I was constantly comparing this book to sarah dessen s other books that i really liked. This book was about the summer that changed everything for 15 year old. What is the setting of lock and key by sarah dessen answers. Displaying a flair for evocative names and welltimed plot twists, dessen. A worthy theme, but the chief attractions here are the appealing cast and droll. It was sarah dessen s first novel, and you can see how much shes matured and grown over the years. What is the theme for that summer by sarah dessen answers. After i finished reading it, i knew that sarah dessen was about to become one of my favorite authors. Her first two books, that summer and someone like you, were made into the movie how to deal. Sarah dessen was born in evanston, illinois, on june 6, 1970 to alan and cynthia dessen, who were both professors at the university of north carolina, teaching shakespearean literature and classics. I have read a lot of sarah dessen s books and in this case that summer got beat out by sarah dessen s other books. Sarah dessen excels at capturing the intensity of teen emotions and this, her first book, is a great example. Her other books include someone like you and keeping the moon, both ala quick picks and school library journal best books of the year. The summer that her older sister ashley was dating sumner, and her parents were happy and together.
Sarah dessen is the awardwinning author of novels for young adults and is a writing teacher at the university of north carolina. That summer read online free from your pc or mobile. That summer by sarah dessen by melanie benefield on prezi. That summer by sarah dessen portrays the struggles of a fifteenyearold trying to accept the major changes in her life over which she has no control. I want to believe that this specific story has a special meaning to everyone. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read that summer.
Haven feels her life dramatically changing with the fact that her father is getting remarried after and affair with lorna queen and that her sister, ashley is soon getting married to boring old lewis. Dessen s books are frequently chosen for the teens top ten list and the list of best fiction for young adults. The winds of change are blowing bitterly around 15yearold haven as her parents break up, her father marries a younger woman, her sister ashley turns into a termagant as her wedding approaches, and her own body becomes a stranger, topping 5 11 in a sustained growth spurt. It was sarah dessens first novel, and you can see how much shes matured and grown over the years. This novel and dessen s someone like you are the basis for the film how to deal plot summary. I had very strong emotions about most of the people in this book.
Jul 30, 2019 the rest of the story by sarah dessen is a book that i had been eagerly anticipating as i am a big fan of her realistic contemporaries. That summer is sarah dessen s first novel, published in 1996. To ask other readers questions about that summer, please sign up. They have been translated into twentyfive languages. Instead, that summer centered around sisterly love, and family relationships, something else dessen is well known for. That summer written by sarah dessen melanie benefield 10\\11\\12 that summer written by. Author interview sarah dessen, author of just listen bookpage. As dessens body of work expands, her novels deepen.
The main setting of the bookthat summer by sarah dessen takes place in lakeview which is a small town where haven lives with the rest of the characters from the book. Jan 26, 2015 11 things only sarah dessen fans know, like the fact that everything important always happens in the summer. But sometimes what you really need is a good old fashion youngadult romance book. This is the only book shes written where the girl doesnt get a guy, and also the youngest mc at fifteen. Themes of freedom and responsibility twine between the lines of this short but heavy novel from the author of because of winndixie 2000.
Ashley, who is her sister, has been known for dating very many boys. Summer of sarah dessen lock and key the reading date. This novel and dessens someone like you are the basis for the film how to deal. Sarah dessen is the recipient of the 2017 margaret a. Sarah dessen ya author on new novel the rest of the story. Other places where the story takes place is in lakeview mall which is where haven works in the shoe. When i was in middle school, reading sarah dessen taught me all about high school love. With her parents divorce, her fathers second marriage and her sisters upcoming wedding, haven feels she has no control over her life, so she dwells on memories of the summer that ashley dated sumner lee and her family life seemed perfect. Resolution climax the climax in that summer by sarah dessen is when haven meets back up with her old crush, sumner, who was her older sisters boyfriend until she dumped him and started dating a new guy. Of all the books ive written, i have to say that someone like you has the biggest legion of fans. This is lock and key week, sarah dessens 8th novel, originally published in 2008. Given her youthful appearance and complete lack of attitude, its difficult to believe that sarah dessen has been publishing books for a decade. Story plot and conflict evaluation and themes so, it is the summer of weddings and 15 year old haven is fed up with her life and the decisions that people around her make.
Her first book titled that summer is the story of a fifteen year old girl who is struggling to accept changes inside her once loving family. With its deceptively simple summer romance plot, this book documents adolescent life with perception and acuitysure to become another favorite of high school readers. The book is about how haven is about to grow into her own skin. The 2003 movie how to deal is based on two of the books by. Her life is affected by the people that surround her in her everyday life such as her sister, her mother, and her father. Saint anything by sarah dessen in love with this book and author sarah dessen. So when shes sent to stay with her eccentric aunt mira for the summer. May 30, 2019 dessen is back with a new book her 14th the rest of the story, and its generating buzz among those who look forward to dessens summerfriendly fare. The main setting of the book that summer by sarah dessen takes place in lakeview which is a small town where haven lives with the rest of the characters from the book. Plot of that summer by sarah dessen by carson taguwa on prezi. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on that summer by sarah dessen.
Plot summary edit that summer tells the story of a 15yearold girl haven, as she copes with her sisters engagement, her fathers remarriage, and her best friends personality changes. Nov 12, 2018 teasing the rest of the story, dessen said that aside from a different setting, it is a summer novel, taking place in the summer, like many of my other books. Also, it was the authors first book so im not giving up on sarah dessen someone like you was a dramatic improvement i just read them in the wrong order. That summer by sarah dessin is about a girl named haven and the changes that she went through. This one has an interesting setting as well as a realistic main character, albeit the plot is quite slow paced. Unlike many of dessens previous novels, saint anything isnt set during the summer, but its riveting premise and cast of characters still make it the perfect little reward for a successful school year. The summer where everything was right and perfect and happy. Teasing the rest of the story, dessen said that aside from a different setting, it is a summer novel, taking place in the summer, like many of my. Emaline is a colby native, and so summer at the beach for her means hard work and a new population of beach goers.
Important characters haven haven is the main character in this story. Its a theme that comes up in a lot of the other books as well, especially. Characters continued setting theme i found this book so easy to relate to, it allows you to see that. That summer is the first book written by sarah dessen. My major disappointments were twofold in the climax.
Contrary to any such implication in the title, this one will keep teens up reading. Nothing signals the start of summer like the publication of the latest sarah dessen book. This was the first book i read of sarah dessen, my exboyfriend gave me the movie tie in edition of how to deal where it came that summer and someone like you. Instead, that summer centered around sisterly love, and family relationships, something else dessen is well. That summer by sarah dessen december 10, 2012 by mrs. She is the author of twelve books including that summer, the truth about forever, and lock and key. The very first book i read by sarah dessen was dreamland. That summer was the first novel i sold and for that reason it will always be special. Dreamy settings, adorable moments, lovable characters, and required summer reading. Sarah dessen s first novel, that summer, an ala best book for young adults, was published in 1996. She became involved with a 21yearold when she was 15 but cut all contact with him shortly after. Dessen is back with a new book her 14th the rest of the story, and its generating buzz among those who look forward to dessens summerfriendly fare.
It is about a 15 year old girl named haven who is facing a whole lot of problemsher height she is almost 6 feet tall, her father getting married, and her sister getting married also, to a boring lewis warsher, who just makes her sister ashley seem as boring as him. Before becoming a writer, sarah was a waitress at the flying burrito restaurant in chapel hill. Every sarah dessen ya book, ranked from best to worst. Haven has a very bad summer the summer that her sister ashley gets married but she keeps remembering a magic, perfect summer when her family went to virginia beach before everything fell apart. In sarah dessens first novel, haven, a tall, 15 year old girl tries to deal with her life changing summer, while reminiscing about a special one that stood out in her memory. May 11, 2004 that summer ebook written by sarah dessen. Mar, 2007 at least that summer was a pretty quick read.
Her fourth novel, dreamland, was published in the fall of 2000. Jul 15, 2015 each week all summer features a different sarah dessen book starting with her latest saint anything and concluding with the truth about forever. That summer tells the story of a 15yearold girl haven, as she copes with her sisters engagement, her fathers remarriage, and her best friends personality changes. Her first novel, that summer, was released not long after she graduated from college, and since then, six titles have followed, five of which have been named best books for young adults by the american library. For my summer of sarah dessen, i went back and read each book in order of publication, and presented them that way here, which was a wonderful way to see how her writing and style developed over time. It was actually the third one i wrote, after a terrible book i did in college and one that was marginally better the year after. Dec 03, 2018 every summer i set out to reread a sarah dessen book or two the goal being that ive reread all in recent memory and it always blows me away that sarahs been writing for so long, and how her stories do feel so timeless despite their age.
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