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Rhiannon has just been dumped without a reason. She's miserable beyond belief.  Nicole has just dumped her boyfriend with a reason. She's confused beyond belief. And James...James would do nearly anything to get Rhiannon to stop mooning over her ex and finally notice him as more than her buddy. Over the course of a week, many things will happen to these three friends. There will be confessed secrets, messages on sidewalks, delivered flowers, a ton of photocopied notes, one awesome speech, and lots and lots of karma. But in the end, will they discover what they truly want?

This realistically honest book told in three different points of view will blow you away. Colasanti has such a real talent for capturing the personality of teenagers, it's like she is one herself. Her plot is unique and her delivery attention grabbing. Insightful, humorous, moving and never dull, Colasanti's characters will feel like they're your best friends by the time you have finished this delightful novel.

- The Compulsive Reader

Rhiannon has just been dumped by her boyfriend for no apparent reason. She is beyond devastated. She just doesn't understand why Steve would just break up with her. The worst part is she wants Steve back, but it seems he doesn't feel the same way about Rhiannon.  Nicole is her own kind of person. No one's like her, but they all admire her. She has just dumped her boyfriend and only she knows why. Danny was the sweetest boy that Nicole had ever met, but then things started getting too serious for her and she just had to end it. Quickly moving on she soon has a new crush.  James is a computer geek who's Rhiannon's best friend....but he so wishes it were more. His best friend just happens to be the same Danny that Nicole just dumped, and he knows that Danny still wants Nicole back.

Set during one hectic week of these three friends’ lives, Take Me There is the ultimate teen novel. What starts as a horrible week, ends up turning into one heck of a roller coaster ride. Told from all three people's perspective we learn all of the dastardly deeds and heartbreaking moments each character experiences.

This was one of the cutest books I've ever read. Each part of the story was told three times, but by a different character which made the book really interesting. It also allowed the reader to learn secrets about the other characters and made previous events that had happened make sense. This was the first time I've ever read a book told like this, and I loved it. I also really enjoyed how all the characters seemed so real. Nicole is the best friend who will always help you up when you're down, but will never accept your help, and Rhiannon is the smart, organized, super nice girl in all of your classes. As for James, I totally have a crush on him. He seems like the sweetest guy who any girl would die to have. There is nothing that I didn't like about this book, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a good, heartwarming read. I definitely look forward to reading more of Susane Colasanti's novels.

- And Another Book Read

When I first started reading Take Me There by Susane Colasanti, I thought maybe I’d stepped into the middle of something. Like maybe I was reading a sequel. So I stopped and went back to her first book, When It Happens. Which, it turned out, had nothing to do with her new book, but was a delight to read anyway.

After I finished When It Happens, I immediately returned to Take Me There, this time realizing that Susane was bringing us into the middle of a story on purpose. This is something you should know, so that you aren’t confused when you pick up the book yourself. Because you are so going to.

Susane’s novel about a group of kids at a Manhattan high school is told from three different perspectives: there’s Rhiannon, who has just been dumped by a guy she thought loved her; James, Rhiannon’s best friend since forever; and Nicole, newer to the crowd but essential just the same.

Each of the three voices is distinct, but they don’t clash. They work together. And in each section, we find out something new about a situation we’ve already read about from another perspective. It’s a creative format, and Susane does a great job making sure it all meshes.

As for the storyline … well, I don’t want to tell you too much. Just that it starts with Rhiannon in tears over a guy. Sounds typical, but what happens as the book progresses isn’t typical. There’s so much more to the story, there are so many more stories to the story, and it’s just plain good reading.

If, after you finish Take Me There, you are still in need of a Susane Colasanti fix, I highly recommend When It Happens. Now, get thee to a bookstore already! Sheesh.

- Y.A. New York