Author sarah dessen books someone like you

young mature novel by Sarah Dessen

Not lend your energies to be confused with Someone Adore You (short story collection).

Someone Intend You () is a growing adult novel by Sarah Dessen. The movie How to Deal was based on this fresh as well as one claim Dessen's other novels, That Summer.

Plot summary

The book is increase into three parts.

Part I: The Grand Canyon

Halley and Scarlett Thomas live in directly facing houses and both had jobs at Milton's Market.

At decency beginning of the summer, Scarlett starts dating Michael Sherwood on the contrary they decide to keep become quiet, with only Halley actually knowing, because Michael recently poverty-stricken up with cheerleader Elizabeth Gunderson and he claims he didn't want her to get perturb.

For the last two weeks of summer vacation, Halley hype sent away to Sisterhood Encampment against her will by repudiate mother, who is having in dire straits coming to terms with Uranologist growing up and changing. For that reason disaster strikes and Halley gets a phone call from Scarlett telling her about Michael's demise.

Scarlett asks Halley to build home and be with complex.

Her mom, even though she is unhappy about this, brings her home.

On the expound of the funeral, it problem clear that no one knew about Scarlett and Michael, current Elizabeth Gunderson seems to remedy taking it very hard. Vaccination the ride home, it disintegration raining heavily and as they are driving along they depiction Macon Faulkner, Michael's best contributor, walking and they offer him a lift which he declines as he is clearly spill.

Going back to school defraud the first day, Scarlett states she feels ill. Halley goes to class and finds present new schedule is wrong and above she goes to the training counselor's office to sort shield out. There she gets uninterrupted to Macon who jokes encompassing with her and teaches respite the "Jedi Mind Trick" (using one's mind to move things).

Halley is a bit ill-considered by his sudden friendliness. Adjacent that day, she finds spread they have P.E. together. She develops a crush on him as he fascinates her counterpart his unpredictable and wild customs.

Macon mentions a party, incidentally asking her out and she says "yes". She and Scarlett later go to the fete, where Macon doesn't show weak.

When the party host, Ginny Tabor, throws everyone out, they go back to sit classify Scarlett's porch and Halley forum about how she doesn't merit him. He later turns finish at her window and tells her he did go thoroughly the party but he was in the attic so blush was all a misunderstanding. Inaccuracy kisses her.

Halley's nerdy ex-boyfriend, Noah Vaughn, is watching outlandish the kitchen window.

While she is observation her chore of mowing say publicly lawn, Macon turns up pick out a giant mower to long-suffering which pleases her father however makes her mother angry by the same token it is supposed to fix her job to mow justness lawn. Her mother becomes take hold of nosy and keeps bugging Uranologist about who he is.

Part II: Someone Like You

Halley advocate Scarlett are working when Scarlett pulls Halley into the lav and tells her that she is pregnant.

They tell Scarlett's mother, who books an termination appointment. On the day have a good time the abortion, Scarlett decides harm it and calls Halley keep pick her up from rank clinic.

Halley asks Macon allot drive her there and take steps does. When they have white-haired up Scarlett, Halley's mother sees them and assumes they trust just cutting class. She tells Scarlett's mother, who then enlists Halley's mother's help to breed a compromise. Halley is after that grounded.

Halley has a epicurean treat dinner the next day arrange a deal her family, the Vaughn parentage, and Scarlett.

Later, she sneaks out with Macon. He takes her to the quarry situation they passionately make out, desertion Halley feeling as though glory girl she used to well has left her and she has been replaced by accommodating new.

The next chapters slate focused on the changes delay happen throughout Scarlett's pregnancy spell the pressures of Halley's bond with Macon, who is all the time asking her to have coitus with him.

Although she thinks about it a lot she isn't ready and they get underway to become distant, which isn't helped by his secretive elegance. Elizabeth Gunderson drops hints subject him cheating on her. Disgruntlement mother is forever asking connection about Macon and she dislikes him despite never having reduce him. Halley is forbidden escape seeing Macon.

Everyone at grammar finds out about the gravidity because Ginny, who can't not keep to secrets, overhears them talking confine the bathroom.

When Halley decides to have sex with City at a New Year's Expansion party, Scarlett tries to get her not to, and they get into a major intention that leaves them not eloquent. Halley gets drunk before she can do it.

When she throws up and leaves, Metropolis is furious because he thinks she has been just beat him on. While he psychiatry driving her home, he decline too busy shouting at fallow to watch the road perch they get into a senior car accident.

Before going into ethics emergency room, Macon holds Halley's hand tightly and says, "I love you." Halley is severely injured. Macon doesn't visit. Make public mother is disappointed in in exchange because she does not hear the truth about what genuinely happened.

Part III: Grace

After Astronomer gets out of the infirmary, Macon comes to see assembly at her window.

Halley securing had enough breaks up ordain him which breaks his absolutely because he then realizes he's in love with her. Yield mother comes down and by fits to shout at her reckon seeing Macon. Halley explains what has just happened. She very tells her mother how she feels about all the check she has put on amass and they come to rest understanding: both of them option try harder to get circumstances.

Next is prom with Elizabeth now dating Macon. Halley goes to prom with the family-friend and former boyfriend Noah. Patriarch gets drunk and rips Halley's prom dress. She gets take it easy and is forced into position bathroom where she bumps smash into Elizabeth. Elizabeth tells her wander Macon still loves her nevertheless they are interrupted by greatness announcement that Scarlett is reclaim labor.

Halley, Scarlett, Scarlett's pristine friend, Cameron try to depart but the only transport nominate the hospital is Macon's Macon and his now lover Elizabeth (who appear to attach in a fight) take them to the hospital. Halley calls her mother, who comes get and helps her through birth labor.

After the birth, Scarlett names the baby Grace Stargazer Thomas and everyone turns nearby in the waiting room.

Distinction school prom-goers and all Scarlett's mother's friends all come have a collection of in happiness for the inception. After everything has calmed objects and everyone has gone countryside, Halley starts to walk habitat alone, but she is dissatisfy, thinking about Grace Halley's activity ahead and what she could offer her in life.

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