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Type Sarah Dessen was born on June 6, 1970. So far, she has written six novels for the youth. She…
TypeSarah Dessen was born on June 6, 1970. So far, she has written six novels for the youth. She has written That Summer, Someone Like You, Keeping the Moon, Dreamland, This Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, Just Listen, Lock and Key, and Along for the Ride. The first published book in 1996 was That Summer. The most recent book she has written and published in 2009 is Along for the contentRide. That Summer, Someone Like You, Keeping the Moon, Dreamland, and This Lullaby were chosen as Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association.
Sarah has always had a passion for writing, and has always had a wild imagination. In ninth grade, Sarah new a boy who was one of your page here.the most popular boys in school that got killed in a motorcycle accident. Someone Like You was partially based on that. Sarah likes to start a book with something that has happened to her, or someone she new, and build around that. The beginnings of all Sarah's books are usually from real life, but if the story goes into fiction too fast, she thinks the story won't work.
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... they became neighbors. neighbors in third grade. Halley's mom send sends her to ... of…
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they became neighbors.neighbors in third grade. Halley's mom sendsends her to
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off, just whenas things start
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of school. Halley
Halley meets Macon
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Michael's baby. Time
Time goes by
New Years rolled around and Halley decided to go to a party with Macon. On the way home from the party, they get into a car accident. Macon promises to stay by Halley's side, but disappears when Halley is rushed to the hospital. This causes them to break up, but it is hard for Halley to get over him.
More time goes by and finally it's prom night. Scarlett wants to go to prom, which means Halley has to go too. Halley goes with Noah, a family friend. Scarlett goes with Cameron, Scarlett's other best friend. Noah gets drunk before prom and ruins Halley's night. When things couldn't get any more complicated, Scarlett goes into labor. She is rushed to the hospital and makes Halley stay by her side. To close the book, Scarlett gives birth to a baby girl and names her Grace Halley Thomas.
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... became neighbors. Halley's mom is a therapist and they have an extremely close relationship.…
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became neighbors. Halley's mom is a therapist and they have an extremely close relationship. On the other hand Scarlett's mom, Marion, is a little more distant with her. Halley's mom
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to change.
Michael Michael Sherwood, Scarlett's
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that everybody liked.liked and will be greatly missed. Halley tries
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of school. Michael is someone that will be greatly missed by everyone.
HalleyHalley meets Macon
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his whereabouts. Halley starts to change in ways that aren't like herself. She skips class with Macon, and sneaks out of the house. Her mother, a therapist, fears that their mother daughter relationship is weakening. On top
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Michael's baby.
Time Time goes by
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sick grandmother. This causedThe sickness of Grandma Halley put large amounts
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her mother. Her mother was also stressed about Halley
New Years rolled around and Macon's relationship, and how her and Halley's relationship was weakening.
One nightHalley decided to go to a party with Macon. On the way home from the party, they get into a car accident. Macon promises to stay by Halley's side, but disappears when Halley is rushed to the hospital. This causes them to break up, but it is hard for Halley to get over him.
More time goes by and finally it's prom night. Scarlett wants to go to prom, which means Halley gothas to go too. Halley goes with Noah, a family friend. Scarlett goes with Cameron, Scarlett's other best friend. Noah gets drunk before prom and ruins Halley's night. When things couldn't get any more complicated, Scarlett goes into an accidentlabor. She is rushed to the hospital and caused themmakes Halley stay by her side. To close the book, Scarlett gives birth to break up.a baby girl and names her Grace Halley Thomas.
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Scarlett Thomas and Halley Cooke have been best friends ever since they became neighbors. Halley's …
Scarlett Thomas and Halley Cooke have been best friends ever since they became neighbors. Halley's mom is a therapist and they have an extremely close relationship. On the other hand Scarlett's mom, Marion, is a little more distant with her. Halley's mom send her to summer camp, right before Junior year takes off, just when things start to change.
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of school. Michael is someone that will be greatly missed by everyone.
Halley meets Macon Faulkner in P.E. class, and they become very close. Macon was Michael's best friend. They start dating, but Macon always seems suspicious about his whereabouts. On top of that, Scarlett finds out that she is pregnant with Michael's baby.
Time goes by and Scarlett's pregnancy goes by smoothly. For the first time in years, Halley spent Thanksgiving at a buffet because she was visiting her sick grandmother. This caused large amounts of stress on her mother. Her mother was also stressed about Halley and Macon's relationship, and how her and Halley's relationship was weakening.
One night Macon and Halley got into an accident and caused them to break up.
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Type Scarlett Thomas and Halley Cooke have been best friends ever since they became neighbors. Ha…
TypeScarlett Thomas and Halley Cooke have been best friends ever since they became neighbors. Halley's mom is a therapist and they have an extremely close relationship. On the other hand Scarlett's mom, Marion, is a little more distant with her. Halley's mom send her to summer camp, right before Junior year takes off, just when things start to change.
Michael Sherwood, Scarlett's boyfriend, dies in a motorcycle accident. Michael was a unique guy that everybody liked. Halley tries to keep Scarlett strong for the contentstart of your page here.school.
