So as I last posted I was going to tell you about another of my favorite Sarah Dessen books and tell you a little bit about her latest one. She has other books that have come out between Just Listen and What Happened to Goodbye, namely, Lock and Key and Along for the Ride.
Lock and Key has Ruby and Chris. They are cute and it a very different story than Sarah Dessen's usual stuff. However in that sense it is also pretty refreshing. I enjoyed it for sure and perhaps over time I'll learn to love it like I love her others.
Along for the Ride is actually surprisingly funny. Auden the protagonist has a feminist, scholarly mother, which leads to some HILARIOUSLY biting commentary. Auden and Eli have a funny chemistry. Some of my favorite one liners come from Along for the Ride. :-)
HOWEVER we aren't here to talk about Lock and Key or Along for the Ride.
Just Listen
"Annabel, Annabel, Annabel Green," (set to the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Alan Poe). Annabel Green has what everybody deems to be the perfect life. She is a model, her sisters are beautiful, and her family lives in a beautiful glass house in "The Arbors". However in one night at the end of school last year everything changed for Annabel. She now spends her school days sitting on a ledge at lunch about six feet away from Owen Armstrong. Owen is known as the angriest kid around. However Annabel finds out he is MUCH more than he appears. Annabel internal dialogues a lot but she has some very funny observations about her life both past and present. However my favorite character in the book is Owen's little sister... Mallory. Mallory enters the book in a "blur of pink" she is bubbly and hilarious. Her introduction is my favorite section of ANY Sarah Dessen book. I LOVE this book and it is pretty much wonderful!
What Happened to Goodbye?
Ah Sarah's latest venture. I look forward to summer knowing that Sarah Dessen may come out with a new book. In this book she didn't disappoint. Mclean (named for a Basketball Coaching Legend) goes through life putting on different masks. When she arrives in Lakeview all bets are off. She meets a neighbor Dave and he begins to actually create a lasting friendship, and he likewise begins to see through her mask and get to know her for who she is and the mystery of where she comes from. I loved this book because we got to see McLean really transform and it talks a lot about the pain of divorce and different ways of coping. Dave is a really sweet understated character and it brings about a very "boy next door charm". This works because he is in fact the boy next door. Wonderful book, endearing and charming. I plan on reading it again and again.
That's all for now!
Signing off,
Reader Girl
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