One of my favorite parts of this book was that each chapter alternated between the past and the present. Stay by deb caletti a dark, romantic novel of love and obsession from printz honor medal winner and national book award finalist deb caletti. Read stay by deb caletti available from rakuten kobo. However, clara soon realizes that exclusivity can have its downsides, as christians devotion takes a frightening turn and he begins stalking clara. The story is told in alternating chapters between the present, of clara and her. Chapter 19, written on a live stage honey, baby, sweetheart original cover hes gone. To protect his daughter and to give her a place to breathe. Download and read online for free stay by deb caletti. Several of mias friends and family members have arrived at the hospital and sit in the waiting room with her grandparents. This is a short book trailer for the book stay by deb caletti for an english assignment. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
I loved learning snippets of claras past and details of her relationship with christian, all while learning more about her current life. Claras relationship with christian is intense from the start, and like nothing. Through chapters that alternate between claras present life at the beach and her rocky relationship with christian. A dissection of an unhealthy, obsessive relationship as seen in its aftermath.
The first chapter was so strong, i just had to highlight it. The development of the main character and the main conflict were so good, i just had to note it. The main characters of this young adult, contemporary story are. Deb caletti author biography deb caletti is an awardwinning author and national book award finalist. When christian gets to obsessed over clara her and her father decide to go to a seaside town, where she gets lost. Clara and christian meet at a high school basketball game and fall. Clara and her fathers move to a rental place in a small town on the water begins deb calettis latest novel, stay. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of honey, baby, sweetheart by deb caletti. I think this storytelling device is one that can either. Alternating chapters urged me to keep reading to finally put the pieces of the puzzle together. Clara catches christians eye from across a crowded gymnasium, and they quickly become an exclusive couple.
Ive heard that people stand in bad situations because a relationship like that gets turned up by degrees. So it was natural i was so into reading stay too, once i read its summary on. Setting stay by deb caletti when christian met clara, he knew she was the one. Each chapter opens with a seed description, and the climax relates to the fate of. Stay is a heartbreaking, honest story about an obsessive relationship the protagonist, clara, moves to a beach town for the summer to escape her exboyfriend, christian. The book has been awarded with milwaukee county teen book. Stay by deb caletti at the best online ebook storage. Books by deb caletti, other books with deb s work, foreign editions, and more. The first edition of the novel was published in april 5th 2011, and was written by deb caletti. There she encounters new friends and begins the healing process while learning about the secrets of her past. A dark, romantic novel of love and obsession from printz honor medal winner and national book award finalist deb caletti. Pdf stay book by deb caletti free download 3 pages. Stay by deb caletti setting protagonist and antagonist place beach house along the shore during the summer timepresent protagonistclara antagonistchristian genre theme conflict resolution realistic fiction clara fell in love with christian adn after a while she realized how. From the first page, i was underlining sentences, adding notes in the margins.
Told in alternating chapter from the present and the past, stay is about obsession, terror. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 3 pages and is available in hardcover format. Read stay by deb caletti for free with a 30 day free trial. Stay ebook by deb caletti 9781442403758 rakuten kobo.
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