Someone Like You

Name: Someone Like You
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sarah Dessen
ISBN: 9780062991379

Author: Sarah Dessen

Narrator: Rebecca Soler

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/05/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Girls & Women

Synopsis

A powerful coming-of-age novel about the power and peril of friendship and first loves, from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Rest of the Story.

The world is a terrible place not to have a best friend. Scarlett was always the strong one, but now it’s Hailey’s turn. In the wake of Scarlett’s boyfriend death and learning she’s pregnant, Scarlett needs a friend more than ever.

Because true friendship is a promise you keep forever.

* “Dessen has written a powerful, polished story.”—School Library Journal, starred review

About Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens, including Once and for All, Saint Anything, This Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, Just Listen, and Along for the Ride. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. That Summer and Someone Like You were made into the movie How to Deal. She is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association for outstanding contribution to young adult literature. A North Carolina native, Sarah currently lives in Chapel Hill with her family. Visit Sarah at www.sarahdessen.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zoe on July 10, 2008

This book was straight up Sarah Dessen (Queen of teenage girly books that all have the same plot but are somehow still good), but I was disapointed by the choice of main character. I've heard all about the bad boy boyfriend, the pregnant best friend, the writer mom, but I wanted to hear the story fr......more

Goodreads review by Kandi on November 14, 2008

This book hit so close to home for me. I'm sitting here filled up with so much emotion over this book. Scarlett's story is close to my own with her unexpected pregnancy as a teenager and her struggles. I even had my own 'Halley' to help me (my bf Sara) along the way to take care of me, tell me every......more

Goodreads review by Aj the Ravenous Reader on June 25, 2019

“I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from her entirely. No matter how strong or weak I was, she was a part of me, as crucial as my own heart. I would never be strong enough, in all my life, to do without her.” *Sniffs* I have read enough......more

Goodreads review by emma on July 12, 2018

A 1998 take on teen pregnancy ladies and gentlemen!!! With all the girl hate and slut shaming you'd expect everywhere you wouldn't expect it. Anyway. This book was weird. Only 2 books to go in the 2018 Sarah Dessen Reread Extravaganza!! I am a superhero. Bottom line: If you are going to read a Sarah Des......more