Someone Like You

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Chick Lit, Romance

Dessen, Sarah. Someone Like You. New York : speak, 1998.

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Halley and Scarlett have been best friends since they were eleven years old. Scarlett was always the strong one. After Scarlett’s boyfriend dies, she discovers she is pregnant. Now Scarlett needs Halley to be strong for her.

The summer before junior year, everything changed for Haley and Scarlett. They have been best friends since sixth grade. Halley was known as, “Scarlett’s friend” because she was quieter than her best friend. Scarlett was the responsible one that always knew what to do when things got tough. When Scarlett’s boyfriend dies in a Motorcycle accident, he leaves her alone and pregnant. Can Halley now give Scarlett the support that she has always given her? How do relationships change when you become pregnant at sixteen?

Grade 7-12

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Flipped

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Romance

Van Draanen, Wendelin. Flipped. New York : Knopf, 2001.

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Bryce Loski moved in across the street from Juli Baker the summer before second grade. Nothing would ever be the same for either of them. Read as Bryce and Juli tell their side of the story in alternating chapters.

Juli Baker flipped when Bryce Loski moved in the summer before second grade. His blue eyes mesmerized her. Bryce did not know what to do when this lunatic from across the street invaded his life on moving day. The Bakers and the Loski’s don’t have much in common. Slowly Juli and Bryce learn new things about their families and each other. See how Juli and Bryce both flip and see which side the land on.

Grade 6-9

2004 - California Young Reader Medal

2004 - Nevada Young Readers Award
2003 - Virginia Young Readers Program Award

2003 - South Carolina Children's Book Award