I don’t remember the first book of Sarah Dessen’s I read, or when I read it. She’s one of those authors that I just started reading at some point (probably college, or shortly there after) and never stopped. Her books are these wonderful balms for the soul and they’re the ones I always turn to when I just need to feel better about life. Following her on twitter (http://twitter.com/sarahdessen) had the wonderful side effect of making me love her more. She seems like one of […]
All the torments of a high school girl and more
I had never heard of Just Listen (2006) or Sarah Dessen before reading this book, but it was on the “25 YA Novels Everyone–Even Adults–Should Read” list that I’ve been working my way through. So I picked it up from the library without knowing anything about it. From the outside, Annabel Greene, a junior (?) in high school has the perfect life. She works occasionally as a model, with two model sisters and a loving mom and dad in a great house. But life is […]