For teenager Halley, love seems like an alien concept. Her mother is divorcing her father, who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her sister is about to get married and doesn't realize that her fiancé is not the man of her dreams. And her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time, leaving Halley to feel even more alone. But, when she meets edgy Macon, she learns what love is really all about.
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Mandy Moore
Halley Martin
Trent Ford
Macon Forrester
Allison Janney
Lydia Martin
Alexandra Holden
Scarlett Smith
Dylan Baker
Steve Beckwith
Nina Foch
Grandma Halley
Mary Catherine Garrison
Ashley Martin
Connie Ray
Marion Smith
Mackenzie Astin
Lewis Warsher
Charlotte Sullivan
Elizabeth Gunderson
Ray Kahnert
Donald Sherwood
Andrew Gillies
Buck Warsher
John White
Michael Sherwood
Laura Catalano
Lorna Queen
Peter Gallagher
Len Martin
Clare Kilner
Director
Neena Beber
Screenplay
Sarah Dessen
Novel
Toby Emmerich
Executive Producer
David Linde
Executive Producer
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Chris Van Allsburg
Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf
Executive Producer
Michele Weiss
Executive Producer
Erica Huggins
Producer
William Teitler
Producer
Eric Alan Edwards
Director of Photography
David Kitay
Original Music Composer
Janice Hampton
Editor
Shawna Callahan
Editor
