Sarah Dessen's Someone Like You, absorbs readers into the world of Halley Cooke and her best friend Scarlett Thomas during the summer before their junior year of high school and during the school year up to prom. Since meeting Scarlett when she was eleven, Halley's life has revolved around Scarlett--someone she wishes she were more like. Halley has always been the consenting friend in the relationshiop while Scarlett took life by the horns and ran with it--dragging Halley along for the ride. When Scarlett calls Halley at camp in the middle of he night because her boyfriend Michael has suddenly died, Halley rushes home to her best friend's aid. Weeks later, Scarlett finds out she's pregnant and Halley seems to be the only one who supports her in her decision to keep the baby.
Throughout the book, Halley starts to change who she is. She can no longer tell her mother everything, despite how close they've been in the past. Halley is barely recognizable to her parents when she dumps their family friend's safe son Noah Vaughn and starts dating one of the school's bad boys and the lately deceased Michael's friend Macon Faulkner. With Macon, Halley has become separated from her old-self and sees herself as a different girl than the one from the beginning of the summer. Halley's metamorphosis gives a startling life lesson regarding relationships with mothers, best friends, family members, peers, and the boys who turn out to be different than what you thought they were. To Halley, turning sixteen is not just about getting her driving license; it's about getting her license to make her own decisions, and live and learn from her own experiences.
Throughout the book, Halley starts to change who she is. She can no longer tell her mother everything, despite how close they've been in the past. Halley is barely recognizable to her parents when she dumps their family friend's safe son Noah Vaughn and starts dating one of the school's bad boys and the lately deceased Michael's friend Macon Faulkner. With Macon, Halley has become separated from her old-self and sees herself as a different girl than the one from the beginning of the summer. Halley's metamorphosis gives a startling life lesson regarding relationships with mothers, best friends, family members, peers, and the boys who turn out to be different than what you thought they were. To Halley, turning sixteen is not just about getting her driving license; it's about getting her license to make her own decisions, and live and learn from her own experiences.
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