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        This project brought many questions to my mind such as what is the novel “Forever” is about? I took the time over the last few months to answer that question and I found the answer to be quite interesting. Common Sense Media in their article “Forever” states that the novel is about a girl named “Katherine who is a high school senior when she meets -- and quickly falls in love with -- Michael. Her parents grow concerned about how much time they're spending together -- and it's true that they're together whenever possible. Soon they even begin a sexual relationship. But with high school ending -- and grown-up problems just beginning -- will their young love be able to last?” Although theirs is a great summery, I like my summery a lot better.  The novel “Forever” is about two teens in high school named Michael and Kath. They meet at a party and quickly fall in love. He was here first and they both believed they would be each other’s last. When summer started everything changed. Her best friend Erica was introduced to Michael’s friend Artie. They grew closer and closer. Artie, Erica, Kath and Michael were always together. Then Artie began going through many things in his life and hung himself from his shower curtain. Erica blamed herself but soon they realized he was gone and there was nothing he could do. Michael and Kath received jobs. The only bad part is these jobs were in different places. Michael received a job at the lumber yard in North Carolina and Kath received a job as a camp consular at the camp her sister Jamie attended every summer. Although they wrote whenever they could, time and space were against them.  Slowly they began to grow apart.  Kath became friends with another consular named Theo. They talked and spent a lot of time together. While she was there her grandfather passed away and Theo was there for her when she needed a shoulder to cry on. Soon she stopped answer Michael’s letters. Then one day she was called to the office and there stood Michael. Theo was by her side. She took the night off and Michael and Kath went to a hotel. Although he tried to have sex with her, she would not budge. She had to tell Michael the truth; she no longer loved him completely. After she explained how she felt about him and Theo, Michael was angry and upset. He dropped her back off at camp and they never saw each other again until later that year at a coffee shop. Although she had feelings for Theo she knew that Michael would forever hold a place in her heart.

[Blume, Judy]. Forever. Vol. 1. Seattle, WA: Brandbury, 1975. Print. Forever.

"Forever." - Book Review. Web. 17 May 2012. <http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/forever>.