For the first time ever, scarlett really needs halley. Sarah dessen is the author of thirteen novels, which include the new york times bestsellers the moon and more, what happened to goodbye, along for the ride, lock and key, just listen, the truth about forever, and this lullaby. I mention waiting for it in my third post ever on my blog. The characters seemed real and the book showed friendship at its best. One thing i would have loved was if this book was written in the perspective of a different character, namely cameron or scarlet. Halley and scarlett have been best friends for years, sharing. Sarah dessen born june 6, 1970 is an american novelist who lives in chapel hill, north carolina. Sarah dessen is my favorite contemporary author so i thought i would make a video sharing my opinion on all of her books. Her mom sent her to a summer camp, but halley comes home when she learns her best friend, scarlett, has lost her boyfriend in a motorcyle accident. Her best friend is an out going red head called scarlett who at the beginning of the summer met the love of her life micheal. Buy a cheap copy of someone like you book by sarah dessen.
Edwards award for her contributions to ya literature, as well as the romantic times career achievement award. I love sarah dessen and i have read the majority of her books over the years and she has grown to be one of my favorite, if not my favorite. This is sarah dessen s first book, so we can thank it for starting everything. As halley is trying to make the best decisions she can for herself, she is trying to be the best friend. A partial list of some of her awardwinning and bestselling books includes along for the ride. See more ideas about sarah dessen books, books and book worms. By reading this book i can clearly see how much sarah dessen has improved as an author after several novels. Every sarah dessen ya book, ranked from best to worst. This was an amazing bookthe book is sad and romantic but also has a good message about friendship too. Along for the ride dreamland just listen keeping the moon lock and key the moon and more that summer this lullaby the truth about forever what happened to goodbye. Dessens books are frequently chosen for the teens top. I get the point of the book, and why some people might like it, but its nowhere close to her best work.
Known for their ability to sensitively and accurately depict teenage lives in transition, sarah dessens youngadult books tug at your heartstrings and tackle challenging topics. Then, at the beginning of their junior year, the balance shifts. Scarlett has just realized that she is pregnant, but the. Along for the ride is the book for this week in the summer of sarah dessen read along.
Mar 06, 2017 sarah dessen is my favorite contemporary author so i thought i would make a video sharing my opinion on all of her books. Her books are very much relevant to todays youth and parents as they open a window to the psyche and vulnerability of teenagers. Even my cousins rachel and anna, who are usually my very first readers of any book i write, will often tell me that while the new book is good, someone like you was better. Of all the books ive written, i have to say that someone like you has the biggest legion of fans. Sarah dessen has written an astounding realistic fiction book called someone like you. But when scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident. Edwards award from the american library association. But when scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident, and that shes carrying his baby, shes devastated. Sarah dessen became a published novelist in 1996 with the novel that summer. Nov, 20 whether youve read and loved just one of her books or youre a perpetual rereader of things dessen, heres why you like her books and where you can go next to find books similar to hers.
Thats why i knew when she called me at sisterhood camp, during the worst week of my life, that something was wrong even before she said it. Someone like you 1998 is a young adult novel by sarah dessen. Someone like you by sarah dessen chapter one scarlett thomas has been my best friend for as long as i can remember. So read someone like you and im positive you wont be dissappointed. Sarah lives in chapel hill, north carolina, with her husband, jay, and their daughter, sasha clementine. Dessens books are frequently chosen for the teens top ten. Best sarah dessen books and similar books 141 books. Find books like someone like you from the worlds largest community of readers. Goodreads members who liked someone like you also liked. Friends are always by our sides to help us through our troublesome times. Someone like you by sarah dessen plot summary halley and her mom had always been close, but that began to change. Halley has always followed in the wake of her best friend, scarlett.
That summer someone like you keeping the moon dreamland this lullaby the truth about forever just listen lock and key along for the ride what happened to goodbye the. Sep 29, 2009 ok, im doin a book report on someone like you by sarah dessen and im having trouble with the rising action and falling action. Top ten tuesday is hosted by the awesome people at the broke and the bookish this weeks topic is. The editing process for someone like you was really long and arduous, mostly due to the fact. Someone like you read online free from your pc or mobile. This video is just sharing with you my favorite books by her and what i. Theres no love interest, which for me is always a letdown, and to be honest i was a little bored with it. If you like sarah dessen april 11, 2015 august 12, 2015 posted in readers advisory, reading life one of the requests i get the most in the library is for books like those sarah dessen writes. Someone like you reissue by sarah dessen, paperback. She lives in north carolina with her husband, daughter and pets. Ive heard all about the bad boy boyfriend, the pregnant best friend, the writer mom. Because true friendship is a promise you keep forever. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but itll never breakbecause a true friendship is a promise you keep forever.
Her first two books, that summer and someone like you, were made into the movie how to deal. Sarah dessen books list of books by author sarah dessen. While someone like you is a likable, heartwarming story, it lacks the strong emotions and pitchperfect writing of dessens later books. The book is definitely worth reading, and its one of those books that once u pick up u cant put it back down. As always, your mileage may vary no book or author will ever be the next sarah dessen because we already have the sarah dessen. This means books with complicated characters and a strong sense of place. Its different than some of the other books ive read by sarah dessen, but i loved this one just as much as the others. This translates to books that are about the real struggles of teen girls with a side of romance. A partial list of some of her awardwinning and bestselling books includes along for the ride, this lullaby, just listen, and someone like you. I love it when scarlett names her baby girl after her friend. She is quiet and sweet, with an overbearing mother. I loved it from the first page to the last and i cant wait to read other books by sarah dessen.
If you are going to read a sarah dessen book, 1 yes do it and 2 dont pick this one. Sep 29, 2015 top ten tuesday is hosted by the awesome people at the broke and the bookish this weeks topic is. Someone like you reissue by sarah dessen books library. May 01, 1998 while someone like you is a likable, heartwarming story, it lacks the strong emotions and pitchperfect writing of dessens later books.
Sarah has made the new york times bestseller list, has had several novels named as alas best fiction for adults and her novel someone like you won a 1999 school library journal best book award. Sarah dessen was born in evanston, illinois, on june 6, 1970 to alan and cynthia dessen, who were both professors at the. Buy someone like you by sarah dessen from waterstones today. One of the requests i get the most in the library is for books like those sarah dessen writes. The movie how to deal was based on this novel as well as one of dessen s other novels, that summer. Whether youve read and loved just one of her books or youre a perpetual rereader of things dessen, heres why you like her books and where you can go next to find books similar to hers.
May 11, 2004 sarah dessen is the winner of the margaret a. Halley has always been close to her mother, a therapist who publishes books about adolescent behavior. The truth about forever by sarah dessen, just listen by sarah dessen, along for the ride by sarah dessen, lock and key by s. Someone like you by sarah dessen by ashley erickson on prezi. A powerful comingofage novel about the power and peril of friendship and first loves, from the awardwinning and new york times bestselling author of the. Mar 08, 2004 sarah dessen is the winner of the margaret a. Sarah dessens first two books were made into a movie named how to deal starring mandy moore. That was the first sarah dessen book to come out after i started reading her books. The movie how to deal was based on this novel as well as one of dessens other novels.