Don't Say Goodbye (Love Stories) [Paperback]

Diane Schwemm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 1997 | Series: Love Stories

Charlotte Kennedy and Jared Colburn are the perfect couple. Everyone at Parker High School thinks so. Everyone, that is, except Charlotte. As far as she's concerned, Jared's taken her for granted too long. In fact, she's been looking for the right opportunity to break up with him.Before Charlotte can make her move, Jared is seriously injured in a car accident. Charlotte knows she must stand by him during his recovery. But the Jared who struggles to get well is so different from the guy she used to know. He's much more sensitive and caring than the old Jared ever was. Could Charlotte be falling back in love with her own boyfriend?

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Charlotte Kennedy and Jared Colburn are the perfect couple. Everyone at Parker High School thinks so. Everyone, that is, except Charlotte. As far as she's concerned, Jared's taken her for granted too long. In fact, she's been looking for the right opportunity to break up with him.Before Charlotte can make her move, Jared is seriously injured in a car accident. Charlotte knows she must stand by him during his recovery. But the Jared who struggles to get well is so different from the guy she used to know. He's much more sensitive and caring than the old Jared ever was. Could Charlotte be falling back in love with her own boyfriend?

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers (November 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553492195
• ISBN-13: 978-0553492194
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #592,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, May 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Don't Say Goodbye (Love Stories) (Paperback)

This book was good but not excetional . I would even say that it was kinda boring . Unlike the other Love Stories this book is evry srious . It doesn't have a light touch to it . It's hard to read the book in 1 go cuz the charecters lives can be a little depresiing . In most Love Stories the beginning is very casual and the tragedy comes towards the end . In this book the tragedy starts at the beginning and stays there . As far as the story is concerned it's pretty good . A girl tired of her boyfriend's overpowering ways finlly decides to break up with him but the very day she plans to he has an accident . Now she cannot break up with him , but to her delight her bf changes and becomes more sensitve . Somewhere in the book she even goes out with another guy

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sad but still good., November 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Don't Say Goodbye (Love Stories) (Paperback)

I loved this book Don't Say Goodbye. This girl named Charlotte Kennedy doesn't know but something bad is going to happen. Her boyfriend who she has been going out with for 2 years is Jared Colburn. Jared and Charlotte has always been very happy with each other. The only thing is that Charlottes having doubts about their relationship. Jared has no clue he thinks their relationship is perfect. The night that Charlotte is going to break up with Jared he is in a serious car accident. Of course Charlotte stands by his side when she finds out he is going to be paralized from the hip down. She don't know what she is going to do when he recovers. He still thinks their relationship is perfect. when Jared is recovering he finds out that Charlotte has a lot more things to her then he thought. He starts caring more about her then himself. Where normally it was all about him. He begins to fall in love with her all over again. But he stil does not know that Charlotte may not feel the same way or has she changed her mind. You need to read this book to find out the rest of the story. It is a great book. You might think its sad at first but it gets better believe me.
You might not think that this could happen to you but it might. Just always be ready for whatever comes your way. Just be honest to that person you might be able to work it out before something serious happens. Then both of you will know that you have the same feelings for each other.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was a very interesting and romantic book., December 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Don't Say Goodbye (Love Stories) (Paperback)

This was a great book to add to my collection. The book starts off great and keeps me reading. Jared is a real jerk, but after the car accident, he changes. This book is great, and greatly enjoyed.