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~ (Author) "Scarlett Thomas has been my best friend for as long as I can remember..." (more)
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Dessen's realistic portrayal of contemporary teens and their moral challenges breathes fresh life into well-worn themes of rebellion and first love. Halley has always been close to her mother, a therapist who publishes books about adolescent behavior. But the summer before her junior year of high school, Halley begins cutting the umbilical cord. She and her best friend, Scarlett, start hanging out with Ginny Tabor ("a cheerleader with a wild streak a mile wide and a reputation among the football team for more than her cheers and famous midair splits"); Halley dumps her nerdy boyfriend (the son of her mother's best friend) and becomes involved with reckless Macon, a boy her parents have forbidden her to see. Then Scarlett discovers she is pregnant two months after her boyfriend Michael is killed in a motorcycle accident. Walking a line between childhood and adulthood, the two girls turn to each other instead of their families for support. Together they explore the meaning of love, sex and responsibility. This romance/coming-of-age story is not as tightly written as Dessen's debut, That Summer; it suffers from some scenes reminiscent of soap opera and from flat presentations of almost all the adult characters. But Dessen's fully developed characterizations of charismatic teens, particularly the rebel-without-a-cause-type Macon, are sure to attract readersAespecially those who, like Halley, have felt the urge to take a walk on the wild side. Ages 12-up.
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Grade 7 UpAQuiet, predictable Halley and Scarlett, her feisty defender, have been best friends since grade school. Growing up like sisters, they've shared everything except a bedroomAdreams, clothes, classes, and Friday nights. Then boys step into their teen lives. Scarlett's romance the summer before junior year has serious consequences when Michael dies in a motorcycle accident and she's left carrying his child. Halley's close relationship with her psychologist mother is fractured as the girl's friendship with secretive, irresponsible Macon Faulkner deepens into romance. To top things off, Grandma Halley is dying. Halley and her classmates experiment with drugs, alcohol, and sex, and experience family problems. Asking questions and making choices, Halley confronts her fears and learns to make her own decisions on her way to adulthood. Dessen deals accurately, sensitively, and smoothly with growing up in suburbia. Halley and Scarlett's friendship resonates with affection and honesty, and the predictable but necessary separation of mothers and daughters is portrayed with tender acuity. Experiences and conversations avoid falling into clich?; all of the characters are fully developed and worth getting to know. Without preaching or posturing, Dessen has written a powerful, polished story.AGail Richmond, San Diego Unified Schools, CA
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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 281 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Books (May 11, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0142401773
  • ISBN-13: 978-0142401774
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (228 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic, thoughtful, and affecting, August 10, 2005
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Halley was named for her grandmother, who was named for the comet. Scarlett, across the street, was named for you-know-who. Both are "onlies," just turning sixteen, and have been best friends, almost-sisters since they were eleven. Then Michael, the boy to whom Scarlett lost her virginity only the night before, is killed in a car wreck and -- you guessed it -- she's pregnant. Her mother also had gotten pregnant in high school and (fortunately for Scarlett) had kept the baby, and now she decides to do the same. Meanwhile, Halley is getting more and more involved with Macon, Michael's dangerous buddy, who wants more than she's ultimately willing to give. The nine months of Scarlett's pregnancy is the backdrop for a very well-written story about love and sex and real friendship and dealing with parents. And the final scene, in the hospital waiting room, is very cinematic. This is a terrific book for teenagers, but it's also simply a very, very well done novel.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Friends Til The End, July 23, 2000
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This book, "Someone Like You", is one of the best books I have ever read. It tells the story of two best friends, Halley and Scarlett during their junior year experiencing many difficult times as well as happy ones. At the beginning of the year, Scarlett discovers something that will change her life forever, and Halley is the only person that will stick with her throughout it all even though she is experiencing problems of her own, such as, her mother, her dad's embarrassing stories, her dying grandmother and her reckless boyfriend. The book is definitely worth reading, and its one of those books that once u pick up u can't put it back down! I loved it from the first page to the last and I can't wait to read other books by Sarah Dessen. So read "Someone Like You" and I'm positive you WON'T be dissappointed! Enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars How real if friendship?, November 23, 2000
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"Life is an awful ugly place not to have a friend" -Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen really shows how special a best friend can be in Someone like You. This book makes you think about how friendships can change your life with any situation brought upon you, boyfriends, parents, drugs, or a pregnancy. But how the real friends will always stay around. Usually I shoot for the fantasy books, ones where you can ride in the mystical rainforest on a silky black Pegasus. Sarah Dessen really made Halley's and Scarlet's lives seem so real though, like I was actually there. Everything that Halley or Scarlet did I followed. Halley, who is an only child and never really disobeyed her parents until her senior year, narrates this book. This was the year where everything changed. Halley's best friend Scarlet had a boyfriend, who died in a motorcycle accident, leaving Scarlet to find out she was pregnant with his child. To make things worse Halley gets involved in a bad relationship where she gets into things such as drugs, and close to having sex. As I read on, a question came to me on whether I would stay with my friends if all of that happened to me. But same as Halley and Scarlet my friends mean the world to me. So there is no doubt in my mind, that I would do anything for my best friend, just like Halley would do anything for Scarlet. My English teacher recommended this book for me to read, since I had already read another one of Sarah Dessen's books called Keeping the Moon. Both are very similar, friendship is the main topic throughout the whole story. If I were to recommend this book to someone else, it would have to be someone who loves their friends and would do anything for them. Since Someone like You has some very strong emotions in it, and situations a lot of teenagers go through I think it is aiming toward high school girls. Any younger may not understand how important your friends are when going through some life situations like the ones Halley and Scarlet faced. The best thing about this book is that it really tells a deeper story then the words on the page. It tells you how ugly things can be, but how a friend can see you through everything and beyond. So I'm so glad I have my friends!

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5.0 out of 5 stars True definition of friendship
We all depend on someone. What does it mean to have a true friend? Are they just...there? In "Someone Like You" Scarlett is discovered to be pregnant with her dead boyfriend's... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jozy Sanlar

5.0 out of 5 stars good read for Mother and daughter
My daughter and I decided to read this book at the same time so we could talk about it as we went. Initially I was not that in to it, but by chapter 4, I was equally as engrossed... Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. E. Harris

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing
The beginning of the book was awesome!!!
It had me up until like 3:00 a.m. reading!!
But then at the end, when Halley didn't take Macon back, it deeply dissapointed... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Alex Simone

3.0 out of 5 stars True Friendship
Halley and Scarlett have been best friends since they were little girls, so when Scarlett's boyfriend is killed in an motorcycle accident Halley rushes to her side. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Katrina L. Burchett

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not my favourite
It was good. The third book I've read of her's in three days, but I like Just Listen and The Truth About Forever better.
Published 6 months ago by J. Llewellyn

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching story
This is the first book I read from Sarah Dessen and it was FANASTIC. The moment I read the first page I was absorbed to the story ! Read more
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This book had me reding everywhere I went. I was always wanting more. The characters are so real I felt like I was with them. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars someone like you
wow, an amazing novel that puts you in the place of a 15 year old girl, and takes you for a ride that when you finish, you wish it could last forever. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good book, a good cry
This book has an amazing story of two best friends helping one another thru tragedies and heart break. It will make you appreciate your best friend more and give you a good cry :)
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