Mclean is no stranger to moving. Throughout her high school years, she has moved multiple times, which uproots the life and friends that she has there. In order to deal with this, Mclean makes a habit of not getting attached. She comes up with different variations of her middle name and different personalities every time she moves. She doesn't make any real relationships so that when she moves, it'll be easier on her. She often leaves suddenly, so she never says goodbye. This is where the title of the book comes in, What Happened to Goodbye.
I think this represents the theme of the book because Mclean has really been all about not getting attached to anything or anyone, so she never says goodbye. But when she moves to Lakeview, she makes real friends and comes to realize she doesn't want to leave. Mclean's life has been all about nothing ever being constant, and things always changing. When she finally does start to have constants in her life, she doesn't want to say goodbye because she doesn't want to leave.
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