I’ve been reading
for the past years novels from Sarah Dessen. The first time I got a grip of one
of her books was when I was on my second year of college, which is six years
ago. At that time I was going through a tough time in my life, with family issues,
and for some reason her book comforted me. That’s what’s great about her books,
you can relate to them and they speak to you in ways that you couldn't imagine.
First, I’m going to tell you about Dessen and
it would follow the books that I like the most from her twelve ones. You can
look on her page for the other titles and more details about her.One thing that
you can find interesting is that she tends to go back to scenarios (Colby,
Lakeview, Last Chance. etc.) and also characters of another book (Just Listen,
What Happened To Goodbye, Once and For All, etc.), the best way to get this
kind of unexpected meetings can only be nice if you read all of her books
(which I think is a great idea). Hope you like what I have for you on this post
and come back later for more great things.
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Born June 6, 1970,
Dessen is an American writer who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dessen
dropped out of Greensboro College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later took
some classes at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, graduating with
highest honors in Creative Writing. She is the recipient of the 2017 Margaret
A. Edwards Award from the Library Association for outstanding contribution to
young adult literature for her novels: Keeping The Moon, Dreamland, This
Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, Just Listen, Along For The Ride, and What
Happened to Goodbye. Sarah Dessen’s novels deal with the change in youth’s
personality as they grow up or when they confront different events on life. The
general themes that run through her novels comprise isolation, emotional
distance among family members, and a progressive change in people’s
personality. The 2003 romantic comedy-drama film How to Deal starring Mandy
Moore, Allison Janney, Dylan Baker, Patrick Gallagher and Trent Ford was based
on both That Summer and Someone Like You.
This Lullaby (2002)
Remy
is an eighteen-year-old who is about to leave for college. Her father, a
musician, wrote his one and only hit song the day she was born. The song,
called "This Lullaby," became extremely popular, but he left soon
after its release. Now, Remy's mother is getting married for the fifth time.
Consequently, love is something that Remy doesn't believe exists. One day she
meets Dexter, a messy musician, which she doesn't but she slowly falls for him.
She doesn’t want to care about him but what happens when you can’t control your
heart and the one you thought could be a wrong decision ends up to be the best
one you could make.
The Truth About Forever (2004)
Macy
is still recovering from the sudden loss of her father. Since he died during
one of their habitual morning runs, Macy gives up running and keeps all of her
feelings to herself. This results in her being unable to comfort her mother.
Her boyfriend, Jason, is currently away at Brain Camp. At the end of one of
their e-mails she tells him that she loves him, he replies and thinks it would
be for the best if they took a break until he returns in August. Upset and
hurt, Macy goes for a ride and sees a van for Wish Catering, which catered her
mother's party, applies for the job and end up getting it. After all, she ends
up liking her new job and her new coworkers, where she meets the artistic Wes
who also has lost his mother and has a criminal record.
As
Macy and Wes grow closer together, Macy's mother advises against the job and
any possible relationship with Wes after Macy misses one of her mother's
parties. Her mother has Macy helping her with preparations for a party, but
eventually has to have Wish Catering assist her. Macy realizes that there's
more to life than just sticking to the rules and trying to please everyone
around her. She realizes that she's the only one in control of her future, and
she chases after Wes. Wes and Macy become a couple, with her resuming her
running habit with him. At the end of the book, Wes later joins her and her
family at the beach house that has now been renovated.
Just Listen (2006)
Annabel
Greene is a girl who has it all—at least, that's how it seems on TV
commercials. Annabel's life is far from perfect. Her friendship with her best
friends Clarke and Sophie ended bitterly, due to a few events that tore them
apart. This left her alone and friendless at the beginning of a new school
year. Her sister Whitney's eating disorder is weighing down the entire family,
and Annabel fears speaking out about her past and her lack of enthusiasm for
modeling. In the midst of her isolation, she meets Owen—a music-obsessed,
intense classmate who, after taking an Anger Management class, is determined to
tell the truth. With his help, Annabel may start facing her fears—and more
importantly, speaking the truth to herself..
Along For The Ride (2009)
Auden
West is a smart girl who didn't get the chance to enjoy the activities young
children often got to do (such as riding a bike) when she was a child. After
being accepted into Defriese University and graduating high school, Auden is
not sure on how to spend her summer. After receiving a package from her brother
Hollis who is touring Europe, she decides to take up her father's offer to
spend her summer before college in the beach town of Colby. When she arrives,
she hopes she can have some bonding time with her father. However, she is
disappointed to find out that that will not be the case, since her father
spends all his time working. Now she is helping her stepmother, Heidi, with her
new baby and on Heidi's boutique called Clementine's.
While
on Colby Auden keeps bumping into Eli, owner of a bike shop on the shore.
Eventually they find out that both of them have nocturnal habits. They start
hanging out with each other when nightime comes, to eventually become a couple.
What Happened To Goodbye (2011)
Mclean
Sweet lives with her dad, Gus Sweet. Mclean hates the fact that her
parents are divorced and that her mom married her dad’s favorite basketball
team-Defriese University's new coach, Peter Hamilton. Mclean despises her mom
for leaving their family. She and her father have moved three times in the last
two years because of her dad’s new job at EAT, Inc. With each of the moves,
Mclean decides to take on different personas. Lakeview is their fourth move.
Mclean is quizzed as to which persona she would pick––whether it would be the
“the perky rah-rah girl, black-clad drama queen, or student government joiner.”
But as she begins school, she forgets about all those personas and starts to be
herself and attracts new friends, plus a new romance. Her dad receives a new
job offer in Hawaii, but for the first time the move isn't as easy as before.
Saint Anything (2015)
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The
book is about Sydney Stanford, a teenage girl who believes she is invisible,
existing only in the shadow of her older brother Peyton. The novel opens just
as Peyton is sentenced to prison for a drunk driving accident that left a young
boy paralyzed. For most of Sydney’s life, her parents have focused on her older
brother and his mistakes. Her mother lives in a world of enabling and
denial and her father complacently follows along.
In
order to escape, Sydney transfers from the private school she and her brother
attended to the local public school, hoping that the ghosts of her brother’s
sins won’t follow her there. It’s at Jackson that Sydney meets people who
actually see her and include her, who are unwilling to skirt around her
family’s tragedy (and the one that it caused) but are willing to accept her,
anyway. With that comes a paradigm shift in Sydney’s life that was long
overdue.
Once and For All (2017)
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For Louna, working
on the weddings industry has made her a little bit cynical about the happy
ending love story, but that is not the only reason for her behavior. Her last
relationship, only boyfriend, did not ended well and not because they wanted
to. Ambrose is a womanizer, a good looking guy with cocky personality that
didn't have any trouble flirting with girls. What happens when these two had to
start working together for Louna’s last summer at Natalie Barrett Wedding, her
mother's business, and they make a bet?
Enjoy your reading!! ^.^
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