SuitabookJust listen
Sarah Dessen
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in afterwards: the family and friendship difficulties may invite personal reactions. Let the reader choose whether to discuss the unspecified party event.
- Themes
- Honesty and friendship: Annabel has not been truthful with friends, who believe the worst; Owen is described as committed to truth-telling. Honesty and damaged trust are central to the relationships described, but the story’s judgement of particular choices is not clear.
- Family difficulty: Annabel’s older sister is described as anorexic, and the situation has brought a lack of peace at home. The sister’s anorexia is part of the family context; the extent and nature of its treatment in the story are unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Annabel is isolated from friends, her home life is unsettled, and her older sister is described as anorexic. A life-changing party is mentioned, but what occurred is not specified.