When It Happens by Susane Colasanti
Published by Penguin Teen on May 4, 2006
Pages: 287
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
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At the start of her senior year in high school, Sara wants two things: to get into a top college and to find true love.Tobey also wants two things for his senior year: to win Battle of the Bands and to make Sara fall in love with him. However, a popular jock named Dave moves in on Sara first. But Tobey’s quirky wit and big blue eyes are hard for Sara to ignore. Plus, he gets the little things that matter to her. Can a slacker rock-star wannabe win the heart of a pretty class brain like Sara?

Hilariously and movingly told through Tobey and Sara’s authentic voices, Susane Colasanti’s debut novel sizzles in its portrayal of two young people searching for The One.

When It Happens is such a great book. It tells such a true story of love in high school. I loved the two main characters Tobey and Sara. They are both seniors in high school and the total opposite of each other. Sara is an overachiever and Tobey a slacker musician. The cool thing about this book that really separates it from other teen romance books is that each chapter is told in either Tobey’s or Sara’s perspectives so you get inside both characters hearts and minds. This is Susane Colasanti’s debut novel and I cannot wait to read her next two books “Take Me There” and “Waiting For You.” I recommend these books for anybody who is a fan of Sarah Dessen and really just anybody.