Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Ann

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August 25, 2013

I typically don’t read YA books anymore, but I’m still in possession of a few Sarah Dessen books, and they’re pretty good.

In Someone Like you, Halley and Scarlett have been best friends their entire lives. They’re juniors in high school now. When Scarlett’s boyfriend Michael Sherwood—the sexiest, most coveted boy in school—dies in a motorcycle accident, the two girls become closer than ever. Scarlett is pregnant with Michael’s baby, even though she had only had sex with him one time.

While Halley helps Scarlett cope with her new dilemma, Halley must deal with her own drama, too. First, Halley’s new boyfriend Macon is too mysterious to the point Halley has no idea how he spends his free time or who he spends time with outside of school. Second, Halley’s controlling therapist mother won’t allow Halley to live her own life and make her own mistakes.

In the end, Halley and Scarlett must learn how to deal with their own problems while supporting one another and maintaining a strong, harmonious friendship.

Someone Like You makes it easy to put yourself in the shoes of both the teens and parents. Its characters are so brilliant and real.

I think I especially liked this book because it was published in 1998, the same year I graduated high school. It’s easy to relate to Halley and Scarlett and relive this time period without cell phones, social media, and the Internet.

I’ve also read and reviewed Just Listen by Sarah Dessen.

Other books by Sarah Dessen include:

What are your favorite Sarah Dessen books?

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