• Keeping the Moon

  • By: Sarah Dessen
  • Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
  • Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (128 ratings)

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While her mother, aerobics queen Kiki Sparks, spends the summer touring Europe, 15-year-old Colie Sparks is stuck in sleepy Colby, North Carolina. But she's not complaining. For one thing, her Aunt Mira is a sweet, laid-back eccentric; for another, no one knows that back home in Charlotte Colie is seen as a formerly-fat "golf-course slut," the school scapegoat. Then, by fate or by accident, Colie lands a waitressing job, where she meets Morgan and Isabel. The two wisecracking--and wise--twentysomething waitresses help her turn her life around, and realize the potential that has been there all along.

Sarah Dessen's newest novel is poignant, humorous, and full of characters to cherish--what readers are coming to expect from this extraordinary young talent.

©2004 Sarah Dessen (P)2009 Penguin

Critic reviews

"Teens will want to cheer." (SLJ, starred review)

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what the heck

the end of this book is missing something is wrong with it.

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It's not the whole book

I liked this book a lot but it only read 12 chapters but there's really 15

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This book is good

This book is good. Totally want to read again at some point in the future

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Great story-outstanding narration

The narrative grabbed me hard & Ms Nielsen's read was terrific. Even though the MC was a teen, the voice went so well with the words to allow one to judge the age. A few other Dessen books, & YA as a genre often seem to have a reader whose voice is too young sounding for the depth of the content. This book was WELL done!!
The only complaint I have is I don't think we needed to hear when each original disc ended.

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Keeping the moon

Great book but there were 15 chapters in the book and only 12 chapters on audible.

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Complete At Last

If you have purchased this book but only received 12 out of 15 chapters, delete the files and download them to your device again. Audible has re-uploaded the book, and now all 15 chapters are available. Thank you, Audible, for resolving this issue. It is a wonderful story, one of Dessen's best. Memorable characters, simple but effective plot with life lessons most of us could use.

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Amazing

I really loved how collie transformed throughout the story it was amazing. I loved it.

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Won't play

This book shuts off my app everytime. even if deleted and reloaded. want to hear.

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Missing part of the story

This particular copy is missing chapter 13 and 14 which is why I'm not impressed.

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i am so angry

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

audible did not finish the whole book and so i will have to read the ending. why did they do that ?

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