Macy Queen is the protagonist and protagonist of this novel. She is short for her age, with a round face, brown eyes, blonde hair, and a sprinkling of freckles on her nose. Macy is afraid to speak out, due to the pain of her father's death, and Macy's mother, Deborah, has also not overcome her grief. Deborah forces Macy to strive for perfection and appear calm and collected; “But part of my new perfect act was my appearance… I was still in front of the mirror, parting and parting my hair… it still didn't look right” (17). While still working at the library for her boyfriend at camp, Macy starts working for a small restaurant business and finally feels like she belongs somewhere, "...I was breaking out of the neat box I had drawn around myself all those months ago… I belonged here…” (220). away from Jason, her brainy boyfriend. The two causes of conflict in the novel are Macy's mother and Jason. As stated earlier, Deborah imposes perfection and work on Macy due to the untouched grief of Mr. Queen's death. Jason doesn't understand or appreciate the affection Macy gives him, resulting in a "break" for the summer. Cyris now has a more open mind about his summer, and unexpectedly starts working for Wish Catering, "Those Four Letters { Wish} like the ones I had written to Jason, they had many meanings and no guarantees... I set out and followed them” (59). While Macy's summer is helping her become happy again, her mother doesn't approve of what she is doing (catering), thanks to her all work and no giving up play...... middle of paper ..... .. with an uptight boyfriend, a mother who wants her perfect and a job in the library that she despises. “In their (library colleagues) minds I didn't belong there” (44). “{Jason's email} 'I'm concerned that you're not giving your full attention to work'” (47). As the book progresses, Macy opens up and suddenly starts working at Wish Catering. Furthermore, her new friendship with Wes gradually deepens, and the process is expressed with adventures and stories that make you want to keep reading. At the end of the novel, during the action of the fall, Macy overcomes her grief and has a new perspective on what it truly means to be happy and live your life, shown here: “Forever was so many different things. It was constantly changing, that was what really mattered” (374). The author, Sarah Dessen, provides the conclusion and connects the novel to real life.