Owen seemed to open up something that Annabel didn’t even know was inside of her. It isn’t until Owen, the school’s misunderstood ‘thug’ (by reputation only) befriends her, that she allows herself to be more assertive.
Instead, she lets her former best friend, Sophie, treat her badly. Something horrible has happened to her (something I found sort of easy to guess at), but she isn’t able to say anything.
What I liked was how Annabel struggled to make her own voice heard. What about you?Ĭhristie: Well, what I liked was that Whitney’s struggles were only one part of the book. Instead of describing everything Whitney does to deprive herself of food, it explains how even though she’s beautiful, she’s still struggling with her appearance. They’re pretty scary, but this one seemed easier to read. I’ve read a couple of books before this one about eating disorders. What they might see is a family sitting down together to dinner, but Annabel knows that it’s much more complicated than that. Annabel often comments about the glass house her architect father has built and how people slow down when they drive by. One of the book’s main points is about how appearances can be deceiving. This is a book about how Annabel learns how to express her true feelings about things.Ĭhristie: That’s a good summary of what the book’s about. Secondly, Annabel’s best friend is no longer speaking to her. For one thing, her middle sister, Whitney, has an eating disorder that weighs down the whole family. Even though on the outside it would seem as though Annabel’s got it all (the looks, the best friend, the beautiful house, basically a charmed life) she’s actually going through some pretty serious things. She’s the youngest of three girls and both of her older sisters are models, too. Mallory: This book is about a model named Annabel Greene. I’ll let Mallory start by telling you a little bit about the novel. She read this one a couple weeks ago, but I was in the middle of something else which I had to finish first. It also gave Mallory and I another opportunity to share a book. She’s always on Best Books for Young Adults lists and so I figured that, as a teacher of young adults, I should at least see what all the fuss was about. Just Listen is my first Young Adult novel by Sarah Dessen, although I was certainly aware of her name.
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