Just Listen

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Call Number: Teen Fiction / Dessen, Sarah, Teen Book / Fiction / General / Dessen, Sarah
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / Dessen, Sarah	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / General / Dessen, Sarah	4-week checkout	On Shelf

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.

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Good submitted by ColeenT on July 12, 2011, 3:08pm Author did a really good job explaining the story

Great! submitted by Xris on July 31, 2011, 2:17pm At the beginning, I thought it was a rip-off of Speak. But then it went a different way which was great! I loved the relationship and how it was beautifully written between the two main characters. I got teary at the end when she told her family and got closer with her sisters. Wonderfully written!

Great! submitted by alumeng.ajl on June 16, 2012, 6:59pm This was the first book of hers that I read. And I absolutely loved it. The book was sweet and well written.

OKAY submitted by harajuku528 on June 24, 2013, 1:07pm This book was not the best of her books. I expected more since I read The Truth About Forever and What happened to Goodbye!

Incredible submitted by ValerieL on June 24, 2013, 2:31pm I love this book. I've loved it from the first time I picked it up and I still read it again and again. I can relate with Annabel and I really love Owen's character. The author deals with the delicate subject matter really well and the characters grow a lot throughout the book.

Warning: You Are Going to Cry submitted by smileforjd on July 19, 2019, 8:28pm You WILL cry! But this book is amazing. It deals with some tricky topics but you will love it!

One of my favorite Sarah Dessen books submitted by clk.9123 on August 22, 2022, 8:04pm Easily a top 5 Sarah Dessen pick (hard to compete with The Truth About Forever and Along for the Ride). This book does touch on darker themes than some of her newer books, this truly is reminiscent of her work in the early 2000’s. Reading it as a teen, I loved it and 15 years later I still do.