It Whole. But It Is Not Just A Sudden Growth Spurt That Prevents The 15-year-old From Fitting Into The Comfortable Grooves Of Her Old Life; Her Family Is Also Changing At An Alarming Rate. Her Sports-anchor Father Divorces His Wife For Channel 5's Weather Pet. Her Jilted Mother Joins A Set Of Aging, Barry-manilow-listening, Swinging Singles And Haven's Once Plucky Sister, Ashley, Seems To Wilt On The Arm Of Her All-too-boring Fianc&#233;. Amidst The Flurry Of Preparations For Her Father's Second Marriage And Her Sister's Wedding, Haven Finds A Connecting Link To Her More Serene Past When One Of Ashley's Former Boyfriends Appears On The Scene. First-time Author Dessen Adds A Fresh Twist To A Traditional Sister-of-the-bride Story With Her Keenly Observant Narrative Full Of Witty Ironies. Her Combination Of Unforgettable Characters And Unexpected Events Generates Hilarity As Well As Warmth. Ages 12-up.</p>