Someone like You (novel)
| Author | Sarah Dessen |
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| Cover artist | Cover Photo: Getty Images Cover Design: Linda McCarthy |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult |
| Publisher | Julia MacRae Books |
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Publication date
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May 1, 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 281pp |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 55498517 |
Someone Like You (1998) is a young adult novel by Sarah Dessen. The movie How to Deal was based on this novel as well as one of Dessen's other novels, That Summer.
The book is split into three parts.
Halley and Scarlett Thomas live in directly opposite houses and both had jobs at Milton's Market.
At the beginning of the summer, Scarlett started dating Michael Sherwood but they decide to keep it quiet, with only Halley really knowing, because Michael recently broke up with cheerleader Elizabeth Gunderson and he claims he didn't want her to get upset.
For the last two weeks of summer vacation, Halley has been sent away to Sisterhood Camp against her will by her mother who is having difficulties coming to terms with Halley growing up and changing. Then disaster strikes and Halley gets a phone call from Scarlett telling her about Michael's death and Scarlett asks Halley to come home and be with her.
Her mom, even though she is unhappy about this, brings her home.
On the day of the funeral, it is clear that no one knew about Scarlett and Michael and Elizabeth Gunderson seems to be taking it very hard. On the ride home, it is raining heavily and as they are driving along they see Macon Faulkner, Michael's best friend, walking and they offer him a lift which he declines as he is clearly upset.
Going back to school on the first day, Scarlett states she feels ill. Halley goes to class and finds her new schedule is wrong so she goes to the guidance counselors office to sort it out. There she gets talking to Macon who jokes around with her and teaches her the "Jedi Mind Trick"[use your mind to move things]. Halley is a bit surprised by his sudden friendliness. Later that day, she finds out they have P.E together, then she has a crush on him as he fascinates her with his unpredictable and wild\fun lifestyle.
Macon eventually mentions a party, casually asking her out and she says "yes". She and Scarlett later go to the party, where Macon doesn't show up. When the party host, Ginny Tabor, throws everyone out, they go back to sit on Scarlett's porch and Halley talks about how she doesn't deserve him. He later turns up at her window and tells her he did go to the party but he was in the attic so it was all a misunderstanding. He then kisses her and Halley's nerdy ex-boyfriend, Noah Vaughn, is watching from the kitchen window.
While she is doing her chore of mowing the lawn, Macon turns up with a giant mower to help which pleases her father but makes her mother angry as it is supposed to be her job to mow the lawn. Her mother becomes very nosy and keeps bugging Halley about who the boy that helped mow the lawn.
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