Just Listen
Just Listen
By: Sarah Dessen
Booktalk:
Library Cat Rating: 😻 😻 😻
VERDICT is that this is another stellar book by Sarah Dessen that explores issues we all face in high school and beyond. I think it is especially relevant to teens (or adults) today in the midst of the "Me too" movement centered around sexual harassment and rape. This book is a good gateway to conversation about these tricky topics and how to navigate them.
VERDICT is that this is another stellar book by Sarah Dessen that explores issues we all face in high school and beyond. I think it is especially relevant to teens (or adults) today in the midst of the "Me too" movement centered around sexual harassment and rape. This book is a good gateway to conversation about these tricky topics and how to navigate them.
Awards:
Iowa High School Book Award (2009), Lincoln Award Nominee (2011), Missouri Gateway Readers Award (2009)
Iowa High School Book Award (2009), Lincoln Award Nominee (2011), Missouri Gateway Readers Award (2009)
Citation:
Dessen, Sarah. (2006). Just listen. New York, NY: Viking Books for Young Readers.
Annotation:
Annabel Greene's life may seem perfect from the outside, but it is anything but. When Annabel is left friendless because everyone thinks the worst of her and she doesn't correct them, she will turn to outcast Owen Armstrong to help her find her voice by first listening to herself.
Dessen, Sarah. (2006). Just listen. New York, NY: Viking Books for Young Readers.
Annotation:
Annabel Greene's life may seem perfect from the outside, but it is anything but. When Annabel is left friendless because everyone thinks the worst of her and she doesn't correct them, she will turn to outcast Owen Armstrong to help her find her voice by first listening to herself.
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Extras:
Read about author Sarah Dessen's inspiration for Just Listen on her website here.
Read about author Sarah Dessen's inspiration for Just Listen on her website here.
Get to know author Sarah Dessen with a video from Penguin Teen!
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