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ashleytheweezer, January 18, 2012 (view all comments by ashleytheweezer)
I normally don't read books in the first place, but this was good. I read Speak and two weeks ago I told my teacher that Annabel reminded me of Melinda. So when I read this synopsis today to tell a friend what the book was about, I sent her the link for this, and then I read the link, and then saw Melinda's name. I then sent the link to my teacher to show her that I have a good taste in books. I understood right away what happened to her from how she acted and compared her to Melinda. I do disagree with what they say about this having too much drama, but some families do have things like this happen to them. It might not always happen, but rest assured, it does. Anyway, this was a good book.

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bookgirl94, June 5, 2011 (view all comments by bookgirl94)
I love Sarah Dessen books because they are filled with problems that normal teenagers have, but in extreme situations. This was one of my favorite Sarah Dessen books and I completely recommend it to all teenagers and also parents.

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Allie Kanter , January 14, 2011 (view all comments by Allie Kanter )
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen is a book about what happens to a teenage girl, Annabel Greene who goes through a lot of drama in her everyday life. The main theme, is teenage drama, because of everything she goes through in the book. It all started out with the falling out with her now, ex-best friend, Sophie. She has a major family crisis, when her sister develops an eating disorder. Sophie always confronts Annabel in a very nasty way, where it always attracts a crowd at school. After one of those confrontations, she meets Owen, a music obsessed freak. "'Silence is freakin’ loud!'" is a quote from Owen, because he went through his parents getting divorced, and when his parents didn’t talk for hours, the silence was even louder than yelling. I actually agree that silence is really loud. This book was amazing, because I can actually relate to this, because I go through friend problems just like she does. The down part about this book is that sometimes, some parts just go on way too long, with details that could be taken out. But overall, I could not put this book down.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780142410974

Author:

Dessen, Sarah

Publisher:

Puffin Books

Subject:

Love & Romance

Subject:

Family - Siblings

Subject:

Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General

Subject:

Social Issues - General

Subject:

Family problems

Subject:

High schools

Subject:

General Juvenile Fiction

Subject:

Schools

Subject:

Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction-General

Subject:

Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction

Copyright:

2008

Edition Description:

Mass Market

Publication Date:

March 2008

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 7 up to AND UP

Language:

English

Pages:

400

Dimensions:

8.22x5.98x1.07 in. .85 lbs.

Age Level:

13-17