Sarah+Dessen

 Recomendation For Next Years Aurthor Study

“Popular or Misfit?” The teenage years are all about fitting in. The author I researched makes you understand that you don’t need to fit in to be "normal". Most People Don’t Fit In Anyway. Many people are considerd misfits in this society. Be yourself and that'll lead the way. Dont Let Anyone Tell You Who You Are. If you’re a misfit and feel out of place, don't worry because many people feel this way too.

The author with amazing talent who I researched for the aurthor study this year is the famous Sarah Dessen. She writes books that relate to everyone’s life. I even related to what the main characters had to deal with in their life’s. I really think that next year, the students should research this author. I bet their going to be surprised of how much they can relate to the books. The amazing comparison that the students will have in there life to the main characters will teach them lesson they will learn to go throughout there high school life.

–Cindy S. 8-10 

The Truth About Forever Penguin Group 2004

If you had to spend the summer alone, what would you do? Would it be with a boring job, no friends, and useless eMails to a boyfriend in Brain Camp that puts nothing, not even you, over is school work? Well that's how Macy Queen was gonna spend her's. Until the day she met the Wish catering team. now not only does Macy have a new job, but she has good friends that care about her and maybe even a new romance on the rise?

I like this book because it took a boring story about a lonely girl reaching for perfection and added interesting twist and turns. like how she ges dumped and how love just came and swooped her off her feet again. That was very interesting to the storyline. Someone Like You Title – Someone Like You What kind of books do you like? If you like romance books that have twists and turns In it **//__then someone like you__//** written by Sarah Dessen and published by penguin group is for you. Someone like you is a book for teenagers who are going through their teen hood and through the pressures of high school. Someone like you is a book about girl named Scarlett whose boyfriend Michael was killed in a motorcycle accident shortly after him and Scarlett got together. Shortly after the funeral Scarlett finds out that she is pregnant with Michael’s baby. When she finds out Scarlett is scared out of her mind and the only one who can help her is her best Halley. A whole lot of stuff is going wrong in Halley’s life but none of it compares to scarlet’s problem. After a while of Scarlett being pregnant Halley meets Macon a dangerous boy who convinces Halley to do things she is not comfortable with together their problems get worse and the only people they have to rely on is each other.

Book Review: //__ Title: Keeping the Moon __// // Are you popular or a misfit? Think about who you are in school. The teenage years are all about fitting in with everybody else. Most people are misfits and do not fit in with what society calls normal. So which one are you? // // The book I am reviewing is “Keeping the Moon” by the famous Sarah Dessen. I recognize the amazing thought that made this book very interesting to read. I like this book a lot. I think that it shows young teens that not everybody fits in. The main character, Colie, doesn’t fit in because of her weight and she gets teased. After she loses the weight, Colie gets a reputation she doesn’t deserve. // // I think the audience for this book should be teens and preteens. They would compare their life to Colie’s life and know exactly how she feels. I would recommend this book to any person who feels that they don’t fit in. Even though people may have different opinions, you still can’t change yourself to what people want you to be. I really like this book and so will you after you read it. // -Cindy 8-10

Author: Sarah Dessen Title: __This Lullaby__

Everyone takes risks once in a while. For Remy, she doesn’t want to take the chance of actually falling in love with someone. But when she finally meets Dexter, a guy who just decides to collide into Remy, she realizes that some risks are worth to take. So then she took the hazard of falling in love with a guy who is out of her reach, but is it worth it? Out of all of Dessen’s books, this is my favorite one. I understand about how the main character wasn’t willing to open herself to anything that she might think would hurt her, but sometimes things are worth a try. Sometimes things don’t go the way they’re planned and might give you an unexpected surprise. Maybe you should give the book a try too, and maybe, just maybe you’ll like it.

Author: Sarah Dessen Book Read: Someone Like You When Halley was at summer camp she got a call from her best friend Scarlett saying Michael, Scarlett’s boyfriend and first true love died in a terrible motorcycle accident. Haley comes home from camp and has to help comfort Scarlett. Halley then meets bad boy Macon, who was Michael’s best friend. Halley has to now deal with her relationship with Macon and helping her best friend Scarlett when she finds out she’s pregnant with Michael’s baby. In this book Halley helps Scarlett when her boy friend dies in a terrible motorcycle accident and she is left pregnant with his baby. Halley supports Scarlett with her decision to keep the baby and Scarlett helps Halley when she is confused about her boyfriend. In this book it shows a very close friendship between two people. I think it was very touching and I hope I have friends like that through out my life. I think it shows what every true friend wants. I think every teenage girl will love this book. It is a great story about two best friends and their stories about their love life and it tells a story about peer pressure that a lot of girls will go through. I don’t recommend this book to boys, this book is very romantic and can be too girly.

by: Sarah Dessen
== Caitlin always lived in the shadow of her older sister and now that she has run away, Caitlin has to find her own way and fill the gap of her grieving parents. She tries out for cheerleading and makes the team, hating every moment of it. Then one night she meets Rogerson Biscoe, quickly becoming a couple making many decisions that her parents would never approve of. Caitlin’s life starts to change because she starts skipping school, cheerleading practice and smoking pot with Rogerson and when things couldn’t get any worse Rogerson starts abusing her whenever she’s late or when she talks to another guy. Even though she tries not to, Caitlin still gets abused by Rogerson. Blinded by “love” for him Caitlin stays with Rogerson. I think this book is a good book. Dreamland is intense and I would recommend teenage girls to read this book to see what happens. I enjoyed reading it. ==

__Book Review: Keeping The Moon__ Author: Sarah Dessen Books Read: __The Truth About Forever__, __Dreamland__, __Keeping The Moon__, and __This Lullaby__ This book is about a girl named Colie. Her mother is a famous fitness trainer and is going on a promotion tour for the summer and Colie has to stay with her Aunt Mira. At her Aunt Mira’s she goes to get food from a local diner. There she meets two new friends Isabel and Morgan who offer her a job at the diner. That is where she spends her summer and learns great lessons about love, boys, and life. Norman is a guy that lives in the basement of Mira’s house. Colie starts hanging out with him and they are good friends. Something I didn’t like about the book is how it ended. I think Sarah Dessen should have had Colie go back home at the end. I wish the story could have told more about Colie’s life with her mom and back home. What I like about the book is the characters and the story the book told. I like the characters because they remind me of people in my life. I think that is a good quality for a book to have. I like the storyline of the book because it kept me interested the whole book. Overall I think the book is very good. I think this book would appeal mostly to girls because it tells of love and relationships that I don’t think most boys would be interested in. It was written well and I think it is another winner from Sarah Dessen. This is one of my favorite books from her. 8-10