She is the author of several novels, including Someone Like You and Just Listen. Sarah Dessen grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and attended UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating with highest honors in Creative Writing. Wonder When You’ll Miss Me by Amanda Davis, 2003

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ow does Annabel’s unlikely friendship with Owen help her? What does this friendship tell us about opening up to new types of friendship?.

How does her emotional absence contribute to her daughters’ problems?

nnabel’s mother has been fragile and depressed since the death of her own mother.

How have her own actions caused her to be in the miserable situation in which she finds herself?.

Why does Annabel find it so difficult to be honest about her feelings in general?.

Why is Annabel unable to talk about what has happened to her?.

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself having to eat alone at lunch because all of your friends stopped speaking to you? This is how formally-popular sixteen-year-old Annabel Greene begins her junior year. The question is: what changed? Could an unlikely friendship with another isolated teen be just what she needs? Subject Headings & Major Themes : You know that girl, the one who seems to have everything? Did you ever wonder if it was really true? Everyone has problems, and sixteen year old Annabel, a model, is no exception. Why has Annabel become isolated from her friends?Ĭan two people from different high school cliques find love? Why or why not? Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life. Publishing Information :Viking Children's Books: New York, 2006

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