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| Author | Sarah Dessen |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Young adult |
| Publisher | Viking Children's Books |
| Publication date | 1998 |
Someone Like You is Sarah Dessen's second novel published in 1998.
Synopsis
Halley and Scarlett have been best friends for years, sharing secrets, clothes, and crushes. People know Scarlett as the popular, flamboyant one; Halley is just her quiet sidekick. Then, at the beginning of their junior year, the balance shifts. First, Scarlett's boyfriend Michael is killed in a motorcycle accident; soon afterward, she learns that she is carrying his baby. For the first time, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it will never break--because a true friendship is a promise you keep forever.
Plot summary
While Halley is at sisterhood camp one summer, Scarlett's boyfriend, Michael Sherwood, dies in a motorcycle accident, and Scarlett, for the first time ever, really needs Halley. After a while Scarlett, learns she is pregnant with Michael's baby. Scarlett decides to keep the child, and Halley is there to support her friend. Scarlett, meanwhile, introduces Halley to a boy named Macon, a very mysterious guy who doesn't really care about school and who engages in risky behaviors. However, Halley starts to fall for Macon; she thinks there is something interesting about him. Macon asks her to be his girlfriend and she accepts. Halley's parents, though, hate Macon, and think that she would be much better-off with her nerdy ex-boyfriend, Noah. Her parents soon forbid her to see Macon, increasing Halley's desire to be his girlfriend; Macon takes Halley to a wild side, a side she never has been to before. Soon, Macon begins to pressure Halley into having sex with him, leading Halley to realize that Macon doesn't really love her. After an accident that leaves her in the hospital, Halley breaks up with Macon and focuses on the birth of Scarlett's baby - a girl, whom Scarlett names Grace Halley, after her best friend. The movie How to Deal, starring Mandy Moore, is based on this book.
