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Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

Someone Like You

Sarah Dessen

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · May 11, 2004

From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and for All The world is a terrible place not to have a best friend.

Contemporary YA RomanceFriendship for TeensTeen Pregnancyromance
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Who it’s for
A steady, intimate read with the familiar Sarah Dessen blend of feeling and grit.
Genres
Teen Pregnancy, Friendship for Teens, Contemporary YA Romance
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, May 11, 2004

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About this book

From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and for All The world is a terrible place not to have a best friend. Scarlett was always the strong one. Halley was always content to follow in her wake. Then Scarlett’s boyfriend died, and Scarlett learned that she was pregnant. Now Halley has to find the strength to take the lead and help Scarlett get through it. Because true friendship is a promise you keep forever.

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* “Dessen has written a powerful, polished story.”—School Library Journal, starred review Sarah Dessen is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to YA literature, as well as the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Books by Sarah Dessen: 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 Moon and More Saint Anything Once and for All

Why It Works

A steady, intimate read with the familiar Sarah Dessen blend of feeling and grit.

Come here for

  • serious YA emotional terrain
  • romance with a collector-friendly Sarah Dessen name

Expect

  • teen-life complications without the gloss
  • a sustained, immersive narrative pace

Where it sits

Friendship for Teens55%
Contemporary YA Romance51%
Teen Pregnancy41%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Death & Grief for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
  • Teen Pregnancy
Authors
Sarah Dessen
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
May 11, 2004
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Death & Grief for Teens